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

Moon: 23.4%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 23, 2026 at 4:49:08 am
Moon Direction: 2° North
Moon Altitude: -24.8°
Moon Distance: 228,187 mi
Next Full Moon: Apr 1, 2026, 10:11 pm
Next New Moon: Apr 17, 2026, 7:51 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 9:12 am
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°) 249,017 99.6%
2 - 5:54 am (240°) 9:20 pm (123°) 1:08 am (26.9°) 250,415 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°) 245,727 54.4%
10 2:22 am (109°) 1:06 pm (254°) - 7:39 am (35.2°) 242,447 44.0%
11 2:45 am (102°) 2:13 pm (262°) - 8:24 am (41.1°) 238,700 33.6%
12 3:08 am (94°) 3:22 pm (271°) - 9:09 am (47.5°) 234,732 23.6%
13 3:30 am (85°) 4:33 pm (280°) - 9:55 am (54.3°) 230,830 14.6%
14 3:55 am (76°) 5:49 pm (289°) - 10:45 am (61.0°) 227,352 7.3%
15 4:23 am (68°) 7:09 pm (297°) - 11:39 am (67.3°) 224,620 2.3%
16 4:58 am (60°) 8:31 pm (303°) - 12:38 pm (72.4°) 222,950 0.2%
17 5:43 am (55°) 9:50 pm (307°) - 1:43 pm (75.8°) 222,515 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°) 225,283 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°) 231,422 33.3%
22 - 1:13 am (294°) 11:36 am (69°) 6:45 pm (62.6°) 234,970 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°) 241,728 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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