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South Pole, Antarctica — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, May 2025

Moon: 0.2%
New Moon
Current Time: Dec 20, 2025 at 4:16:26 pm
Moon Direction: 131° Southeast
Moon Altitude: 27.4°
Moon Distance: 250,641 mi
Next Full Moon: Jan 3, 2026, 11:02 pm
Next New Moon: Jan 19, 2026, 8:51 am

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for South Pole, May 2025

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2025 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - Down all day - 2:39 am (-29.0°) 226,785 11.6%
2 - Down all day - 3:43 am (-29.3°) 230,305 20.4%
3 - Down all day - 4:43 am (-27.6°) 234,220 30.6%
4 - Down all day - 5:39 am (-24.3°) 238,167 41.4%
5 - Down all day - 6:29 am (-19.8°) 241,876 52.1%
6 - Down all day - 7:15 am (-14.6°) 245,130 62.4%
7 - Down all day - 7:57 am (-9.0°) 247,813 71.9%
8 6:13 pm (220°) - - 8:37 am (-2.3°) 249,868 80.4%
9 - Up all day - 9:16 am (3.0°) 251,297 87.5%
10 - Up all day - 9:55 am (8.6°) 252,132 93.2%
11 - Up all day - 10:36 am (13.9°) 252,426 97.2%
12 - Up all day - 11:19 am (18.7°) 252,235 99.4%
13 - Up all day - 12:05 pm (22.7°) 251,603 99.8%
14 - Up all day - 12:54 pm (25.7°) 250,562 98.2%
15 - Up all day - 1:45 pm (27.4°) 249,124 94.7%
16 - Up all day - 2:39 pm (27.6°) 247,287 89.3%
17 - Up all day - 3:33 pm (26.3°) 245,049 82.2%
18 - Up all day - 4:25 pm (23.5°) 242,421 73.6%
19 - Up all day - 5:16 pm (19.4°) 239,451 63.6%
20 - Up all day - 6:05 pm (14.1°) 236,221 52.8%
21 - Up all day - 6:53 pm (8.0°) 232,886 41.5%
22 - Up all day - 7:40 pm (1.4°) 229,650 30.3%
23 - 2:28 am (261°) - 8:28 pm (-6.0°) 226,790 19.9%
24 - Down all day - 9:19 pm (-12.9°) 224,580 11.0%
25 - Down all day - 10:14 pm (-19.3°) 223,309 4.5%
26 - Down all day - 11:13 pm (-24.5°) 223,179 0.8%
27 - - - Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
28 - Down all day - 12:17 am (-28.0°) 224,258 0.4%
29 - Down all day - 1:23 am (-29.3°) 226,477 3.2%
30 - Down all day - 2:27 am (-28.5°) 229,609 8.8%
31 - Down all day - 3:27 am (-25.7°) 233,332 16.6%
* All times are local time for South Pole. 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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