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Zaria, Kaduna, Nigeria — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, May 2026

Moon: 56.9%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: May 9, 2026 at 5:48:53 am
Moon Direction: 167° South
Moon Altitude: 58.1°
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, 12:13 pm

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 5:42 am (252°) 6:37 pm (110°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
2 - 6:24 am (248°) 7:27 pm (114°) 12:31 am (57.9°) 250,127 99.8%
3 - 7:08 am (244°) 8:19 pm (117°) 1:18 am (54.1°) 251,257 98.3%
4 - 7:56 am (242°) 9:11 pm (118°) 2:08 am (51.6°) 251,968 94.9%
5 - 8:46 am (241°) 10:02 pm (119°) 2:59 am (50.4°) 252,171 89.9%
6 - 9:38 am (242°) 10:52 pm (117°) 3:50 am (50.5°) 251,772 83.3%
7 - 10:30 am (244°) 11:39 pm (115°) 4:41 am (52.1°) 250,696 75.4%
8 - 11:22 am (247°) - 5:30 am (55.0°) 248,901 66.4%
9 12:23 am (111°) 12:13 pm (251°) - 6:17 am (59.0°) 246,390 56.7%
10 1:05 am (106°) 1:03 pm (256°) - 7:03 am (64.0°) 243,238 46.4%
11 1:45 am (101°) 1:52 pm (263°) - 7:47 am (69.8°) 239,580 36.0%
12 2:25 am (94°) 2:42 pm (269°) - 8:32 am (76.2°) 235,638 25.8%
13 3:05 am (88°) 3:34 pm (276°) - 9:18 am (83.0°) 231,690 16.5%
14 3:47 am (81°) 4:29 pm (283°) - 10:07 am (89.8°) 228,087 8.7%
15 4:34 am (74°) 5:28 pm (289°) - 10:59 am (83.8°) 225,155 3.2%
16 5:25 am (68°) 6:33 pm (294°) - 11:58 am (78.4°) 223,224 0.4%
17 6:23 am (64°) 7:41 pm (297°) - 1:01 pm (74.5°) 222,502 0.9%
18 7:27 am (62°) 8:49 pm (299°) - 2:08 pm (72.8°) 223,045 4.7%
19 8:34 am (62°) 9:54 pm (297°) - 3:15 pm (73.4°) 224,755 11.4%
20 9:41 am (64°) 10:53 pm (294°) - 4:18 pm (76.1°) 227,391 20.4%
21 10:44 am (68°) 11:44 pm (290°) - 5:15 pm (80.4°) 230,637 30.8%
22 11:42 am (73°) - - 6:07 pm (85.9°) 234,159 42.0%
23 - 12:30 am (284°) 12:35 pm (79°) 6:54 pm (88.1°) 237,694 53.1%
24 - 1:11 am (278°) 1:24 pm (85°) 7:38 pm (81.8°) 241,018 63.8%
25 - 1:50 am (271°) 2:12 pm (92°) 8:21 pm (75.6°) 243,994 73.5%
26 - 2:27 am (265°) 2:58 pm (98°) 9:02 pm (69.6°) 246,541 82.0%
27 - 3:04 am (259°) 3:45 pm (103°) 9:45 pm (64.1°) 248,630 89.0%
28 - 3:42 am (254°) 4:33 pm (109°) 10:29 pm (59.2°) 250,260 94.4%
29 - 4:23 am (249°) 5:23 pm (113°) 11:15 pm (55.2°) 251,442 98.0%
30 - 5:06 am (246°) 6:14 pm (116°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
31 - 5:52 am (243°) 7:06 pm (118°) 12:04 am (52.3°) 252,188 99.7%
* All times are local time for Zaria. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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