MoonPhases

May 2026 · Tuesday · 4 months ago

12 May 2026

Waning Crescent

24% illuminated and waning, 25.0 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 12 May 2026: Waning Crescent, 24% illuminated

Ephemeris for 12 May 2026 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
Waning Crescent
Illumination
24.1%
Lunar age
25.0 days
Elongation
301.4°
Distance
378,055 km
Distance (mi)
234,913 mi
Apparent size
31.6′
Constellation
Pisces
Libration lat
1.9° S
Libration lon
7.6° 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
London03:1409:0415:1135.4°
New York03:0809:0915:2247.6°
Chicago03:0309:0515:1946.7°
Denver03:1309:1715:3249.2°
Los Angeles03:0609:1215:2655.2°
Mexico City02:4508:5315:0569.7°
São Paulo02:0008:1614:2767.6°
Berlin03:2009:0815:1334.1°

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 4 days
First Quarter23 May 202611:11in 11 days
Full Moon31 May 202608:45in 19 days
Last Quarter8 June 202610:00in 27 days