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South Pole, Antarctica — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, May 2026

Moon: 88.7%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 5, 2026 at 2:26:46 pm
Moon Direction: ↑ 18° North
Moon Altitude: -0.6°
Moon Distance: 240,065 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 18, 2026, 1:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 4, 2026, 12:37 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 4:16 pm
Location of South Pole Location

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for South Pole, May 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - Up, doesn’t set - 11:18 am (15.3°) 248,691 99.3%
2 - Up, doesn’t set - 12:03 pm (19.9°) 250,155 99.8%
3 - Up, doesn’t set - 12:50 pm (23.6°) 251,276 98.2%
4 - Up, doesn’t set - 1:40 pm (26.1°) 251,978 94.8%
5 - Up, doesn’t set - 2:31 pm (27.3°) 252,169 89.7%
6 - Up, doesn’t set - 3:22 pm (27.1°) 251,757 83.1%
7 - Up, doesn’t set - 4:13 pm (25.5°) 250,666 75.2%
8 - Up, doesn’t set - 5:02 pm (22.6°) 248,855 66.2%
9 - Up, doesn’t set - 5:49 pm (18.6°) 246,329 56.5%
10 - Up, doesn’t set - 6:34 pm (13.6°) 243,165 46.2%
11 - Up, doesn’t set - 7:19 pm (7.9°) 239,497 35.7%
12 - Up, doesn’t set - 8:04 pm (1.7°) 235,553 25.6%
13 - 4:30 am ↑ (237°) - 8:50 pm (-5.2°) 231,608 16.4%
14 - Down, doesn’t rise - 9:38 pm (-11.9°) 228,016 8.6%
15 - Down, doesn’t rise - 10:31 pm (-18.2°) 225,102 3.1%
16 - Down, doesn’t rise - 11:30 pm (-23.5°) 223,195 0.4%
17 - - - Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
18 - Down, doesn’t rise - 12:33 am (-27.2°) 222,500 0.9%
19 - Down, doesn’t rise - 1:40 am (-28.9°) 223,070 4.8%
20 - Down, doesn’t rise - 2:47 am (-28.3°) 224,803 11.6%
21 - Down, doesn’t rise - 3:50 am (-25.6°) 227,455 20.6%
22 - Down, doesn’t rise - 4:47 am (-21.3°) 230,711 31.1%
23 - Down, doesn’t rise - 5:39 am (-15.9°) 234,236 42.2%
24 - Down, doesn’t rise - 6:26 am (-10.0°) 237,768 53.4%
25 7:03 pm ↑ (187°) - - 7:10 am (-3.6°) 241,085 64.0%
26 - Up, doesn’t set - 7:52 am (2.6°) 244,053 73.7%
27 - Up, doesn’t set - 8:34 am (8.4°) 246,590 82.1%
28 - Up, doesn’t set - 9:16 am (13.8°) 248,670 89.1%
29 - Up, doesn’t set - 10:01 am (18.6°) 250,290 94.5%
30 - Up, doesn’t set - 10:47 am (22.5°) 251,462 98.0%
31 - Up, doesn’t set - 11:35 am (25.3°) 252,199 99.7%
* 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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