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Nanjing, Jiangsu, China — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, May 2026

Moon: 56.9%
Third Quarter
Current Time: May 9, 2026 at 12:49:09 pm
Moon Direction: 260° West
Moon Altitude: -22.8°
Moon Distance: 246,448 mi
Next New Moon: May 17, 2026, 4:01 am
Next Full Moon: May 31, 2026, 4:45 pm
Next Moonrise: Tomorrow, 1:00 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 4:37 am (251°) 6:31 pm (112°) 11:53 pm (38.0°) 249,707 99.8%
2 - 5:09 am (246°) 7:30 pm (117°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
3 - 5:44 am (241°) 8:28 pm (121°) 12:39 am (34.0°) 250,948 98.9%
4 - 6:24 am (238°) 9:25 pm (123°) 1:28 am (31.0°) 251,799 96.2%
5 - 7:10 am (236°) 10:18 pm (124°) 2:18 am (29.4°) 252,168 91.6%
6 - 8:02 am (236°) 11:07 pm (123°) 3:10 am (29.1°) 251,964 85.5%
7 - 8:57 am (238°) 11:49 pm (120°) 4:01 am (30.3°) 251,104 78.0%
8 - 9:56 am (241°) - 4:51 am (32.7°) 249,533 69.3%
9 12:27 am (116°) 10:55 am (246°) - 5:38 am (36.4°) 247,239 59.8%
10 1:00 am (111°) 11:55 am (252°) - 6:24 am (41.1°) 244,272 49.6%
11 1:30 am (104°) 12:55 pm (259°) - 7:09 am (46.6°) 240,752 39.2%
12 1:59 am (97°) 1:57 pm (266°) - 7:54 am (52.9°) 236,868 28.9%
13 2:27 am (90°) 3:00 pm (274°) - 8:39 am (59.5°) 232,889 19.3%
14 2:57 am (82°) 4:06 pm (282°) - 9:27 am (66.3°) 229,141 10.9%
15 3:30 am (74°) 5:17 pm (290°) - 10:18 am (72.9°) 225,969 4.6%
16 4:08 am (67°) 6:31 pm (297°) - 11:15 am (78.7°) 223,700 0.9%
17 4:53 am (61°) 7:47 pm (301°) - 12:17 pm (83.1°) 222,590 0.4%
18 5:48 am (57°) 9:00 pm (303°) - 1:23 pm (85.6°) 222,745 3.2%
19 6:53 am (56°) 10:05 pm (303°) - 2:30 pm (85.7°) 224,116 9.0%
20 8:03 am (58°) 10:59 pm (300°) - 3:34 pm (83.6°) 226,497 17.4%
21 9:16 am (62°) 11:43 pm (294°) - 4:34 pm (79.7°) 229,593 27.5%
22 10:25 am (68°) - - 5:27 pm (74.5°) 233,059 38.5%
23 - 12:20 am (288°) 11:31 am (75°) 6:16 pm (68.7°) 236,618 49.7%
24 - 12:51 am (281°) 12:33 pm (82°) 7:01 pm (62.4°) 240,022 60.6%
25 - 1:20 am (274°) 1:33 pm (90°) 7:43 pm (56.2°) 243,120 70.6%
26 - 1:46 am (267°) 2:30 pm (97°) 8:25 pm (50.1°) 245,802 79.5%
27 - 2:13 am (260°) 3:28 pm (104°) 9:07 pm (44.4°) 248,036 87.0%
28 - 2:40 am (253°) 4:25 pm (110°) 9:51 pm (39.4°) 249,805 92.9%
29 - 3:10 am (248°) 5:23 pm (115°) 10:36 pm (35.1°) 251,124 97.0%
30 - 3:44 am (243°) 6:22 pm (120°) 11:24 pm (31.9°) 252,004 99.3%
31 - 4:23 am (239°) 7:19 pm (122°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
* All times are local time for Nanjing. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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