Daily Moon Almanac for Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Wednesday   05/21/2025
02:45 am
MOONRISE
08:24 am
APEX (Transit)
02:15 pm
MOONSET
38.9%
Illumination at Apex
Last Quarter
Moon Phase
230,437
Distance in miles
May's full moon is called the Flower Moon
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phase Calendar
May 2025
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)
MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)
DistancePhaseIllumination
112:25 am 09:08 am 05:18 pm 232,346Waxing Crescent 22.4%
201:24 am 10:17 am 06:18 pm 235,327Waxing Crescent 32.7%
302:09 am 11:28 am 07:12 pm 238,465First Quarter 43.5%
402:44 am 12:38 pm 08:01 pm 241,565 First Quarter
09:52 am
50.0%
503:12 am 01:45 pm 08:46 pm 244,456Waxing Gibbous 64.4%
603:35 am 02:48 pm 09:27 pm 246,998Waxing Gibbous 73.7%
703:55 am 03:49 pm 10:07 pm 249,082Waxing Gibbous 81.9%
804:14 am 04:49 pm 10:46 pm 250,634Waxing Gibbous 88.8%
904:33 am 05:49 pm 11:26 pm 251,604Waxing Gibbous 94.2%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)
MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)
DistancePhaseIllumination
1004:53 am 06:50 pm 251,864Waxing Gibbous 96.3%
1112:07 am 05:15 am 07:52 pm 251,966Waxing Gibbous 97.9%
1212:50 am 05:41 am 08:56 pm 251,710 Full Moon
12:56 pm
100.0%
1301:37 am 06:12 am 09:59 pm 250,845Full Moon 99.7%
1402:26 am 06:50 am 10:59 pm 249,395Waning Gibbous 97.7%
1503:19 am 07:37 am 11:53 pm 247,409Waning Gibbous 93.8%
1604:12 am 08:32 am 244,962Waning Gibbous 88.0%
1712:40 am 05:06 am 09:35 am 242,161Waning Gibbous 80.4%
1801:20 am 05:58 am 10:43 am 239,140Waning Gibbous 71.4%
1901:52 am 06:49 am 11:53 am 236,061Waning Gibbous 61.2%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)
MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)
DistancePhaseIllumination
2002:20 am 07:37 am 01:04 pm 233,099 Last Quarter
07:59 am
50.0%
2102:45 am 08:24 am 02:15 pm 230,437Last Quarter 38.9%
2203:09 am 09:12 am 03:27 pm 228,247Waning Crescent 27.8%
2303:32 am 10:00 am 04:42 pm 226,681Waning Crescent 17.7%
2403:58 am 10:52 am 06:01 pm 225,854Waning Crescent 9.2%
2504:28 am 11:48 am 07:23 pm 225,838Waning Crescent 3.2%
2605:04 am 12:48 pm 08:45 pm 226,649 New Moon
11:02 pm
0.0%
2705:51 am 01:53 pm 10:02 pm 228,241New Moon 0.6%
2806:48 am 02:59 pm 11:08 pm 230,504Waxing Crescent 4.1%
2907:56 am 04:02 pm 233,275Waxing Crescent 10.2%
3012:00 am 09:09 am 05:01 pm 236,353Waxing Crescent 18.3%
3112:41 am 10:22 am 05:54 pm 239,531Waxing Crescent 27.8%
Did you know?
This full moon on the 12th is known as the Full Flower Moon.
The moon phase for today is Last Quarter.
The moon is 38.9% illuminated today.
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: 12:25 am
Rise: 09:08 am
Apex: 05:18 pm
Illumination: 22.4%
Distance: 232,346
2
May 2
Set: 01:24 am
Rise: 10:17 am
Apex: 06:18 pm
Illumination: 32.7%
Distance: 235,327
3
May 3
Set: 02:09 am
Rise: 11:28 am
Apex: 07:12 pm
Illumination: 43.5%
Distance: 238,465
4 FIRST QTR
May 4
Set: 02:44 am
First Qtr: 09:52 am
Rise: 12:38 pm
Apex: 08:01 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 241,565
5
May 5
Set: 03:12 am
Rise: 01:45 pm
Apex: 08:46 pm
Illumination: 64.4%
Distance: 244,456
6
May 6
Set: 03:35 am
Rise: 02:48 pm
Apex: 09:27 pm
Illumination: 73.7%
Distance: 246,998
7
May 7
Set: 03:55 am
Rise: 03:49 pm
Apex: 10:07 pm
Illumination: 81.9%
Distance: 249,082
8
May 8
Set: 04:14 am
Rise: 04:49 pm
Apex: 10:46 pm
Illumination: 88.8%
Distance: 250,634
9
May 9
Set: 04:33 am
Rise: 05:49 pm
Apex: 11:26 pm
Illumination: 94.2%
Distance: 251,604
10
May 10
Set: 04:53 am
Rise: 06:50 pm
Illumination: 96.3%
Distance: 251,864
11
May 11
Apex: 12:07 am
Set: 05:15 am
Rise: 07:52 pm
Illumination: 97.9%
Distance: 251,966
12 FULL MOON
May 12
Apex: 12:50 am
Set: 05:41 am
Full Moon: 12:56 pm
Rise: 08:56 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 251,710
13
May 13
Apex: 01:37 am
Set: 06:12 am
Rise: 09:59 pm
Illumination: 99.7%
Distance: 250,845
14
May 14
Apex: 02:26 am
Set: 06:50 am
Rise: 10:59 pm
Illumination: 97.7%
Distance: 249,395
15
May 15
Apex: 03:19 am
Set: 07:37 am
Rise: 11:53 pm
Illumination: 93.8%
Distance: 247,409
16
May 16
Apex: 04:12 am
Set: 08:32 am
Illumination: 88.0%
Distance: 244,962
17
May 17
Rise: 12:40 am
Apex: 05:06 am
Set: 09:35 am
Illumination: 80.4%
Distance: 242,161
18
May 18
Rise: 01:20 am
Apex: 05:58 am
Set: 10:43 am
Illumination: 71.4%
Distance: 239,140
19
May 19
Rise: 01:52 am
Apex: 06:49 am
Set: 11:53 am
Illumination: 61.2%
Distance: 236,061
20 LAST QTR
May 20
Rise: 02:20 am
Apex: 07:37 am
Last Qtr: 07:59 am
Set: 01:04 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 233,099
21
May 21
Rise: 02:45 am
Apex: 08:24 am
Set: 02:15 pm
Illumination: 38.9%
Distance: 230,437
22
May 22
Rise: 03:09 am
Apex: 09:12 am
Set: 03:27 pm
Illumination: 27.8%
Distance: 228,247
23
May 23
Rise: 03:32 am
Apex: 10:00 am
Set: 04:42 pm
Illumination: 17.7%
Distance: 226,681
24
May 24
Rise: 03:58 am
Apex: 10:52 am
Set: 06:01 pm
Illumination: 9.2%
Distance: 225,854
25
May 25
Rise: 04:28 am
Apex: 11:48 am
Set: 07:23 pm
Illumination: 3.2%
Distance: 225,838
26 NEW MOON
May 26
Rise: 05:04 am
Apex: 12:48 pm
Set: 08:45 pm
New Moon: 11:02 pm
Illumination: 0%
Distance: 226,649
27
May 27
Rise: 05:51 am
Apex: 01:53 pm
Set: 10:02 pm
Illumination: 0.6%
Distance: 228,241
28
May 28
Rise: 06:48 am
Apex: 02:59 pm
Set: 11:08 pm
Illumination: 4.1%
Distance: 230,504
29
May 29
Rise: 07:56 am
Apex: 04:02 pm
Illumination: 10.2%
Distance: 233,275
30
May 30
Set: 12:00 am
Rise: 09:09 am
Apex: 05:01 pm
Illumination: 18.3%
Distance: 236,353
31
May 31
Set: 12:41 am
Rise: 10:22 am
Apex: 05:54 pm
Illumination: 27.8%
Distance: 239,531