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Christmas Island, Christmas Island, Christmas Island — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, May 2026

Moon: 45.9%
First Quarter
Current Time: Mar 25, 2026 at 5:23:21 pm
Moon Direction: 8° North
Moon Altitude: 50.2°
Moon Distance: 230,173 mi
Next Full Moon: Apr 2, 2026, 9:11 am
Next New Moon: Apr 17, 2026, 6:51 pm
Next Moonset: Today, 11:37 pm
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Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Christmas Island, May 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 5:26 am (254°) 5:22 pm (109°) 11:47 pm (80.9°) 249,758 99.8%
2 - 6:14 am (249°) 6:04 pm (113°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
3 - 7:05 am (245°) 6:49 pm (116°) 12:34 am (76.9°) 250,987 98.9%
4 - 7:57 am (243°) 7:38 pm (118°) 1:22 am (74.0°) 251,821 96.0%
5 - 8:49 am (241°) 8:28 pm (119°) 2:13 am (72.4°) 252,172 91.4%
6 - 9:40 am (242°) 9:20 pm (118°) 3:04 am (72.2°) 251,945 85.2%
7 - 10:29 am (243°) 10:13 pm (116°) 3:55 am (73.4°) 251,059 77.7%
8 - 11:16 am (246°) 11:04 pm (112°) 4:45 am (75.9°) 249,461 69.0%
9 - 11:59 am (250°) 11:54 pm (108°) 5:33 am (79.6°) 247,141 59.4%
10 - 12:41 pm (255°) - 6:19 am (84.4°) 244,152 49.2%
11 12:44 am (102°) 1:21 pm (261°) - 7:03 am (90.0°) 240,615 38.8%
12 1:33 am (96°) 2:01 pm (267°) - 7:48 am (83.7°) 236,723 28.5%
13 2:23 am (89°) 2:41 pm (274°) - 8:33 am (77.0°) 232,746 18.9%
14 3:15 am (82°) 3:25 pm (281°) - 9:21 am (70.2°) 229,013 10.7%
15 4:11 am (76°) 4:12 pm (287°) - 10:13 am (63.6°) 225,868 4.4%
16 5:12 am (70°) 5:06 pm (293°) - 11:10 am (57.9°) 223,638 0.8%
17 6:17 am (65°) 6:05 pm (297°) - 12:12 pm (53.5°) 222,573 0.4%
18 7:25 am (62°) 7:10 pm (299°) - 1:18 pm (51.2°) 222,774 3.3%
19 8:33 am (61°) 8:18 pm (298°) - 2:25 pm (51.1°) 224,187 9.3%
20 9:36 am (63°) 9:23 pm (295°) - 3:29 pm (53.3°) 226,599 17.8%
21 10:34 am (67°) 10:25 pm (291°) - 4:29 pm (57.2°) 229,715 27.9%
22 11:24 am (72°) 11:22 pm (286°) - 5:22 pm (62.4°) 233,189 38.9%
23 12:09 pm (77°) - - 6:10 pm (68.3°) 236,747 50.1%
24 - 12:14 am (280°) 12:49 pm (84°) 6:55 pm (74.6°) 240,142 60.9%
25 - 1:03 am (273°) 1:27 pm (90°) 7:38 pm (80.9°) 243,225 71.0%
26 - 1:50 am (267°) 2:05 pm (96°) 8:19 pm (87.0°) 245,892 79.8%
27 - 2:36 am (261°) 2:42 pm (102°) 9:01 pm (87.4°) 248,109 87.2%
28 - 3:23 am (255°) 3:21 pm (107°) 9:45 pm (82.3°) 249,861 93.1%
29 - 4:11 am (250°) 4:02 pm (112°) 10:31 pm (78.1°) 251,164 97.2%
30 - 5:01 am (246°) 4:47 pm (115°) 11:18 pm (74.9°) 252,028 99.4%
31 - 5:52 am (244°) 5:34 pm (117°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
* All times are local time for Christmas Island. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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