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Nuuk, Greenland — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, May 2026

Moon: 57.4%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: May 9, 2026 at 2:28:39 am
Moon Direction: 103° East
Moon Altitude: -16.9°
Moon Distance: 246,600 mi
Next New Moon: May 16, 2026, 7:01 pm
Next Full Moon: May 31, 2026, 7:45 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 5:24 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 5:14 am (226°) - 1:51 am (8.2°) 248,920 99.5%
2 12:01 am (145°) 4:59 am (212°) - 2:37 am (3.8°) 250,339 99.7%
3 2:10 am (164°) 4:28 am (194°) - 3:24 am (0.6°) 251,405 97.9%
4 - Down, doesn’t rise - 4:14 am (-1.3°) 252,039 94.2%
5 - Down, doesn’t rise - 5:05 am (-2.4°) 252,149 88.9%
6 - Down, doesn’t rise - 5:56 am (-1.8°) 251,643 82.1%
7 - Down, doesn’t rise - 6:47 am (-0.3°) 250,450 74.0%
8 5:42 am (155°) 9:41 am (208°) - 7:36 am (2.3°) 248,535 64.9%
9 5:24 am (140°) 11:37 am (224°) - 8:22 am (6.3°) 245,911 55.0%
10 5:11 am (125°) 1:23 pm (239°) - 9:08 am (11.3°) 242,665 44.7%
11 5:01 am (111°) 3:06 pm (255°) - 9:52 am (17.1°) 238,941 34.3%
12 4:52 am (97°) 4:49 pm (270°) - 10:37 am (23.5°) 234,979 24.2%
13 4:44 am (82°) 6:36 pm (286°) - 11:23 am (30.3°) 231,062 15.1%
14 4:34 am (67°) 8:33 pm (303°) - 12:13 pm (36.9°) 227,548 7.7%
15 4:24 am (51°) 10:44 pm (322°) - 1:06 pm (43.2°) 224,759 2.5%
16 4:09 am (34°) - - 2:05 pm (48.4°) 223,018 0.2%
17 - 1:27 am (345°) 3:35 am (13°) 3:10 pm (51.9°) 222,505 1.3%
18 - Up, doesn’t set - 4:17 pm (53.3°) 223,253 5.6%
19 - Up, doesn’t set - 5:23 pm (52.3°) 225,135 12.7%
20 - 5:33 am (355°) 6:27 am (7°) 6:25 pm (49.3°) 227,895 22.0%
21 - 4:41 am (331°) 9:23 am (33°) 7:22 pm (44.8°) 231,207 32.6%
22 - 4:25 am (314°) 11:30 am (51°) 8:13 pm (39.3°) 234,749 43.8%
23 - 4:14 am (299°) 1:21 pm (67°) 9:00 pm (33.2°) 238,261 54.9%
24 - 4:05 am (285°) 3:02 pm (82°) 9:43 pm (27.0°) 241,536 65.4%
25 - 3:56 am (271°) 4:39 pm (97°) 10:25 pm (20.9°) 244,445 75.0%
26 - 3:48 am (257°) 6:15 pm (111°) 11:07 pm (15.0°) 246,918 83.2%
27 - 3:39 am (244°) 7:53 pm (125°) 11:50 pm (9.7°) 248,931 90.0%
28 - 3:29 am (230°) 9:38 pm (140°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
29 - 3:16 am (216°) 11:36 pm (157°) 12:34 am (5.1°) 250,486 95.1%
30 - 2:55 am (201°) - 1:21 am (1.5°) 251,595 98.4%
31 - Down, doesn’t rise - 2:10 am (-0.7°) 252,269 99.8%
* All times are local time for Nuuk. 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. Below horizon is marked in red.

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