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Moon phase calendar May 1996

Day	Phase	Illum.	Age	Rise (Tokyo)	Set (Tokyo)
1 Wed	Waxing gibbous	93%	13.2	16:09	03:17
2 Thu	Full moon	98%	14.2	17:11	03:53
3 Fri	Full moon 20:48	100%	15.2	18:15	04:32
4 Sat	Full moon	99%	16.2	19:20	05:15
5 Sun	Full moon	96%	17.2	20:24	06:04
6 Mon	Waning gibbous	91%	18.2	21:25	06:58
7 Tue	Waning gibbous	83%	19.2	22:22	07:58
8 Wed	Waning gibbous	73%	20.2	23:13	09:01
9 Thu	Last quarter	62%	21.2	23:59	10:06
10 Fri	Last quarter 14:03	51%	22.2	–	11:12
11 Sat	Last quarter	40%	23.2	00:41	12:17
12 Sun	Waning crescent	29%	24.2	01:20	13:21
13 Mon	Waning crescent	20%	25.2	01:56	14:23
14 Tue	Waning crescent	12%	26.2	02:32	15:25
15 Wed	Waning crescent	6%	27.2	03:08	16:26
16 Thu	New moon	2%	28.2	03:46	17:25
17 Fri	New moon 20:46	0%	29.2	04:26	18:23
18 Sat	New moon	0%	0.6	05:08	19:18
19 Sun	New moon	3%	1.6	05:53	20:10
20 Mon	Waxing crescent	7%	2.6	06:41	20:59
21 Tue	Waxing crescent	12%	3.6	07:31	21:43
22 Wed	Waxing crescent	19%	4.6	08:22	22:23
23 Thu	Waxing crescent	27%	5.6	09:15	23:00
24 Fri	First quarter	36%	6.6	10:09	23:35
25 Sat	First quarter 23:12	46%	7.6	11:03	–
26 Sun	First quarter	55%	8.6	11:58	00:08
27 Mon	First quarter	65%	9.6	12:54	00:41
28 Tue	Waxing gibbous	74%	10.6	13:53	01:14
29 Wed	Waxing gibbous	83%	11.6	14:53	01:48
30 Thu	Waxing gibbous	90%	12.6	15:56	02:25
31 Fri	Waxing gibbous	96%	13.6	17:01	03:06

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 1996. Full moon: May 3 (373,002 km away).