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Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, May 2026

Moon: 57.4%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: May 9, 2026 at 12:26:59 am
Moon Direction: 99° East
Moon Altitude: -20.3°
Moon Distance: 246,603 mi
Next New Moon: May 16, 2026, 5:01 pm
Next Full Moon: May 31, 2026, 5:45 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 2:25 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 5:34 am (244°) 8:45 pm (120°) 12:40 am (27.6°) 248,972 99.6%
2 - 5:59 am (238°) 9:51 pm (126°) 1:25 am (23.1°) 250,380 99.6%
3 - 6:29 am (233°) 10:55 pm (130°) 2:13 am (19.7°) 251,434 97.8%
4 - 7:07 am (230°) 11:53 pm (131°) 3:03 am (17.4°) 252,052 94.1%
5 - 7:54 am (228°) - 3:54 am (16.5°) 252,142 88.7%
6 12:43 am (131°) 8:50 am (230°) - 4:45 am (16.9°) 251,615 81.8%
7 1:24 am (129°) 9:52 am (233°) - 5:36 am (18.7°) 250,398 73.7%
8 1:58 am (124°) 10:58 am (238°) - 6:24 am (21.8°) 248,460 64.6%
9 2:25 am (118°) 12:07 pm (245°) - 7:11 am (26.0°) 245,813 54.7%
10 2:48 am (111°) 1:16 pm (252°) - 7:57 am (31.1°) 242,549 44.3%
11 3:08 am (103°) 2:26 pm (261°) - 8:41 am (37.0°) 238,813 33.9%
12 3:27 am (94°) 3:38 pm (270°) - 9:26 am (43.4°) 234,847 23.9%
13 3:46 am (85°) 4:53 pm (280°) - 10:12 am (50.2°) 230,938 14.9%
14 4:07 am (76°) 6:13 pm (290°) - 11:02 am (56.9°) 227,443 7.4%
15 4:32 am (67°) 7:36 pm (298°) - 11:56 am (63.2°) 224,685 2.4%
16 5:03 am (59°) 9:02 pm (306°) - 12:55 pm (68.3°) 222,981 0.2%
17 5:44 am (52°) 10:24 pm (310°) - 1:59 pm (71.8°) 222,509 1.4%
18 6:39 am (49°) 11:34 pm (311°) - 3:06 pm (73.1°) 223,298 5.8%
19 7:47 am (50°) - - 4:13 pm (72.1°) 225,213 13.0%
20 - 12:29 am (308°) 9:05 am (53°) 5:15 pm (69.0°) 227,997 22.4%
21 - 1:10 am (303°) 10:26 am (60°) 6:11 pm (64.4°) 231,321 33.0%
22 - 1:41 am (295°) 11:44 am (68°) 7:02 pm (58.8°) 234,867 44.2%
23 - 2:05 am (287°) 12:58 pm (76°) 7:48 pm (52.8°) 238,374 55.3%
24 - 2:25 am (279°) 2:08 pm (85°) 8:32 pm (46.5°) 241,639 65.8%
25 - 2:43 am (270°) 3:16 pm (94°) 9:14 pm (40.3°) 244,533 75.3%
26 - 3:00 am (262°) 4:22 pm (103°) 9:56 pm (34.5°) 246,991 83.5%
27 - 3:18 am (254°) 5:29 pm (111°) 10:38 pm (29.1°) 248,989 90.2%
28 - 3:39 am (246°) 6:36 pm (118°) 11:23 pm (24.4°) 250,529 95.2%
29 - 4:02 am (240°) 7:42 pm (124°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
30 - 4:31 am (234°) 8:47 pm (128°) 12:10 am (20.7°) 251,624 98.4%
31 - 5:07 am (231°) 9:47 pm (131°) 12:59 am (18.1°) 252,284 99.8%
* All times are local time for Halifax. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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