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

Moon: 88.3%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 5, 2026 at 3:55:44 pm
Moon Direction: 183° South
Moon Altitude: -49.3°
Moon Distance: 240,268 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 18, 2026, 1:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 4, 2026, 12:37 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 10:09 pm

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 6:24 am (250°) 4:46 pm (113°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
2 - 7:29 am (243°) 5:13 pm (119°) 12:02 am (66.9°) 249,484 99.8%
3 - 8:33 am (238°) 5:45 pm (124°) 12:48 am (71.1°) 250,779 99.2%
4 - 9:36 am (234°) 6:24 pm (127°) 1:36 am (74.3°) 251,696 96.7%
5 - 10:34 am (232°) 7:10 pm (129°) 2:27 am (76.1°) 252,146 92.4%
6 - 11:25 am (232°) 8:04 pm (128°) 3:18 am (76.6°) 252,037 86.5%
7 - 12:09 pm (234°) 9:03 pm (125°) 4:09 am (75.7°) 251,284 79.2%
8 - 12:46 pm (237°) 10:07 pm (121°) 4:59 am (73.4°) 249,824 70.7%
9 - 1:16 pm (243°) 11:13 pm (115°) 5:47 am (69.9°) 247,642 61.3%
10 - 1:42 pm (249°) - 6:33 am (65.3°) 244,773 51.2%
11 12:19 am (108°) 2:05 pm (257°) - 7:18 am (59.8°) 241,330 40.8%
12 1:26 am (99°) 2:27 pm (265°) - 8:03 am (53.7°) 237,485 30.5%
13 2:35 am (91°) 2:49 pm (274°) - 8:48 am (47.0°) 233,502 20.7%
14 3:46 am (82°) 3:13 pm (282°) - 9:35 am (40.2°) 229,694 12.1%
15 5:02 am (73°) 3:40 pm (291°) - 10:26 am (33.6°) 226,412 5.4%
16 6:22 am (64°) 4:13 pm (299°) - 11:22 am (27.7°) 223,981 1.3%
17 7:44 am (57°) 4:55 pm (305°) - 12:23 pm (23.1°) 222,680 0.2%
18 9:05 am (52°) 5:49 pm (308°) - 1:28 pm (20.3°) 222,638 2.5%
19 10:17 am (51°) 6:56 pm (309°) - 2:36 pm (19.8°) 223,830 7.9%
20 11:15 am (53°) 8:11 pm (305°) - 3:41 pm (21.6°) 226,072 16.0%
21 12:01 pm (58°) 9:29 pm (300°) - 4:41 pm (25.2°) 229,079 25.9%
22 12:35 pm (64°) 10:45 pm (292°) - 5:36 pm (30.2°) 232,507 36.8%
23 1:03 pm (72°) 11:56 pm (284°) - 6:25 pm (36.0°) 236,069 48.0%
24 1:26 pm (80°) - - 7:10 pm (42.2°) 239,510 58.9%
25 - 1:04 am (276°) 1:47 pm (88°) 7:53 pm (48.4°) 242,664 69.1%
26 - 2:10 am (268°) 2:07 pm (96°) 8:35 pm (54.5°) 245,414 78.2%
27 - 3:13 am (260°) 2:28 pm (104°) 9:17 pm (60.3°) 247,719 85.9%
28 - 4:17 am (252°) 2:50 pm (111°) 10:00 pm (65.5°) 249,559 92.1%
29 - 5:21 am (245°) 3:16 pm (117°) 10:45 pm (69.9°) 250,948 96.5%
30 - 6:25 am (239°) 3:46 pm (123°) 11:32 pm (73.3°) 251,895 99.1%
31 - 7:28 am (235°) 4:23 pm (126°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
* All times are local time for Wellington. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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