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Manhattan, New York, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, May 2026

Moon: 17.0%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Nov 13, 2026 at 11:12:53 am
Moon Direction: ↑ 130° Southeast
Moon Altitude: 2.6°
Moon Distance: 252,043 mi
Next Full Moon: Nov 24, 2026, 9:53 am
Next New Moon: Dec 8, 2026, 7:51 pm
Next Moonset: Today, 7:45 pm
Location of Manhattan Location

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Manhattan, May 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 5:26 am ↑ (246°) 8:16 pm ↑ (118°) 12:23 am (31.3°) 249,016 99.6%
2 - 5:54 am ↑ (240°) 9:20 pm ↑ (123°) 1:08 am (26.9°) 250,416 99.6%
3 - 6:27 am ↑ (235°) 10:21 pm ↑ (127°) 1:56 am (23.5°) 251,458 97.7%
4 - 7:08 am ↑ (232°) 11:18 pm ↑ (128°) 2:46 am (21.2°) 252,062 93.9%
5 - 7:55 am ↑ (231°) - 3:37 am (20.3°) 252,136 88.5%
6 12:08 am ↑ (128°) 8:50 am ↑ (233°) - 4:28 am (20.8°) 251,590 81.6%
7 12:51 am ↑ (126°) 9:51 am ↑ (236°) - 5:19 am (22.7°) 250,353 73.5%
8 1:26 am ↑ (122°) 10:55 am ↑ (240°) - 6:07 am (25.8°) 248,393 64.3%
9 1:56 am ↑ (116°) 12:00 pm ↑ (247°) - 6:54 am (30.0°) 245,728 54.4%
10 2:22 am ↑ (109°) 1:06 pm ↑ (254°) - 7:39 am (35.2°) 242,445 44.0%
11 2:45 am ↑ (102°) 2:13 pm ↑ (262°) - 8:24 am (41.1°) 238,702 33.6%
12 3:08 am ↑ (94°) 3:22 pm ↑ (271°) - 9:09 am (47.5°) 234,731 23.6%
13 3:30 am ↑ (85°) 4:33 pm ↑ (280°) - 9:55 am (54.3°) 230,832 14.6%
14 3:55 am ↑ (76°) 5:49 pm ↑ (289°) - 10:45 am (61.0°) 227,348 7.3%
15 4:23 am ↑ (68°) 7:09 pm ↑ (297°) - 11:39 am (67.3°) 224,623 2.3%
16 4:58 am ↑ (60°) 8:31 pm ↑ (303°) - 12:38 pm (72.4°) 222,951 0.2%
17 5:43 am ↑ (55°) 9:50 pm ↑ (307°) - 1:43 pm (75.8°) 222,514 1.5%
18 6:40 am ↑ (52°) 10:59 pm ↑ (308°) - 2:50 pm (77.0°) 223,338 5.9%
19 7:49 am ↑ (52°) 11:56 pm ↑ (305°) - 3:56 pm (76.0°) 225,284 13.3%
20 9:05 am ↑ (56°) - - 4:58 pm (72.8°) 228,087 22.7%
21 - 12:39 am ↑ (300°) 10:22 am ↑ (62°) 5:54 pm (68.2°) 231,421 33.3%
22 - 1:13 am ↑ (294°) 11:36 am ↑ (69°) 6:45 pm (62.6°) 234,971 44.5%
23 - 1:40 am ↑ (286°) 12:47 pm ↑ (78°) 7:31 pm (56.5°) 238,472 55.6%
24 - 2:04 am ↑ (278°) 1:53 pm ↑ (86°) 8:15 pm (50.2°) 241,727 66.1%
25 - 2:25 am ↑ (270°) 2:58 pm ↑ (94°) 8:57 pm (44.0°) 244,611 75.5%
26 - 2:45 am ↑ (262°) 4:01 pm ↑ (102°) 9:39 pm (38.2°) 247,056 83.7%
27 - 3:07 am ↑ (255°) 5:04 pm ↑ (109°) 10:21 pm (32.8°) 249,040 90.4%
28 - 3:30 am ↑ (248°) 6:08 pm ↑ (116°) 11:06 pm (28.2°) 250,567 95.3%
29 - 3:57 am ↑ (242°) 7:11 pm ↑ (122°) 11:52 pm (24.5°) 251,649 98.5%
30 - 4:28 am ↑ (237°) 8:13 pm ↑ (126°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
31 - 5:06 am ↑ (233°) 9:12 pm ↑ (128°) 12:42 am (21.9°) 252,296 99.8%
* All times are local time for Manhattan. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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