Moon Phases in Wellington
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for May1981
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-05-06
- Moonrise
- 20:04
- Phase
- Waning Gibbous
- Age of Moon
- 19.6 days
- Moonset
- 11:25
- Illumination
- 76%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-05-31
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-05-06
- Sunrise
- 07:11
- Sunset
- 17:23
- Day Length
- 10h 12m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 Fri | 02:52 | 15:59 | Waning Crescent | 9% | 26.7 days | 392876 km |
| May 2 Sat | 04:04 | 16:32 | Waning Crescent | 4% | 27.7 days | 388256 km |
| May 3 Sun | 05:19 | 17:07 | Waning Crescent | 1% | 28.7 days | 383647 km |
| May 4 Mon | 06:34 | 17:45 | New Moon | 0% | 0.1 days | 379362 km |
| May 5 Tue | 07:51 | 18:26 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 1.1 days | 375652 km |
| May 6 Wed | 09:06 | 19:14 | Waxing Crescent | 5% | 2.1 days | 372688 km |
| May 7 Thu | 10:16 | 20:06 | Waxing Crescent | 11% | 3.1 days | 370568 km |
| May 8 Fri | 11:21 | 21:05 | Waxing Crescent | 18% | 4.1 days | 369314 km |
| May 9 Sat | 12:16 | 22:07 | Waxing Crescent | 27% | 5.1 days | 368896 km |
| May 10 Sun | 13:03 | 23:11 | First Quarter | 37% | 6.1 days | 369242 km |
| May 11 Mon | 13:42 | - | First Quarter | 47% | 7.1 days | 370258 km |
| May 12 Tue | 14:16 | 00:13 | First Quarter | 58% | 8.1 days | 371844 km |
| May 13 Wed | 14:46 | 01:15 | First Quarter | 68% | 9.1 days | 373909 km |
| May 14 Thu | 15:14 | 02:14 | Waxing Gibbous | 78% | 10.1 days | 376376 km |
| May 15 Fri | 15:40 | 03:13 | Waxing Gibbous | 86% | 11.1 days | 379189 km |
| May 16 Sat | 16:06 | 04:11 | Waxing Gibbous | 92% | 12.1 days | 382301 km |
| May 17 Sun | 16:33 | 05:09 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13.1 days | 385666 km |
| May 18 Mon | 17:02 | 06:06 | Waxing Gibbous | 100% | 14.1 days | 389218 km |
| May 19 Tue | 17:34 | 07:04 | Full Moon | 100% | 15.1 days | 392852 km |
| May 20 Wed | 18:09 | 08:01 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16.1 days | 396411 km |
| May 21 Thu | 18:50 | 08:58 | Waning Gibbous | 94% | 17.1 days | 399682 km |
| May 22 Fri | 19:36 | 09:52 | Waning Gibbous | 88% | 18.1 days | 402409 km |
| May 23 Sat | 20:27 | 10:42 | Waning Gibbous | 80% | 19.1 days | 404317 km |
| May 24 Sun | 21:24 | 11:29 | Waning Gibbous | 71% | 20.1 days | 405147 km |
| May 25 Mon | 22:24 | 12:11 | Last Quarter | 61% | 21.1 days | 404703 km |
| May 26 Tue | 23:29 | 12:50 | Last Quarter | 50% | 22.1 days | 402890 km |
| May 27 Wed | - | 13:25 | Last Quarter | 40% | 23.1 days | 399735 km |
| May 28 Thu | 00:35 | 13:58 | Waning Crescent | 29% | 24.1 days | 395408 km |
| May 29 Fri | 01:44 | 14:30 | Waning Crescent | 20% | 25.1 days | 390200 km |
| May 30 Sat | 02:55 | 15:03 | Waning Crescent | 12% | 26.1 days | 384502 km |
| May 31 Sun | 04:08 | 15:38 | Waning Crescent | 6% | 27.1 days | 378759 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.