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

Moon: 24.3%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 23, 2026 at 10:58:17 am
Moon Direction: 83° East
Moon Altitude: 26.1°
Moon Distance: 228,235 mi
Next Full Moon: Apr 2, 2026, 3:11 am
Next New Moon: Apr 17, 2026, 12:51 pm
Next Moonset: Tomorrow, 1:53 am

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°) 248,718 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°) 248,819 66.1%
9 3:10 am (126°) 11:28 am (237°) - 7:13 am (15.3°) 246,282 56.3%
10 3:22 am (117°) 12:49 pm (246°) - 7:59 am (20.2°) 243,108 46.0%
11 3:32 am (107°) 2:11 pm (257°) - 8:43 am (26.0°) 239,434 35.6%
12 3:40 am (97°) 3:35 pm (269°) - 9:28 am (32.3°) 235,487 25.5%
13 3:48 am (86°) 5:01 pm (281°) - 10:14 am (39.1°) 231,545 16.2%
14 3:57 am (74°) 6:33 pm (293°) - 11:03 am (45.8°) 227,962 8.5%
15 4:09 am (63°) 8:11 pm (304°) - 11:56 am (52.1°) 225,062 3.0%
16 4:25 am (52°) 9:52 pm (315°) - 12:54 pm (57.5°) 223,173 0.4%
17 4:50 am (43°) 11:27 pm (322°) - 1:58 pm (61.3°) 222,500 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°) 224,840 11.7%
20 - 1:33 am (320°) 8:02 am (42°) 5:15 pm (59.5°) 227,505 20.8%
21 - 2:03 am (313°) 9:36 am (50°) 6:12 pm (55.1°) 230,767 31.3%
22 - 2:21 am (303°) 11:09 am (60°) 7:04 pm (49.7°) 234,295 42.4%
23 - 2:34 am (293°) 12:36 pm (71°) 7:51 pm (43.7°) 237,825 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°) 246,628 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°) 250,313 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°) 252,207 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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