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Moon phase calendar May 1979

Day	Phase	Illum.	Age	Rise (Tokyo)	Set (Tokyo)
1 Tue	Waxing crescent	22%	4.6	08:31	22:50
2 Wed	Waxing crescent	31%	5.6	09:22	23:35
3 Thu	First quarter	40%	6.6	10:15	–
4 Fri	First quarter 13:25	50%	7.6	11:08	00:16
5 Sat	First quarter	59%	8.6	12:02	00:53
6 Sun	First quarter	68%	9.6	12:56	01:28
7 Mon	Waxing gibbous	77%	10.6	13:50	02:01
8 Tue	Waxing gibbous	84%	11.6	14:46	02:33
9 Wed	Waxing gibbous	91%	12.6	15:42	03:05
10 Thu	Waxing gibbous	96%	13.6	16:41	03:38
11 Fri	Full moon	99%	14.6	17:41	04:13
12 Sat	Full moon 11:00	100%	15.6	18:42	04:52
13 Sun	Full moon	98%	16.6	19:44	05:35
14 Mon	Waning gibbous	95%	17.6	20:44	06:23
15 Tue	Waning gibbous	89%	18.6	21:42	07:16
16 Wed	Waning gibbous	81%	19.6	22:37	08:14
17 Thu	Waning gibbous	71%	20.6	23:26	09:17
18 Fri	Last quarter	60%	21.6	–	10:22
19 Sat	Last quarter 08:56	49%	22.6	00:11	11:27
20 Sun	Last quarter	37%	23.6	00:52	12:33
21 Mon	Waning crescent	27%	24.6	01:31	13:38
22 Tue	Waning crescent	17%	25.6	02:09	14:43
23 Wed	Waning crescent	10%	26.6	02:46	15:47
24 Thu	Waning crescent	4%	27.6	03:24	16:51
25 Fri	New moon	1%	28.6	04:04	17:53
26 Sat	New moon 09:00	0%	0.1	04:47	18:52
27 Sun	New moon	2%	1.1	05:33	19:49
28 Mon	Waxing crescent	5%	2.1	06:21	20:41
29 Tue	Waxing crescent	10%	3.1	07:12	21:29
30 Wed	Waxing crescent	17%	4.1	08:04	22:12
31 Thu	Waxing crescent	25%	5.1	08:58	22:51

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 1979. Full moon: May 12 (382,119 km away).