May 2026 · Sunday · 5 months ago
3 May 2026
Waning Gibbous
97% illuminated and waning, 16.0 days into the lunar cycle.
Ephemeris for 3 May 2026 at 12:00 UTC
- Phase
- Waning Gibbous
- Illumination
- 96.9%
- Lunar age
- 16.0 days
- Elongation
- 199.6°
- Distance
- 404,979 km
- Distance (mi)
- 251,642 mi
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Libration lat
- 6.6° N
- Libration lon
- 0.6° E
Moonrise and moonset
| City | Moonrise | Transit | Moonset | Peak altitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | 23:10 | 01:51 | 05:35 | 13.3° |
| New York | 22:21 | 01:56 | 06:28 | 23.5° |
| Chicago | 22:23 | 01:53 | 06:19 | 22.3° |
| Denver | 22:26 | 02:04 | 06:39 | 24.3° |
| Los Angeles | 22:01 | 01:59 | 06:52 | 29.9° |
| Mexico City | 21:01 | 01:40 | 07:11 | 44.8° |
| São Paulo | 18:49 | 01:03 | 08:04 | 88.8° |
| Berlin | 23:20 | 01:55 | 05:34 | 12.4° |
Somewhere else? The calculator works for any latitude and longitude, including your own.
Phases around this date
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) | From this date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter | 9 May 2026 | 21:11 | in 6 days |
| New Moon | 16 May 2026 | 20:01 | in 13 days |
| First Quarter | 23 May 2026 | 11:11 | in 20 days |
| Full Moon | 31 May 2026 | 08:45 | in 28 days |