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Moon phase calendar May 2018
| Day | Phase | Illum. | Age | Rise (Tokyo) | Set (Tokyo) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Tue | Full moon | 99% | 15.0 | 19:34 | 05:44 | |
| 2 Wed | Waning gibbous | 95% | 16.0 | 20:32 | 06:21 | |
| 3 Thu | Waning gibbous | 90% | 17.0 | 21:27 | 07:02 | |
| 4 Fri | Waning gibbous | 84% | 18.0 | 22:18 | 07:46 | |
| 5 Sat | Waning gibbous | 77% | 19.0 | 23:06 | 08:33 | |
| 6 Sun | Last quarter | 68% | 20.0 | 23:50 | 09:23 | |
| 7 Mon | Last quarter | 59% | 21.0 | – | 10:15 | |
| 8 Tue | Last quarter 11:08 | 50% | 22.0 | 00:31 | 11:09 | |
| 9 Wed | Last quarter | 40% | 23.0 | 01:08 | 12:05 | |
| 10 Thu | Waning crescent | 31% | 24.0 | 01:42 | 13:03 | |
| 11 Fri | Waning crescent | 22% | 25.0 | 02:16 | 14:01 | |
| 12 Sat | Waning crescent | 14% | 26.0 | 02:48 | 15:02 | |
| 13 Sun | Waning crescent | 7% | 27.0 | 03:21 | 16:04 | |
| 14 Mon | New moon | 3% | 28.0 | 03:56 | 17:09 | |
| 15 Tue | New moon 20:47 | 0% | 29.0 | 04:34 | 18:17 | |
| 16 Wed | New moon | 1% | 0.6 | 05:16 | 19:25 | |
| 17 Thu | New moon | 4% | 1.6 | 06:04 | 20:33 | |
| 18 Fri | Waxing crescent | 10% | 2.6 | 06:59 | 21:37 | |
| 19 Sat | Waxing crescent | 18% | 3.6 | 07:59 | 22:36 | |
| 20 Sun | Waxing crescent | 28% | 4.6 | 09:04 | 23:28 | |
| 21 Mon | First quarter | 38% | 5.6 | 10:10 | – | |
| 22 Tue | First quarter 12:49 | 50% | 6.6 | 11:16 | 00:14 | |
| 23 Wed | First quarter | 61% | 7.6 | 12:21 | 00:54 | |
| 24 Thu | Waxing gibbous | 71% | 8.6 | 13:24 | 01:30 | |
| 25 Fri | Waxing gibbous | 80% | 9.6 | 14:26 | 02:04 | |
| 26 Sat | Waxing gibbous | 88% | 10.6 | 15:27 | 02:37 | |
| 27 Sun | Waxing gibbous | 94% | 11.6 | 16:26 | 03:10 | |
| 28 Mon | Full moon | 98% | 12.6 | 17:25 | 03:44 | |
| 29 Tue | Full moon 23:19 | 100% | 13.6 | 18:23 | 04:20 | |
| 30 Wed | Full moon | 100% | 14.6 | 19:19 | 04:58 | |
| 31 Thu | Full moon | 98% | 15.6 | 20:12 | 05:40 |
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 2018. Full moon: May 29 (398,833 km away).