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Fairbanks, Alaska, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, May 2026

Moon: 88.8%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 4:09:34 pm
Moon Direction: 11° North
Moon Altitude: -25.2°
Moon Distance: 240,026 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 3:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 2:37 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 9:50 pm

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 4:27 am (221°) - 1:27 am (6.3°) 249,330 99.8%
2 12:08 am (152°) 4:05 am (205°) - 2:13 am (2.2°) 250,660 99.4%
3 - Down, doesn’t rise - 3:01 am (-0.6°) 251,620 97.1%
4 - Down, doesn’t rise - 3:51 am (-2.6°) 252,124 92.9%
5 - Down, doesn’t rise - 4:42 am (-3.7°) 252,077 87.2%
6 - Down, doesn’t rise - 5:34 am (-2.3°) 251,394 80.0%
7 - Down, doesn’t rise - 6:24 am (-0.3°) 250,010 71.7%
8 5:11 am (153°) 9:26 am (210°) - 7:12 am (2.6°) 247,903 62.3%
9 4:50 am (137°) 11:24 am (227°) - 7:59 am (6.9°) 245,101 52.3%
10 4:36 am (123°) 1:11 pm (243°) - 8:44 am (12.2°) 241,711 41.9%
11 4:25 am (108°) 2:56 pm (258°) - 9:28 am (18.1°) 237,896 31.5%
12 4:14 am (93°) 4:42 pm (275°) - 10:13 am (24.6°) 233,916 21.7%
13 4:04 am (78°) 6:33 pm (291°) - 11:00 am (31.4°) 230,072 12.9%
14 3:52 am (62°) 8:35 pm (309°) - 11:50 am (38.0°) 226,720 6.0%
15 3:38 am (45°) 10:58 pm (330°) - 12:46 pm (44.0°) 224,185 1.6%
16 3:16 am (27°) - - 1:46 pm (48.8°) 222,758 0.2%
17 - Up, doesn’t set - 2:51 pm (51.8°) 222,583 2.1%
18 - Up, doesn’t set - 3:59 pm (52.6°) 223,652 7.2%
19 - Up, doesn’t set - 5:04 pm (51.0°) 225,798 15.0%
20 - 5:00 am (352°) 6:23 am (10°) 6:05 pm (47.6°) 228,740 24.8%
21 - 4:09 am (328°) 9:14 am (36°) 7:00 pm (42.7°) 232,140 35.6%
22 - 3:51 am (311°) 11:20 am (54°) 7:50 pm (37.0°) 235,700 46.8%
23 - 3:38 am (296°) 1:10 pm (70°) 8:35 pm (30.9°) 239,163 57.8%
24 - 3:28 am (281°) 2:52 pm (86°) 9:18 pm (24.7°) 242,352 68.1%
25 - 3:18 am (267°) 4:30 pm (101°) 10:00 pm (18.6°) 245,148 77.3%
26 - 3:08 am (253°) 6:08 pm (115°) 10:42 pm (12.9°) 247,500 85.2%
27 - 2:57 am (239°) 7:50 pm (130°) 11:25 pm (7.7°) 249,389 91.5%
28 - 2:44 am (225°) 9:41 pm (146°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
29 - 2:26 am (210°) - 12:10 am (3.4°) 250,825 96.1%
30 12:02 am (168°) 1:43 am (190°) - 12:57 am (0.2°) 251,817 98.9%
31 - Down, doesn’t rise - 1:47 am (-1.7°) 252,375 99.8%
* All times are local time for Fairbanks. 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. Below horizon is marked in red.

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