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Atlanta, Georgia, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, May 2026

Moon: 57.3%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: May 8, 2026 at 11:39:21 pm
Moon Direction: 94° East
Moon Altitude: -32.7°
Moon Distance: 246,580 mi
Next New Moon: May 16, 2026, 4:01 pm
Next Full Moon: May 31, 2026, 4:45 am
Next Moonrise: Tomorrow, 2:22 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 6:24 am (248°) 8:41 pm (115°) 1:06 am (38.3°) 249,062 99.6%
2 - 6:56 am (243°) 9:41 pm (120°) 1:51 am (33.9°) 250,451 99.6%
3 - 7:34 am (239°) 10:39 pm (123°) 2:39 am (30.4°) 251,482 97.6%
4 - 8:17 am (236°) 11:34 pm (125°) 3:29 am (28.2°) 252,072 93.8%
5 - 9:06 am (235°) - 4:20 am (27.4°) 252,130 88.3%
6 12:25 am (124°) 10:00 am (236°) - 5:11 am (27.9°) 251,564 81.4%
7 1:09 am (122°) 10:58 am (239°) - 6:02 am (29.8°) 250,306 73.2%
8 1:48 am (118°) 11:58 am (243°) - 6:50 am (32.9°) 248,326 64.0%
9 2:22 am (113°) 12:59 pm (249°) - 7:37 am (37.2°) 245,640 54.1%
10 2:53 am (107°) 2:00 pm (256°) - 8:22 am (42.4°) 242,344 43.7%
11 3:21 am (101°) 3:01 pm (263°) - 9:07 am (48.4°) 238,587 33.3%
12 3:48 am (93°) 4:05 pm (271°) - 9:52 am (54.9°) 234,616 23.3%
13 4:16 am (85°) 5:11 pm (279°) - 10:38 am (61.6°) 230,721 14.4%
14 4:46 am (77°) 6:21 pm (287°) - 11:28 am (68.4°) 227,261 7.1%
15 5:20 am (70°) 7:35 pm (294°) - 12:22 pm (74.6°) 224,555 2.2%
16 6:01 am (63°) 8:52 pm (300°) - 1:22 pm (79.7°) 222,919 0.2%
17 6:51 am (58°) 10:07 pm (304°) - 2:26 pm (83.0°) 222,521 1.5%
18 7:51 am (56°) 11:16 pm (304°) - 3:33 pm (84.2°) 223,380 6.1%
19 8:59 am (56°) - - 4:40 pm (83.0°) 225,354 13.5%
20 - 12:15 am (302°) 10:12 am (60°) 5:41 pm (79.9°) 228,178 22.9%
21 - 1:02 am (297°) 11:24 am (65°) 6:37 pm (75.2°) 231,523 33.7%
22 - 1:41 am (291°) 12:33 pm (72°) 7:28 pm (69.6°) 235,073 44.8%
23 - 2:13 am (284°) 1:38 pm (79°) 8:14 pm (63.4°) 238,570 55.9%
24 - 2:41 am (277°) 2:39 pm (86°) 8:58 pm (57.1°) 241,817 66.4%
25 - 3:07 am (270°) 3:39 pm (94°) 9:40 pm (51.0°) 244,688 75.8%
26 - 3:33 am (263°) 4:37 pm (101°) 10:21 pm (45.1°) 247,120 83.9%
27 - 3:59 am (256°) 5:35 pm (108°) 11:04 pm (39.8°) 249,090 90.5%
28 - 4:26 am (250°) 6:34 pm (114°) 11:49 pm (35.2°) 250,604 95.5%
29 - 4:58 am (244°) 7:34 pm (119°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
30 - 5:33 am (240°) 8:32 pm (122°) 12:36 am (31.5°) 251,674 98.6%
31 - 6:15 am (237°) 9:28 pm (124°) 1:25 am (28.9°) 252,309 99.8%
* All times are local time for Atlanta. 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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