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🌙Lunar Calendar & Moon Phases

Moon Phase Today in Pāpa‘ikou, Hawaii, United States

🌐 Pacific/Honolulu 🕐 UTC-10:00 🌖 Waning Gibbous 💡 97.9% illuminated Below horizon
📅 Saturday, May 2, 2026
🌖
97.9%illuminated
🌙Moonrise20:00
Transit00:43
🌑Moonset06:18
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🌑 New🌓 1st Qtr🌕 Full🌗 Last Qtr🌑 New
Day 15.7 of 29.5 · 53.1% through lunar cycle
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Phase🌖 Waning Gibbous
💡
Illumination97.9%
📅
Moon Age15.67 days
📏
Distance404,573 kmAverage distance
🔭
Angular Size29.54′ arcmin
🧭
Position -25.8° alt · 108.7° az

Upcoming Moon PhasesPāpa‘ikou

🌗
Last Quarter
Sat, May 9
11:20
in 7 days
🌑
New Moon
Sat, May 16
10:02
in 14 days
🌓
First Quarter
Sat, May 23
01:02
in 20 days
🌕
Full Moon
Sun, May 31
22:46
in 28 days

May 2026 Moon Phase CalendarPāpa‘ikou

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
🌔
99.8%
2
🌕
98.5%
3
🌖
95.4%
4
🌖
90.8%
5
🌖
84.6%
6
🌖
77.2%
7
🌖
68.8%
8
🌖
59.5%
9
🌗
49.7%
10
🌘
39.6%
11
🌘
29.6%
12
🌘
20.2%
13
🌘
12%
14
🌘
5.5%
15
🌘
1.4%
16
🌑
0.2%
17
🌒
2%
18
🌒
6.7%
19
🌒
13.9%
20
🌒
23%
21
🌒
33.2%
22
🌒
44%
23
🌒
54.8%
24
🌓
65%
25
🌔
74.3%
26
🌔
82.5%
27
🌔
89.2%
28
🌔
94.4%
29
🌔
97.9%
30
🌔
99.6%
31
🌕
99.5%
🌑 New 🌒 Waxing Crescent 🌓 First Quarter 🌔 Waxing Gibbous 🌕 Full 🌖 Waning Gibbous 🌗 Last Quarter 🌘 Waning Crescent

Lunar Distance & PositionMay 2, 2026

📏
Distance from Earth
404,573 km
📍
Perigee 356,500Apogee 406,700 km
🔭
Angular Diameter
29.54′
arcminutes (avg 31.1′)
🧭
Current Position
-25.8° altitude
108.7° azimuth · Below horizon
vs Average
+20,173 km
Average distance

2026 Full Moon & New Moon DatesPāpa‘ikou

Month🌕 Full Moon🌑 New Moon
Jan Feb 1Jan 18
Feb Mar 3Feb 17
Mar Apr 1Mar 18
Apr May 1Apr 17
May Current May 30May 16
Jun Jun 29Jul 13
Jul Jul 29Aug 12
Aug Aug 27Sep 10
Sep Sep 26Oct 10
Oct Oct 25Nov 8
Nov Nov 24Dec 8
Dec Dec 23Jan 7
View full 2026 lunar calendar →

Photography WindowsGolden hour & moonrise overlap

📸
Golden Hour AM
05:51 AM – 06:21 AM
Warm low-angle morning light
🌅
Golden Hour PM
06:13 PM – 06:43 PM
Warm low-angle evening light
🌙
Moonrise
20:00
Moon photography opportunity
Best for Stargazing
Near new moon (14 days)
Bright moon limits stargazing

Moon Phase — 3 Day ComparisonPāpa‘ikou

Yesterday
Fri, May 1
🌔
Waxing Gibbous
99.8% illuminated
🌙 Rise19:06
🌑 Set05:38
📅 Age14.4 days
Today
Sat, May 2
🌖
Waning Gibbous
97.9% illuminated
🌙 Rise20:00
🌑 Set06:18
📅 Age15.7 days
-1.9% vs prev day
Tomorrow
Sun, May 3
🌖
Waning Gibbous
95.4% illuminated
🌙 Rise20:54
🌑 Set07:01
📅 Age16.4 days
-2.5% vs prev day

📍 Location Map

Frequently Asked QuestionsMoon phase — Pāpa‘ikou, Hawaii, United States

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