MoonPhases

May 2026 · Wednesday · 4 months ago

13 May 2026

Waning Crescent

15% illuminated and waning, 26.0 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 13 May 2026: Waning Crescent, 15% illuminated

Ephemeris for 13 May 2026 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
Waning Crescent
Illumination
15.3%
Lunar age
26.0 days
Elongation
314.2°
Distance
371,953 km
Distance (mi)
231,121 mi
Apparent size
32.1′
Constellation
Aries
Libration lat
3.4° S
Libration lon
7.0° 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
London03:2609:5016:3342.1°
New York03:3009:5516:3354.4°
Chicago03:2509:5216:3253.5°
Denver03:3710:0316:4356.0°
Los Angeles03:3409:5816:3362.0°
Mexico City03:2209:3916:0276.5°
São Paulo02:5709:0215:0160.8°
Berlin03:3109:5416:3740.8°

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 3 days
First Quarter23 May 202611:11in 10 days
Full Moon31 May 202608:45in 18 days
Last Quarter8 June 202610:00in 26 days