Moon Phases in Wellington
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for May1912
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-05-15
- Moonrise
- 05:02
- Phase
- New Moon
- Age of Moon
- 28 days
- Moonset
- 15:40
- Illumination
- 3%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-05-31
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-05-15
- Sunrise
- 07:20
- Sunset
- 17:14
- Day Length
- 9h 53m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 Wed | 16:39 | 06:02 | Waxing Gibbous | 100% | 14.3 days | 405281 km |
| May 2 Thu | 17:07 | 07:12 | Full Moon | 100% | 15.3 days | 404093 km |
| May 3 Fri | 17:39 | 08:20 | Waning Gibbous | 97% | 16.3 days | 402382 km |
| May 4 Sat | 18:18 | 09:28 | Waning Gibbous | 93% | 17.3 days | 400126 km |
| May 5 Sun | 19:05 | 10:29 | Waning Gibbous | 87% | 18.3 days | 397273 km |
| May 6 Mon | 19:58 | 11:23 | Waning Gibbous | 79% | 19.3 days | 393774 km |
| May 7 Tue | 20:58 | 12:08 | Waning Gibbous | 70% | 20.3 days | 389628 km |
| May 8 Wed | 22:00 | 12:46 | Last Quarter | 59% | 21.3 days | 384912 km |
| May 9 Thu | 23:04 | 13:16 | Last Quarter | 49% | 22.3 days | 379806 km |
| May 10 Fri | - | 13:42 | Last Quarter | 38% | 23.3 days | 374586 km |
| May 11 Sat | 00:08 | 14:04 | Waning Crescent | 28% | 24.3 days | 369606 km |
| May 12 Sun | 01:11 | 14:24 | Waning Crescent | 19% | 25.3 days | 365262 km |
| May 13 Mon | 02:15 | 14:44 | Waning Crescent | 12% | 26.3 days | 363104 km |
| May 14 Tue | 03:21 | 15:05 | Waning Crescent | 6% | 27.3 days | 363104 km |
| May 15 Wed | 04:30 | 15:29 | Waning Crescent | 2% | 28.3 days | 363104 km |
| May 16 Thu | 05:43 | 15:56 | New Moon | 0% | 29.3 days | 363104 km |
| May 17 Fri | 06:59 | 16:30 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 0.7 days | 363845 km |
| May 18 Sat | 08:17 | 17:14 | Waxing Crescent | 3% | 1.7 days | 368203 km |
| May 19 Sun | 09:33 | 18:09 | Waxing Crescent | 8% | 2.7 days | 373641 km |
| May 20 Mon | 10:39 | 19:18 | Waxing Crescent | 15% | 3.7 days | 379721 km |
| May 21 Tue | 11:33 | 20:33 | Waxing Crescent | 23% | 4.7 days | 385953 km |
| May 22 Wed | 12:14 | 21:52 | First Quarter | 33% | 5.7 days | 391853 km |
| May 23 Thu | 12:47 | 23:09 | First Quarter | 43% | 6.7 days | 396997 km |
| May 24 Fri | 13:14 | - | First Quarter | 54% | 7.7 days | 401063 km |
| May 25 Sat | 13:37 | 00:22 | First Quarter | 64% | 8.7 days | 403864 km |
| May 26 Sun | 13:59 | 01:33 | Waxing Gibbous | 74% | 9.7 days | 405350 km |
| May 27 Mon | 14:20 | 02:41 | Waxing Gibbous | 83% | 10.7 days | 405601 km |
| May 28 Tue | 14:43 | 03:50 | Waxing Gibbous | 90% | 11.7 days | 404786 km |
| May 29 Wed | 15:09 | 04:58 | Waxing Gibbous | 95% | 12.7 days | 403125 km |
| May 30 Thu | 15:39 | 06:07 | Waxing Gibbous | 99% | 13.7 days | 400844 km |
| May 31 Fri | 16:15 | 07:14 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.7 days | 398135 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.