May 2026 · Wednesday · 4 months ago
20 May 2026
Waxing Crescent
19% illuminated and waxing, 3.7 days into the lunar cycle.
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
| City | Moonrise | Transit | Moonset | Peak altitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | 08:00 | 16:50 | 00:45 | 62.7° |
| New York | 09:05 | 16:58 | 00:39 +1 | 72.9° |
| Chicago | 08:58 | 16:55 | 00:39 +1 | 71.6° |
| Denver | 09:19 | 17:07 | 00:00 | 73.5° |
| Los Angeles | 09:33 | 17:02 | 00:22 +1 | 79.2° |
| Mexico City | 09:50 | 16:43 | 23:31 | 85.7° |
| São Paulo | 10:39 | 16:04 | 21:33 | 41.5° |
| Berlin | 07:56 | 16:54 | 00:57 | 61.8° |
Somewhere else? The calculator works for any latitude and longitude, including your own.
Phases around this date
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) | From this date |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Quarter | 23 May 2026 | 11:11 | in 3 days |
| Full Moon | 31 May 2026 | 08:45 | in 11 days |
| Last Quarter | 8 June 2026 | 10:00 | in 19 days |
| New Moon | 15 June 2026 | 02:54 | in 26 days |