MoonPhases

May 2026 · Wednesday · 4 months ago

20 May 2026

Waxing Crescent

19% illuminated and waxing, 3.7 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 20 May 2026: Waxing Crescent, 19% illuminated

Ephemeris for 20 May 2026 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
Waxing Crescent
Illumination
19.1%
Lunar age
3.7 days
Elongation
51.6°
Distance
365,312 km
Distance (mi)
226,994 mi
Apparent size
32.7′
Constellation
Cancer
Libration lat
4.5° S
Libration lon
5.1° 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
London08:0016:5000:4562.7°
New York09:0516:5800:39 +172.9°
Chicago08:5816:5500:39 +171.6°
Denver09:1917:0700:0073.5°
Los Angeles09:3317:0200:22 +179.2°
Mexico City09:5016:4323:3185.7°
São Paulo10:3916:0421:3341.5°
Berlin07:5616:5400:5761.8°

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 3 days
Full Moon31 May 202608:45in 11 days
Last Quarter8 June 202610:00in 19 days
New Moon15 June 202602:54in 26 days