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

Moon: 88.4%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 5, 2026 at 8:27:25 am
Moon Direction: 257° West
Moon Altitude: -3.4°
Moon Distance: 240,204 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 6:01 pm
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 5:37 pm
Next Moonrise: Today, 7:04 pm

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - Up, doesn’t set - 10:42 pm (30.2°) 249,754 99.8%
2 - Up, doesn’t set - 11:29 pm (34.2°) 250,983 98.9%
3 - - - Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
4 - Up, doesn’t set - 12:17 am (37.1°) 251,819 96.0%
5 - Up, doesn’t set - 1:08 am (38.7°) 252,171 91.4%
6 - Up, doesn’t set - 1:59 am (38.9°) 251,947 85.2%
7 - Up, doesn’t set - 2:50 am (37.7°) 251,064 77.7%
8 - Up, doesn’t set - 3:40 am (35.2°) 249,467 69.0%
9 - Up, doesn’t set - 4:28 am (31.5°) 247,150 59.4%
10 - Up, doesn’t set - 5:14 am (26.7°) 244,163 49.3%
11 - 3:12 pm (225°) 10:16 pm (124°) 5:59 am (21.2°) 240,627 38.8%
12 - 1:42 pm (258°) - 6:43 am (15.0°) 236,736 28.6%
13 1:34 am (86°) 12:23 pm (289°) - 7:28 am (8.4°) 232,759 19.0%
14 5:14 am (44°) 10:31 am (328°) - 8:16 am (1.9°) 229,025 10.7%
15 - Down, doesn’t rise - 9:08 am (-4.9°) 225,877 4.4%
16 - Down, doesn’t rise - 10:04 am (-10.6°) 223,644 0.8%
17 - Down, doesn’t rise - 11:07 am (-14.8°) 222,575 0.4%
18 - Down, doesn’t rise - 12:13 pm (-17.2°) 222,771 3.3%
19 - Down, doesn’t rise - 1:20 pm (-17.2°) 224,180 9.3%
20 - Down, doesn’t rise - 2:24 pm (-15.1°) 226,590 17.7%
21 - Down, doesn’t rise - 3:24 pm (-11.2°) 229,704 27.9%
22 - Down, doesn’t rise - 4:17 pm (-6.1°) 233,177 38.9%
23 4:08 pm (14°) 6:43 pm (337°) - 5:05 pm (0.2°) 236,735 50.1%
24 1:43 pm (59°) 10:47 pm (288°) - 5:50 pm (6.0°) 240,131 60.9%
25 12:25 pm (89°) - - 6:33 pm (12.2°) 243,216 70.9%
26 - 1:47 am (254°) 11:10 am (118°) 7:14 pm (18.2°) 245,884 79.8%
27 - 5:19 am (213°) 9:13 am (157°) 7:56 pm (23.8°) 248,102 87.2%
28 - Up, doesn’t set - 8:40 pm (28.8°) 249,856 93.1%
29 - Up, doesn’t set - 9:26 pm (33.0°) 251,160 97.2%
30 - Up, doesn’t set - 10:13 pm (36.2°) 252,026 99.4%
31 - Up, doesn’t set - 11:03 pm (38.2°) 252,456 99.7%
* All times are local time for Vostok Station. 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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