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Lunar phase today Preston

Lunar Day 6

Moon phase today May 20, 2026

What is moon today in Preston?

Today's lunar phase in Preston, United Kingdom, the moon is in 🌒 the Waxing Crescent phase, with 16.35% illumination, with an age of 3.91 days. The current distance between Preston, United Kingdom and the moon is 365,685.32km.

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Moon phase today

Note: all moon data below it's analytic based on this location coordinates latitude 53.763201 and longitude -2.70309 also base on Time zone Europe/Isle_of_Man because of that and for higher accuracy you will find it different from place to place.
Wednesday, May 20, 2026
06:10:23 AM
Lunar Day 6
Waxing Crescent
16.35%
Preston
United Kingdom
  • Location:
    United Kingdom, Preston
  • Moon phase:
    🌒 Waxing Crescent
  • Lunar day (Moon Age):
    3.91
  • Illumination:
    16.35%
  • MoonRise/MoonSet:
    07:55/01:13
  • Altitude:
    -7.65°
  • Period:
    🕑 6 Hours and 42 Minutes
  • Angular diameter:
    31.2°
  • Distance to Preston:
    365,685.32km
  • Next full Moon:
    May 30, 2026 at 9:27 PM
  • Next full Moon countdown:
    10 Days, 15 Hours and 16 Minutes

Upcoming moon phases

May 21, 2026
Lunar Day 4
Waxing Crescent
Illumination: 23.32%
Rise
09:28
Set
01:45
May 22, 2026
Lunar Day 5
First Quarter
Illumination: 33.65%
Rise
10:59
Set
02:05
May 23, 2026
Lunar Day 6
First Quarter
Illumination: 44.48%
Rise
12:25
Set
02:19
May 24, 2026
Lunar Day 7
First Quarter
Illumination: 55.23%
Rise
13:47
Set
02:29
May 25, 2026
Lunar Day 8
First Quarter
Illumination: 65.44%
Rise
15:05
Set
02:38
May 26, 2026
Lunar Day 9
Waxing Gibbous
Illumination: 74.77%
Rise
16:21
Set
02:47
May 27, 2026
Lunar Day 10
Waxing Gibbous
Illumination: 82.91%
Rise
17:38
Set
02:55

Current moon cycle

It's common to give the moon four phases names (Moon Cycle), it's like they divide the moon phases to forth different times, First one is the new moon, second one is the first quarter, third one full moon, fourth one and the last it's the last quarter, In the below we will list for you the current moon cycles with the four times that we talked about
PhaseStart DateMoonriseMoonrsetIlluminationAge
🌑 New MoonSunday, May 17, 202604:4323:060.02%0.15
🌓 First QuarterFriday, May 22, 202610:5902:0533.65%5.82
🌕 Full MoonSaturday, May 30, 202621:2703:3798.2%13.5
🌗 Last QuarterSunday, June 7, 202601:2511:4264.69%20.75

Moon Phase Calendar for May, 2026

SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
     
1Full Moon🌕 99.46%Age 14.07
2Full Moon🌕 99.94%Age 14.99
3Full Moon🌕 98.56%Age 15.9
4Waning Gibbous🌖 95.41%Age 16.79
5Waning Gibbous🌖 90.64%Age 17.69
6Waning Gibbous🌖 84.42%Age 18.58
7Waning Gibbous🌖 76.95%Age 19.47
8Last Quarter🌗 68.44%Age 20.37
9Last Quarter🌗 59.12%Age 21.29
10Last Quarter🌗 49.25%Age 22.22
11Last Quarter🌗 39.14%Age 23.18
12Waning Crescent🌘 29.16%Age 24.17
13Waning Crescent🌘 19.79%Age 25.2
14Waning Crescent🌘 11.58%Age 26.27
15Waning Crescent🌘 5.17%Age 27.38
16New Moon🌑 1.16%Age 28.52
17New Moon🌑 0.02%Age 0.15
18New Moon🌑 1.95%Age 1.32
19Waxing Crescent🌒 6.8%Age 2.48
20Waxing Crescent🌒 14.14%Age 3.62
21Waxing Crescent🌒 23.32%Age 4.74
22First Quarter🌓 33.65%Age 5.82
23First Quarter🌓 44.48%Age 6.86
24First Quarter🌓 55.23%Age 7.87
25First Quarter🌓 65.44%Age 8.86
26Waxing Gibbous🌔 74.77%Age 9.82
27Waxing Gibbous🌔 82.91%Age 10.76
28Waxing Gibbous🌔 89.63%Age 11.68
29Waxing Gibbous🌔 94.77%Age 12.6
30Full Moon🌕 98.2%Age 13.5
31Full Moon🌕 99.85%Age 14.4