18 MAY 2026

moon phase today in melbourne: waxing crescent, 4% illuminated

waxing crescent — 4% illum — melbourne
location
tonight
18 MAY 2026
current cycle

17 may

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current phase
waxing crescent
illum 4%
dist 364,127 km
size 105.6%
sign geminicancer
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current cycle

cycle #32617 MAY15 JUN
selected day18 MAY 2026

selected daylight, position, moon times

phase
waxing crescent · building
illum
4.1%
age
1.77 days
rise
09:59
set
18:07
tonight's pathmelbourne
+60°+30°-30°-60°0006121824moonsunrise09:59 · 54°NEset18:07 · 306°NW
time22:00· now
altitude-40.5°
azimuth276° W
illuminated4.1%
positionunder horizon

this chart shows where the moon sits in the sky across the day. the line above the horizon means the moon is up and you can see it; below means it has dipped out of sight. the dashed line is the sun, drawn for comparison so you can see when day and night are. drag across the chart to scrub through the hours.

distance & size

dist
364,127 km
dist Δ
5.3% closer
size
105.6% of mean

position

alt / az
-41° / 276°
sign
gemini
→ sign
cancer 17:00

sun

sunrise
07:16
sunset
17:19
day length
10h 2m
golden
16:40
blue
17:47

cycle

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first quarter · —
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moon phase today in melbourne

the moon is currently in a waxing crescent phase, 4% illuminated, in the sign of gemini. it is slightly larger than average, at a distance of 364,127 km from earth.

from melbourne, the moon rises at 09:59 and sets at 18:07. the sun rises at 07:16 and sets at 17:19.

this is lunation #326. the next full moon is on sun, 31 may 2026 and the next new moon on mon, 15 jun 2026.

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