Moon Phases in Tarawa
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for May1959
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-14
- Moonrise
- 16:33
- Phase
- Waning Crescent
- Age of Moon
- 26.4 days
- Moonset
- 04:01
- Illumination
- 11%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-03
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-14
- Sunrise
- 18:38
- Sunset
- 06:45
- Day Length
- 12h 6m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 Fri | 14:01 | 01:35 | Last Quarter | 41% | 23 days | 399779 km |
| May 2 Sat | 14:46 | 02:22 | Last Quarter | 31% | 24 days | 403039 km |
| May 3 Sun | 15:30 | 03:07 | Waning Crescent | 22% | 25 days | 405073 km |
| May 4 Mon | 16:13 | 03:51 | Waning Crescent | 14% | 26 days | 405696 km |
| May 5 Tue | 16:56 | 04:34 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27 days | 405696 km |
| May 6 Wed | 17:39 | 05:18 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 28 days | 404939 km |
| May 7 Thu | 18:23 | 06:02 | New Moon | 0% | 29 days | 403400 km |
| May 8 Fri | 19:09 | 06:48 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.5 days | 401365 km |
| May 9 Sat | 19:55 | 07:34 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.5 days | 398906 km |
| May 10 Sun | 20:43 | 08:21 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.5 days | 396040 km |
| May 11 Mon | 21:31 | 09:09 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.5 days | 392757 km |
| May 12 Tue | 22:19 | 09:58 | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.5 days | 389051 km |
| May 13 Wed | 23:08 | 10:46 | Waxing Crescent | 30% | 5.5 days | 384954 km |
| May 14 Thu | 23:57 | 11:34 | First Quarter | 40% | 6.5 days | 380566 km |
| May 15 Fri | - | 12:22 | First Quarter | 51% | 7.5 days | 376066 km |
| May 16 Sat | 00:46 | 13:11 | First Quarter | 61% | 8.5 days | 371708 km |
| May 17 Sun | 01:36 | 14:01 | Waxing Gibbous | 71% | 9.5 days | 367800 km |
| May 18 Mon | 02:27 | 14:51 | Waxing Gibbous | 80% | 10.5 days | 364668 km |
| May 19 Tue | 03:20 | 15:45 | Waxing Gibbous | 88% | 11.5 days | 363104 km |
| May 20 Wed | 04:15 | 16:40 | Waxing Gibbous | 94% | 12.5 days | 363104 km |
| May 21 Thu | 05:13 | 17:39 | Waxing Gibbous | 98% | 13.5 days | 363104 km |
| May 22 Fri | 06:13 | 18:39 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.5 days | 364896 km |
| May 23 Sat | 07:15 | 19:42 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.5 days | 368529 km |
| May 24 Sun | 08:17 | 20:42 | Waning Gibbous | 97% | 16.5 days | 373305 km |
| May 25 Mon | 09:17 | 21:42 | Waning Gibbous | 92% | 17.5 days | 378869 km |
| May 26 Tue | 10:14 | 22:37 | Waning Gibbous | 85% | 18.5 days | 384788 km |
| May 27 Wed | 11:07 | 23:30 | Waning Gibbous | 77% | 19.5 days | 390596 km |
| May 28 Thu | 11:57 | - | Last Quarter | 68% | 20.5 days | 395845 km |
| May 29 Fri | 12:44 | 00:18 | Last Quarter | 57% | 21.5 days | 400154 km |
| May 30 Sat | 13:29 | 01:05 | Last Quarter | 47% | 22.5 days | 403250 km |
| May 31 Sun | 14:12 | 01:50 | Last Quarter | 36% | 23.5 days | 404993 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.