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Townsville, Queensland, Australia — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, May 2026

Moon: 88.6%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 5, 2026 at 11:40:38 am
Moon Direction: 254° West
Moon Altitude: -39.8°
Moon Distance: 240,097 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 10:01 pm
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 9:37 pm
Next Moonrise: Today, 9:07 pm

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 5:46 am (254°) 5:20 pm (109°) 11:57 pm (89.7°) 249,596 99.8%
2 - 6:38 am (249°) 5:58 pm (113°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
3 - 7:32 am (245°) 6:41 pm (117°) 12:43 am (86.2°) 250,865 99.1%
4 - 8:26 am (242°) 7:27 pm (119°) 1:32 am (83.2°) 251,749 96.4%
5 - 9:19 am (240°) 8:17 pm (120°) 2:22 am (81.4°) 252,159 92.0%
6 - 10:10 am (240°) 9:09 pm (119°) 3:14 am (81.0°) 252,003 86.0%
7 - 10:58 am (242°) 10:03 pm (117°) 4:05 am (82.1°) 251,196 78.6%
8 - 11:43 am (245°) 10:57 pm (114°) 4:55 am (84.5°) 249,680 70.0%
9 - 12:24 pm (249°) 11:51 pm (109°) 5:43 am (88.1°) 247,443 60.5%
10 - 1:02 pm (254°) - 6:29 am (87.3°) 244,525 50.4%
11 12:44 am (103°) 1:38 pm (260°) - 7:14 am (81.7°) 241,043 40.0%
12 1:38 am (97°) 2:14 pm (266°) - 7:58 am (75.5°) 237,177 29.7%
13 2:32 am (90°) 2:50 pm (273°) - 8:43 am (68.9°) 233,195 20.0%
14 3:29 am (83°) 3:28 pm (280°) - 9:31 am (62.0°) 229,416 11.5%
15 4:29 am (76°) 4:10 pm (287°) - 10:22 am (55.4°) 226,188 5.0%
16 5:33 am (69°) 4:59 pm (293°) - 11:18 am (49.6°) 223,838 1.1%
17 6:42 am (64°) 5:54 pm (297°) - 12:19 pm (45.0°) 222,631 0.3%
18 7:53 am (61°) 6:57 pm (300°) - 1:25 pm (42.4°) 222,687 2.8%
19 9:02 am (60°) 8:04 pm (300°) - 2:33 pm (42.1°) 223,969 8.5%
20 10:05 am (62°) 9:13 pm (297°) - 3:37 pm (44.0°) 226,282 16.7%
21 11:00 am (65°) 10:18 pm (293°) - 4:37 pm (47.8°) 229,335 26.7%
22 11:47 am (70°) 11:20 pm (287°) - 5:31 pm (52.9°) 232,782 37.6%
23 12:28 pm (76°) - - 6:20 pm (58.7°) 236,344 48.9%
24 - 12:16 am (281°) 1:05 pm (83°) 7:05 pm (65.0°) 239,767 59.7%
25 - 1:10 am (274°) 1:39 pm (89°) 7:48 pm (71.2°) 242,893 69.9%
26 - 2:01 am (268°) 2:12 pm (96°) 8:30 pm (77.4°) 245,609 78.9%
27 - 2:52 am (261°) 2:46 pm (102°) 9:12 pm (83.1°) 247,879 86.5%
28 - 3:42 am (255°) 3:20 pm (107°) 9:55 pm (88.2°) 249,683 92.5%
29 - 4:34 am (250°) 3:58 pm (112°) 10:40 pm (87.4°) 251,038 96.8%
30 - 5:27 am (246°) 4:39 pm (116°) 11:28 pm (84.1°) 251,951 99.2%
31 - 6:20 am (243°) 5:24 pm (118°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
* All times are local time for Townsville. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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