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Date, Japan — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, May 2026

Moon: 46.2%
First Quarter
Current Time: Mar 25, 2026 at 7:58:16 pm
Moon Direction: 258° West
Moon Altitude: 55.7°
Moon Distance: 230,206 mi
Next Full Moon: Apr 2, 2026, 11:11 am
Next New Moon: Apr 17, 2026, 8:51 pm
Next Moonset: Tomorrow, 1:36 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 3:48 am (249°) 6:23 pm (115°) 11:22 pm (27.7°) 249,620 99.8%
2 - 4:13 am (242°) 7:28 pm (121°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
3 - 4:41 am (237°) 8:32 pm (126°) 12:08 am (23.7°) 250,883 99.1%
4 - 5:17 am (233°) 9:33 pm (129°) 12:57 am (20.7°) 251,760 96.4%
5 - 5:59 am (231°) 10:27 pm (130°) 1:47 am (19.0°) 252,161 91.9%
6 - 6:50 am (230°) 11:14 pm (129°) 2:38 am (18.7°) 251,995 85.9%
7 - 7:48 am (232°) 11:53 pm (125°) 3:29 am (19.7°) 251,177 78.5%
8 - 8:51 am (236°) - 4:19 am (22.1°) 249,649 69.9%
9 12:25 am (120°) 9:57 am (242°) - 5:07 am (25.7°) 247,400 60.4%
10 12:52 am (114°) 11:04 am (249°) - 5:53 am (30.3°) 244,471 50.2%
11 1:15 am (107°) 12:11 pm (257°) - 6:38 am (35.8°) 240,981 39.8%
12 1:36 am (99°) 1:20 pm (265°) - 7:23 am (41.9°) 237,112 29.5%
13 1:57 am (90°) 2:32 pm (274°) - 8:08 am (48.6°) 233,130 19.8%
14 2:19 am (81°) 3:46 pm (284°) - 8:55 am (55.3°) 229,358 11.4%
15 2:44 am (72°) 5:05 pm (293°) - 9:47 am (61.9°) 226,141 4.9%
16 3:13 am (64°) 6:28 pm (301°) - 10:43 am (67.8°) 223,808 1.1%
17 3:50 am (57°) 7:51 pm (306°) - 11:44 am (72.3°) 222,622 0.3%
18 4:38 am (52°) 9:08 pm (309°) - 12:50 pm (74.9°) 222,699 2.9%
19 5:40 am (51°) 10:12 pm (309°) - 1:58 pm (75.2°) 224,000 8.6%
20 6:53 am (52°) 11:02 pm (305°) - 3:02 pm (73.2°) 226,327 16.8%
21 8:11 am (57°) 11:40 pm (299°) - 4:02 pm (69.4°) 229,389 26.9%
22 9:29 am (64°) - - 4:56 pm (64.3°) 232,841 37.8%
23 - 12:09 am (291°) 10:43 am (72°) 5:45 pm (58.5°) 236,402 49.0%
24 - 12:33 am (283°) 11:53 am (81°) 6:30 pm (52.3°) 239,821 59.9%
25 - 12:54 am (275°) 1:00 pm (89°) 7:12 pm (46.0°) 242,941 70.0%
26 - 1:13 am (267°) 2:05 pm (98°) 7:54 pm (39.9°) 245,651 79.0%
27 - 1:33 am (259°) 3:10 pm (106°) 8:36 pm (34.3°) 247,912 86.6%
28 - 1:53 am (251°) 4:14 pm (113°) 9:20 pm (29.2°) 249,709 92.6%
29 - 2:17 am (244°) 5:19 pm (119°) 10:05 pm (24.9°) 251,056 96.8%
30 - 2:44 am (239°) 6:24 pm (124°) 10:53 pm (21.6°) 251,962 99.3%
31 - 3:17 am (234°) 7:25 pm (128°) 11:43 pm (19.5°) 252,434 99.8%
* All times are local time for Date. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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