MoonPhases

May 2026 · Tuesday · 4 months ago

19 May 2026

Waxing Crescent

11% illuminated and waxing, 2.7 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 19 May 2026: Waxing Crescent, 11% illuminated

Ephemeris for 19 May 2026 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
Waxing Crescent
Illumination
10.7%
Lunar age
2.7 days
Elongation
37.8°
Distance
361,383 km
Distance (mi)
224,553 mi
Apparent size
33.1′
Constellation
Cancer
Libration lat
5.5° S
Libration lon
3.5° E

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
London06:3815:4700:45 +165.5°
New York07:4915:5623:5676.0°
Chicago07:4215:5323:5774.8°
Denver08:0416:0600:00 +176.8°
Los Angeles08:2016:0123:3682.5°
Mexico City08:4215:4122:3882.5°
São Paulo09:4115:0220:2438.5°
Berlin06:3315:5100:0364.5°

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

Phases around this date

PhaseDateTime (UTC)From this date
First Quarter23 May 202611:11in 4 days
Full Moon31 May 202608:45in 12 days
Last Quarter8 June 202610:00in 20 days
New Moon15 June 202602:54in 27 days