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Moon on Mon, May 5, 2025

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The Moon on this date is Waxing Gibbous, with about 56% of its disk illuminated.

Watch this night's MoonWaxing Gibbous“Moonlight widening slowly toward fullness”
Illumination
56%
Moonrise
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Moonset
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Moonrise and moonset are for Seoul. Moonset is when the Moon that rose this day sets, so it can fall on the next day.

See the May 2025 Moon calendar and major phase times →

Eta Aquariids meteor shower

A May morning, before daylight finds the sky.

Around this time each year · estimated peak window

A predawn sky with little moonlight.

When and how to watch

Find a dark location and watch a wide area of sky with unaided eyes.

Typical peak 2025-05-05–2025-05-07 · approximate annual window, not a year-specific forecast.

Seoul estimate · Korea Standard Time (KST)

Predawn candidate 5/5, 03:00 · watch a wide area of sky.

The Moon is below the horizon at this time, reducing moonlight interference.

Clouds and light pollution affect actual visibility.

Check IMO annual meteor forecasts
Most of the near side is illuminated from evening into late night.

The Moon on May 5, 2025

On May 5, 2025, the Moon was a waxing gibbous, 7.3 days old and 56% illuminated, in the constellation Leo about 391,138 km (243,042 mi) from Earth. The next Full Moon followed on May 12, 2025.

Phase
Waxing Gibbous
Illumination
56%
Moon age
7.3 days since New Moon
Distance from Earth
391,138 km (243,042 mi)
Constellation
Leo
Previous Full Moon
April 13, 2025
Next New Moon
May 27, 2025
Next Full Moon
May 12, 2025

Moon phases around May 5, 2025

Moon phase, illumination and age for the three days before and after May 5, 2025
DateMoonLitAge
5/2 FriWaxing Crescent25%4.3d
5/3 SatWaxing Crescent35%5.3d
5/4 SunWaxing Crescent45%6.3d
5/5 MonWaxing Gibbous56%7.3d
5/6 TueWaxing Gibbous65%8.3d
5/7 WedWaxing Gibbous74%9.3d
5/8 ThuWaxing Gibbous82%10.3d

Values are calculated with Astronomy Engine at 12:00 Korea Standard Time (03:00 UTC) on each date; New and Full Moon dates are in UTC. Moon age counts days since the New Moon; distance is centre to centre.

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