Last Quarter
- Rise
- 3:45 AM
- Set
- 12:22 PM
Moon Phases May 2024 in Lethbridge, Alberta
Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
Daily moon phases, illumination, moonrise and moonset for Lethbridge, in local time (America/Edmonton). Next full moon: Flower Moon on Thursday, May 23.
Lethbridge · Wednesday, May 1, 2024 Today
Last Quarter
- Illumination
- 47.1%
- Moon age
- 23 days
- Distance
- 372,604 km
- Moonrise
- 3:45 AM
- Moonset
- 12:22 PM
- Highest
- 7:59 AM
Last Quarter at 5:27 AM. Next: New Moon on Tue, May 7 at 9:21 PM. Flower Moon in 22 days.
At last quarter, also called third quarter, the Moon has completed three quarters of its orbit and again shows a half disc, now lit on the opposite side from first quarter.
Click any day in the calendar or pick a date above to see its details here.
May 2024 calendar
Waning Crescent
36%
- Rise
- 4:08 AM
- Set
- 1:49 PM
Waning Crescent
25%
- Rise
- 4:25 AM
- Set
- 3:14 PM
Waning Crescent
16%
- Rise
- 4:41 AM
- Set
- 4:40 PM
Waning Crescent
8%
- Rise
- 4:56 AM
- Set
- 6:06 PM
Waning Crescent
3%
- Rise
- 5:12 AM
- Set
- 7:34 PM
New Moon
- Rise
- 5:30 AM
- Set
- 9:03 PM
Waxing Crescent
1%
- Rise
- 5:53 AM
- Set
- 10:31 PM
Waxing Crescent
4%
- Rise
- 6:23 AM
- Set
- 11:52 PM
Waxing Crescent
9%
- Rise
- 7:06 AM
- Set
- —
Waxing Crescent
16%
- Rise
- 8:01 AM
- Set
- 1:00 AM
Waxing Crescent
24%
- Rise
- 9:08 AM
- Set
- 1:51 AM
Waxing Crescent
33%
- Rise
- 10:22 AM
- Set
- 2:28 AM
Waxing Crescent
43%
- Rise
- 11:36 AM
- Set
- 2:54 AM
First Quarter
- Rise
- 12:48 PM
- Set
- 3:13 AM
Waxing Gibbous
62%
- Rise
- 1:58 PM
- Set
- 3:28 AM
Waxing Gibbous
71%
- Rise
- 3:06 PM
- Set
- 3:40 AM
Waxing Gibbous
79%
- Rise
- 4:13 PM
- Set
- 3:52 AM
Waxing Gibbous
86%
- Rise
- 5:22 PM
- Set
- 4:03 AM
Waxing Gibbous
92%
- Rise
- 6:32 PM
- Set
- 4:15 AM
Waxing Gibbous
97%
- Rise
- 7:46 PM
- Set
- 4:29 AM
Waxing Gibbous
99%
- Rise
- 9:02 PM
- Set
- 4:47 AM
Flower Moon
- Rise
- 10:19 PM
- Set
- 5:10 AM
Waning Gibbous
98%
- Rise
- 11:30 PM
- Set
- 5:43 AM
Waning Gibbous
95%
- Rise
- —
- Set
- 6:30 AM
Waning Gibbous
89%
- Rise
- 12:30 AM
- Set
- 7:32 AM
Waning Gibbous
81%
- Rise
- 1:15 AM
- Set
- 8:47 AM
Waning Gibbous
72%
- Rise
- 1:48 AM
- Set
- 10:10 AM
Waning Gibbous
61%
- Rise
- 2:13 AM
- Set
- 11:35 AM
Last Quarter
- Rise
- 2:32 AM
- Set
- 1:00 PM
Waning Crescent
38%
- Rise
- 2:47 AM
- Set
- 2:23 PM
Times are local to Lethbridge (America/Edmonton). A dash means the moon does not rise or set on that date.
Moon phases in May 2024
| Phase | Local date and time | UTC |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter | Wed, May 1 at 5:27 AM | May 1, 11:27 |
| New Moon | Tue, May 7 at 9:21 PM | May 8, 03:21 |
| First Quarter | Wed, May 15 at 5:48 AM | May 15, 11:48 |
| Full Moon · Flower Moon | Thu, May 23 at 7:53 AM | May 23, 13:53 |
| Last Quarter | Thu, May 30 at 11:12 AM | May 30, 17:12 |
About the Last Quarter
At last quarter, also called third quarter, the Moon has completed three quarters of its orbit and again shows a half disc, now lit on the opposite side from first quarter. It rises around midnight, is highest at sunrise and sets around midday, so it belongs to the morning sky and is often seen in daylight before noon.
The terminator again brings craters into sharp relief for anyone up before dawn.
Lore and folklore
The last quarter was the old almanac's time for rest and reflection: good for harvesting, drying and storing, mending fences and turning compost, but not for sowing. Weather lore watched the last quarter for signs of the coming month.
In some traditions the morning half moon was a reminder that the month was ending and debts and quarrels should be settled before the dark of the moon.
Trivia
- The last quarter Moon leads the Sun by 90 degrees, so it is due south (or north from the southern hemisphere) at sunrise.
- Several Moon missions launched near last quarter so the lighting at the landing site would be favourable a week later.
- From the southern hemisphere the last quarter is lit on the right, the mirror image of the northern view.
- Half of the Moon is always sunlit; a quarter moon simply shows us half of that half.
Select any day in the calendar to read about its phase.
This month's full moon: the Flower Moon
May is when flowers are abundant across much of the northern hemisphere, and the full moon carries their name.
The Corn Planting Moon and Milk Moon are other traditional names. In Buddhist countries the May full moon is Vesak, marking the birth, enlightenment and death of the Buddha.
Lore
May's abundance of blossom gave the moon its name, and in Buddhist countries this is the moon of Vesak, celebrating the birth, enlightenment and passing of the Buddha. European lore called it the Milk Moon, when cows first went out to fresh pasture and milk flowed freely.
Trivia
- The Flower Moon is the first full moon of meteorological summer in the northern hemisphere.
- In 2026 it falls on May 1, leaving room for a second full moon, a Blue Moon, on May 31.
- Vesak is fixed to this full moon, so its date moves each year like Easter.
Gardening by the Moon in May 2024
- May 1 to May 7 · Rest and tend: Rest days for the soil: weed, cultivate, turn compost, harvest crops for storage, prune to discourage regrowth, prepare beds. Avoid sowing.
- May 8 to May 14 · Leafy crops: Sow leafy crops and above-ground annuals whose seeds form outside the fruit: lettuce, spinach, cabbage, broccoli, celery, herbs. Transplant seedlings. Mow to encourage growth.
- May 15 to May 23 · Fruiting crops: Sow above-ground crops whose seeds form inside the fruit: beans, peas, tomatoes, peppers, squash, cucumbers, melons. Graft, repot and sow lawns.
- May 24 to May 30 · Root crops: Plant root crops and anything that overwinters: carrots, beets, potatoes, onions, garlic, bulbs, perennials, trees and shrubs. Prune to slow growth.
- May 31 · Rest and tend: Rest days for the soil: weed, cultivate, turn compost, harvest crops for storage, prune to discourage regrowth, prepare beds. Avoid sowing.
Full planting calendar for May › · How gardening by the moon works
How to read this moon calendar
Each day shows the Moon as it looks from Lethbridge at midday local time, with the illuminated percentage, moonrise and moonset. Days with a principal phase show the exact local time the phase occurs. Because the Moon moves about 50 minutes later each day, roughly once a month there is a date with no moonrise or no moonset at all.
The eight phases of the Moon
New Moon
The Moon sits between Earth and the Sun. Its lit side faces away from us, so it is invisible in the night sky. A new lunar month begins.
Waxing Crescent
A thin sliver grows each evening after sunset. Look low in the west shortly after dusk.
First Quarter
Half the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midday and sets around midnight, so it is high in the sky at sunset.
Waxing Gibbous
More than half lit and growing. It rises in the afternoon and shines most of the night.
Full Moon
The whole face is lit. It rises at sunset and sets at sunrise. Each full moon carries a traditional name.
Waning Gibbous
The lit portion shrinks. It rises after sunset and is still up in the morning sky.
Last Quarter
Half lit again, on the opposite side. It rises around midnight and is best seen in the early morning.
Waning Crescent
A thinning sliver before dawn in the east, fading toward the next new moon.