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McMurdo, Antarctica — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, May 2026

Moon: 88.3%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 5, 2026 at 3:49:57 pm
Moon Direction: ↑ 192° South
Moon Altitude: -12.8°
Moon Distance: 240,255 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 18, 2026, 1:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 4, 2026, 12:37 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 10:19 pm
Location of McMurdo Location

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - - - Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
2 - Up, doesn’t set - 12:35 am (30.1°) 249,517 99.8%
3 - Up, doesn’t set - 1:22 am (34.2°) 250,804 99.2%
4 - Up, doesn’t set - 2:10 am (37.3°) 251,712 96.6%
5 - Up, doesn’t set - 3:00 am (39.1°) 252,150 92.3%
6 - Up, doesn’t set - 3:52 am (39.6°) 252,028 86.4%
7 - Up, doesn’t set - 4:43 am (38.6°) 251,259 79.0%
8 - Up, doesn’t set - 5:33 am (36.3°) 249,782 70.5%
9 - Up, doesn’t set - 6:21 am (32.8°) 247,584 61.1%
10 - Up, doesn’t set - 7:07 am (28.2°) 244,701 51.0%
11 - 5:20 pm ↑ (222°) 11:51 pm ↑ (128°) 7:52 am (22.8°) 241,246 40.6%
12 - 3:53 pm ↑ (254°) - 8:37 am (16.7°) 237,395 30.2%
13 3:03 am ↑ (92°) 2:40 pm ↑ (283°) - 9:22 am (10.1°) 233,412 20.5%
14 6:21 am ↑ (55°) 1:10 pm ↑ (317°) - 10:09 am (3.5°) 229,612 12.0%
15 - Down, doesn’t rise - 11:00 am (-2.6°) 226,346 5.3%
16 - Down, doesn’t rise - 11:56 am (-9.1°) 223,938 1.2%
17 - Down, doesn’t rise - 12:57 pm (-13.6°) 222,665 0.3%
18 - Down, doesn’t rise - 2:03 pm (-16.3°) 222,651 2.6%
19 - Down, doesn’t rise - 3:10 pm (-16.7°) 223,870 8.1%
20 - Down, doesn’t rise - 4:15 pm (-15.0°) 226,133 16.2%
21 - Down, doesn’t rise - 5:15 pm (-11.3°) 229,153 26.1%
22 - Down, doesn’t rise - 6:09 pm (-6.4°) 232,588 37.0%
23 6:31 pm ↑ (6°) 8:04 pm ↑ (344°) - 6:58 pm (-0.1°) 236,150 48.2%
24 3:52 pm ↑ (56°) - - 7:44 pm (5.6°) 239,585 59.2%
25 - 12:22 am ↑ (293°) 2:37 pm ↑ (85°) 8:27 pm (11.8°) 242,731 69.3%
26 - 3:16 am ↑ (260°) 1:29 pm ↑ (112°) 9:08 pm (17.8°) 245,472 78.4%
27 - 6:21 am ↑ (225°) 11:59 am ↑ (144°) 9:50 pm (23.5°) 247,766 86.1%
28 - Up, doesn’t set - 10:34 pm (28.7°) 249,596 92.2%
29 - Up, doesn’t set - 11:19 pm (33.0°) 250,975 96.6%
30 - - - Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
31 - Up, doesn’t set - 12:06 am (36.4°) 251,912 99.1%
* All times are local time for McMurdo. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon. Below horizon is marked in red.

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