Moon Phases in Tarawa
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for May1951
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-15
- Moonrise
- 17:24
- Phase
- Waning Crescent
- Age of Moon
- 27.4 days
- Moonset
- 04:52
- Illumination
- 5%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-03
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-15
- Sunrise
- 18:38
- Sunset
- 06:45
- Day Length
- 12h 6m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 Tue | 15:14 | 02:49 | Waning Crescent | 26% | 24.5 days | 366723 km |
| May 2 Wed | 15:56 | 03:34 | Waning Crescent | 17% | 25.5 days | 364724 km |
| May 3 Thu | 16:37 | 04:16 | Waning Crescent | 10% | 26.5 days | 363854 km |
| May 4 Fri | 17:20 | 04:59 | Waning Crescent | 5% | 27.5 days | 364277 km |
| May 5 Sat | 18:04 | 05:44 | Waning Crescent | 1% | 28.5 days | 366060 km |
| May 6 Sun | 18:50 | 06:29 | New Moon | 0% | 29.5 days | 369152 km |
| May 7 Mon | 19:39 | 07:18 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 1 days | 373381 km |
| May 8 Tue | 20:29 | 08:08 | Waxing Crescent | 4% | 2 days | 378461 km |
| May 9 Wed | 21:21 | 08:59 | Waxing Crescent | 10% | 3 days | 384017 km |
| May 10 Thu | 22:11 | 09:51 | Waxing Crescent | 17% | 4 days | 389618 km |
| May 11 Fri | 23:02 | 10:41 | Waxing Crescent | 26% | 5 days | 394822 km |
| May 12 Sat | 23:50 | 11:30 | First Quarter | 35% | 6 days | 399227 km |
| May 13 Sun | - | 12:15 | First Quarter | 46% | 7 days | 402515 km |
| May 14 Mon | 00:36 | 13:00 | First Quarter | 56% | 8 days | 404483 km |
| May 15 Tue | 01:21 | 13:43 | First Quarter | 67% | 9 days | 405065 km |
| May 16 Wed | 02:05 | 14:26 | Waxing Gibbous | 76% | 10 days | 404326 km |
| May 17 Thu | 02:50 | 15:11 | Waxing Gibbous | 85% | 11 days | 402443 km |
| May 18 Fri | 03:37 | 15:59 | Waxing Gibbous | 91% | 12 days | 399668 km |
| May 19 Sat | 04:27 | 16:50 | Waxing Gibbous | 96% | 13 days | 396289 km |
| May 20 Sun | 05:23 | 17:47 | Full Moon | 99% | 14 days | 392586 km |
| May 21 Mon | 06:24 | 18:50 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15 days | 388805 km |
| May 22 Tue | 07:30 | 19:56 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16 days | 385134 km |
| May 23 Wed | 08:37 | 21:04 | Waning Gibbous | 95% | 17 days | 381707 km |
| May 24 Thu | 09:43 | 22:07 | Waning Gibbous | 89% | 18 days | 378606 km |
| May 25 Fri | 10:43 | 23:06 | Waning Gibbous | 81% | 19 days | 375882 km |
| May 26 Sat | 11:38 | 23:59 | Waning Gibbous | 72% | 20 days | 373572 km |
| May 27 Sun | 12:27 | - | Last Quarter | 62% | 21 days | 371715 km |
| May 28 Mon | 13:13 | 00:48 | Last Quarter | 52% | 22 days | 370356 km |
| May 29 Tue | 13:55 | 01:33 | Last Quarter | 41% | 23 days | 369559 km |
| May 30 Wed | 14:37 | 02:16 | Last Quarter | 31% | 24 days | 369393 km |
| May 31 Thu | 15:19 | 02:58 | Waning Crescent | 22% | 25 days | 369929 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.