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Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, May 2026

Moon: 17.0%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Nov 13, 2026 at 4:23:20 pm
Moon Direction: ↑ 191° South
Moon Altitude: 7.4°
Moon Distance: 252,043 mi
Next Full Moon: Nov 24, 2026, 2:53 pm
Next New Moon: Dec 9, 2026, 12:51 am
Next Moonset: Today, 6:42 pm

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 5:07 am ↑ (239°) 9:25 pm ↑ (127°) 12:42 am (18.4°) 248,717 99.4%
2 - 5:20 am ↑ (231°) 10:43 pm ↑ (135°) 1:27 am (13.8°) 250,176 99.8%
3 - 5:38 am ↑ (223°) 11:58 pm ↑ (141°) 2:15 am (10.2°) 251,292 98.2%
4 - 6:05 am ↑ (218°) - 3:04 am (7.8°) 251,986 94.8%
5 1:04 am ↑ (144°) 6:45 am ↑ (215°) - 3:55 am (6.6°) 252,167 89.6%
6 1:54 am ↑ (144°) 7:41 am ↑ (216°) - 4:46 am (6.8°) 251,744 83.0%
7 2:30 am ↑ (141°) 8:50 am ↑ (221°) - 5:37 am (8.4°) 250,642 75.1%
8 2:54 am ↑ (134°) 10:07 am ↑ (228°) - 6:26 am (11.3°) 248,818 66.1%
9 3:10 am ↑ (126°) 11:28 am ↑ (237°) - 7:13 am (15.3°) 246,283 56.3%
10 3:22 am ↑ (117°) 12:49 pm ↑ (246°) - 7:59 am (20.2°) 243,107 46.0%
11 3:32 am ↑ (107°) 2:11 pm ↑ (257°) - 8:43 am (26.0°) 239,435 35.6%
12 3:40 am ↑ (97°) 3:35 pm ↑ (269°) - 9:28 am (32.3°) 235,486 25.5%
13 3:48 am ↑ (86°) 5:01 pm ↑ (281°) - 10:14 am (39.1°) 231,548 16.2%
14 3:57 am ↑ (74°) 6:33 pm ↑ (293°) - 11:03 am (45.8°) 227,958 8.5%
15 4:09 am ↑ (63°) 8:11 pm ↑ (304°) - 11:56 am (52.1°) 225,065 3.0%
16 4:25 am ↑ (52°) 9:52 pm ↑ (315°) - 12:54 pm (57.5°) 223,176 0.4%
17 4:50 am ↑ (43°) 11:27 pm ↑ (322°) - 1:58 pm (61.3°) 222,498 1.0%
18 5:31 am ↑ (37°) - - 3:05 pm (63.0°) 223,090 4.9%
19 - 12:43 am ↑ (324°) 6:36 am ↑ (37°) 4:12 pm (62.3°) 224,842 11.7%
20 - 1:33 am ↑ (320°) 8:02 am ↑ (42°) 5:15 pm (59.5°) 227,506 20.8%
21 - 2:03 am ↑ (313°) 9:36 am ↑ (50°) 6:12 pm (55.1°) 230,765 31.3%
22 - 2:21 am ↑ (303°) 11:09 am ↑ (60°) 7:04 pm (49.7°) 234,297 42.4%
23 - 2:34 am ↑ (293°) 12:36 pm ↑ (71°) 7:51 pm (43.7°) 237,824 53.5%
24 - 2:43 am ↑ (282°) 1:59 pm ↑ (83°) 8:35 pm (37.4°) 241,137 64.2%
25 - 2:51 am ↑ (272°) 3:18 pm ↑ (93°) 9:17 pm (31.3°) 244,098 73.8%
26 - 2:59 am ↑ (262°) 4:36 pm ↑ (104°) 9:58 pm (25.3°) 246,629 82.3%
27 - 3:06 am ↑ (252°) 5:53 pm ↑ (114°) 10:41 pm (19.9°) 248,700 89.2%
28 - 3:16 am ↑ (242°) 7:12 pm ↑ (124°) 11:25 pm (15.2°) 250,312 94.5%
29 - 3:27 am ↑ (233°) 8:30 pm ↑ (132°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
30 - 3:44 am ↑ (226°) 9:46 pm ↑ (139°) 12:11 am (11.3°) 251,478 98.1%
31 - 4:08 am ↑ (220°) 10:55 pm ↑ (143°) 1:00 am (8.5°) 252,208 99.7%
* All times are local time for Belfast. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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