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

Moon: 88.7%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 5, 2026 at 11:13:11 am
Moon Direction: 266° West
Moon Altitude: -35.8°
Moon Distance: 240,034 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 10:01 pm
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 9:37 pm
Next Moonrise: Today, 9:09 pm

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 5:30 am (255°) 5:37 pm (108°) 11:56 pm (77.6°) 249,595 99.8%
2 - 6:17 am (250°) 6:20 pm (112°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
3 - 7:07 am (246°) 7:06 pm (115°) 12:43 am (73.5°) 250,864 99.1%
4 - 7:57 am (243°) 7:55 pm (118°) 1:31 am (70.5°) 251,748 96.4%
5 - 8:49 am (242°) 8:46 pm (118°) 2:22 am (68.7°) 252,159 92.0%
6 - 9:40 am (242°) 9:37 pm (118°) 3:13 am (68.3°) 252,003 86.0%
7 - 10:30 am (243°) 10:29 pm (116°) 4:04 am (69.4°) 251,197 78.6%
8 - 11:18 am (246°) 11:19 pm (112°) 4:54 am (71.8°) 249,681 70.0%
9 - 12:03 pm (250°) - 5:42 am (75.4°) 247,444 60.5%
10 12:08 am (108°) 12:46 pm (255°) - 6:28 am (80.0°) 244,526 50.4%
11 12:56 am (103°) 1:28 pm (260°) - 7:13 am (85.5°) 241,044 40.0%
12 1:44 am (97°) 2:10 pm (267°) - 7:57 am (88.3°) 237,179 29.7%
13 2:32 am (90°) 2:52 pm (273°) - 8:43 am (81.6°) 233,197 20.0%
14 3:22 am (83°) 3:37 pm (280°) - 9:30 am (74.8°) 229,418 11.5%
15 4:15 am (77°) 4:26 pm (286°) - 10:21 am (68.1°) 226,190 5.0%
16 5:13 am (71°) 5:20 pm (292°) - 11:17 am (62.3°) 223,838 1.1%
17 6:16 am (66°) 6:20 pm (296°) - 12:19 pm (57.7°) 222,632 0.3%
18 7:23 am (63°) 7:26 pm (298°) - 1:25 pm (55.1°) 222,687 2.8%
19 8:31 am (62°) 8:33 pm (298°) - 2:32 pm (54.8°) 223,969 8.5%
20 9:36 am (63°) 9:38 pm (295°) - 3:37 pm (56.7°) 226,281 16.7%
21 10:35 am (66°) 10:39 pm (291°) - 4:37 pm (60.5°) 229,333 26.7%
22 11:28 am (71°) 11:35 pm (286°) - 5:31 pm (65.6°) 232,781 37.6%
23 12:15 pm (77°) - - 6:19 pm (71.4°) 236,342 48.8%
24 - 12:26 am (280°) 12:57 pm (83°) 7:05 pm (77.7°) 239,765 59.7%
25 - 1:13 am (274°) 1:38 pm (89°) 7:47 pm (84.0°) 242,891 69.9%
26 - 1:58 am (268°) 2:16 pm (95°) 8:29 pm (89.9°) 245,608 78.9%
27 - 2:43 am (262°) 2:55 pm (101°) 9:11 pm (84.2°) 247,878 86.5%
28 - 3:28 am (256°) 3:36 pm (106°) 9:54 pm (79.1°) 249,682 92.5%
29 - 4:15 am (251°) 4:18 pm (111°) 10:40 pm (74.7°) 251,037 96.8%
30 - 5:03 am (247°) 5:03 pm (115°) 11:27 pm (71.4°) 251,951 99.2%
31 - 5:53 am (244°) 5:51 pm (117°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
* All times are local time for Lae. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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