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🌙Lunar Calendar & Moon Phases

Moon Phase Today in Luján, Buenos Aires, Argentina

🌐 America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires 🕐 UTC-03:00 🌖 Waning Gibbous 💡 86.2% illuminated Below horizon
📅 Tuesday, May 5, 2026 🔭 Micromoon
🌖
86.2%illuminated
🌙Moonrise20:46
Transit03:32
🌑Moonset11:17
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🌑 New🌓 1st Qtr🌕 Full🌗 Last Qtr🌑 New
Day 18.2 of 29.5 · 61.6% through lunar cycle
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Phase🌖 Waning Gibbous
💡
Illumination86.2%
📅
Moon Age18.19 days
📏
Distance405,588 kmApogee (farthest)
🔭
Angular Size29.46′ arcmin
🧭
Position -18.2° alt · 214.1° az

Upcoming Moon PhasesLuján

🌗
Last Quarter
Sat, May 9
18:20
in 4 days
🌑
New Moon
Sat, May 16
17:02
in 11 days
🌓
First Quarter
Sat, May 23
08:02
in 18 days
🌕
Full Moon
Sun, May 31
05:46
in 26 days

May 2026 Moon Phase CalendarLuján

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
🌔
99.8%
2
🌕
99.1%
3
🌖
96.5%
4
🌖
92.3%
5
🌖
86.6%
6
🌖
79.5%
7
🌖
71.4%
8
🌖
62.3%
9
🌖
52.6%
10
🌘
42.5%
11
🌘
32.5%
12
🌘
22.8%
13
🌘
14.2%
14
🌘
7.2%
15
🌘
2.4%
16
🌑
0.2%
17
🌒
1.2%
18
🌒
5%
19
🌒
11.6%
20
🌒
20.2%
21
🌒
30.2%
22
🌒
40.9%
23
🌒
51.7%
24
🌓
62.1%
25
🌔
71.7%
26
🌔
80.3%
27
🌔
87.4%
28
🌔
93.1%
29
🌔
97.1%
30
🌔
99.3%
31
🌕
99.8%
🌑 New 🌒 Waxing Crescent 🌓 First Quarter 🌔 Waxing Gibbous 🌕 Full 🌖 Waning Gibbous 🌗 Last Quarter 🌘 Waning Crescent

Lunar Distance & PositionMay 5, 2026

📏
Distance from Earth
405,588 km
📍
Perigee 356,500Apogee 406,700 km
🔭
Angular Diameter
29.46′
arcminutes (avg 31.1′)
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Current Position
-18.2° altitude
214.1° azimuth · Below horizon
vs Average
+21,188 km
Apogee (farthest)
🔭
Micromoon
The Moon is near apogee — smaller than average. Great night for stargazing!

2026 Full Moon & New Moon DatesLuján

Month🌕 Full Moon🌑 New Moon
Jan Feb 1Jan 18
Feb Mar 3Feb 17
Mar Apr 1Mar 18
Apr May 1Apr 17
May Current May 31May 16
Jun Jun 29Jul 14
Jul Jul 29Aug 12
Aug Aug 28Sep 11
Sep Sep 26Oct 10
Oct Oct 26Nov 9
Nov Nov 24Dec 8
Dec Dec 23Jan 7
View full 2026 lunar calendar →

Photography WindowsGolden hour & moonrise overlap

📸
Golden Hour AM
07:35 AM – 08:10 AM
Warm low-angle morning light
🌅
Golden Hour PM
05:35 PM – 06:11 PM
Warm low-angle evening light
🌙
Moonrise
20:46
Moon photography opportunity
Best for Stargazing
Near new moon (11 days)
Bright moon limits stargazing

Moon Phase — 3 Day ComparisonLuján

Yesterday
Mon, May 4
🌖
Waning Gibbous
92.3% illuminated
🌙 Rise19:54
🌑 Set10:24
📅 Age17.1 days
Today
Tue, May 5
🌖
Waning Gibbous
86.2% illuminated
🌙 Rise20:46
🌑 Set11:17
📅 Age18.2 days
-6.1% vs prev day
Tomorrow
Wed, May 6
🌖
Waning Gibbous
79.5% illuminated
🌙 Rise21:42
🌑 Set12:05
📅 Age19.1 days
-6.7% vs prev day

📍 Location Map

Frequently Asked QuestionsMoon phase — Luján, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Moon Phase in Nearby CitiesArgentina

CityPhaseIlluminationMoonriseMoonset
🇦🇷 Lezica y Torrezuri, Buenos Aires 🌖 Waning Gibbous86.2%20:4511:17
🇦🇷 Country Club Las Praderas, Buenos Aires 🌖 Waning Gibbous86.2%20:4611:17
🇦🇷 Villa Flandria Norte, Buenos Aires 🌖 Waning Gibbous86.2%20:4611:17
🇦🇷 Barrio Las Casuarinas, Buenos Aires 🌖 Waning Gibbous86.2%20:4611:17
🇦🇷 Sucre, Buenos Aires 🌖 Waning Gibbous86.2%20:4611:17