Moon Phases in Washington
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for May1943
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-06-28
- Moonrise
- 21:32
- Phase
- Waxing Gibbous
- Age of Moon
- 12.5 days
- Moonset
- 02:21
- Illumination
- 94%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-06-29
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-06-28
- Sunrise
- 04:27
- Sunset
- 21:50
- Day Length
- 17h 23m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 Sat | 05:54 | 17:55 | Waning Crescent | 13% | 26 days | 399995 km |
| May 2 Sun | 06:15 | 19:12 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27 days | 396507 km |
| May 3 Mon | 06:37 | 20:27 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 28 days | 392580 km |
| May 4 Tue | 07:00 | 21:41 | New Moon | 0% | 29 days | 388512 km |
| May 5 Wed | 07:26 | 22:51 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.5 days | 384557 km |
| May 6 Thu | 07:56 | 23:57 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.5 days | 380910 km |
| May 7 Fri | 08:30 | - | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.5 days | 377705 km |
| May 8 Sat | 09:12 | 00:56 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.5 days | 375020 km |
| May 9 Sun | 10:00 | 01:48 | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.5 days | 372896 km |
| May 10 Mon | 10:55 | 02:31 | Waxing Crescent | 30% | 5.5 days | 371345 km |
| May 11 Tue | 11:55 | 03:08 | First Quarter | 40% | 6.5 days | 370373 km |
| May 12 Wed | 12:58 | 03:38 | First Quarter | 51% | 7.5 days | 369983 km |
| May 13 Thu | 14:04 | 04:04 | First Quarter | 61% | 8.5 days | 370183 km |
| May 14 Fri | 15:13 | 04:26 | Waxing Gibbous | 71% | 9.5 days | 370989 km |
| May 15 Sat | 16:24 | 04:47 | Waxing Gibbous | 81% | 10.5 days | 372416 km |
| May 16 Sun | 17:37 | 05:07 | Waxing Gibbous | 88% | 11.5 days | 374474 km |
| May 17 Mon | 18:53 | 05:28 | Waxing Gibbous | 94% | 12.5 days | 377153 km |
| May 18 Tue | 20:11 | 05:50 | Waxing Gibbous | 98% | 13.5 days | 380409 km |
| May 19 Wed | 21:31 | 06:15 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.5 days | 384152 km |
| May 20 Thu | 22:49 | 06:47 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.5 days | 388228 km |
| May 21 Fri | - | 07:27 | Waning Gibbous | 97% | 16.5 days | 392421 km |
| May 22 Sat | 00:02 | 08:16 | Waning Gibbous | 92% | 17.5 days | 396456 km |
| May 23 Sun | 01:06 | 09:18 | Waning Gibbous | 85% | 18.5 days | 400022 km |
| May 24 Mon | 01:58 | 10:29 | Waning Gibbous | 77% | 19.5 days | 402797 km |
| May 25 Tue | 02:39 | 11:47 | Last Quarter | 67% | 20.5 days | 404494 km |
| May 26 Wed | 03:12 | 13:06 | Last Quarter | 57% | 21.5 days | 404901 km |
| May 27 Thu | 03:39 | 14:25 | Last Quarter | 47% | 22.5 days | 403910 km |
| May 28 Fri | 04:01 | 15:43 | Last Quarter | 36% | 23.5 days | 401547 km |
| May 29 Sat | 04:22 | 16:59 | Waning Crescent | 26% | 24.5 days | 397968 km |
| May 30 Sun | 04:43 | 18:13 | Waning Crescent | 18% | 25.5 days | 393448 km |
| May 31 Mon | 05:05 | 19:27 | Waning Crescent | 10% | 26.5 days | 388349 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.