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Buka, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, May 2026

Moon: 16.7%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 23, 2026 at 2:37:20 am
Moon Direction: 318° Northwest
Moon Altitude: -66.8°
Moon Distance: 227,965 mi
Next Full Moon: Apr 2, 2026, 1:11 pm
Next New Moon: Apr 17, 2026, 10:51 pm
Next Moonrise: Today, 10:12 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 5:57 am (255°) 6:07 pm (108°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
2 - 6:44 am (250°) 6:50 pm (112°) 12:25 am (76.4°) 249,565 99.8%
3 - 7:32 am (246°) 7:37 pm (115°) 1:11 am (72.2°) 250,841 99.1%
4 - 8:23 am (243°) 8:26 pm (117°) 1:59 am (69.2°) 251,734 96.5%
5 - 9:14 am (242°) 9:17 pm (118°) 2:50 am (67.4°) 252,156 92.1%
6 - 10:06 am (242°) 10:08 pm (118°) 3:41 am (67.0°) 252,013 86.1%
7 - 10:56 am (243°) 11:00 pm (116°) 4:32 am (68.0°) 251,221 78.8%
8 - 11:44 am (246°) 11:50 pm (112°) 5:22 am (70.4°) 249,721 70.2%
9 - 12:30 pm (250°) - 6:10 am (73.9°) 247,499 60.8%
10 12:38 am (108°) 1:13 pm (255°) - 6:56 am (78.6°) 244,595 50.6%
11 1:26 am (103°) 1:56 pm (260°) - 7:41 am (84.1°) 241,123 40.2%
12 2:12 am (97°) 2:38 pm (266°) - 8:26 am (89.7°) 237,264 29.9%
13 3:00 am (90°) 3:21 pm (273°) - 9:11 am (83.1°) 233,281 20.2%
14 3:49 am (84°) 4:06 pm (280°) - 9:58 am (76.2°) 229,494 11.7%
15 4:42 am (77°) 4:56 pm (286°) - 10:49 am (69.6°) 226,251 5.1%
16 5:39 am (71°) 5:50 pm (292°) - 11:45 am (63.7°) 223,877 1.1%
17 6:42 am (66°) 6:51 pm (296°) - 12:47 pm (59.1°) 222,644 0.3%
18 7:48 am (63°) 7:56 pm (298°) - 1:52 pm (56.5°) 222,673 2.7%
19 8:56 am (62°) 9:04 pm (298°) - 3:00 pm (56.1°) 223,930 8.3%
20 10:01 am (63°) 10:09 pm (295°) - 4:05 pm (58.0°) 226,223 16.5%
21 11:01 am (66°) 11:09 pm (291°) - 5:05 pm (61.7°) 229,263 26.4%
22 11:54 am (71°) - - 5:59 pm (66.8°) 232,705 37.4%
23 - 12:04 am (286°) 12:42 pm (77°) 6:48 pm (72.6°) 236,267 48.6%
24 - 12:55 am (280°) 1:25 pm (83°) 7:33 pm (78.9°) 239,695 59.5%
25 - 1:42 am (274°) 2:06 pm (89°) 8:16 pm (85.2°) 242,829 69.6%
26 - 2:26 am (268°) 2:45 pm (95°) 8:57 pm (88.7°) 245,555 78.7%
27 - 3:11 am (262°) 3:25 pm (101°) 9:39 pm (83.0°) 247,834 86.3%
28 - 3:55 am (256°) 4:06 pm (106°) 10:23 pm (77.8°) 249,649 92.4%
29 - 4:41 am (251°) 4:48 pm (111°) 11:08 pm (73.5°) 251,013 96.7%
30 - 5:29 am (247°) 5:34 pm (114°) 11:56 pm (70.1°) 251,936 99.2%
31 - 6:18 am (244°) 6:22 pm (117°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
* All times are local time for Buka. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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