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Nelson, New Zealand — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, May 2026

Moon: 16.7%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 23, 2026 at 4:37:09 am
Moon Direction: 175° South
Moon Altitude: -71.5°
Moon Distance: 227,965 mi
Next Full Moon: Apr 2, 2026, 3:11 pm
Next New Moon: Apr 17, 2026, 11:51 pm
Next Moonrise: Today, 12:20 pm

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 6:31 am (250°) 4:52 pm (113°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
2 - 7:35 am (243°) 5:19 pm (119°) 12:08 am (67.0°) 249,490 99.8%
3 - 8:39 am (238°) 5:51 pm (124°) 12:54 am (71.2°) 250,783 99.2%
4 - 9:42 am (234°) 6:30 pm (127°) 1:42 am (74.3°) 251,699 96.7%
5 - 10:40 am (232°) 7:16 pm (129°) 2:33 am (76.1°) 252,147 92.4%
6 - 11:31 am (232°) 8:10 pm (128°) 3:24 am (76.6°) 252,036 86.5%
7 - 12:15 pm (234°) 9:10 pm (125°) 4:15 am (75.7°) 251,279 79.2%
8 - 12:52 pm (237°) 10:13 pm (121°) 5:05 am (73.4°) 249,816 70.7%
9 - 1:22 pm (243°) 11:19 pm (115°) 5:53 am (69.9°) 247,631 61.3%
10 - 1:48 pm (249°) - 6:40 am (65.3°) 244,760 51.2%
11 12:25 am (108°) 2:11 pm (257°) - 7:24 am (59.8°) 241,315 40.8%
12 1:32 am (99°) 2:33 pm (265°) - 8:09 am (53.7°) 237,469 30.4%
13 2:41 am (91°) 2:55 pm (274°) - 8:54 am (47.0°) 233,486 20.7%
14 3:53 am (82°) 3:19 pm (283°) - 9:41 am (40.2°) 229,679 12.1%
15 5:08 am (73°) 3:46 pm (291°) - 10:32 am (33.6°) 226,400 5.4%
16 6:28 am (64°) 4:19 pm (299°) - 11:28 am (27.7°) 223,973 1.3%
17 7:50 am (57°) 5:01 pm (305°) - 12:29 pm (23.1°) 222,677 0.2%
18 9:11 am (52°) 5:55 pm (308°) - 1:35 pm (20.3°) 222,640 2.5%
19 10:23 am (51°) 7:02 pm (309°) - 2:42 pm (19.9°) 223,837 8.0%
20 11:22 am (53°) 8:17 pm (305°) - 3:47 pm (21.6°) 226,083 16.0%
21 12:07 pm (58°) 9:35 pm (300°) - 4:47 pm (25.3°) 229,092 25.9%
22 12:41 pm (65°) 10:51 pm (292°) - 5:42 pm (30.2°) 232,522 36.8%
23 1:09 pm (72°) - - 6:31 pm (36.0°) 236,084 48.0%
24 - 12:03 am (284°) 1:32 pm (80°) 7:16 pm (42.2°) 239,524 59.0%
25 - 1:11 am (276°) 1:53 pm (88°) 7:59 pm (48.5°) 242,676 69.1%
26 - 2:16 am (268°) 2:13 pm (96°) 8:41 pm (54.6°) 245,425 78.2%
27 - 3:20 am (259°) 2:34 pm (104°) 9:23 pm (60.3°) 247,727 86.0%
28 - 4:23 am (252°) 2:56 pm (111°) 10:06 pm (65.5°) 249,566 92.1%
29 - 5:27 am (245°) 3:22 pm (117°) 10:51 pm (69.9°) 250,953 96.5%
30 - 6:31 am (239°) 3:52 pm (123°) 11:39 pm (73.4°) 251,898 99.1%
31 - 7:34 am (235°) 4:29 pm (126°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
* All times are local time for Nelson. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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