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

Moon: 45.5%
First Quarter
Current Time: Mar 25, 2026 at 9:37:56 am
Moon Direction: 48° Northeast
Moon Altitude: 9.0°
Moon Distance: 230,132 mi
Next Full Moon: Apr 2, 2026, 3:11 am
Next New Moon: Apr 17, 2026, 12:51 pm
Next Moonset: Tomorrow, 4:54 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 4:21 am (234°) 9:41 pm (134°) 12:23 am (12.9°) 248,696 99.3%
2 - 4:22 am (223°) 11:15 pm (145°) 1:08 am (8.3°) 250,159 99.8%
3 - 4:26 am (213°) - 1:55 am (4.8°) 251,279 98.2%
4 12:47 am (155°) 4:36 am (204°) - 2:44 am (2.4°) 251,980 94.8%
5 2:06 am (161°) 5:03 am (199°) - 3:35 am (1.3°) 252,169 89.7%
6 2:54 am (160°) 6:02 am (200°) - 4:27 am (1.5°) 251,754 83.1%
7 3:15 am (154°) 7:27 am (208°) - 5:17 am (2.9°) 250,661 75.2%
8 3:23 am (144°) 9:00 am (218°) - 6:06 am (5.7°) 248,848 66.2%
9 3:26 am (134°) 10:35 am (230°) - 6:54 am (9.6°) 246,320 56.4%
10 3:27 am (122°) 12:08 pm (242°) - 7:39 am (14.6°) 243,154 46.1%
11 3:27 am (110°) 1:40 pm (255°) - 8:24 am (20.3°) 239,485 35.7%
12 3:26 am (98°) 3:13 pm (268°) - 9:08 am (26.7°) 235,540 25.6%
13 3:26 am (85°) 4:50 pm (282°) - 9:54 am (33.3°) 231,596 16.3%
14 3:25 am (72°) 6:33 pm (297°) - 10:43 am (40.1°) 228,005 8.6%
15 3:26 am (58°) 8:25 pm (311°) - 11:36 am (46.4°) 225,094 3.1%
16 3:29 am (45°) 10:24 pm (325°) - 12:35 pm (51.8°) 223,191 0.4%
17 3:36 am (32°) - - 1:38 pm (55.6°) 222,500 0.9%
18 - 12:19 am (336°) 3:58 am (22°) 2:45 pm (57.3°) 223,074 4.8%
19 - 1:42 am (340°) 4:57 am (21°) 3:52 pm (56.7°) 224,810 11.6%
20 - 2:17 am (333°) 6:39 am (29°) 4:55 pm (53.9°) 227,465 20.6%
21 - 2:28 am (322°) 8:33 am (41°) 5:52 pm (49.6°) 230,722 31.1%
22 - 2:33 am (309°) 10:21 am (55°) 6:44 pm (44.2°) 234,247 42.3%
23 - 2:34 am (297°) 12:00 pm (68°) 7:31 pm (38.1°) 237,779 53.4%
24 - 2:34 am (285°) 1:32 pm (81°) 8:15 pm (31.9°) 241,096 64.0%
25 - 2:34 am (272°) 3:01 pm (94°) 8:57 pm (25.7°) 244,062 73.7%
26 - 2:33 am (260°) 4:27 pm (106°) 9:39 pm (19.8°) 246,598 82.2%
27 - 2:32 am (249°) 5:55 pm (119°) 10:21 pm (14.4°) 248,676 89.2%
28 - 2:32 am (237°) 7:24 pm (130°) 11:05 pm (9.7°) 250,294 94.5%
29 - 2:33 am (226°) 8:57 pm (142°) 11:52 pm (5.8°) 251,465 98.0%
30 - 2:37 am (216°) 10:29 pm (152°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
31 - 2:45 am (207°) 11:53 pm (159°) 12:40 am (3.1°) 252,201 99.7%
* All times are local time for Lerwick. 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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