Moon calendar: May 2023

Moon phases in May 2023, in UK time: full moon – 5 May 18:36, last quarter – 12 May 15:29, new moon – 19 May 16:55, first quarter – 27 May 16:23.

• Full moon 5 May, Friday 18:36
• Last quarter 12 May, Friday 15:29
• New moon 19 May, Friday 16:55
• First quarter 27 May, Saturday 16:23

Daily moon phases

Mo

Tu

We

Th

Fr

Sa

Su

1 82 %

2 89 %

3 94 %

4 98 %

5 Full moon 18:36

6 99 %

7 96 %

8 91 %

9 83 %

10 74 %

11 63 %

12 Last quarter 15:29

13 40 %

14 30 %

15 20 %

16 12 %

17 6 %

18 2 %

19 New moon 16:55

20 1 %

21 3 %

22 8 %

23 14 %

24 22 %

25 30 %

26 39 %

27 First quarter 16:23

28 58 %

29 67 %

30 76 %

31 84 %

Times are UK local time. Percentages show the fraction of the Moon’s disc illuminated at local noon.

Moon image: NASA Scientific Visualization Studio (public domain).

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