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Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, May 2026

Moon: 93.2%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 7:27:51 am
Moon Direction: 263° West
Moon Altitude: 11.4°
Moon Distance: 237,602 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 12:01 pm
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 11:37 am
Next Moonset: Today, 8:46 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 5:08 am (242°) 8:58 pm (123°) 12:31 am (21.6°) 248,705 99.3%
2 - 5:25 am (234°) 10:12 pm (131°) 1:16 am (17.0°) 250,166 99.8%
3 - 5:48 am (227°) 11:22 pm (136°) 2:03 am (13.3°) 251,285 98.2%
4 - 6:19 am (223°) - 2:53 am (10.9°) 251,982 94.8%
5 12:25 am (139°) 7:01 am (221°) - 3:44 am (9.7°) 252,168 89.7%
6 1:16 am (139°) 7:56 am (222°) - 4:35 am (9.9°) 251,750 83.1%
7 1:55 am (136°) 9:02 am (225°) - 5:26 am (11.5°) 250,653 75.1%
8 2:23 am (131°) 10:14 am (231°) - 6:15 am (14.3°) 248,836 66.2%
9 2:44 am (124°) 11:30 am (239°) - 7:02 am (18.3°) 246,303 56.4%
10 3:01 am (115°) 12:47 pm (248°) - 7:48 am (23.3°) 243,134 46.1%
11 3:14 am (106°) 2:04 pm (258°) - 8:32 am (29.1°) 239,463 35.7%
12 3:26 am (96°) 3:24 pm (269°) - 9:17 am (35.4°) 235,517 25.5%
13 3:39 am (86°) 4:46 pm (280°) - 10:03 am (42.1°) 231,574 16.3%
14 3:52 am (75°) 6:13 pm (291°) - 10:52 am (48.9°) 227,987 8.5%
15 4:08 am (65°) 7:45 pm (301°) - 11:45 am (55.2°) 225,081 3.0%
16 4:29 am (55°) 9:20 pm (311°) - 12:43 pm (60.6°) 223,183 0.4%
17 5:00 am (47°) 10:50 pm (317°) - 1:47 pm (64.4°) 222,500 0.9%
18 5:46 am (42°) - - 2:53 pm (66.1°) 223,081 4.8%
19 - 12:04 am (319°) 6:51 am (42°) 4:00 pm (65.5°) 224,823 11.6%
20 - 12:58 am (316°) 8:13 am (46°) 5:03 pm (62.7°) 227,482 20.7%
21 - 1:33 am (309°) 9:42 am (53°) 6:01 pm (58.3°) 230,741 31.2%
22 - 1:57 am (301°) 11:09 am (63°) 6:52 pm (52.9°) 234,267 42.3%
23 - 2:14 am (291°) 12:32 pm (73°) 7:39 pm (46.9°) 237,799 53.5%
24 - 2:28 am (282°) 1:50 pm (83°) 8:23 pm (40.6°) 241,113 64.1%
25 - 2:39 am (272°) 3:05 pm (93°) 9:05 pm (34.4°) 244,078 73.8%
26 - 2:50 am (262°) 4:19 pm (103°) 9:47 pm (28.5°) 246,611 82.2%
27 - 3:02 am (253°) 5:32 pm (112°) 10:30 pm (23.1°) 248,687 89.2%
28 - 3:15 am (244°) 6:46 pm (121°) 11:14 pm (18.3°) 250,302 94.5%
29 - 3:31 am (236°) 8:00 pm (129°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
30 - 3:52 am (229°) 9:12 pm (134°) 12:00 am (14.4°) 251,471 98.0%
31 - 4:20 am (224°) 10:17 pm (138°) 12:49 am (11.6°) 252,204 99.7%
* All times are local time for Cardiff. 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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