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Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, May 2026

Moon: 17.1%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Nov 13, 2026 at 5:47:56 pm
Moon Direction: ↑ 219° Southwest
Moon Altitude: 42.6°
Moon Distance: 252,044 mi
Next Full Moon: Nov 24, 2026, 3:53 pm
Next New Moon: Dec 9, 2026, 1:51 am
Next Moonset: Today, 9:32 pm

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 5:46 am ↑ (253°) 6:34 pm ↑ (110°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
2 - 6:28 am ↑ (248°) 7:24 pm ↑ (114°) 12:32 am (59.9°) 250,128 99.8%
3 - 7:13 am ↑ (245°) 8:15 pm ↑ (117°) 1:19 am (56.2°) 251,257 98.3%
4 - 8:01 am ↑ (242°) 9:07 pm ↑ (118°) 2:09 am (53.6°) 251,969 94.9%
5 - 8:52 am ↑ (241°) 9:59 pm ↑ (118°) 3:00 am (52.4°) 252,171 89.9%
6 - 9:43 am ↑ (242°) 10:49 pm ↑ (117°) 3:51 am (52.6°) 251,772 83.3%
7 - 10:35 am ↑ (244°) 11:36 pm ↑ (115°) 4:42 am (54.1°) 250,695 75.4%
8 - 11:27 am ↑ (247°) - 5:31 am (57.0°) 248,899 66.4%
9 12:21 am ↑ (111°) 12:17 pm ↑ (251°) - 6:18 am (61.0°) 246,389 56.7%
10 1:03 am ↑ (106°) 1:05 pm ↑ (257°) - 7:04 am (66.0°) 243,235 46.4%
11 1:44 am ↑ (100°) 1:54 pm ↑ (263°) - 7:48 am (71.8°) 239,578 36.0%
12 2:25 am ↑ (94°) 2:43 pm ↑ (269°) - 8:33 am (78.2°) 235,634 25.8%
13 3:06 am ↑ (88°) 3:34 pm ↑ (276°) - 9:19 am (85.0°) 231,690 16.5%
14 3:49 am ↑ (81°) 4:28 pm ↑ (283°) - 10:07 am (88.2°) 228,082 8.7%
15 4:37 am ↑ (74°) 5:26 pm ↑ (289°) - 11:00 am (81.8°) 225,157 3.2%
16 5:29 am ↑ (69°) 6:30 pm ↑ (294°) - 11:59 am (76.4°) 223,226 0.4%
17 6:28 am ↑ (64°) 7:37 pm ↑ (297°) - 1:02 pm (72.5°) 222,500 0.9%
18 7:33 am ↑ (62°) 8:45 pm ↑ (298°) - 2:09 pm (70.8°) 223,046 4.7%
19 8:40 am ↑ (62°) 9:50 pm ↑ (297°) - 3:16 pm (71.3°) 224,758 11.4%
20 9:46 am ↑ (64°) 10:50 pm ↑ (294°) - 4:19 pm (74.0°) 227,394 20.4%
21 10:48 am ↑ (68°) 11:42 pm ↑ (289°) - 5:16 pm (78.4°) 230,637 30.8%
22 11:45 am ↑ (73°) - - 6:08 pm (83.8°) 234,164 42.0%
23 - 12:29 am ↑ (284°) 12:37 pm ↑ (79°) 6:55 pm (89.9°) 237,695 53.1%
24 - 1:11 am ↑ (278°) 1:26 pm ↑ (85°) 7:39 pm (83.8°) 241,020 63.8%
25 - 1:50 am ↑ (271°) 2:13 pm ↑ (92°) 8:21 pm (77.6°) 243,995 73.5%
26 - 2:28 am ↑ (265°) 2:58 pm ↑ (98°) 9:03 pm (71.6°) 246,543 82.0%
27 - 3:06 am ↑ (259°) 3:44 pm ↑ (103°) 9:46 pm (66.1°) 248,631 89.0%
28 - 3:45 am ↑ (254°) 4:31 pm ↑ (108°) 10:30 pm (61.2°) 250,260 94.4%
29 - 4:27 am ↑ (249°) 5:20 pm ↑ (113°) 11:16 pm (57.3°) 251,442 98.0%
30 - 5:11 am ↑ (246°) 6:11 pm ↑ (116°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
31 - 5:58 am ↑ (243°) 7:02 pm ↑ (118°) 12:05 am (54.4°) 252,188 99.7%
* All times are local time for Abuja. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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