Moon Phases in Washington
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for May1976
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-06-24
- Moonrise
- 16:43
- Phase
- First Quarter
- Age of Moon
- 8.8 days
- Moonset
- 01:04
- Illumination
- 65%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-06-29
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-06-24
- Sunrise
- 04:25
- Sunset
- 21:51
- Day Length
- 17h 25m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 Sat | 06:30 | 22:56 | Waxing Crescent | 5% | 2 days | 405484 km |
| May 2 Sun | 07:12 | 23:49 | Waxing Crescent | 10% | 3 days | 404121 km |
| May 3 Mon | 08:01 | - | Waxing Crescent | 17% | 4 days | 401913 km |
| May 4 Tue | 09:00 | 00:34 | Waxing Crescent | 26% | 5 days | 398762 km |
| May 5 Wed | 10:05 | 01:13 | First Quarter | 36% | 6 days | 394637 km |
| May 6 Thu | 11:17 | 01:45 | First Quarter | 46% | 7 days | 389611 km |
| May 7 Fri | 12:32 | 02:13 | First Quarter | 57% | 8 days | 383885 km |
| May 8 Sat | 13:51 | 02:37 | First Quarter | 67% | 9 days | 377779 km |
| May 9 Sun | 15:13 | 03:00 | Waxing Gibbous | 77% | 10 days | 371713 km |
| May 10 Mon | 16:36 | 03:24 | Waxing Gibbous | 85% | 11 days | 366162 km |
| May 11 Tue | 18:02 | 03:48 | Waxing Gibbous | 92% | 12 days | 363104 km |
| May 12 Wed | 19:29 | 04:15 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13 days | 363104 km |
| May 13 Thu | 20:51 | 04:48 | Full Moon | 99% | 14 days | 363104 km |
| May 14 Fri | 22:06 | 05:30 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15 days | 363104 km |
| May 15 Sat | 23:09 | 06:20 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16 days | 363104 km |
| May 16 Sun | 23:59 | 07:21 | Waning Gibbous | 94% | 17 days | 363481 km |
| May 17 Mon | - | 08:28 | Waning Gibbous | 88% | 18 days | 368681 km |
| May 18 Tue | 00:38 | 09:41 | Waning Gibbous | 81% | 19 days | 374752 km |
| May 19 Wed | 01:09 | 10:52 | Waning Gibbous | 72% | 20 days | 381191 km |
| May 20 Thu | 01:34 | 12:03 | Last Quarter | 62% | 21 days | 387499 km |
| May 21 Fri | 01:55 | 13:13 | Last Quarter | 51% | 22 days | 393236 km |
| May 22 Sat | 02:14 | 14:20 | Last Quarter | 41% | 23 days | 398069 km |
| May 23 Sun | 02:32 | 15:28 | Waning Crescent | 30% | 24 days | 401794 km |
| May 24 Mon | 02:50 | 16:33 | Waning Crescent | 21% | 25 days | 404348 km |
| May 25 Tue | 03:10 | 17:40 | Waning Crescent | 13% | 26 days | 405696 km |
| May 26 Wed | 03:33 | 18:45 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27 days | 405696 km |
| May 27 Thu | 03:59 | 19:49 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 28 days | 405696 km |
| May 28 Fri | 04:30 | 20:50 | New Moon | 0% | 29 days | 404853 km |
| May 29 Sat | 05:09 | 21:45 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.5 days | 403285 km |
| May 30 Sun | 05:57 | 22:33 | Waxing Crescent | 3% | 1.5 days | 401219 km |
| May 31 Mon | 06:53 | 23:15 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.5 days | 398651 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.