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

Moon: 16.8%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Nov 13, 2026 at 3:32:51 pm
Moon Direction: ↑ 185° South
Moon Altitude: 10.8°
Moon Distance: 252,041 mi
Next Full Moon: Nov 24, 2026, 2:53 pm
Next New Moon: Dec 9, 2026, 12:51 am
Next Moonset: Today, 6:41 pm

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°) 248,691 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°) 251,979 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°) 248,853 66.2%
9 2:32 am ↑ (124°) 11:17 am ↑ (239°) - 6:49 am (18.3°) 246,329 56.5%
10 2:48 am ↑ (116°) 12:34 pm ↑ (248°) - 7:35 am (23.2°) 243,163 46.2%
11 3:02 am ↑ (106°) 1:51 pm ↑ (258°) - 8:20 am (29.0°) 239,497 35.7%
12 3:14 am ↑ (96°) 3:11 pm ↑ (269°) - 9:04 am (35.4°) 235,550 25.6%
13 3:26 am ↑ (86°) 4:33 pm ↑ (280°) - 9:50 am (42.1°) 231,609 16.3%
14 3:39 am ↑ (75°) 6:00 pm ↑ (291°) - 10:39 am (48.8°) 228,012 8.6%
15 3:55 am ↑ (65°) 7:32 pm ↑ (301°) - 11:32 am (55.2°) 225,105 3.1%
16 4:17 am ↑ (55°) 9:07 pm ↑ (311°) - 12:30 pm (60.6°) 223,197 0.4%
17 4:47 am ↑ (47°) 10:37 pm ↑ (317°) - 1:34 pm (64.4°) 222,499 0.9%
18 5:33 am ↑ (42°) 11:52 pm ↑ (319°) - 2:41 pm (66.1°) 223,070 4.8%
19 6:38 am ↑ (42°) - - 3:47 pm (65.5°) 224,805 11.6%
20 - 12:45 am ↑ (316°) 8:00 am ↑ (46°) 4:50 pm (62.7°) 227,458 20.6%
21 - 1:21 am ↑ (309°) 9:29 am ↑ (53°) 5:48 pm (58.4°) 230,710 31.1%
22 - 1:45 am ↑ (301°) 10:56 am ↑ (63°) 6:40 pm (52.9°) 234,239 42.2%
23 - 2:02 am ↑ (291°) 12:19 pm ↑ (73°) 7:27 pm (46.9°) 237,768 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°) 246,592 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°) 7:48 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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