MoonPhases

May 2026 · Sunday · 5 months ago

3 May 2026

Waning Gibbous

97% illuminated and waning, 16.0 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 3 May 2026: Waning Gibbous, 97% illuminated

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

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
London23:1001:5105:3513.3°
New York22:2101:5606:2823.5°
Chicago22:2301:5306:1922.3°
Denver22:2602:0406:3924.3°
Los Angeles22:0101:5906:5229.9°
Mexico City21:0101:4007:1144.8°
São Paulo18:4901:0308:0488.8°
Berlin23:2001:5505:3412.4°

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

Phases around this date

PhaseDateTime (UTC)From this date
Last Quarter9 May 202621:11in 6 days
New Moon16 May 202620:01in 13 days
First Quarter23 May 202611:11in 20 days
Full Moon31 May 202608:45in 28 days