Moon Phases Calendar May 2024

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Interactive moon phases tool

Ready to explore other moon phases? This tool shows the current moon phase and allows you to shift the phases and see how the moon is illuminated at each phase.

Credit: NASA

«May 2024»
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
right
Wednesday, May 1st, 2024
Last Quarter
2
right
Thursday, May 2nd, 2024
Last Quarter
3
left
right
Friday, May 3rd, 2024
Waning Cresent
4
left
right
Saturday, May 4th, 2024
Waning Cresent
5
left
right
Sunday, May 5th, 2024
Waning Cresent
6
left
right
Monday, May 6th, 2024
Waning Cresent
7
left
right
Tuesday, May 7th, 2024
Waning Cresent
8
left
right
Wednesday, May 8th, 2024
New Moon
9
left
right
Thursday, May 9th, 2024
New Moon
10
left
right
Friday, May 10th, 2024
Waxing Cresent
11
left
right
Saturday, May 11th, 2024
Waxing Cresent
12
left
right
Sunday, May 12th, 2024
Waxing Cresent
13
left
right
Monday, May 13th, 2024
Waxing Cresent
14
left
right
Tuesday, May 14th, 2024
Waxing Cresent
15
right
Wednesday, May 15th, 2024
First Quarter
16
right
Thursday, May 16th, 2024
First Quarter
17
right
Friday, May 17th, 2024
Waxing Gibbous
18
right
Saturday, May 18th, 2024
Waxing Gibbous
19
right
Sunday, May 19th, 2024
Waxing Gibbous
20
right
Monday, May 20th, 2024
Waxing Gibbous
21
right
Tuesday, May 21st, 2024
Waxing Gibbous
22
right
Wednesday, May 22nd, 2024
Waxing Gibbous
23
Thursday, May 23rd, 2024
Full Moon
24
right
Friday, May 24th, 2024
Waning Gibbous
25
right
Saturday, May 25th, 2024
Waning Gibbous
26
right
Sunday, May 26th, 2024
Waning Gibbous
27
right
Monday, May 27th, 2024
Waning Gibbous
28
right
Tuesday, May 28th, 2024
Waning Gibbous
29
right
Wednesday, May 29th, 2024
Waning Gibbous
30
right
Thursday, May 30th, 2024
Last Quarter
31
right
Friday, May 31st, 2024
Last Quarter
Moon phase image

Moon phases software screen saver.

If you are interested in the phases of the moon or you like night sky screensavers, download the StarMessage screensaver for Microsoft Windows and Apple MacOS (including Mojave and Catalina).
The screensaver displays the moon in its current moon phase, reminds you about the upcoming full moon dates, shows you the names of the full moon, and does much more.

 

Download It's free

 

Diagram explaining the moon phases

This diagram shows the relative positions of the Sun, the Moon and earth and explains how the different moon phases appear.

The visible part of the moon is the part of the moon's surface that gets hit by the sunlight. The rest of the moon disc is almost invisible.

The moon phases are not caused by the shadow of the earth on to the moon. It is the moon's own shadow at the part of its surface that is not hit by the sunlight.

In other words, the visible "sunny" part is made of the places where there is "day" on the moon and the shadow part is where there is "night".

Moon phases diagram explained. Sun, Earth, Moon

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech.