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Frederick, Maryland, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, May 2026

Moon: 16.9%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Nov 13, 2026 at 11:00:06 am
Moon Direction: ↑ 126° Southeast
Moon Altitude: -0.2°
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, 8:04 pm

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 5:43 am ↑ (246°) 8:26 pm ↑ (117°) 12:37 am (32.7°) 249,031 99.6%
2 - 6:12 am ↑ (240°) 9:29 pm ↑ (122°) 1:23 am (28.2°) 250,427 99.6%
3 - 6:47 am ↑ (236°) 10:30 pm ↑ (126°) 2:10 am (24.8°) 251,466 97.7%
4 - 7:27 am ↑ (233°) 11:27 pm ↑ (128°) 3:00 am (22.6°) 252,066 93.9%
5 - 8:16 am ↑ (232°) - 3:51 am (21.7°) 252,134 88.4%
6 12:17 am ↑ (127°) 9:10 am ↑ (233°) - 4:43 am (22.2°) 251,581 81.5%
7 1:00 am ↑ (125°) 10:10 am ↑ (236°) - 5:33 am (24.1°) 250,337 73.4%
8 1:36 am ↑ (121°) 11:13 am ↑ (241°) - 6:22 am (27.2°) 248,370 64.2%
9 2:07 am ↑ (115°) 12:18 pm ↑ (247°) - 7:08 am (31.4°) 245,700 54.3%
10 2:34 am ↑ (109°) 1:23 pm ↑ (254°) - 7:54 am (36.6°) 242,411 43.9%
11 2:58 am ↑ (102°) 2:29 pm ↑ (262°) - 8:38 am (42.5°) 238,664 33.5%
12 3:21 am ↑ (93°) 3:36 pm ↑ (271°) - 9:23 am (49.0°) 234,693 23.5%
13 3:45 am ↑ (85°) 4:46 pm ↑ (280°) - 10:10 am (55.8°) 230,796 14.5%
14 4:11 am ↑ (76°) 6:01 pm ↑ (288°) - 10:59 am (62.5°) 227,318 7.2%
15 4:40 am ↑ (68°) 7:19 pm ↑ (296°) - 11:53 am (68.7°) 224,602 2.2%
16 5:17 am ↑ (61°) 8:40 pm ↑ (303°) - 12:53 pm (73.8°) 222,941 0.2%
17 6:03 am ↑ (56°) 9:59 pm ↑ (307°) - 1:57 pm (77.2°) 222,516 1.5%
18 7:00 am ↑ (53°) 11:08 pm ↑ (307°) - 3:04 pm (78.4°) 223,351 6.0%
19 8:09 am ↑ (53°) - - 4:10 pm (77.3°) 225,308 13.3%
20 - 12:05 am ↑ (305°) 9:24 am ↑ (57°) 5:12 pm (74.2°) 228,117 22.8%
21 - 12:49 am ↑ (300°) 10:40 am ↑ (63°) 6:09 pm (69.5°) 231,455 33.4%
22 - 1:24 am ↑ (293°) 11:54 am ↑ (70°) 6:59 pm (63.9°) 235,005 44.6%
23 - 1:52 am ↑ (286°) 1:03 pm ↑ (78°) 7:46 pm (57.8°) 238,504 55.7%
24 - 2:17 am ↑ (278°) 2:08 pm ↑ (86°) 8:29 pm (51.5°) 241,757 66.2%
25 - 2:39 am ↑ (270°) 3:12 pm ↑ (94°) 9:11 pm (45.4°) 244,636 75.6%
26 - 3:00 am ↑ (262°) 4:14 pm ↑ (102°) 9:53 pm (39.5°) 247,077 83.8%
27 - 3:23 am ↑ (255°) 5:16 pm ↑ (109°) 10:35 pm (34.2°) 249,057 90.4%
28 - 3:47 am ↑ (248°) 6:19 pm ↑ (116°) 11:20 pm (29.5°) 250,579 95.4%
29 - 4:15 am ↑ (242°) 7:21 pm ↑ (121°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
30 - 4:47 am ↑ (237°) 8:23 pm ↑ (125°) 12:07 am (25.8°) 251,657 98.5%
31 - 5:26 am ↑ (234°) 9:20 pm ↑ (127°) 12:56 am (23.2°) 252,301 99.8%
* All times are local time for Frederick. 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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