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Pyongyang, North Korea — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, May 2026

Moon: 93.1%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 4:42:20 pm
Moon Direction: 38° Northeast
Moon Altitude: -39.2°
Moon Distance: 237,635 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 9:01 pm
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 8:37 pm
Next Moonrise: Today, 8:41 pm

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 4:57 am (250°) 7:17 pm (114°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
2 - 5:24 am (244°) 8:20 pm (120°) 12:24 am (31.0°) 249,680 99.8%
3 - 5:55 am (239°) 9:22 pm (124°) 1:10 am (27.0°) 250,928 99.0%
4 - 6:32 am (235°) 10:21 pm (127°) 1:59 am (24.1°) 251,787 96.2%
5 - 7:16 am (233°) 11:15 pm (127°) 2:50 am (22.4°) 252,166 91.7%
6 - 8:08 am (233°) - 3:41 am (22.1°) 251,974 85.6%
7 12:02 am (126°) 9:05 am (235°) - 4:32 am (23.2°) 251,128 78.1%
8 12:42 am (123°) 10:06 am (238°) - 5:22 am (25.7°) 249,569 69.5%
9 1:16 am (119°) 11:10 am (244°) - 6:10 am (29.3°) 247,290 60.0%
10 1:45 am (113°) 12:14 pm (250°) - 6:56 am (34.0°) 244,335 49.8%
11 2:11 am (106°) 1:19 pm (258°) - 7:40 am (39.5°) 240,824 39.4%
12 2:35 am (98°) 2:25 pm (266°) - 8:25 am (45.7°) 236,945 29.1%
13 2:59 am (90°) 3:33 pm (275°) - 9:10 am (52.3°) 232,965 19.5%
14 3:23 am (81°) 4:45 pm (283°) - 9:58 am (59.1°) 229,209 11.1%
15 3:51 am (73°) 6:01 pm (292°) - 10:49 am (65.7°) 226,023 4.7%
16 4:24 am (65°) 7:21 pm (299°) - 11:46 am (71.5°) 223,734 1.0%
17 5:04 am (59°) 8:41 pm (304°) - 12:47 pm (76.0°) 222,600 0.4%
18 5:55 am (54°) 9:56 pm (307°) - 1:54 pm (78.4°) 222,730 3.1%
19 6:58 am (53°) 11:00 pm (306°) - 3:01 pm (78.6°) 224,079 8.9%
20 8:10 am (55°) 11:52 pm (303°) - 4:05 pm (76.6°) 226,443 17.2%
21 9:26 am (59°) - - 5:05 pm (72.7°) 229,529 27.3%
22 - 12:32 am (297°) 10:41 am (66°) 5:59 pm (67.6°) 232,990 38.3%
23 - 1:04 am (290°) 11:52 am (73°) 6:47 pm (61.7°) 236,550 49.5%
24 - 1:30 am (282°) 12:59 pm (82°) 7:32 pm (55.5°) 239,959 60.4%
25 - 1:54 am (274°) 2:03 pm (90°) 8:15 pm (49.2°) 243,063 70.4%
26 - 2:16 am (267°) 3:06 pm (98°) 8:56 pm (43.2°) 245,755 79.3%
27 - 2:38 am (259°) 4:08 pm (105°) 9:38 pm (37.5°) 247,997 86.9%
28 - 3:01 am (252°) 5:10 pm (112°) 10:22 pm (32.4°) 249,775 92.8%
29 - 3:27 am (246°) 6:12 pm (118°) 11:07 pm (28.2°) 251,103 97.0%
30 - 3:57 am (240°) 7:14 pm (123°) 11:55 pm (24.9°) 251,991 99.3%
31 - 4:32 am (236°) 8:14 pm (126°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
* All times are local time for Pyongyang. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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