MoonPhases

May 2026 · Saturday · 4 months ago

9 May 2026

Last Quarter

54% illuminated and waning, 22.0 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 9 May 2026: Last Quarter, 54% illuminated

Ephemeris for 9 May 2026 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
Last Quarter
Illumination
53.9%
Lunar age
22.0 days
Elongation
265.6°
Distance
395,239 km
Distance (mi)
245,590 mi
Apparent size
30.2′
Constellation
Aquarius
Libration lat
2.4° N
Libration lon
6.6° 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
London02:3206:4911:1718.3°
New York01:5606:5412:0030.1°
Chicago01:5506:5111:5529.1°
Denver02:0007:0212:1231.5°
Los Angeles01:4106:5712:1937.4°
Mexico City00:5606:3812:2451.9°
São Paulo00:08 +106:0112:4585.2°
Berlin02:4206:5411:1617.1°

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 202621:11today
New Moon16 May 202620:01in 7 days
First Quarter23 May 202611:11in 14 days
Full Moon31 May 202608:45in 22 days