Moon Phases in Tarawa
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for May1906
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-21
- Moonrise
- 22:02
- Phase
- Waxing Crescent
- Age of Moon
- 3.5 days
- Moonset
- 09:39
- Illumination
- 13%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-03
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-21
- Sunrise
- 18:38
- Sunset
- 06:45
- Day Length
- 12h 6m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 Tue | 00:04 | 12:31 | First Quarter | 51% | 7.5 days | 370104 km |
| May 2 Wed | 00:54 | 13:22 | First Quarter | 62% | 8.5 days | 369587 km |
| May 3 Thu | 01:45 | 14:11 | Waxing Gibbous | 72% | 9.5 days | 369716 km |
| May 4 Fri | 02:36 | 15:02 | Waxing Gibbous | 81% | 10.5 days | 370553 km |
| May 5 Sat | 03:28 | 15:54 | Waxing Gibbous | 89% | 11.5 days | 372144 km |
| May 6 Sun | 04:21 | 16:47 | Waxing Gibbous | 94% | 12.5 days | 374503 km |
| May 7 Mon | 05:16 | 17:42 | Waxing Gibbous | 98% | 13.5 days | 377596 km |
| May 8 Tue | 06:13 | 18:38 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.5 days | 381329 km |
| May 9 Wed | 07:12 | 19:38 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.5 days | 385538 km |
| May 10 Thu | 08:13 | 20:38 | Waning Gibbous | 97% | 16.5 days | 389986 km |
| May 11 Fri | 09:14 | 21:40 | Waning Gibbous | 92% | 17.5 days | 394377 km |
| May 12 Sat | 10:15 | 22:39 | Waning Gibbous | 85% | 18.5 days | 398374 km |
| May 13 Sun | 11:13 | 23:36 | Waning Gibbous | 77% | 19.5 days | 401637 km |
| May 14 Mon | 12:07 | - | Last Quarter | 67% | 20.5 days | 403858 km |
| May 15 Tue | 12:57 | 00:28 | Last Quarter | 57% | 21.5 days | 404806 km |
| May 16 Wed | 13:45 | 01:18 | Last Quarter | 46% | 22.5 days | 404359 km |
| May 17 Thu | 14:29 | 02:04 | Last Quarter | 36% | 23.5 days | 402526 km |
| May 18 Fri | 15:12 | 02:49 | Waning Crescent | 26% | 24.5 days | 399445 km |
| May 19 Sat | 15:54 | 03:32 | Waning Crescent | 17% | 25.5 days | 395372 km |
| May 20 Sun | 16:36 | 04:14 | Waning Crescent | 10% | 26.5 days | 390647 km |
| May 21 Mon | 17:19 | 04:58 | Waning Crescent | 4% | 27.5 days | 385652 km |
| May 22 Tue | 18:02 | 05:42 | Waning Crescent | 1% | 28.5 days | 380770 km |
| May 23 Wed | 18:47 | 06:26 | New Moon | 0% | 29.5 days | 376345 km |
| May 24 Thu | 19:34 | 07:13 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 1 days | 372653 km |
| May 25 Fri | 20:21 | 08:00 | Waxing Crescent | 4% | 2 days | 369883 km |
| May 26 Sat | 21:11 | 08:49 | Waxing Crescent | 10% | 3 days | 368132 km |
| May 27 Sun | 22:00 | 09:38 | Waxing Crescent | 17% | 4 days | 367412 km |
| May 28 Mon | 22:50 | 10:27 | Waxing Crescent | 26% | 5 days | 367660 km |
| May 29 Tue | 23:40 | 11:17 | First Quarter | 35% | 6 days | 368759 km |
| May 30 Wed | - | 12:06 | First Quarter | 46% | 7 days | 370560 km |
| May 31 Thu | 00:29 | 12:55 | First Quarter | 56% | 8 days | 372905 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.