A MONTH OF WAXING AND WANING LIGHT

May 2026 Moon phase calendar

Daily phase and illumination values use a Korea-time reference. Exact major phase moments are in Korea Standard Time (KST); moonrise and moonset below use Seoul as a reference location.

Major phase times

Full Moon

2026-05-02 · 02:23 KST

Last Quarter

2026-05-10 · 06:11 KST

New Moon

2026-05-17 · 05:01 KST

First Quarter

2026-05-23 · 20:11 KST

Full Moon

2026-05-31 · 17:45 KST

Daily Moon phase

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Daily Moon phase, illumination, moonrise and moonset for May 2026; rise and set times use Seoul as reference
Date	Phase	Illumination	Moonrise	Moonset
5/1	Full Moon	100%	19:09	04:54
5/2	Full Moon	100%	20:11	05:22
5/3	Waning Gibbous	98%	21:12	05:55
5/4	Waning Gibbous	95%	22:10	06:33
5/5	Waning Gibbous	90%	23:04	07:17
5/6	Waning Gibbous	83%	23:52	08:08
5/7	Waning Gibbous	76%	—	09:05
5/8	Last Quarter	67%	00:32	10:06
5/9	Last Quarter	58%	01:07	11:08
5/10	Last Quarter	48%	01:37	12:12
5/11	Last Quarter	38%	02:04	13:16
5/12	Waning Crescent	28%	02:29	14:21
5/13	Waning Crescent	18%	02:54	15:28
5/14	Waning Crescent	10%	03:20	16:38
5/15	Waning Crescent	4%	03:48	17:53
5/16	Waning Crescent	1%	04:22	19:11
5/17	New Moon	0%	05:04	20:30
5/18	Waxing Crescent	3%	05:56	21:45
5/19	Waxing Crescent	8%	06:59	22:50
5/20	Waxing Crescent	16%	08:11	23:42
5/21	Waxing Crescent	25%	09:26	—
5/22	First Quarter	36%	10:39	00:23
5/23	First Quarter	46%	11:49	00:56
5/24	First Quarter	57%	12:55	01:24
5/25	First Quarter	67%	13:58	01:48
5/26	Waxing Gibbous	76%	15:00	02:11
5/27	Waxing Gibbous	84%	16:01	02:34
5/28	Waxing Gibbous	91%	17:02	02:58
5/29	Waxing Gibbous	95%	18:03	03:25
5/30	Waxing Gibbous	98%	19:04	03:56
5/31	Full Moon	100%	20:04	04:32

Moonrise and moonset are astronomical calculations for Seoul and may differ from your location or visible horizon. Weather and local obstructions are not included.