May 2026 · Friday · 4 months ago
15 May 2026
Waning Crescent
3% illuminated and waning, 28.0 days into the lunar cycle.
Ephemeris for 15 May 2026 at 12:00 UTC
- Phase
- Waning Crescent
- Illumination
- 2.8%
- Lunar age
- 28.0 days
- Elongation
- 341.2°
- Distance
- 362,033 km
- Distance (mi)
- 224,957 mi
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Libration lat
- 5.7° S
- Libration lon
- 4.4° W
Moonrise and moonset
| City | Moonrise | Transit | Moonset | Peak altitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | 03:55 | 11:32 | 19:32 | 55.2° |
| New York | 04:24 | 11:39 | 19:09 | 67.3° |
| Chicago | 04:17 | 11:36 | 19:10 | 66.4° |
| Denver | 04:33 | 11:48 | 19:17 | 68.8° |
| Los Angeles | 04:39 | 11:43 | 18:58 | 74.8° |
| Mexico City | 04:44 | 11:23 | 18:08 | 89.4° |
| São Paulo | 05:03 | 10:45 | 16:22 | 47.8° |
| Berlin | 03:57 | 11:36 | 19:39 | 53.9° |
Somewhere else? The calculator works for any latitude and longitude, including your own.
Phases around this date
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) | From this date |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Moon | 16 May 2026 | 20:01 | tomorrow |
| First Quarter | 23 May 2026 | 11:11 | in 8 days |
| Full Moon | 31 May 2026 | 08:45 | in 16 days |
| Last Quarter | 8 June 2026 | 10:00 | in 24 days |