MoonPhases

May 2027 · Sunday · in 7 months

2 May 2027

Waning Crescent

17% illuminated and waning, 25.5 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 2 May 2027: Waning Crescent, 17% illuminated

Ephemeris for 2 May 2027 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
Waning Crescent
Illumination
17.4%
Lunar age
25.5 days
Elongation
310.8°
Distance
391,676 km
Distance (mi)
243,376 mi
Apparent size
30.5′
Constellation
Pisces
Libration lat
3.8° S
Libration lon
5.7° 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
London03:4509:4215:5536.8°
New York03:4109:4616:0349.0°
Chicago03:3609:4316:0048.0°
Denver03:4609:5416:1250.5°
Los Angeles03:4009:4916:0656.4°
Mexico City03:2109:3015:4371.0°
São Paulo02:4108:5415:0166.3°
Berlin03:5109:4715:5835.6°

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

Phases around this date

PhaseDateTime (UTC)From this date
New Moon6 May 202710:59in 4 days
First Quarter13 May 202704:44in 11 days
Full Moon20 May 202710:59in 18 days
Last Quarter28 May 202713:58in 26 days