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

Moon: 46.0%
First Quarter
Current Time: Mar 25, 2026 at 6:32:24 am
Moon Direction: 353° North
Moon Altitude: -19.4°
Moon Distance: 230,182 mi
Next Full Moon: Apr 1, 2026, 10:11 pm
Next New Moon: Apr 17, 2026, 7:51 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 11:17 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 5:41 am (245°) 8:43 pm (119°) 12:43 am (29.2°) 249,038 99.6%
2 - 6:07 am (239°) 9:48 pm (125°) 1:29 am (24.7°) 250,432 99.6%
3 - 6:39 am (234°) 10:51 pm (128°) 2:16 am (21.3°) 251,469 97.6%
4 - 7:19 am (231°) 11:48 pm (130°) 3:06 am (19.1°) 252,067 93.9%
5 - 8:06 am (230°) - 3:57 am (18.2°) 252,133 88.4%
6 12:38 am (130°) 9:02 am (231°) - 4:49 am (18.7°) 251,578 81.5%
7 1:19 am (127°) 10:03 am (234°) - 5:39 am (20.6°) 250,331 73.3%
8 1:54 am (123°) 11:08 am (239°) - 6:28 am (23.7°) 248,362 64.2%
9 2:22 am (117°) 12:15 pm (246°) - 7:15 am (27.9°) 245,686 54.2%
10 2:46 am (110°) 1:23 pm (253°) - 8:00 am (33.1°) 242,399 43.9%
11 3:08 am (102°) 2:32 pm (262°) - 8:44 am (39.0°) 238,647 33.5%
12 3:28 am (94°) 3:42 pm (271°) - 9:29 am (45.5°) 234,677 23.5%
13 3:49 am (85°) 4:56 pm (280°) - 10:16 am (52.3°) 230,779 14.5%
14 4:12 am (76°) 6:14 pm (289°) - 11:05 am (59.0°) 227,309 7.2%
15 4:39 am (67°) 7:36 pm (298°) - 11:59 am (65.2°) 224,590 2.2%
16 5:12 am (59°) 8:59 pm (305°) - 12:59 pm (70.3°) 222,935 0.2%
17 5:55 am (53°) 10:20 pm (309°) - 2:03 pm (73.7°) 222,518 1.5%
18 6:51 am (50°) 11:29 pm (310°) - 3:10 pm (74.9°) 223,358 6.0%
19 8:00 am (51°) - - 4:17 pm (73.8°) 225,317 13.4%
20 - 12:25 am (307°) 9:17 am (55°) 5:18 pm (70.6°) 228,130 22.8%
21 - 1:06 am (301°) 10:36 am (61°) 6:15 pm (66.0°) 231,469 33.5%
22 - 1:38 am (294°) 11:53 am (69°) 7:05 pm (60.4°) 235,018 44.7%
23 - 2:04 am (286°) 1:05 pm (77°) 7:52 pm (54.3°) 238,518 55.7%
24 - 2:25 am (278°) 2:13 pm (86°) 8:35 pm (48.0°) 241,770 66.2%
25 - 2:45 am (270°) 3:19 pm (94°) 9:17 pm (41.8°) 244,647 75.6%
26 - 3:04 am (262°) 4:24 pm (103°) 9:59 pm (36.0°) 247,086 83.8%
27 - 3:23 am (254°) 5:29 pm (110°) 10:41 pm (30.7°) 249,064 90.4%
28 - 3:45 am (247°) 6:34 pm (117°) 11:26 pm (26.0°) 250,585 95.4%
29 - 4:10 am (240°) 7:39 pm (123°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
30 - 4:41 am (235°) 8:43 pm (127°) 12:13 am (22.3°) 251,661 98.5%
31 - 5:18 am (232°) 9:42 pm (130°) 1:02 am (19.7°) 252,302 99.8%
* All times are local time for Buffalo. 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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