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

Moon: 57.4%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: May 9, 2026 at 4:28:30 am
Moon Direction: 147° Southeast
Moon Altitude: 11.8°
Moon Distance: 246,600 mi
Next New Moon: May 16, 2026, 9:01 pm
Next Full Moon: May 31, 2026, 9:45 am
Next Moonset: Today, 11:17 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 4:55 am (242°) 8:45 pm (123°) 12:18 am (21.6°) 248,692 99.3%
2 - 5:12 am (234°) 9:59 pm (131°) 1:03 am (17.0°) 250,155 99.8%
3 - 5:35 am (227°) 11:10 pm (136°) 1:51 am (13.3°) 251,277 98.2%
4 - 6:06 am (223°) - 2:40 am (10.9°) 251,978 94.8%
5 12:12 am (139°) 6:48 am (221°) - 3:31 am (9.7°) 252,169 89.7%
6 1:04 am (139°) 7:43 am (222°) - 4:22 am (9.9°) 251,756 83.1%
7 1:43 am (136°) 8:49 am (225°) - 5:13 am (11.4°) 250,665 75.2%
8 2:11 am (131°) 10:01 am (231°) - 6:02 am (14.3°) 248,854 66.2%
9 2:32 am (124°) 11:17 am (239°) - 6:49 am (18.3°) 246,328 56.5%
10 2:48 am (116°) 12:34 pm (248°) - 7:35 am (23.2°) 243,164 46.2%
11 3:02 am (106°) 1:51 pm (258°) - 8:20 am (29.0°) 239,496 35.7%
12 3:14 am (96°) 3:11 pm (269°) - 9:04 am (35.4°) 235,551 25.6%
13 3:26 am (86°) 4:33 pm (280°) - 9:50 am (42.1°) 231,607 16.4%
14 3:39 am (75°) 6:00 pm (291°) - 10:39 am (48.8°) 228,015 8.6%
15 3:55 am (65°) 7:32 pm (301°) - 11:32 am (55.2°) 225,101 3.1%
16 4:17 am (55°) 9:07 pm (311°) - 12:30 pm (60.6°) 223,195 0.4%
17 4:47 am (47°) 10:37 pm (317°) - 1:34 pm (64.4°) 222,500 0.9%
18 5:33 am (42°) 11:52 pm (319°) - 2:41 pm (66.1°) 223,071 4.8%
19 6:38 am (42°) - - 3:47 pm (65.5°) 224,804 11.6%
20 - 12:45 am (316°) 8:00 am (46°) 4:50 pm (62.7°) 227,456 20.6%
21 - 1:21 am (309°) 9:29 am (53°) 5:48 pm (58.4°) 230,712 31.1%
22 - 1:45 am (301°) 10:56 am (63°) 6:40 pm (52.9°) 234,237 42.2%
23 - 2:02 am (291°) 12:19 pm (73°) 7:27 pm (46.9°) 237,770 53.4%
24 - 2:16 am (282°) 1:37 pm (83°) 8:11 pm (40.7°) 241,087 64.0%
25 - 2:27 am (272°) 2:52 pm (93°) 8:53 pm (34.5°) 244,054 73.7%
26 - 2:38 am (262°) 4:06 pm (103°) 9:35 pm (28.5°) 246,591 82.1%
27 - 2:50 am (253°) 5:20 pm (112°) 10:17 pm (23.1°) 248,671 89.1%
28 - 3:03 am (244°) 6:34 pm (121°) 11:01 pm (18.3°) 250,290 94.5%
29 - 3:19 am (236°) 7:47 pm (128°) 11:47 pm (14.4°) 251,463 98.0%
30 - 3:39 am (229°) 8:59 pm (134°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
31 - 4:08 am (224°) 10:04 pm (138°) 12:36 am (11.6°) 252,199 99.7%
* All times are local time for London. 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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