Moon Phases in Welkom
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for May2022
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2025-12-01
- Moonrise
- 15:09
- Phase
- Waxing Gibbous
- Age of Moon
- 10.9 days
- Moonset
- 02:01
- Illumination
- 84%
- Next Full Moon
- 2025-12-05
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2025-12-01
- Sunrise
- 05:07
- Sunset
- 18:56
- Day Length
- 13h 49m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 Sun | 07:01 | 18:07 | New Moon | 0% | 0.1 days | 363104 km |
| May 2 Mon | 07:58 | 18:43 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 1.1 days | 363104 km |
| May 3 Tue | 08:55 | 19:24 | Waxing Crescent | 5% | 2.1 days | 363104 km |
| May 4 Wed | 09:51 | 20:09 | Waxing Crescent | 11% | 3.1 days | 363104 km |
| May 5 Thu | 10:44 | 20:58 | Waxing Crescent | 18% | 4.1 days | 367841 km |
| May 6 Fri | 11:34 | 21:52 | Waxing Crescent | 27% | 5.1 days | 373456 km |
| May 7 Sat | 12:20 | 22:47 | First Quarter | 37% | 6.1 days | 379446 km |
| May 8 Sun | 13:01 | 23:44 | First Quarter | 47% | 7.1 days | 385360 km |
| May 9 Mon | 13:39 | - | First Quarter | 58% | 8.1 days | 390813 km |
| May 10 Tue | 14:12 | 00:40 | First Quarter | 68% | 9.1 days | 395526 km |
| May 11 Wed | 14:45 | 01:38 | Waxing Gibbous | 78% | 10.1 days | 399343 km |
| May 12 Thu | 15:17 | 02:36 | Waxing Gibbous | 86% | 11.1 days | 402225 km |
| May 13 Fri | 15:49 | 03:36 | Waxing Gibbous | 92% | 12.1 days | 404226 km |
| May 14 Sat | 16:24 | 04:38 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13.1 days | 405451 km |
| May 15 Sun | 17:03 | 05:44 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.1 days | 405696 km |
| May 16 Mon | 17:48 | 06:53 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15.1 days | 405696 km |
| May 17 Tue | 18:40 | 08:04 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16.1 days | 405351 km |
| May 18 Wed | 19:41 | 09:16 | Waning Gibbous | 94% | 17.1 days | 404097 km |
| May 19 Thu | 20:47 | 10:23 | Waning Gibbous | 88% | 18.1 days | 402117 km |
| May 20 Fri | 21:56 | 11:22 | Waning Gibbous | 80% | 19.1 days | 399308 km |
| May 21 Sat | 23:04 | 12:12 | Waning Gibbous | 71% | 20.1 days | 395609 km |
| May 22 Sun | - | 12:55 | Last Quarter | 61% | 21.1 days | 391040 km |
| May 23 Mon | 00:08 | 13:32 | Last Quarter | 50% | 22.1 days | 385732 km |
| May 24 Tue | 01:09 | 14:05 | Last Quarter | 40% | 23.1 days | 379938 km |
| May 25 Wed | 02:07 | 14:35 | Waning Crescent | 30% | 24.1 days | 374019 km |
| May 26 Thu | 03:04 | 15:05 | Waning Crescent | 20% | 25.1 days | 368410 km |
| May 27 Fri | 03:59 | 15:36 | Waning Crescent | 13% | 26.1 days | 363575 km |
| May 28 Sat | 04:55 | 16:08 | Waning Crescent | 6% | 27.1 days | 363104 km |
| May 29 Sun | 05:51 | 16:43 | Waning Crescent | 2% | 28.1 days | 363104 km |
| May 30 Mon | 06:47 | 17:22 | New Moon | 0% | 29.1 days | 363104 km |
| May 31 Tue | 07:44 | 18:05 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.6 days | 363104 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.