Moon Phases in Santa Cruz
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for May2006
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-06
- Moonrise
- 22:06
- Phase
- Waning Gibbous
- Age of Moon
- 18.6 days
- Moonset
- 09:23
- Illumination
- 84%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-03
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-06
- Sunrise
- 06:11
- Sunset
- 17:49
- Day Length
- 11h 38m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 Mon | 08:36 | 22:08 | Waxing Crescent | 11% | 3.2 days | 376115 km |
| May 2 Tue | 09:34 | 23:00 | Waxing Crescent | 19% | 4.2 days | 382314 km |
| May 3 Wed | 10:29 | 23:48 | Waxing Crescent | 27% | 5.2 days | 388454 km |
| May 4 Thu | 11:23 | - | First Quarter | 37% | 6.2 days | 394072 km |
| May 5 Fri | 12:13 | 00:29 | First Quarter | 48% | 7.2 days | 398784 km |
| May 6 Sat | 13:01 | 01:08 | First Quarter | 58% | 8.2 days | 402326 km |
| May 7 Sun | 13:47 | 01:43 | First Quarter | 69% | 9.2 days | 404571 km |
| May 8 Mon | 14:31 | 02:16 | Waxing Gibbous | 78% | 10.2 days | 405530 km |
| May 9 Tue | 15:17 | 02:50 | Waxing Gibbous | 86% | 11.2 days | 405325 km |
| May 10 Wed | 16:04 | 03:24 | Waxing Gibbous | 93% | 12.2 days | 404153 km |
| May 11 Thu | 16:53 | 04:00 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13.2 days | 402240 km |
| May 12 Fri | 17:46 | 04:39 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.2 days | 399796 km |
| May 13 Sat | 18:42 | 05:23 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15.2 days | 396991 km |
| May 14 Sun | 19:42 | 06:12 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16.2 days | 393936 km |
| May 15 Mon | 20:42 | 07:07 | Waning Gibbous | 94% | 17.2 days | 390690 km |
| May 16 Tue | 21:41 | 08:07 | Waning Gibbous | 87% | 18.2 days | 387283 km |
| May 17 Wed | 22:36 | 09:09 | Waning Gibbous | 79% | 19.2 days | 383740 km |
| May 18 Thu | 23:27 | 10:11 | Waning Gibbous | 70% | 20.2 days | 380112 km |
| May 19 Fri | - | 11:11 | Last Quarter | 60% | 21.2 days | 376495 km |
| May 20 Sat | 00:13 | 12:09 | Last Quarter | 50% | 22.2 days | 373038 km |
| May 21 Sun | 00:56 | 13:05 | Last Quarter | 39% | 23.2 days | 369941 km |
| May 22 Mon | 01:38 | 14:00 | Waning Crescent | 29% | 24.2 days | 367434 km |
| May 23 Tue | 02:18 | 14:55 | Waning Crescent | 20% | 25.2 days | 365751 km |
| May 24 Wed | 03:00 | 15:53 | Waning Crescent | 12% | 26.2 days | 365100 km |
| May 25 Thu | 03:45 | 16:52 | Waning Crescent | 6% | 27.2 days | 365632 km |
| May 26 Fri | 04:33 | 17:53 | Waning Crescent | 2% | 28.2 days | 367414 km |
| May 27 Sat | 05:26 | 18:54 | New Moon | 0% | 29.2 days | 370411 km |
| May 28 Sun | 06:22 | 19:54 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.7 days | 374475 km |
| May 29 Mon | 07:20 | 20:49 | Waxing Crescent | 3% | 1.7 days | 379353 km |
| May 30 Tue | 08:17 | 21:40 | Waxing Crescent | 8% | 2.7 days | 384699 km |
| May 31 Wed | 09:13 | 22:24 | Waxing Crescent | 14% | 3.7 days | 390109 km |
* Moon Phase: The shape of the illuminated (sunlit) portion of the Moon as seen by an observer on Earth.
* Illumination: The percentage of the Moon's surface illuminated by the Sun.
* Moon Age: The number of days since the last New Moon.