MoonPhases

May 2025 · Sunday · 1 year ago

4 May 2025

First Quarter

49% illuminated and waxing, 6.7 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 4 May 2025: First Quarter, 49% illuminated

Ephemeris for 4 May 2025 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
First Quarter
Illumination
49.3%
Lunar age
6.7 days
Elongation
89.1°
Distance
387,744 km
Distance (mi)
240,933 mi
Apparent size
30.8′
Constellation
Leo
Libration lat
4.5° S
Libration lon
7.5° E

Moonrise and moonset

Times in each city's own time zone. A “+1” means the event falls on the following day — the lunar day is about 50 minutes longer than ours, so rise and set drift later each date.
CityMoonriseTransitMoonsetPeak altitude
London11:2319:3002:5856.9°
New York12:1119:3502:1966.8°
Chicago12:0519:3102:1865.5°
Denver12:2319:4302:2267.4°
Los Angeles12:3219:3802:0273.0°
Mexico City12:3919:1901:1488.1°
São Paulo13:0718:4200:21 +147.6°
Berlin11:2119:3403:0856.1°

Somewhere else? The calculator works for any latitude and longitude, including your own.

Phases around this date

PhaseDateTime (UTC)From this date
First Quarter4 May 202513:52today
Full Moon12 May 202516:56in 8 days
Last Quarter20 May 202511:59in 16 days
New Moon27 May 202503:02in 23 days