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Dover, Delaware, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, May 2026

Moon: 16.9%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Nov 13, 2026 at 11:02:36 am
Moon Direction: ↑ 127° Southeast
Moon Altitude: 1.3°
Moon Distance: 252,042 mi
Next Full Moon: Nov 24, 2026, 9:53 am
Next New Moon: Dec 8, 2026, 7:51 pm
Next Moonset: Today, 7:57 pm

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 5:36 am ↑ (246°) 8:18 pm ↑ (117°) 12:29 am (33.0°) 249,023 99.6%
2 - 6:05 am ↑ (241°) 9:21 pm ↑ (122°) 1:15 am (28.5°) 250,421 99.6%
3 - 6:40 am ↑ (236°) 10:21 pm ↑ (126°) 2:02 am (25.1°) 251,462 97.7%
4 - 7:21 am ↑ (233°) 11:18 pm ↑ (127°) 2:52 am (22.9°) 252,064 93.9%
5 - 8:09 am ↑ (232°) - 3:43 am (22.0°) 252,135 88.5%
6 12:08 am ↑ (127°) 9:04 am ↑ (234°) - 4:35 am (22.4°) 251,586 81.6%
7 12:51 am ↑ (125°) 10:03 am ↑ (237°) - 5:25 am (24.3°) 250,346 73.4%
8 1:27 am ↑ (121°) 11:06 am ↑ (241°) - 6:14 am (27.4°) 248,382 64.3%
9 1:58 am ↑ (115°) 12:10 pm ↑ (247°) - 7:01 am (31.7°) 245,715 54.3%
10 2:25 am ↑ (109°) 1:15 pm ↑ (254°) - 7:46 am (36.8°) 242,430 44.0%
11 2:50 am ↑ (102°) 2:21 pm ↑ (262°) - 8:30 am (42.7°) 238,685 33.6%
12 3:13 am ↑ (93°) 3:28 pm ↑ (271°) - 9:15 am (49.2°) 234,713 23.6%
13 3:37 am ↑ (85°) 4:38 pm ↑ (280°) - 10:02 am (56.0°) 230,816 14.6%
14 4:03 am ↑ (76°) 5:52 pm ↑ (288°) - 10:51 am (62.7°) 227,334 7.2%
15 4:33 am ↑ (68°) 7:11 pm ↑ (296°) - 11:45 am (68.9°) 224,614 2.2%
16 5:10 am ↑ (61°) 8:31 pm ↑ (303°) - 12:45 pm (74.1°) 222,946 0.2%
17 5:56 am ↑ (56°) 9:50 pm ↑ (306°) - 1:49 pm (77.5°) 222,515 1.5%
18 6:54 am ↑ (53°) 10:59 pm ↑ (307°) - 2:56 pm (78.7°) 223,344 6.0%
19 8:02 am ↑ (54°) 11:56 pm ↑ (305°) - 4:03 pm (77.6°) 225,295 13.3%
20 9:17 am ↑ (57°) - - 5:05 pm (74.5°) 228,100 22.7%
21 - 12:41 am ↑ (300°) 10:33 am ↑ (63°) 6:01 pm (69.8°) 231,436 33.4%
22 - 1:16 am ↑ (293°) 11:46 am ↑ (70°) 6:51 pm (64.2°) 234,986 44.6%
23 - 1:44 am ↑ (286°) 12:55 pm ↑ (78°) 7:38 pm (58.1°) 238,487 55.6%
24 - 2:09 am ↑ (278°) 2:01 pm ↑ (86°) 8:21 pm (51.8°) 241,740 66.1%
25 - 2:31 am ↑ (270°) 3:04 pm ↑ (94°) 9:03 pm (45.7°) 244,622 75.6%
26 - 2:53 am ↑ (262°) 4:06 pm ↑ (102°) 9:45 pm (39.8°) 247,065 83.7%
27 - 3:15 am ↑ (255°) 5:08 pm ↑ (109°) 10:28 pm (34.5°) 249,047 90.4%
28 - 3:40 am ↑ (248°) 6:10 pm ↑ (115°) 11:12 pm (29.8°) 250,572 95.4%
29 - 4:08 am ↑ (242°) 7:13 pm ↑ (121°) 11:59 pm (26.1°) 251,653 98.5%
30 - 4:40 am ↑ (238°) 8:14 pm ↑ (125°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
31 - 5:19 am ↑ (234°) 9:12 pm ↑ (127°) 12:48 am (23.5°) 252,298 99.8%
* All times are local time for Dover. 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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