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Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, May 2026

Moon: 93.1%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 3, 2026 at 9:48:26 pm
Moon Direction: 77° East
Moon Altitude: 21.4°
Moon Distance: 237,649 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 2:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 1:37 am
Next Moonset: Tomorrow, 8:23 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 6:12 am (250°) 5:40 pm (112°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
2 - 7:04 am (245°) 6:22 pm (116°) 12:21 am (85.1°) 250,666 99.4%
3 - 7:58 am (242°) 7:08 pm (118°) 1:09 am (81.9°) 251,624 97.0%
4 - 8:51 am (241°) 7:58 pm (120°) 1:59 am (79.9°) 252,125 92.9%
5 - 9:43 am (241°) 8:50 pm (119°) 2:50 am (79.3°) 252,076 87.2%
6 - 10:32 am (242°) 9:43 pm (117°) 3:41 am (80.0°) 251,389 80.0%
7 - 11:17 am (244°) 10:37 pm (114°) 4:31 am (82.2°) 250,001 71.6%
8 - 11:59 am (248°) 11:30 pm (110°) 5:20 am (85.6°) 247,890 62.3%
9 - 12:39 pm (253°) - 6:06 am (89.9°) 245,085 52.2%
10 12:23 am (104°) 1:16 pm (259°) - 6:51 am (84.5°) 241,693 41.8%
11 1:15 am (98°) 1:52 pm (265°) - 7:36 am (78.4°) 237,876 31.5%
12 2:08 am (91°) 2:29 pm (272°) - 8:21 am (71.8°) 233,895 21.6%
13 3:03 am (84°) 3:08 pm (279°) - 9:08 am (65.0°) 230,053 12.9%
14 4:02 am (77°) 3:50 pm (286°) - 9:58 am (58.3°) 226,705 6.0%
15 5:05 am (71°) 4:38 pm (292°) - 10:53 am (52.3°) 224,175 1.6%
16 6:12 am (65°) 5:33 pm (297°) - 11:54 am (47.5°) 222,754 0.2%
17 7:22 am (62°) 6:35 pm (299°) - 12:59 pm (44.5°) 222,585 2.1%
18 8:31 am (60°) 7:42 pm (299°) - 2:06 pm (43.7°) 223,661 7.3%
19 9:35 am (61°) 8:50 pm (297°) - 3:12 pm (45.3°) 225,811 15.1%
20 10:32 am (65°) 9:56 pm (293°) - 4:13 pm (48.8°) 228,756 24.8%
21 11:22 am (70°) 10:57 pm (288°) - 5:08 pm (53.7°) 232,158 35.7%
22 12:05 pm (75°) 11:54 pm (282°) - 5:57 pm (59.4°) 235,718 46.9%
23 12:43 pm (82°) - - 6:43 pm (65.6°) 239,180 57.9%
24 - 12:47 am (275°) 1:18 pm (88°) 7:26 pm (71.9°) 242,368 68.1%
25 - 1:38 am (269°) 1:52 pm (94°) 8:08 pm (78.1°) 245,161 77.4%
26 - 2:27 am (262°) 2:26 pm (101°) 8:50 pm (83.9°) 247,511 85.2%
27 - 3:17 am (256°) 3:02 pm (106°) 9:33 pm (89.1°) 249,397 91.6%
28 - 4:08 am (251°) 3:39 pm (111°) 10:18 pm (86.4°) 250,831 96.2%
29 - 4:59 am (247°) 4:20 pm (115°) 11:05 pm (82.8°) 251,821 98.9%
30 - 5:52 am (243°) 5:05 pm (118°) 11:55 pm (80.5°) 252,377 99.8%
31 - 6:46 am (241°) 5:53 pm (119°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
* All times are local time for Papeete. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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