MoonPhases

May 2025 · Friday · 1 year ago

16 May 2025

Waning Gibbous

87% illuminated and waning, 18.7 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 16 May 2025: Waning Gibbous, 87% illuminated

Ephemeris for 16 May 2025 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
Waning Gibbous
Illumination
86.9%
Lunar age
18.7 days
Elongation
222.4°
Distance
396,680 km
Distance (mi)
246,486 mi
Apparent size
30.1′
Constellation
Capricorn
Libration lat
6.5° N
Libration lon
5.7° W

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
London00:2503:3906:559.3°
New York00:15 +103:4608:0520.2°
Chicago00:16 +103:4207:5719.1°
Denver00:19 +103:5408:1821.3°
Los Angeles23:5303:4908:3527.0°
Mexico City22:5403:3008:5841.7°
São Paulo20:3902:5210:0185.1°
Berlin00:3803:4306:508.3°

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

Phases around this date

PhaseDateTime (UTC)From this date
Last Quarter20 May 202511:59in 4 days
New Moon27 May 202503:02in 11 days
First Quarter3 June 202503:41in 18 days
Full Moon11 June 202507:44in 26 days