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

Moon: 45.4%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 25, 2026 at 5:17:58 am
Moon Direction: 338° North
Moon Altitude: -19.5°
Moon Distance: 230,113 mi
Next Full Moon: Apr 1, 2026, 10:11 pm
Next New Moon: Apr 17, 2026, 7:51 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 11:26 am

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°) 249,032 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°) 248,371 64.2%
9 2:07 am (115°) 12:18 pm (247°) - 7:08 am (31.4°) 245,698 54.3%
10 2:34 am (109°) 1:23 pm (254°) - 7:54 am (36.6°) 242,413 43.9%
11 2:58 am (102°) 2:29 pm (262°) - 8:38 am (42.5°) 238,663 33.5%
12 3:21 am (93°) 3:36 pm (271°) - 9:23 am (49.0°) 234,694 23.5%
13 3:45 am (85°) 4:46 pm (280°) - 10:09 am (55.8°) 230,794 14.5%
14 4:11 am (76°) 6:01 pm (288°) - 10:59 am (62.5°) 227,322 7.2%
15 4:40 am (68°) 7:19 pm (296°) - 11:53 am (68.7°) 224,598 2.2%
16 5:17 am (61°) 8:40 pm (303°) - 12:53 pm (73.8°) 222,940 0.2%
17 6:03 am (56°) 9:59 pm (307°) - 1:57 pm (77.2°) 222,517 1.5%
18 7:00 am (53°) 11:08 pm (307°) - 3:04 pm (78.4°) 223,352 6.0%
19 8:09 am (53°) - - 4:10 pm (77.3°) 225,307 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°) 235,004 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°) 249,056 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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