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Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, May 2026

Moon: 16.7%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Nov 13, 2026 at 3:08:47 pm
Moon Direction: ↑ 177° South
Moon Altitude: 6.5°
Moon Distance: 252,040 mi
Next Full Moon: Nov 24, 2026, 2:53 pm
Next New Moon: Dec 9, 2026, 12:51 am
Next Moonset: Today, 6:18 pm

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 4:50 am ↑ (238°) 9:21 pm ↑ (128°) 12:31 am (17.1°) 248,705 99.3%
2 - 5:01 am ↑ (229°) 10:42 pm ↑ (137°) 1:16 am (12.5°) 250,166 99.8%
3 - 5:17 am ↑ (221°) - 2:03 am (8.9°) 251,285 98.2%
4 12:00 am ↑ (143°) 5:41 am ↑ (215°) - 2:53 am (6.4°) 251,982 94.8%
5 1:07 am ↑ (147°) 6:20 am ↑ (213°) - 3:44 am (5.3°) 252,168 89.7%
6 1:57 am ↑ (147°) 7:15 am ↑ (214°) - 4:35 am (5.5°) 251,750 83.1%
7 2:31 am ↑ (143°) 8:27 am ↑ (218°) - 5:26 am (7.0°) 250,653 75.1%
8 2:52 am ↑ (136°) 9:46 am ↑ (226°) - 6:15 am (9.9°) 248,835 66.2%
9 3:06 am ↑ (128°) 11:09 am ↑ (235°) - 7:02 am (13.9°) 246,305 56.4%
10 3:16 am ↑ (118°) 12:33 pm ↑ (245°) - 7:48 am (18.8°) 243,133 46.1%
11 3:24 am ↑ (108°) 1:57 pm ↑ (257°) - 8:32 am (24.6°) 239,464 35.7%
12 3:30 am ↑ (97°) 3:23 pm ↑ (269°) - 9:17 am (30.9°) 235,516 25.5%
13 3:36 am ↑ (86°) 4:52 pm ↑ (281°) - 10:03 am (37.6°) 231,577 16.3%
14 3:43 am ↑ (74°) 6:26 pm ↑ (293°) - 10:52 am (44.4°) 227,983 8.5%
15 3:53 am ↑ (62°) 8:06 pm ↑ (306°) - 11:45 am (50.7°) 225,084 3.0%
16 4:06 am ↑ (51°) 9:50 pm ↑ (317°) - 12:43 pm (56.1°) 223,186 0.4%
17 4:28 am ↑ (41°) 11:29 pm ↑ (324°) - 1:47 pm (59.9°) 222,498 0.9%
18 5:06 am ↑ (35°) - - 2:53 pm (61.6°) 223,081 4.8%
19 - 12:45 am ↑ (327°) 6:10 am ↑ (34°) 4:00 pm (60.9°) 224,824 11.6%
20 - 1:34 am ↑ (323°) 7:38 am ↑ (39°) 5:03 pm (58.2°) 227,484 20.7%
21 - 2:01 am ↑ (315°) 9:16 am ↑ (48°) 6:01 pm (53.8°) 230,739 31.2%
22 - 2:17 am ↑ (305°) 10:51 am ↑ (59°) 6:52 pm (48.4°) 234,270 42.3%
23 - 2:27 am ↑ (294°) 12:21 pm ↑ (71°) 7:39 pm (42.4°) 237,798 53.5%
24 - 2:35 am ↑ (283°) 1:46 pm ↑ (82°) 8:23 pm (36.1°) 241,113 64.1%
25 - 2:41 am ↑ (272°) 3:07 pm ↑ (93°) 9:05 pm (29.9°) 244,077 73.8%
26 - 2:46 am ↑ (261°) 4:27 pm ↑ (105°) 9:47 pm (24.0°) 246,611 82.2%
27 - 2:52 am ↑ (251°) 5:46 pm ↑ (115°) 10:30 pm (18.6°) 248,686 89.2%
28 - 2:59 am ↑ (241°) 7:07 pm ↑ (125°) 11:14 pm (13.8°) 250,302 94.5%
29 - 3:09 am ↑ (232°) 8:28 pm ↑ (134°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
30 - 3:23 am ↑ (224°) 9:47 pm ↑ (141°) 12:00 am (10.0°) 251,471 98.0%
31 - 3:45 am ↑ (217°) 10:57 pm ↑ (146°) 12:49 am (7.2°) 252,204 99.7%
* All times are local time for Edinburgh. 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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