June 2026 Moon Phase Calendar

Updated · Daily moon data sampled at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time (UTC shown where relevant)

The daily phase and illumination below are sampled at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Principal phases are exact astronomical instants. Moonrise is for New York City and may occur on a different local date elsewhere.

May 2026 Moon Phase Calendar — 13-month

Gregorian dates: April 23, 2026 – May 20, 2026.

Switching keeps the reference date, May 1, 2026. Weekday headings follow the fixed calendar, not Gregorian weekdays. Each month has four complete weeks; Sol sits between June and July. The detail tables below keep their stated Gregorian date ranges.

May 2026 — International Fixed Calendar, Eastern Time. Gregorian date shown below each day.
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
First Quarter, 48.9% illuminated48.9%April 23 First Quarter 10:31 p.m. EDT First Quarter, 59.9% illuminated59.9%April 24 First Quarter, 70.1% illuminated70.1%April 25 Waxing Gibbous, 79.2% illuminated79.2%April 26 Waxing Gibbous, 86.9% illuminated86.9%April 27 Waxing Gibbous, 92.9% illuminated92.9%April 28 Full Moon, 97.1% illuminated97.1%April 29
Full Moon, 99.4% illuminated99.4%April 30 Full Moon, 99.8% illuminated99.8%May 1 Full Moon 1:23 p.m. EDT Full Moon, 98.3% illuminated98.3%May 2 Waning Gibbous, 95.1% illuminated95.1%May 3 Waning Gibbous, 90.3% illuminated90.3%May 4 Waning Gibbous, 84.1% illuminated84.1%May 5 Waning Gibbous, 76.7% illuminated76.7%May 6
Last Quarter, 68.2% illuminated68.2%May 7 Last Quarter, 58.8% illuminated58.8%May 8 Last Quarter, 49% illuminated49%May 9 Last Quarter 5:10 p.m. EDT Last Quarter, 38.8% illuminated38.8%May 10 Waning Crescent, 28.9% illuminated28.9%May 11 Waning Crescent, 19.5% illuminated19.5%May 12 Waning Crescent, 11.4% illuminated11.4%May 13
Waning Crescent, 5.1% illuminated5.1%May 14 New Moon, 1.2% illuminated1.2%May 15 New Moon, 0.2% illuminated0.2%May 16 New Moon 4:00 p.m. EDT New Moon, 2.3% illuminated2.3%May 17 Waxing Crescent, 7.2% illuminated7.2%May 18 Waxing Crescent, 14.7% illuminated14.7%May 19 Waxing Crescent, 23.9% illuminated23.9%May 20

Daily phase names group the cycle into eight broad phase sectors, using progress between exact astronomical events. They describe the 8 p.m. Eastern sample, not the instant of a new moon, quarter moon, or full moon. The tables list those exact principal-phase instants separately.

June 2026 Moon Phases — Exact Times

Principal lunar phases in June 2026, with Eastern and UTC civil dates
PhaseDateTime (ET)Time (UTC)13 month date
Last Quarter6:00 a.m. EDT
10:00 a.m. UTC		June 19, 2026
New Moon10:54 p.m. EDT
2:54 a.m. UTC		June 25, 2026
First Quarter5:55 p.m. EDT
9:55 p.m. UTC		Sol 4, 2026
Full Moon7:56 p.m. EDT
11:56 p.m. UTC		Sol 12, 2026

Daily Moon Phase, Illumination, and Moonrise

Daily lunar conditions in June 2026; phase and illumination sampled at 8:00 p.m. Eastern
DatePhase at 8 p.m. ETIlluminationNYC moonrise (ET / UTC)13 month date
Full Moon, 97.5% illuminatedFull Moon97.5%, 10:08 p.m. EDT
, 2:08 a.m. UTC		June 12, 2026
Waning Gibbous, 93.8% illuminatedWaning Gibbous93.8%, 10:53 p.m. EDT
, 2:53 a.m. UTC		June 13, 2026
Waning Gibbous, 88.5% illuminatedWaning Gibbous88.5%, 11:30 p.m. EDT
, 3:30 a.m. UTC		June 14, 2026
Waning Gibbous, 81.7% illuminatedWaning Gibbous81.7%No moonrise on this Eastern calendar dateJune 15, 2026
Waning Gibbous, 73.6% illuminatedWaning Gibbous73.6%, 12:01 a.m. EDT
, 4:01 a.m. UTC		June 16, 2026
Last Quarter, 64.5% illuminatedLast Quarter64.5%, 12:28 a.m. EDT
, 4:28 a.m. UTC		June 17, 2026
Last Quarter, 54.5% illuminatedLast Quarter54.5%, 12:51 a.m. EDT
, 4:51 a.m. UTC		June 18, 2026
Last Quarter, 44% illuminatedLast Quarter44%, 1:13 a.m. EDT
, 5:13 a.m. UTC		June 19, 2026
Last Quarter, 33.4% illuminatedLast Quarter33.4%, 1:35 a.m. EDT
, 5:35 a.m. UTC		June 20, 2026
Waning Crescent, 23.3% illuminatedWaning Crescent23.3%, 1:58 a.m. EDT
, 5:58 a.m. UTC		June 21, 2026
Waning Crescent, 14.3% illuminatedWaning Crescent14.3%, 2:23 a.m. EDT
, 6:23 a.m. UTC		June 22, 2026
Waning Crescent, 7% illuminatedWaning Crescent7%, 2:55 a.m. EDT
, 6:55 a.m. UTC		June 23, 2026
New Moon, 2.2% illuminatedNew Moon2.2%, 3:34 a.m. EDT
, 7:34 a.m. UTC		June 24, 2026
New Moon, 0.2% illuminatedNew Moon0.2%, 4:25 a.m. EDT
, 8:25 a.m. UTC		June 25, 2026
New Moon, 1.3% illuminatedNew Moon1.3%, 5:29 a.m. EDT
, 9:29 a.m. UTC		June 26, 2026
Waxing Crescent, 5.4% illuminatedWaxing Crescent5.4%, 6:44 a.m. EDT
, 10:44 a.m. UTC		June 27, 2026
Waxing Crescent, 12% illuminatedWaxing Crescent12%, 8:03 a.m. EDT
, 12:03 p.m. UTC		June 28, 2026
Waxing Crescent, 20.5% illuminatedWaxing Crescent20.5%, 9:22 a.m. EDT
, 1:22 p.m. UTC		Sol 1, 2026
Waxing Crescent, 30.3% illuminatedWaxing Crescent30.3%, 10:36 a.m. EDT
, 2:36 p.m. UTC		Sol 2, 2026
First Quarter, 40.6% illuminatedFirst Quarter40.6%, 11:46 a.m. EDT
, 3:46 p.m. UTC		Sol 3, 2026
First Quarter, 51% illuminatedFirst Quarter51%, 12:52 p.m. EDT
, 4:52 p.m. UTC		Sol 4, 2026
First Quarter, 61.1% illuminatedFirst Quarter61.1%, 1:57 p.m. EDT
, 5:57 p.m. UTC		Sol 5, 2026
Waxing Gibbous, 70.4% illuminatedWaxing Gibbous70.4%, 3:00 p.m. EDT
, 7:00 p.m. UTC		Sol 6, 2026
Waxing Gibbous, 78.8% illuminatedWaxing Gibbous78.8%, 4:04 p.m. EDT
, 8:04 p.m. UTC		Sol 7, 2026
Waxing Gibbous, 86.1% illuminatedWaxing Gibbous86.1%, 5:08 p.m. EDT
, 9:08 p.m. UTC		Sol 8, 2026
Waxing Gibbous, 91.9% illuminatedWaxing Gibbous91.9%, 6:10 p.m. EDT
, 10:10 p.m. UTC		Sol 9, 2026
Full Moon, 96.3% illuminatedFull Moon96.3%, 7:10 p.m. EDT
, 11:10 p.m. UTC		Sol 10, 2026
Full Moon, 98.9% illuminatedFull Moon98.9%, 8:04 p.m. EDT
, 12:04 a.m. UTC		Sol 11, 2026
Full Moon, 99.9% illuminatedFull Moon99.9%, 8:51 p.m. EDT
, 12:51 a.m. UTC		Sol 12, 2026
Full Moon, 99% illuminatedFull Moon99%, 9:31 p.m. EDT
, 1:31 a.m. UTC		Sol 13, 2026

“No moonrise” means no rise occurs during that midnight-to-midnight Eastern calendar date at the New York City observer location; it does not mean the moon never rises.