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Brooklyn, New York, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, May 2026

Moon: 56.9%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: May 9, 2026 at 12:40:15 am
Moon Direction: 105° East
Moon Altitude: -14.0°
Moon Distance: 246,465 mi
Next New Moon: May 16, 2026, 4:01 pm
Next Full Moon: May 31, 2026, 4:45 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 1:56 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 5:26 am (246°) 8:16 pm (118°) 12:23 am (31.4°) 249,017 99.6%
2 - 5:54 am (240°) 9:19 pm (123°) 1:08 am (27.0°) 250,415 99.6%
3 - 6:28 am (235°) 10:21 pm (127°) 1:56 am (23.6°) 251,458 97.7%
4 - 7:08 am (232°) 11:17 pm (128°) 2:46 am (21.3°) 252,062 93.9%
5 - 7:56 am (231°) - 3:37 am (20.4°) 252,136 88.5%
6 12:08 am (128°) 8:51 am (233°) - 4:28 am (20.9°) 251,590 81.6%
7 12:50 am (126°) 9:51 am (236°) - 5:19 am (22.8°) 250,353 73.5%
8 1:26 am (122°) 10:55 am (240°) - 6:07 am (25.9°) 248,394 64.3%
9 1:56 am (116°) 12:00 pm (247°) - 6:54 am (30.1°) 245,727 54.4%
10 2:22 am (109°) 1:06 pm (254°) - 7:39 am (35.3°) 242,447 44.0%
11 2:45 am (102°) 2:13 pm (262°) - 8:24 am (41.2°) 238,700 33.6%
12 3:07 am (94°) 3:22 pm (271°) - 9:09 am (47.7°) 234,732 23.6%
13 3:30 am (85°) 4:33 pm (280°) - 9:55 am (54.4°) 230,830 14.6%
14 3:55 am (76°) 5:49 pm (289°) - 10:45 am (61.1°) 227,352 7.3%
15 4:24 am (68°) 7:08 pm (297°) - 11:39 am (67.4°) 224,620 2.3%
16 4:59 am (60°) 8:30 pm (303°) - 12:38 pm (72.5°) 222,950 0.2%
17 5:44 am (55°) 9:49 pm (307°) - 1:43 pm (75.9°) 222,515 1.5%
18 6:41 am (52°) 10:59 pm (308°) - 2:50 pm (77.2°) 223,338 5.9%
19 7:49 am (53°) 11:55 pm (305°) - 3:56 pm (76.1°) 225,283 13.3%
20 9:05 am (56°) - - 4:58 pm (72.9°) 228,087 22.7%
21 - 12:39 am (300°) 10:22 am (62°) 5:54 pm (68.3°) 231,422 33.3%
22 - 1:13 am (294°) 11:37 am (70°) 6:45 pm (62.7°) 234,970 44.5%
23 - 1:40 am (286°) 12:47 pm (78°) 7:31 pm (56.6°) 238,472 55.6%
24 - 2:04 am (278°) 1:53 pm (86°) 8:15 pm (50.3°) 241,728 66.1%
25 - 2:25 am (270°) 2:58 pm (94°) 8:57 pm (44.2°) 244,610 75.5%
26 - 2:45 am (262°) 4:01 pm (102°) 9:38 pm (38.3°) 247,055 83.7%
27 - 3:07 am (255°) 5:04 pm (109°) 10:21 pm (32.9°) 249,040 90.4%
28 - 3:30 am (248°) 6:08 pm (116°) 11:06 pm (28.3°) 250,567 95.3%
29 - 3:57 am (242°) 7:11 pm (122°) 11:52 pm (24.6°) 251,649 98.5%
30 - 4:28 am (237°) 8:13 pm (126°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
31 - 5:07 am (233°) 9:11 pm (128°) 12:41 am (22.0°) 252,296 99.8%
* All times are local time for Brooklyn. 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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