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Bloemfontein, South Africa — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, May 2026

Moon: 88.4%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 5, 2026 at 4:20:41 am
Moon Direction: 322° Northwest
Moon Altitude: 54.1°
Moon Distance: 240,188 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 2:01 pm
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 1:37 pm
Next Moonset: Today, 9:07 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 6:21 am (250°) 5:18 pm (112°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
2 - 7:18 am (245°) 5:53 pm (117°) 12:15 am (81.2°) 250,059 99.8%
3 - 8:16 am (241°) 6:34 pm (120°) 1:02 am (84.9°) 251,208 98.4%
4 - 9:12 am (238°) 7:19 pm (122°) 1:51 am (87.5°) 251,943 95.1%
5 - 10:06 am (237°) 8:09 pm (123°) 2:42 am (88.9°) 252,174 90.2%
6 - 10:56 am (238°) 9:04 pm (121°) 3:33 am (88.8°) 251,809 83.7%
7 - 11:40 am (240°) 10:01 pm (118°) 4:24 am (87.2°) 250,769 75.8%
8 - 12:20 pm (244°) 10:59 pm (114°) 5:13 am (84.4°) 249,011 66.9%
9 - 12:56 pm (249°) 11:57 pm (109°) 6:01 am (80.5°) 246,536 57.2%
10 - 1:28 pm (255°) - 6:46 am (75.5°) 243,414 46.9%
11 12:55 am (102°) 1:59 pm (261°) - 7:31 am (69.7°) 239,777 36.5%
12 1:55 am (95°) 2:29 pm (269°) - 8:16 am (63.3°) 235,843 26.3%
13 2:55 am (87°) 3:00 pm (276°) - 9:01 am (56.6°) 231,888 17.0%
14 3:59 am (80°) 3:34 pm (284°) - 9:50 am (49.8°) 228,258 9.1%
15 5:06 am (72°) 4:12 pm (291°) - 10:43 am (43.4°) 225,285 3.4%
16 6:18 am (65°) 4:57 pm (297°) - 11:40 am (37.9°) 223,296 0.5%
17 7:33 am (60°) 5:51 pm (301°) - 12:44 pm (34.0°) 222,508 0.8%
18 8:46 am (58°) 6:54 pm (303°) - 1:50 pm (32.1°) 222,987 4.4%
19 9:53 am (58°) 8:03 pm (302°) - 2:57 pm (32.6°) 224,642 11.0%
20 10:51 am (60°) 9:14 pm (298°) - 4:01 pm (35.2°) 227,237 19.9%
21 11:39 am (65°) 10:24 pm (293°) - 4:58 pm (39.4°) 230,461 30.3%
22 12:19 pm (71°) 11:29 pm (286°) - 5:51 pm (44.8°) 233,976 41.4%
23 12:53 pm (77°) - - 6:38 pm (50.8°) 237,517 52.6%
24 - 12:30 am (279°) 1:23 pm (84°) 7:22 pm (57.1°) 240,854 63.2%
25 - 1:28 am (272°) 1:51 pm (91°) 8:04 pm (63.3°) 243,851 73.0%
26 - 2:24 am (265°) 2:19 pm (98°) 8:46 pm (69.3°) 246,421 81.6%
27 - 3:20 am (258°) 2:48 pm (105°) 9:28 pm (74.9°) 248,534 88.7%
28 - 4:16 am (252°) 3:19 pm (110°) 10:12 pm (79.8°) 250,187 94.1%
29 - 5:12 am (247°) 3:54 pm (115°) 10:59 pm (83.8°) 251,392 97.8%
30 - 6:09 am (242°) 4:32 pm (119°) 11:47 pm (86.8°) 252,160 99.6%
31 - 7:06 am (239°) 5:16 pm (122°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
* All times are local time for Bloemfontein. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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