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Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, May 2026

Moon: 57.4%
Third Quarter
Current Time: May 9, 2026 at 12:57:38 pm
Moon Direction: 249° West
Moon Altitude: -1.8°
Moon Distance: 246,602 mi
Next New Moon: May 17, 2026, 5:31 am
Next Full Moon: May 31, 2026, 6:15 pm
Next Moonrise: Tomorrow, 12:37 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 6:14 am (254°) 6:05 pm (108°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
2 - 7:03 am (249°) 6:47 pm (113°) 12:33 am (83.2°) 249,659 99.8%
3 - 7:54 am (245°) 7:31 pm (116°) 1:19 am (79.1°) 250,913 99.0%
4 - 8:46 am (243°) 8:19 pm (118°) 2:08 am (76.2°) 251,778 96.3%
5 - 9:39 am (241°) 9:09 pm (119°) 2:59 am (74.5°) 252,165 91.8%
6 - 10:30 am (241°) 10:01 pm (118°) 3:50 am (74.2°) 251,981 85.7%
7 - 11:19 am (243°) 10:54 pm (116°) 4:41 am (75.3°) 251,144 78.2%
8 - 12:05 pm (246°) 11:46 pm (113°) 5:31 am (77.7°) 249,597 69.6%
9 - 12:49 pm (250°) - 6:19 am (81.4°) 247,327 60.1%
10 12:37 am (108°) 1:29 pm (255°) - 7:05 am (86.1°) 244,381 50.0%
11 1:27 am (103°) 2:09 pm (260°) - 7:50 am (88.4°) 240,877 39.5%
12 2:18 am (96°) 2:47 pm (267°) - 8:34 am (82.1°) 237,001 29.2%
13 3:09 am (90°) 3:27 pm (274°) - 9:19 am (75.5°) 233,021 19.6%
14 4:02 am (83°) 4:09 pm (280°) - 10:07 am (68.6°) 229,259 11.2%
15 4:58 am (76°) 4:55 pm (287°) - 10:58 am (62.0°) 226,063 4.8%
16 5:59 am (70°) 5:47 pm (293°) - 11:55 am (56.2°) 223,758 1.0%
17 7:05 am (65°) 6:46 pm (297°) - 12:56 pm (51.8°) 222,607 0.3%
18 8:14 am (62°) 7:50 pm (299°) - 2:02 pm (49.2°) 222,719 3.0%
19 9:22 am (61°) 8:57 pm (298°) - 3:09 pm (49.0°) 224,052 8.8%
20 10:26 am (63°) 10:04 pm (296°) - 4:14 pm (51.0°) 226,404 17.1%
21 11:23 am (66°) 11:07 pm (292°) - 5:14 pm (54.9°) 229,482 27.1%
22 12:13 pm (71°) - - 6:08 pm (60.0°) 232,940 38.1%
23 - 12:05 am (286°) 12:57 pm (77°) 6:56 pm (65.9°) 236,500 49.3%
24 - 12:58 am (280°) 1:37 pm (83°) 7:41 pm (72.1°) 239,913 60.2%
25 - 1:48 am (274°) 2:14 pm (90°) 8:24 pm (78.4°) 243,022 70.3%
26 - 2:36 am (267°) 2:50 pm (96°) 9:05 pm (84.5°) 245,720 79.2%
27 - 3:23 am (261°) 3:27 pm (102°) 9:48 pm (89.8°) 247,968 86.8%
28 - 4:11 am (256°) 4:05 pm (107°) 10:31 pm (84.7°) 249,753 92.7%
29 - 5:00 am (251°) 4:45 pm (111°) 11:16 pm (80.3°) 251,087 96.9%
30 - 5:50 am (247°) 5:29 pm (115°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
31 - 6:42 am (243°) 6:15 pm (118°) 12:04 am (77.1°) 251,981 99.3%
* All times are local time for Darwin. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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