May 2026 · Monday · 4 months ago
4 May 2026
Waning Gibbous
93% illuminated and waning, 17.0 days into the lunar cycle.
Ephemeris for 4 May 2026 at 12:00 UTC
- Phase
- Waning Gibbous
- Illumination
- 92.9%
- Lunar age
- 17.0 days
- Elongation
- 210.6°
- Distance
- 405,745 km
- Distance (mi)
- 252,118 mi
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Libration lat
- 6.6° N
- Libration lon
- 0.6° W
Moonrise and moonset
| City | Moonrise | Transit | Moonset | Peak altitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | 00:12 +1 | 02:40 | 06:06 | 10.9° |
| New York | 23:18 | 02:46 | 07:08 | 21.3° |
| Chicago | 23:20 | 02:42 | 06:59 | 20.1° |
| Denver | 23:22 | 02:54 | 07:20 | 22.1° |
| Los Angeles | 22:56 | 02:49 | 07:36 | 27.8° |
| Mexico City | 21:54 | 02:30 | 07:58 | 42.6° |
| São Paulo | 19:36 | 01:53 | 08:59 | 86.4° |
| Berlin | 00:24 +1 | 02:44 | 06:03 | 9.9° |
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 5 days |
| New Moon | 16 May 2026 | 20:01 | in 12 days |
| First Quarter | 23 May 2026 | 11:11 | in 19 days |
| Full Moon | 31 May 2026 | 08:45 | in 27 days |