MoonPhases

May 2026 · Monday · 4 months ago

11 May 2026

Waning Crescent

34% illuminated and waning, 24.0 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 11 May 2026: Waning Crescent, 34% illuminated

Ephemeris for 11 May 2026 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
Waning Crescent
Illumination
33.8%
Lunar age
24.0 days
Elongation
289.0°
Distance
384,248 km
Distance (mi)
238,761 mi
Apparent size
31.1′
Constellation
Pisces
Libration lat
0.4° S
Libration lon
7.7° 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
London03:0208:2013:5129.0°
New York02:4508:2414:1341.2°
Chicago02:4208:2014:0940.2°
Denver02:5008:3214:2442.7°
Los Angeles02:3908:2714:2348.7°
Mexico City02:1008:0814:1063.1°
São Paulo01:0407:3113:5374.1°
Berlin03:0908:2413:5327.8°

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

Phases around this date

PhaseDateTime (UTC)From this date
New Moon16 May 202620:01in 5 days
First Quarter23 May 202611:11in 12 days
Full Moon31 May 202608:45in 20 days
Last Quarter8 June 202610:00in 28 days