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Palmer Station, Antarctica — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, May 2026

Moon: 88.4%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 11:20:12 pm
Moon Direction: 71° East
Moon Altitude: 7.6°
Moon Distance: 240,187 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 9:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 8:37 am
Next Moonset: Tomorrow, 10:40 am

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Palmer Station, May 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 10:02 am (221°) 3:51 pm (142°) 12:42 am (41.6°) 248,974 99.6%
2 - 12:03 pm (204°) 3:27 pm (159°) 1:27 am (46.0°) 250,381 99.6%
3 - Up, doesn’t set - 2:15 am (49.5°) 251,435 97.8%
4 - Up, doesn’t set - 3:05 am (51.8°) 252,052 94.1%
5 - Up, doesn’t set - 3:56 am (52.8°) 252,142 88.7%
6 - Up, doesn’t set - 4:47 am (52.3°) 251,614 81.8%
7 - 5:00 pm (194°) 7:15 pm (164°) 5:38 am (50.5°) 250,396 73.7%
8 - 4:25 pm (212°) 9:29 pm (144°) 6:26 am (47.4°) 248,457 64.6%
9 - 4:08 pm (227°) 11:22 pm (128°) 7:13 am (43.2°) 245,809 54.7%
10 - 3:56 pm (242°) - 7:59 am (38.0°) 242,544 44.3%
11 1:08 am (112°) 3:45 pm (256°) - 8:43 am (32.1°) 238,807 33.9%
12 2:52 am (97°) 3:34 pm (271°) - 9:28 am (25.6°) 234,842 23.9%
13 4:39 am (80°) 3:24 pm (287°) - 10:14 am (18.9°) 230,933 14.8%
14 6:33 am (63°) 3:11 pm (303°) - 11:04 am (12.2°) 227,439 7.4%
15 8:40 am (45°) 2:55 pm (320°) - 11:58 am (6.1°) 224,682 2.4%
16 11:15 am (22°) 2:23 pm (341°) - 12:57 pm (1.2°) 222,980 0.2%
17 - Down, doesn’t rise - 2:01 pm (-1.6°) 222,510 1.4%
18 - Down, doesn’t rise - 3:08 pm (-3.7°) 223,299 5.8%
19 - Down, doesn’t rise - 4:15 pm (-1.9°) 225,217 13.0%
20 4:09 pm (15°) 6:38 pm (342°) - 5:17 pm (0.7°) 228,001 22.4%
21 3:32 pm (36°) 9:11 pm (320°) - 6:13 pm (4.9°) 231,326 33.0%
22 3:15 pm (53°) 11:13 pm (302°) - 7:04 pm (10.4°) 234,871 44.2%
23 3:03 pm (68°) - - 7:50 pm (16.4°) 238,378 55.3%
24 - 1:01 am (286°) 2:52 pm (82°) 8:34 pm (22.6°) 241,643 65.8%
25 - 2:41 am (271°) 2:42 pm (96°) 9:16 pm (28.8°) 244,537 75.3%
26 - 4:19 am (256°) 2:32 pm (110°) 9:58 pm (34.7°) 246,994 83.5%
27 - 5:57 am (241°) 2:22 pm (124°) 10:40 pm (40.0°) 248,991 90.2%
28 - 7:40 am (226°) 2:08 pm (138°) 11:25 pm (44.7°) 250,531 95.2%
29 - 9:34 am (210°) 1:49 pm (153°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
30 - Up, doesn’t set - 12:12 am (48.5°) 251,625 98.4%
31 - Up, doesn’t set - 1:01 am (51.2°) 252,284 99.8%
* All times are local time for Palmer Station. 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. Below horizon is marked in red.

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