Daily Moon Almanac for Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Monday   05/19/2025
01:35 am
MOONRISE
06:32 am
APEX (Transit)
11:37 am
MOONSET
61.3%
Illumination at Apex
Waning Gibbous
Moon Phase
236,094
Distance in miles
May's full moon is called the Flower Moon
Lancaster, Pennsylvania - Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phase Calendar
May 2025
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)
MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)
DistancePhaseIllumination
112:07 am 08:53 am 05:02 pm 232,315Waxing Crescent 22.3%
201:06 am 10:02 am 06:01 pm 235,293Waxing Crescent 32.6%
301:51 am 11:13 am 06:56 pm 238,430First Quarter 43.4%
402:27 am 12:23 pm 07:45 pm 241,532 First Quarter
09:52 am
50.0%
502:55 am 01:29 pm 08:30 pm 244,426Waxing Gibbous 64.3%
603:18 am 02:32 pm 09:11 pm 246,972Waxing Gibbous 73.6%
703:39 am 03:33 pm 09:51 pm 249,062Waxing Gibbous 81.8%
803:58 am 04:33 pm 10:30 pm 250,620Waxing Gibbous 88.8%
904:18 am 05:32 pm 11:10 pm 251,597Waxing Gibbous 94.2%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)
MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)
DistancePhaseIllumination
1004:38 am 06:33 pm 11:51 pm 251,965Waxing Gibbous 97.9%
1105:00 am 07:35 pm 251,917Full Moon 99.1%
1212:34 am 05:26 am 08:38 pm 251,716 Full Moon
12:56 pm
100.0%
1301:21 am 05:57 am 09:41 pm 250,857Full Moon 99.7%
1402:10 am 06:36 am 10:41 pm 249,414Waning Gibbous 97.8%
1503:02 am 07:22 am 11:36 pm 247,433Waning Gibbous 93.8%
1603:56 am 08:18 am 244,991Waning Gibbous 88.0%
1712:23 am 04:50 am 09:20 am 242,193Waning Gibbous 80.5%
1801:02 am 05:42 am 10:28 am 239,173Waning Gibbous 71.5%
1901:35 am 06:32 am 11:37 am 236,094Waning Gibbous 61.3%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)
MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)
DistancePhaseIllumination
2002:04 am 07:21 am 12:48 pm 233,130 Last Quarter
07:59 am
50.0%
2102:29 am 08:08 am 01:59 pm 230,464Last Quarter 39.0%
2202:52 am 08:56 am 03:11 pm 228,268Waning Crescent 27.9%
2303:16 am 09:44 am 04:26 pm 226,694Waning Crescent 17.8%
2403:42 am 10:36 am 05:44 pm 225,859Waning Crescent 9.3%
2504:13 am 11:32 am 07:05 pm 225,834Waning Crescent 3.3%
2604:49 am 12:32 pm 08:27 pm 226,636 New Moon
11:02 pm
0.0%
2705:36 am 01:36 pm 09:44 pm 228,220New Moon 0.6%
2806:34 am 02:42 pm 10:50 pm 230,477Waxing Crescent 4.0%
2907:41 am 03:46 pm 11:43 pm 233,242Waxing Crescent 10.1%
3008:54 am 04:44 pm 236,318Waxing Crescent 18.2%
3112:24 am 10:07 am 05:37 pm 239,497Waxing Crescent 27.7%
Did you know?
This full moon on the 12th is known as the Full Flower Moon.
The moon phase for today is Waning Gibbous.
The moon is 61.3% illuminated today.
Tomorrow the moon will decrease in illumination.
The full moon of May is described by the Native Americans as the
   Full Flower Moon due to the abundance of flowering plants and trees.
The full moon of May is also known as the Corn Moon as this was the
   time when Native Americans planted their maize seeds.


May 2025
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1
May 1
Set: 12:07 am
Rise: 08:53 am
Apex: 05:02 pm
Illumination: 22.3%
Distance: 232,315
2
May 2
Set: 01:06 am
Rise: 10:02 am
Apex: 06:01 pm
Illumination: 32.6%
Distance: 235,293
3
May 3
Set: 01:51 am
Rise: 11:13 am
Apex: 06:56 pm
Illumination: 43.4%
Distance: 238,430
4 FIRST QTR
May 4
Set: 02:27 am
First Qtr: 09:52 am
Rise: 12:23 pm
Apex: 07:45 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 241,532
5
May 5
Set: 02:55 am
Rise: 01:29 pm
Apex: 08:30 pm
Illumination: 64.3%
Distance: 244,426
6
May 6
Set: 03:18 am
Rise: 02:32 pm
Apex: 09:11 pm
Illumination: 73.6%
Distance: 246,972
7
May 7
Set: 03:39 am
Rise: 03:33 pm
Apex: 09:51 pm
Illumination: 81.8%
Distance: 249,062
8
May 8
Set: 03:58 am
Rise: 04:33 pm
Apex: 10:30 pm
Illumination: 88.8%
Distance: 250,620
9
May 9
Set: 04:18 am
Rise: 05:32 pm
Apex: 11:10 pm
Illumination: 94.2%
Distance: 251,597
10
May 10
Set: 04:38 am
Rise: 06:33 pm
Apex: 11:51 pm
Illumination: 97.9%
Distance: 251,965
11
May 11
Set: 05:00 am
Rise: 07:35 pm
Illumination: 99.1%
Distance: 251,917
12 FULL MOON
May 12
Apex: 12:34 am
Set: 05:26 am
Full Moon: 12:56 pm
Rise: 08:38 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 251,716
13
May 13
Apex: 01:21 am
Set: 05:57 am
Rise: 09:41 pm
Illumination: 99.7%
Distance: 250,857
14
May 14
Apex: 02:10 am
Set: 06:36 am
Rise: 10:41 pm
Illumination: 97.8%
Distance: 249,414
15
May 15
Apex: 03:02 am
Set: 07:22 am
Rise: 11:36 pm
Illumination: 93.8%
Distance: 247,433
16
May 16
Apex: 03:56 am
Set: 08:18 am
Illumination: 88.0%
Distance: 244,991
17
May 17
Rise: 12:23 am
Apex: 04:50 am
Set: 09:20 am
Illumination: 80.5%
Distance: 242,193
18
May 18
Rise: 01:02 am
Apex: 05:42 am
Set: 10:28 am
Illumination: 71.5%
Distance: 239,173
19
May 19
Rise: 01:35 am
Apex: 06:32 am
Set: 11:37 am
Illumination: 61.3%
Distance: 236,094
20 LAST QTR
May 20
Rise: 02:04 am
Apex: 07:21 am
Last Qtr: 07:59 am
Set: 12:48 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 233,130
21
May 21
Rise: 02:29 am
Apex: 08:08 am
Set: 01:59 pm
Illumination: 39.0%
Distance: 230,464
22
May 22
Rise: 02:52 am
Apex: 08:56 am
Set: 03:11 pm
Illumination: 27.9%
Distance: 228,268
23
May 23
Rise: 03:16 am
Apex: 09:44 am
Set: 04:26 pm
Illumination: 17.8%
Distance: 226,694
24
May 24
Rise: 03:42 am
Apex: 10:36 am
Set: 05:44 pm
Illumination: 9.3%
Distance: 225,859
25
May 25
Rise: 04:13 am
Apex: 11:32 am
Set: 07:05 pm
Illumination: 3.3%
Distance: 225,834
26 NEW MOON
May 26
Rise: 04:49 am
Apex: 12:32 pm
Set: 08:27 pm
New Moon: 11:02 pm
Illumination: 0%
Distance: 226,636
27
May 27
Rise: 05:36 am
Apex: 01:36 pm
Set: 09:44 pm
Illumination: 0.6%
Distance: 228,220
28
May 28
Rise: 06:34 am
Apex: 02:42 pm
Set: 10:50 pm
Illumination: 4.0%
Distance: 230,477
29
May 29
Rise: 07:41 am
Apex: 03:46 pm
Set: 11:43 pm
Illumination: 10.1%
Distance: 233,242
30
May 30
Rise: 08:54 am
Apex: 04:44 pm
Illumination: 18.2%
Distance: 236,318
31
May 31
Set: 12:24 am
Rise: 10:07 am
Apex: 05:37 pm
Illumination: 27.7%
Distance: 239,497