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Asheville, North Carolina, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, May 2026

Moon: 16.8%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Nov 13, 2026 at 10:40:50 am
Moon Direction: ↑ 120° Southeast
Moon Altitude: -5.2°
Moon Distance: 252,041 mi
Next Full Moon: Nov 24, 2026, 9:53 am
Next New Moon: Dec 8, 2026, 7:51 pm
Next Moonrise: Today, 11:07 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 6:13 am ↑ (247°) 8:38 pm ↑ (116°) 12:58 am (36.4°) 249,053 99.6%
2 - 6:44 am ↑ (242°) 9:38 pm ↑ (121°) 1:44 am (32.0°) 250,445 99.6%
3 - 7:20 am ↑ (238°) 10:38 pm ↑ (124°) 2:32 am (28.6°) 251,478 97.6%
4 - 8:03 am ↑ (235°) 11:33 pm ↑ (125°) 3:21 am (26.4°) 252,071 93.8%
5 - 8:52 am ↑ (235°) - 4:13 am (25.5°) 252,131 88.4%
6 12:23 am ↑ (125°) 9:46 am ↑ (236°) - 5:04 am (26.0°) 251,568 81.4%
7 1:08 am ↑ (123°) 10:45 am ↑ (238°) - 5:54 am (27.9°) 250,314 73.3%
8 1:46 am ↑ (119°) 11:45 am ↑ (243°) - 6:43 am (31.1°) 248,337 64.1%
9 2:19 am ↑ (114°) 12:47 pm ↑ (248°) - 7:30 am (35.3°) 245,657 54.1%
10 2:48 am ↑ (108°) 1:50 pm ↑ (255°) - 8:15 am (40.5°) 242,361 43.8%
11 3:15 am ↑ (101°) 2:53 pm ↑ (263°) - 8:59 am (46.5°) 238,609 33.4%
12 3:41 am ↑ (93°) 3:57 pm ↑ (271°) - 9:44 am (53.0°) 234,636 23.4%
13 4:08 am ↑ (85°) 5:05 pm ↑ (279°) - 10:31 am (59.7°) 230,743 14.4%
14 4:36 am ↑ (77°) 6:16 pm ↑ (287°) - 11:20 am (66.5°) 227,273 7.1%
15 5:09 am ↑ (69°) 7:31 pm ↑ (295°) - 12:15 pm (72.7°) 224,570 2.2%
16 5:49 am ↑ (62°) 8:49 pm ↑ (301°) - 1:14 pm (77.8°) 222,926 0.2%
17 6:37 am ↑ (57°) 10:06 pm ↑ (304°) - 2:19 pm (81.1°) 222,519 1.5%
18 7:37 am ↑ (55°) 11:15 pm ↑ (305°) - 3:26 pm (82.3°) 223,372 6.1%
19 8:45 am ↑ (56°) - - 4:32 pm (81.2°) 225,343 13.5%
20 - 12:13 am ↑ (303°) 9:59 am ↑ (59°) 5:34 pm (78.0°) 228,162 22.9%
21 - 12:59 am ↑ (298°) 11:12 am ↑ (64°) 6:30 pm (73.3°) 231,504 33.6%
22 - 1:37 am ↑ (292°) 12:22 pm ↑ (71°) 7:20 pm (67.7°) 235,056 44.8%
23 - 2:08 am ↑ (285°) 1:28 pm ↑ (79°) 8:07 pm (61.6°) 238,553 55.9%
24 - 2:35 am ↑ (277°) 2:31 pm ↑ (86°) 8:50 pm (55.3°) 241,801 66.3%
25 - 3:00 am ↑ (270°) 3:32 pm ↑ (94°) 9:32 pm (49.1°) 244,674 75.7%
26 - 3:24 am ↑ (262°) 4:31 pm ↑ (101°) 10:14 pm (43.3°) 247,109 83.9%
27 - 3:49 am ↑ (255°) 5:31 pm ↑ (108°) 10:57 pm (37.9°) 249,082 90.5%
28 - 4:16 am ↑ (249°) 6:31 pm ↑ (114°) 11:41 pm (33.3°) 250,597 95.4%
29 - 4:46 am ↑ (244°) 7:31 pm ↑ (119°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
30 - 5:20 am ↑ (239°) 8:30 pm ↑ (123°) 12:28 am (29.6°) 251,670 98.6%
31 - 6:01 am ↑ (236°) 9:27 pm ↑ (125°) 1:17 am (27.0°) 252,307 99.8%
* All times are local time for Asheville. 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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