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Moon phase calendar May 1957
| Day | Phase | Illum. | Age | Rise (Tokyo) | Set (Tokyo) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Wed | New moon | 1% | 1.1 | 05:27 | 19:46 | |
| 2 Thu | Waxing crescent | 5% | 2.1 | 06:14 | 20:45 | |
| 3 Fri | Waxing crescent | 11% | 3.1 | 07:07 | 21:41 | |
| 4 Sat | Waxing crescent | 19% | 4.1 | 08:05 | 22:33 | |
| 5 Sun | Waxing crescent | 28% | 5.1 | 09:08 | 23:21 | |
| 6 Mon | First quarter | 39% | 6.1 | 10:13 | – | |
| 7 Tue | First quarter 11:29 | 50% | 7.1 | 11:19 | 00:03 | |
| 8 Wed | First quarter | 62% | 8.1 | 12:26 | 00:43 | |
| 9 Thu | Waxing gibbous | 73% | 9.1 | 13:33 | 01:20 | |
| 10 Fri | Waxing gibbous | 82% | 10.1 | 14:40 | 01:56 | |
| 11 Sat | Waxing gibbous | 90% | 11.1 | 15:47 | 02:33 | |
| 12 Sun | Waxing gibbous | 96% | 12.1 | 16:53 | 03:11 | |
| 13 Mon | Full moon | 99% | 13.1 | 17:59 | 03:52 | |
| 14 Tue | Full moon 07:34 | 100% | 14.1 | 19:01 | 04:37 | |
| 15 Wed | Full moon | 98% | 15.1 | 20:00 | 05:25 | |
| 16 Thu | Waning gibbous | 95% | 16.1 | 20:53 | 06:17 | |
| 17 Fri | Waning gibbous | 89% | 17.1 | 21:40 | 07:12 | |
| 18 Sat | Waning gibbous | 82% | 18.1 | 22:22 | 08:08 | |
| 19 Sun | Waning gibbous | 74% | 19.1 | 22:59 | 09:04 | |
| 20 Mon | Last quarter | 65% | 20.1 | 23:33 | 10:00 | |
| 21 Tue | Last quarter | 56% | 21.1 | – | 10:55 | |
| 22 Wed | Last quarter 02:03 | 46% | 22.1 | 00:04 | 11:49 | |
| 23 Thu | Last quarter | 37% | 23.1 | 00:34 | 12:44 | |
| 24 Fri | Waning crescent | 28% | 24.1 | 01:03 | 13:39 | |
| 25 Sat | Waning crescent | 20% | 25.1 | 01:33 | 14:35 | |
| 26 Sun | Waning crescent | 12% | 26.1 | 02:06 | 15:33 | |
| 27 Mon | Waning crescent | 6% | 27.1 | 02:41 | 16:33 | |
| 28 Tue | New moon | 2% | 28.1 | 03:21 | 17:34 | |
| 29 Wed | New moon 20:38 | 0% | 29.1 | 04:06 | 18:34 | |
| 30 Thu | New moon | 1% | 0.6 | 04:57 | 19:33 | |
| 31 Fri | New moon | 4% | 1.6 | 05:55 | 20:28 |
Computed with the JPL DE421 ephemeris and Skyfield (JST). Illumination and age are for 12:00 JST; moonrise and moonset are for Tokyo. Distances are centre to centre. "Supermoon" is not a formal astronomical term.
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Daily moon phase, illumination, age and Tokyo moonrise/moonset for May 1957. Full moon: May 14 (378,275 km away).