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Makurdi, Benue , Nigeria — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, May 2026

Moon: 56.9%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: May 9, 2026 at 5:49:17 am
Moon Direction: 168° South
Moon Altitude: 61.6°
Moon Distance: 246,448 mi
Next New Moon: May 16, 2026, 9:01 pm
Next Full Moon: May 31, 2026, 9:45 am
Next Moonset: Today, 12:14 pm

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 5:43 am (253°) 6:28 pm (110°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
2 - 6:26 am (248°) 7:17 pm (114°) 12:28 am (61.2°) 250,124 99.8%
3 - 7:12 am (245°) 8:08 pm (117°) 1:15 am (57.5°) 251,254 98.3%
4 - 8:00 am (243°) 9:00 pm (118°) 2:04 am (55.0°) 251,967 94.9%
5 - 8:50 am (242°) 9:51 pm (118°) 2:55 am (53.7°) 252,171 89.9%
6 - 9:42 am (242°) 10:41 pm (117°) 3:47 am (53.9°) 251,774 83.3%
7 - 10:34 am (244°) 11:29 pm (115°) 4:37 am (55.5°) 250,700 75.4%
8 - 11:25 am (247°) - 5:26 am (58.3°) 248,906 66.5%
9 12:15 am (111°) 12:14 pm (251°) - 6:14 am (62.3°) 246,396 56.7%
10 12:58 am (106°) 1:02 pm (257°) - 6:59 am (67.3°) 243,246 46.4%
11 1:39 am (100°) 1:50 pm (263°) - 7:44 am (73.1°) 239,589 36.0%
12 2:20 am (94°) 2:39 pm (269°) - 8:28 am (79.6°) 235,647 25.9%
13 3:02 am (88°) 3:29 pm (276°) - 9:14 am (86.3°) 231,699 16.6%
14 3:46 am (81°) 4:22 pm (283°) - 10:03 am (86.9°) 228,094 8.8%
15 4:34 am (74°) 5:20 pm (289°) - 10:56 am (80.5°) 225,161 3.2%
16 5:27 am (69°) 6:23 pm (294°) - 11:54 am (75.0°) 223,227 0.4%
17 6:27 am (64°) 7:30 pm (297°) - 12:58 pm (71.2°) 222,502 0.9%
18 7:31 am (62°) 8:38 pm (298°) - 2:04 pm (69.4°) 223,043 4.6%
19 8:38 am (62°) 9:43 pm (297°) - 3:11 pm (70.0°) 224,750 11.4%
20 9:44 am (64°) 10:43 pm (294°) - 4:14 pm (72.7°) 227,384 20.4%
21 10:46 am (68°) 11:36 pm (289°) - 5:12 pm (77.0°) 230,629 30.8%
22 11:42 am (73°) - - 6:04 pm (82.5°) 234,151 42.0%
23 - 12:23 am (284°) 12:34 pm (79°) 6:51 pm (88.5°) 237,686 53.1%
24 - 1:06 am (278°) 1:22 pm (85°) 7:35 pm (85.2°) 241,010 63.7%
25 - 1:46 am (271°) 2:08 pm (92°) 8:17 pm (78.9°) 243,988 73.5%
26 - 2:25 am (265°) 2:53 pm (98°) 8:59 pm (73.0°) 246,535 82.0%
27 - 3:03 am (259°) 3:39 pm (103°) 9:41 pm (67.4°) 248,626 89.0%
28 - 3:43 am (254°) 4:25 pm (108°) 10:25 pm (62.6°) 250,257 94.4%
29 - 4:24 am (249°) 5:13 pm (113°) 11:12 pm (58.6°) 251,440 97.9%
30 - 5:09 am (246°) 6:04 pm (116°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
31 - 5:56 am (243°) 6:55 pm (118°) 12:00 am (55.7°) 252,187 99.7%
* All times are local time for Makurdi. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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