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Tarawa, Kiribati — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, May 2026

Moon: 93.1%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 7:41:55 pm
Moon Direction: 85° East
Moon Altitude: -14.6°
Moon Distance: 237,634 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 18, 2026, 12:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 11:37 pm
Next Moonrise: Today, 8:39 pm

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 5:34 am (255°) 6:00 pm (107°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
2 - 6:18 am (250°) 6:46 pm (112°) 12:09 am (69.7°) 249,491 99.8%
3 - 7:04 am (246°) 7:34 pm (115°) 12:55 am (65.5°) 250,784 99.2%
4 - 7:53 am (244°) 8:25 pm (117°) 1:44 am (62.4°) 251,699 96.7%
5 - 8:43 am (242°) 9:16 pm (118°) 2:34 am (60.5°) 252,147 92.4%
6 - 9:35 am (242°) 10:07 pm (118°) 3:25 am (60.0°) 252,035 86.5%
7 - 10:26 am (243°) 10:57 pm (116°) 4:16 am (61.0°) 251,278 79.2%
8 - 11:15 am (246°) 11:45 pm (112°) 5:06 am (63.3°) 249,815 70.7%
9 - 12:04 pm (250°) - 5:54 am (66.8°) 247,629 61.3%
10 12:32 am (108°) 12:50 pm (254°) - 6:41 am (71.4°) 244,757 51.2%
11 1:16 am (103°) 1:35 pm (260°) - 7:26 am (76.8°) 241,312 40.8%
12 2:00 am (97°) 2:20 pm (266°) - 8:10 am (83.0°) 237,466 30.4%
13 2:45 am (91°) 3:07 pm (273°) - 8:55 am (89.6°) 233,483 20.7%
14 3:30 am (84°) 3:55 pm (279°) - 9:43 am (83.5°) 229,676 12.1%
15 4:20 am (77°) 4:48 pm (286°) - 10:33 am (76.9°) 226,398 5.4%
16 5:13 am (71°) 5:45 pm (291°) - 11:29 am (70.9°) 223,971 1.3%
17 6:13 am (66°) 6:48 pm (296°) - 12:30 pm (66.3°) 222,677 0.2%
18 7:17 am (63°) 7:55 pm (298°) - 1:36 pm (63.5°) 222,640 2.5%
19 8:24 am (62°) 9:02 pm (298°) - 2:43 pm (63.0°) 223,838 8.0%
20 9:30 am (63°) 10:06 pm (295°) - 3:48 pm (64.8°) 226,085 16.0%
21 10:32 am (66°) 11:04 pm (291°) - 4:48 pm (68.5°) 229,095 25.9%
22 11:28 am (71°) 11:57 pm (286°) - 5:43 pm (73.5°) 232,525 36.8%
23 12:19 pm (77°) - - 6:32 pm (79.3°) 236,087 48.0%
24 - 12:44 am (280°) 1:06 pm (83°) 7:17 pm (85.5°) 239,527 59.0%
25 - 1:28 am (274°) 1:50 pm (89°) 8:00 pm (88.2°) 242,678 69.2%
26 - 2:10 am (268°) 2:32 pm (95°) 8:42 pm (82.1°) 245,427 78.2%
27 - 2:51 am (262°) 3:15 pm (101°) 9:24 pm (76.3°) 247,729 86.0%
28 - 3:33 am (257°) 3:58 pm (106°) 10:07 pm (71.1°) 249,567 92.1%
29 - 4:16 am (252°) 4:43 pm (111°) 10:52 pm (66.7°) 250,954 96.5%
30 - 5:01 am (248°) 5:31 pm (114°) 11:40 pm (63.3°) 251,899 99.1%
31 - 5:49 am (244°) 6:20 pm (117°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
* All times are local time for Tarawa. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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