Daily phases · UK local time

May 2028 Moon calendar for the UK

Check the Moon's daily phase and illumination throughout May 2028, together with exact new Moon, quarter and full Moon event times.

How the Moon changes during May 2028

At 12:00 local time on 1 May, the Moon is a first quarter at 43% illumination and is waxing. By 31 May, it is a first quarter at 52% illumination and is waxing.

This civil month contains 5 exact principal phase events. Daily values represent the Moon at local noon; event rows below retain their precise astronomical times.

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May 2028

Daily state at 12:00 in Europe/London

Moon phase calendar for May 2028; weeks begin on Monday
Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
1First Quarter43%Age 6.6 dSelected date	2First Quarter54%Age 7.6 d	3First Quarter65%Age 8.6 d	4Waxing Gibbous76%Age 9.6 d	5Waxing Gibbous85%Age 10.6 d	6Waxing Gibbous92%Age 11.6 d	7Full Moon97%Age 12.6 d
8Full Moon100%Age 13.6 d	9Full Moon99%Age 14.6 d	10Full Moon97%Age 15.6 d	11Waning Gibbous92%Age 16.6 d	12Waning Gibbous85%Age 17.6 d	13Waning Gibbous77%Age 18.6 d	14Last Quarter69%Age 19.6 d
15Last Quarter59%Age 20.6 d	16Last Quarter50%Age 21.6 d	17Last Quarter41%Age 22.6 d	18Last Quarter32%Age 23.6 d	19Waning Crescent23%Age 24.6 d	20Waning Crescent15%Age 25.6 d	21Waning Crescent9%Age 26.6 d
22Waning Crescent4%Age 27.6 d	23New Moon1%Age 28.6 d	24New Moon0%Age 0.1 d	25New Moon2%Age 1.1 d	26Waxing Crescent5%Age 2.1 d	27Waxing Crescent11%Age 3.1 d	28Waxing Crescent20%Age 4.1 d
29Waxing Crescent29%Age 5.1 d	30First Quarter40%Age 6.1 d	31First Quarter52%Age 7.1 d

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Day-by-day detail · London horizon

Phase, illumination, lunar age, rise and set

Phase, illumination and age are calculated at 12:00 Europe/London. Moonrise and moonset use a central London observer; a dash means no matching horizon crossing occurs during that civil date.

Daily values at 12:00 UK local time; rise and set for London
Date	Phase	Illumination	Lunar age	Moonrise	Moonset
1	First Quarter	43%	6.6 days	10:58	02:12
2	First Quarter	54%	7.6 days	12:23	02:36
3	First Quarter	65%	8.6 days	13:47	02:56
4	Waxing Gibbous	76%	9.6 days	15:12	03:14
5	Waxing Gibbous	85%	10.6 days	16:36	03:30
6	Waxing Gibbous	92%	11.6 days	18:02	03:47
7	Full Moon	97%	12.6 days	19:29	04:06
8	Full Moon	100%	13.6 days	20:54	04:29
9	Full Moon	99%	14.6 days	22:12	05:00
10	Full Moon	97%	15.6 days	23:20	05:40
11	Waning Gibbous	92%	16.6 days	—	06:32
12	Waning Gibbous	85%	17.6 days	00:13	07:35
13	Waning Gibbous	77%	18.6 days	00:52	08:45
14	Last Quarter	69%	19.6 days	01:20	09:58
15	Last Quarter	59%	20.6 days	01:42	11:09
16	Last Quarter	50%	21.6 days	01:59	12:19
17	Last Quarter	41%	22.6 days	02:13	13:28
18	Last Quarter	32%	23.6 days	02:26	14:36
19	Waning Crescent	23%	24.6 days	02:39	15:44
20	Waning Crescent	15%	25.6 days	02:52	16:55
21	Waning Crescent	9%	26.6 days	03:08	18:08
22	Waning Crescent	4%	27.6 days	03:27	19:23
23	New Moon	1%	28.6 days	03:52	20:38
24	New Moon	0%	0.1 days	04:25	21:49
25	New Moon	2%	1.1 days	05:11	22:50
26	Waxing Crescent	5%	2.1 days	06:11	23:38
27	Waxing Crescent	11%	3.1 days	07:25	—
28	Waxing Crescent	20%	4.1 days	08:46	00:14
29	Waxing Crescent	29%	5.1 days	10:11	00:41
30	First Quarter	40%	6.1 days	11:35	01:02
31	First Quarter	52%	7.1 days	12:59	01:20

The month's brightest nights

Full Moon in May 2028

Flower Moon

A broad spring name marking the abundance of flowers in May.

Exact instant: 8 May 2028 at 20:49 BST
Brown lunation: 1303

Read the Flower Moon guide

How rise and set vary across the UK

On the date of the first full Moon, longitude and latitude shift the horizon times. These representative cities all use Europe/London civil time.

Moonrise and moonset on 2028-05-08, in each location's UK local time
Location	Moonrise	Moonset
London	20:54	04:29
Cardiff	21:06	04:42
Belfast	21:36	04:39
Edinburgh	21:33	04:21
Lerwick	21:59	03:47

Traditional lunar rhythm · practical UK season

Garden windows for this month

Tender crops move outside as local frost risk passes. Use local soil, weather and frost conditions to decide whether each task is timely in your garden.

1, 24–30 5/2028

Sowing

Direct-sow beans, squash, cucumbers and sweetcorn when soil is warm, with protection ready for cold nights.

2–8, 31 5/2028

Planting

Harden off and plant tomatoes, courgettes and pumpkins after local frost risk has passed.

9–15 5/2028

Harvesting

Pick asparagus, rhubarb, salads and early herbs.

16–23 5/2028

Pruning

Thin crowded soft-fruit shoots and train new growth on supported fruit.

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