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Chagos Archipelago, British Indian Ocean Territory — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, May 2026

Moon: 16.6%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Nov 13, 2026 at 9:00:11 pm
Moon Direction: ↑ 243° Southwest
Moon Altitude: 20.1°
Moon Distance: 252,040 mi
Next Full Moon: Nov 24, 2026, 8:53 pm
Next New Moon: Dec 9, 2026, 6:51 am
Next Moonset: Today, 10:36 pm

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Chagos Archipelago, May 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 6:39 am ↑ (254°) 6:48 pm ↑ (109°) 12:22 am (80.2°) 248,363 99.0%
2 - 7:26 am ↑ (249°) 7:32 pm ↑ (113°) 1:07 am (75.4°) 249,888 99.8%
3 - 8:15 am ↑ (245°) 8:20 pm ↑ (116°) 1:54 am (71.5°) 251,084 98.7%
4 - 9:06 am ↑ (243°) 9:09 pm ↑ (118°) 2:43 am (68.7°) 251,876 95.7%
5 - 9:58 am ↑ (242°) 10:00 pm ↑ (118°) 3:33 am (67.2°) 252,176 90.9%
6 - 10:49 am ↑ (242°) 10:52 pm ↑ (117°) 4:25 am (67.1°) 251,891 84.6%
7 - 11:39 am ↑ (244°) 11:43 pm ↑ (115°) 5:16 am (68.5°) 250,940 76.9%
8 - 12:26 pm ↑ (247°) - 6:05 am (71.1°) 249,273 68.1%
9 12:32 am ↑ (111°) 1:12 pm ↑ (251°) - 6:53 am (74.9°) 246,888 58.5%
10 1:21 am ↑ (107°) 1:55 pm ↑ (256°) - 7:38 am (79.8°) 243,841 48.3%
11 2:08 am ↑ (101°) 2:37 pm ↑ (262°) - 8:23 am (85.5°) 240,259 37.8%
12 2:55 am ↑ (95°) 3:19 pm ↑ (268°) - 9:08 am (88.2°) 236,348 27.6%
13 3:43 am ↑ (89°) 4:03 pm ↑ (275°) - 9:53 am (81.5°) 232,380 18.1%
14 4:33 am ↑ (82°) 4:49 pm ↑ (281°) - 10:41 am (74.6°) 228,686 10.0%
15 5:26 am ↑ (75°) 5:39 pm ↑ (288°) - 11:33 am (68.1°) 225,614 4.0%
16 6:25 am ↑ (70°) 6:35 pm ↑ (293°) - 12:31 pm (62.5°) 223,486 0.7%
17 7:28 am ↑ (65°) 7:37 pm ↑ (297°) - 1:33 pm (58.3°) 222,536 0.6%
18 8:36 am ↑ (62°) 8:43 pm ↑ (298°) - 2:40 pm (56.1°) 222,858 3.8%
19 9:43 am ↑ (62°) 9:50 pm ↑ (297°) - 3:47 pm (56.3°) 224,376 10.0%
20 10:47 am ↑ (64°) 10:55 pm ↑ (295°) - 4:51 pm (58.7°) 226,870 18.6%
21 11:45 am ↑ (67°) 11:54 pm ↑ (290°) - 5:49 pm (62.8°) 230,028 28.9%
22 12:37 pm ↑ (72°) - - 6:42 pm (68.1°) 233,526 40.0%
23 - 12:48 am ↑ (285°) 1:24 pm ↑ (78°) 7:30 pm (74.0°) 237,075 51.2%
24 - 1:37 am ↑ (279°) 2:06 pm ↑ (84°) 8:14 pm (80.3°) 240,448 61.9%
25 - 2:24 am ↑ (273°) 2:47 pm ↑ (91°) 8:57 pm (86.6°) 243,494 71.8%
26 - 3:08 am ↑ (266°) 3:26 pm ↑ (97°) 9:39 pm (87.4°) 246,121 80.6%
27 - 3:52 am ↑ (260°) 4:06 pm ↑ (102°) 10:21 pm (81.8°) 248,292 87.9%
28 - 4:37 am ↑ (255°) 4:47 pm ↑ (107°) 11:05 pm (76.8°) 250,003 93.5%
29 - 5:23 am ↑ (250°) 5:30 pm ↑ (112°) 11:50 pm (72.6°) 251,264 97.5%
30 - 6:12 am ↑ (246°) 6:16 pm ↑ (115°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
31 - 7:02 am ↑ (244°) 7:05 pm ↑ (117°) 12:39 am (69.5°) 252,087 99.5%
* All times are local time for Chagos Archipelago. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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