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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, May 2026

Moon: 17.1%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Nov 14, 2026 at 3:42:07 am
Moon Direction: ↑ 187° South
Moon Altitude: -30.0°
Moon Distance: 252,043 mi
Next Full Moon: Nov 25, 2026, 1:53 am
Next New Moon: Dec 9, 2026, 11:51 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 9:02 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 5:49 am ↑ (251°) 4:38 pm ↑ (111°) 11:39 pm (74.8°) 249,578 99.8%
2 - 6:49 am ↑ (246°) 5:09 pm ↑ (117°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
3 - 7:48 am ↑ (241°) 5:46 pm ↑ (121°) 12:25 am (78.9°) 250,852 99.1%
4 - 8:47 am ↑ (237°) 6:28 pm ↑ (123°) 1:14 am (82.0°) 251,740 96.5%
5 - 9:43 am ↑ (236°) 7:16 pm ↑ (124°) 2:04 am (83.7°) 252,157 92.1%
6 - 10:34 am ↑ (236°) 8:10 pm ↑ (124°) 2:56 am (84.1°) 252,009 86.1%
7 - 11:20 am ↑ (238°) 9:07 pm ↑ (121°) 3:47 am (83.1°) 251,210 78.7%
8 - 11:59 am ↑ (241°) 10:07 pm ↑ (117°) 4:36 am (80.7°) 249,704 70.1%
9 - 12:34 pm ↑ (246°) 11:08 pm ↑ (112°) 5:24 am (77.1°) 247,474 60.7%
10 - 1:05 pm ↑ (252°) - 6:11 am (72.5°) 244,565 50.5%
11 12:09 am ↑ (105°) 1:33 pm ↑ (258°) - 6:56 am (67.0°) 241,086 40.1%
12 1:11 am ↑ (98°) 2:00 pm ↑ (266°) - 7:40 am (60.8°) 237,226 29.8%
13 2:14 am ↑ (90°) 2:28 pm ↑ (274°) - 8:25 am (54.1°) 233,244 20.1%
14 3:20 am ↑ (82°) 2:57 pm ↑ (282°) - 9:13 am (47.3°) 229,460 11.6%
15 4:29 am ↑ (74°) 3:30 pm ↑ (290°) - 10:04 am (40.7°) 226,221 5.1%
16 5:43 am ↑ (66°) 4:10 pm ↑ (296°) - 11:00 am (34.9°) 223,861 1.1%
17 7:00 am ↑ (60°) 4:58 pm ↑ (302°) - 12:01 pm (30.3°) 222,638 0.3%
18 8:16 am ↑ (56°) 5:56 pm ↑ (304°) - 1:07 pm (27.7°) 222,679 2.8%
19 9:26 am ↑ (55°) 7:03 pm ↑ (304°) - 2:14 pm (27.4°) 223,948 8.4%
20 10:26 am ↑ (57°) 8:16 pm ↑ (301°) - 3:19 pm (29.3°) 226,251 16.6%
21 11:15 am ↑ (62°) 9:29 pm ↑ (296°) - 4:19 pm (33.0°) 229,291 26.5%
22 11:55 am ↑ (67°) 10:39 pm ↑ (290°) - 5:13 pm (38.0°) 232,741 37.5%
23 12:28 pm ↑ (74°) 11:44 pm ↑ (282°) - 6:02 pm (43.9°) 236,300 48.7%
24 12:56 pm ↑ (82°) - - 6:47 pm (50.1°) 239,728 59.6%
25 - 12:46 am ↑ (275°) 1:22 pm ↑ (89°) 7:30 pm (56.4°) 242,855 69.7%
26 - 1:46 am ↑ (267°) 1:47 pm ↑ (96°) 8:12 pm (62.5°) 245,580 78.8%
27 - 2:45 am ↑ (260°) 2:13 pm ↑ (103°) 8:54 pm (68.2°) 247,853 86.4%
28 - 3:43 am ↑ (253°) 2:40 pm ↑ (109°) 9:37 pm (73.3°) 249,665 92.4%
29 - 4:42 am ↑ (247°) 3:11 pm ↑ (115°) 10:22 pm (77.7°) 251,023 96.7%
30 - 5:41 am ↑ (242°) 3:46 pm ↑ (119°) 11:10 pm (81.1°) 251,942 99.2%
31 - 6:40 am ↑ (238°) 4:26 pm ↑ (123°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
* All times are local time for Sydney. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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