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

Moon: 92.8%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 9:21:58 am
Moon Direction: 286° West
Moon Altitude: -7.5°
Moon Distance: 237,861 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 12:01 pm
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 11:37 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 8:28 pm

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 4:59 am (242°) 8:48 pm (123°) 12:22 am (21.6°) 248,695 99.3%
2 - 5:16 am (234°) 10:02 pm (131°) 1:07 am (17.0°) 250,158 99.8%
3 - 5:39 am (228°) 11:13 pm (136°) 1:54 am (13.4°) 251,279 98.2%
4 - 6:10 am (223°) - 2:44 am (10.9°) 251,980 94.8%
5 12:16 am (139°) 6:52 am (221°) - 3:35 am (9.7°) 252,169 89.7%
6 1:07 am (139°) 7:47 am (222°) - 4:26 am (9.9°) 251,755 83.1%
7 1:46 am (136°) 8:53 am (225°) - 5:17 am (11.5°) 250,662 75.2%
8 2:14 am (131°) 10:05 am (231°) - 6:06 am (14.3°) 248,849 66.2%
9 2:35 am (124°) 11:21 am (239°) - 6:53 am (18.3°) 246,321 56.4%
10 2:52 am (115°) 12:38 pm (248°) - 7:38 am (23.3°) 243,156 46.2%
11 3:05 am (106°) 1:55 pm (258°) - 8:23 am (29.1°) 239,487 35.7%
12 3:18 am (96°) 3:14 pm (269°) - 9:08 am (35.4°) 235,542 25.6%
13 3:30 am (86°) 4:36 pm (280°) - 9:54 am (42.1°) 231,598 16.3%
14 3:43 am (75°) 6:03 pm (291°) - 10:42 am (48.9°) 228,007 8.6%
15 3:59 am (65°) 7:35 pm (301°) - 11:35 am (55.2°) 225,096 3.1%
16 4:20 am (55°) 9:10 pm (311°) - 12:34 pm (60.6°) 223,192 0.4%
17 4:51 am (47°) 10:40 pm (317°) - 1:37 pm (64.4°) 222,500 0.9%
18 5:37 am (42°) 11:55 pm (319°) - 2:44 pm (66.1°) 223,074 4.8%
19 6:42 am (42°) - - 3:51 pm (65.5°) 224,809 11.6%
20 - 12:48 am (316°) 8:04 am (46°) 4:54 pm (62.8°) 227,463 20.6%
21 - 1:24 am (309°) 9:33 am (53°) 5:51 pm (58.4°) 230,720 31.1%
22 - 1:48 am (301°) 11:00 am (63°) 6:43 pm (53.0°) 234,246 42.2%
23 - 2:05 am (291°) 12:23 pm (73°) 7:30 pm (46.9°) 237,778 53.4%
24 - 2:19 am (282°) 1:41 pm (83°) 8:14 pm (40.7°) 241,094 64.0%
25 - 2:31 am (272°) 2:56 pm (93°) 8:56 pm (34.5°) 244,061 73.7%
26 - 2:42 am (262°) 4:10 pm (103°) 9:38 pm (28.6°) 246,596 82.2%
27 - 2:53 am (253°) 5:23 pm (112°) 10:20 pm (23.1°) 248,675 89.1%
28 - 3:06 am (244°) 6:37 pm (121°) 11:05 pm (18.4°) 250,293 94.5%
29 - 3:22 am (236°) 7:51 pm (128°) 11:51 pm (14.5°) 251,465 98.0%
30 - 3:43 am (229°) 9:02 pm (134°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
31 - 4:11 am (224°) 10:08 pm (138°) 12:39 am (11.6°) 252,200 99.7%
* All times are local time for Reading. 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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