| Current Time: | May 9, 2026 at 5:39:45 am |
|---|---|
| Moon Direction: | ↑ 201° Southwest |
| Moon Altitude: | 83.7° |
| Moon Distance: | 246,579 mi |
| Next New Moon: | May 16, 2026, 10:01 pm |
| Next Full Moon: | May 31, 2026, 10:45 am |
| Next Moonset: | Today, 12:00 pm |
Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Lilongwe, May 2026
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| 2026 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
 1 |
- | 5:27 am | ↑ (253°) | 5:12 pm | ↑ (110°) | 11:44 pm | (83.6°) | 250,031 | 99.8% | |
| 2 | - | 6:18 am | ↑ (248°) | 5:54 pm | ↑ (114°) | Moon does not pass the meridian on this day. | ||||
| 3 | - | 7:10 am | ↑ (244°) | 6:39 pm | ↑ (117°) | 12:31 am | (79.8°) | 251,188 | 98.5% | |
| 4 | - | 8:02 am | ↑ (242°) | 7:27 pm | ↑ (119°) | 1:20 am | (77.1°) | 251,933 | 95.2% | |
| 5 | - | 8:55 am | ↑ (241°) | 8:18 pm | ↑ (119°) | 2:11 am | (75.8°) | 252,175 | 90.3% | |
| 6 | - | 9:45 am | ↑ (241°) | 9:10 pm | ↑ (118°) | 3:02 am | (75.9°) | 251,823 | 83.8% | |
| 7 | - | 10:33 am | ↑ (243°) | 10:03 pm | ↑ (115°) | 3:53 am | (77.3°) | 250,798 | 76.0% | |
| 8 | - | 11:18 am | ↑ (247°) | 10:56 pm | ↑ (112°) | 4:42 am | (80.1°) | 249,055 | 67.1% | |
 9 |
- | 12:00 pm | ↑ (251°) | 11:47 pm | ↑ (107°) | 5:29 am | (84.1°) | 246,595 | 57.4% | |
| 10 | - | 12:40 pm | ↑ (256°) | - | 6:15 am | (89.0°) | 243,486 | 47.2% | ||
| 11 | 12:38 am | ↑ (101°) | 1:18 pm | ↑ (262°) | - | 7:00 am | (85.2°) | 239,858 | 36.7% | |
| 12 | 1:29 am | ↑ (95°) | 1:56 pm | ↑ (269°) | - | 7:44 am | (78.8°) | 235,927 | 26.5% | |
| 13 | 2:21 am | ↑ (88°) | 2:36 pm | ↑ (275°) | - | 8:30 am | (72.1°) | 231,969 | 17.2% | |
| 14 | 3:16 am | ↑ (81°) | 3:18 pm | ↑ (282°) | - | 9:19 am | (65.3°) | 228,329 | 9.2% | |
| 15 | 4:14 am | ↑ (74°) | 4:05 pm | ↑ (289°) | - | 10:11 am | (58.8°) | 225,338 | 3.5% | |
 16 |
5:18 am | ↑ (68°) | 4:58 pm | ↑ (294°) | - | 11:09 am | (53.3°) | 223,326 | 0.5% | |
| 17 | 6:25 am | ↑ (64°) | 5:57 pm | ↑ (298°) | - | 12:12 pm | (49.3°) | 222,512 | 0.7% | |
| 18 | 7:34 am | ↑ (61°) | 7:03 pm | ↑ (299°) | - | 1:19 pm | (47.4°) | 222,964 | 4.3% | |
| 19 | 8:42 am | ↑ (61°) | 8:10 pm | ↑ (298°) | - | 2:26 pm | (47.8°) | 224,597 | 10.8% | |
| 20 | 9:43 am | ↑ (63°) | 9:17 pm | ↑ (295°) | - | 3:29 pm | (50.4°) | 227,175 | 19.7% | |
| 21 | 10:38 am | ↑ (67°) | 10:19 pm | ↑ (290°) | - | 4:27 pm | (54.6°) | 230,390 | 30.0% | |
| 22 | 11:25 am | ↑ (73°) | 11:16 pm | ↑ (285°) | - | 5:19 pm | (60.0°) | 233,901 | 41.2% | |
 23 |
12:07 pm | ↑ (79°) | - | - | 6:07 pm | (66.0°) | 237,444 | 52.3% | ||
| 24 | - | 12:09 am | ↑ (278°) | 12:46 pm | ↑ (85°) | 6:51 pm | (72.3°) | 240,787 | 63.0% | |
| 25 | - | 12:59 am | ↑ (272°) | 1:22 pm | ↑ (91°) | 7:33 pm | (78.5°) | 243,792 | 72.8% | |
| 26 | - | 1:48 am | ↑ (266°) | 1:58 pm | ↑ (97°) | 8:15 pm | (84.6°) | 246,371 | 81.4% | |
| 27 | - | 2:36 am | ↑ (260°) | 2:34 pm | ↑ (103°) | 8:57 pm | (89.9°) | 248,495 | 88.5% | |
| 28 | - | 3:24 am | ↑ (254°) | 3:12 pm | ↑ (108°) | 9:41 pm | (85.0°) | 250,157 | 94.0% | |
| 29 | - | 4:14 am | ↑ (249°) | 3:52 pm | ↑ (113°) | 10:27 pm | (80.9°) | 251,371 | 97.8% | |
| 30 | - | 5:05 am | ↑ (245°) | 4:36 pm | ↑ (116°) | 11:16 pm | (77.9°) | 252,148 | 99.6% | |
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31 |
- | 5:57 am | ↑ (243°) | 5:23 pm | ↑ (118°) | Moon does not pass the meridian on this day. | ||||
| * All times are local time for Lilongwe. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon. | ||||||||||
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