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Birmingham, England, United Kingdom — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, May 2026

Moon: 57.1%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: May 9, 2026 at 5:22:34 am
Moon Direction: 158° South
Moon Altitude: 14.3°
Moon Distance: 246,498 mi
Next New Moon: May 16, 2026, 9:01 pm
Next Full Moon: May 31, 2026, 9:45 am
Next Moonset: Today, 11:20 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 4:59 am (241°) 8:57 pm (124°) 12:26 am (20.6°) 248,700 99.3%
2 - 5:15 am (233°) 10:12 pm (132°) 1:11 am (16.0°) 250,162 99.8%
3 - 5:36 am (226°) 11:24 pm (137°) 1:58 am (12.3°) 251,281 98.2%
4 - 6:06 am (221°) - 2:47 am (9.9°) 251,981 94.8%
5 12:28 am (140°) 6:48 am (219°) - 3:38 am (8.7°) 252,168 89.7%
6 1:19 am (140°) 7:43 am (220°) - 4:30 am (8.9°) 251,753 83.1%
7 1:57 am (137°) 8:50 am (224°) - 5:20 am (10.5°) 250,658 75.2%
8 2:24 am (132°) 10:03 am (230°) - 6:10 am (13.3°) 248,843 66.2%
9 2:44 am (125°) 11:20 am (238°) - 6:57 am (17.3°) 246,314 56.4%
10 2:59 am (116°) 12:39 pm (248°) - 7:42 am (22.3°) 243,147 46.1%
11 3:11 am (107°) 1:57 pm (258°) - 8:27 am (28.0°) 239,477 35.7%
12 3:22 am (97°) 3:18 pm (269°) - 9:12 am (34.4°) 235,532 25.6%
13 3:33 am (86°) 4:42 pm (280°) - 9:57 am (41.1°) 231,588 16.3%
14 3:45 am (75°) 6:10 pm (291°) - 10:46 am (47.9°) 227,998 8.6%
15 4:00 am (64°) 7:44 pm (302°) - 11:39 am (54.2°) 225,089 3.0%
16 4:19 am (54°) 9:20 pm (312°) - 12:38 pm (59.6°) 223,188 0.4%
17 4:48 am (46°) 10:52 pm (318°) - 1:41 pm (63.4°) 222,500 0.9%
18 5:33 am (41°) - - 2:48 pm (65.1°) 223,077 4.8%
19 - 12:07 am (320°) 6:38 am (40°) 3:55 pm (64.5°) 224,815 11.6%
20 - 12:59 am (317°) 8:01 am (45°) 4:58 pm (61.7°) 227,471 20.6%
21 - 1:34 am (310°) 9:31 am (52°) 5:55 pm (57.3°) 230,729 31.1%
22 - 1:56 am (302°) 11:00 am (62°) 6:47 pm (51.9°) 234,255 42.3%
23 - 2:12 am (292°) 12:24 pm (72°) 7:34 pm (45.9°) 237,786 53.4%
24 - 2:24 am (282°) 1:44 pm (83°) 8:18 pm (39.6°) 241,102 64.0%
25 - 2:35 am (272°) 3:00 pm (93°) 9:00 pm (33.5°) 244,068 73.7%
26 - 2:44 am (262°) 4:15 pm (103°) 9:42 pm (27.5°) 246,602 82.2%
27 - 2:55 am (253°) 5:30 pm (113°) 10:24 pm (22.1°) 248,680 89.2%
28 - 3:07 am (244°) 6:45 pm (122°) 11:08 pm (17.3°) 250,297 94.5%
29 - 3:21 am (235°) 8:00 pm (130°) 11:55 pm (13.4°) 251,467 98.0%
30 - 3:41 am (228°) 9:13 pm (136°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
31 - 4:08 am (223°) 10:19 pm (140°) 12:43 am (10.6°) 252,202 99.7%
* All times are local time for Birmingham. 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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