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Hickory, North Carolina, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, May 2026

Moon: 56.6%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: May 9, 2026 at 1:23:59 am
Moon Direction: 107° East
Moon Altitude: -10.2°
Moon Distance: 246,381 mi
Next New Moon: May 16, 2026, 4:01 pm
Next Full Moon: May 31, 2026, 4:45 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 2:14 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 6:07 am (247°) 8:33 pm (116°) 12:53 am (36.3°) 249,049 99.6%
2 - 6:39 am (242°) 9:34 pm (121°) 1:39 am (31.9°) 250,441 99.6%
3 - 7:15 am (238°) 10:33 pm (124°) 2:27 am (28.5°) 251,475 97.6%
4 - 7:57 am (235°) 11:29 pm (125°) 3:16 am (26.3°) 252,069 93.8%
5 - 8:46 am (234°) - 4:08 am (25.4°) 252,132 88.4%
6 12:19 am (125°) 9:41 am (235°) - 4:59 am (25.9°) 251,572 81.5%
7 1:03 am (123°) 10:39 am (238°) - 5:49 am (27.8°) 250,320 73.3%
8 1:41 am (119°) 11:40 am (243°) - 6:38 am (30.9°) 248,346 64.1%
9 2:14 am (114°) 12:42 pm (248°) - 7:25 am (35.2°) 245,665 54.2%
10 2:43 am (108°) 1:44 pm (255°) - 8:10 am (40.4°) 242,374 43.8%
11 3:10 am (101°) 2:48 pm (263°) - 8:54 am (46.3°) 238,620 33.4%
12 3:36 am (93°) 3:52 pm (271°) - 9:39 am (52.8°) 234,650 23.4%
13 4:03 am (85°) 5:00 pm (279°) - 10:26 am (59.6°) 230,753 14.4%
14 4:31 am (77°) 6:11 pm (287°) - 11:15 am (66.3°) 227,287 7.1%
15 5:04 am (69°) 7:27 pm (295°) - 12:09 pm (72.5°) 224,573 2.2%
16 5:43 am (62°) 8:45 pm (301°) - 1:09 pm (77.6°) 222,928 0.2%
17 6:32 am (57°) 10:01 pm (305°) - 2:14 pm (81.0°) 222,519 1.5%
18 7:31 am (55°) 11:10 pm (305°) - 3:21 pm (82.2°) 223,367 6.1%
19 8:40 am (55°) - - 4:27 pm (81.1°) 225,334 13.4%
20 - 12:08 am (303°) 9:53 am (59°) 5:29 pm (77.9°) 228,152 22.9%
21 - 12:55 am (298°) 11:07 am (64°) 6:25 pm (73.2°) 231,493 33.6%
22 - 1:32 am (292°) 12:17 pm (71°) 7:15 pm (67.6°) 235,043 44.8%
23 - 2:03 am (285°) 1:23 pm (79°) 8:02 pm (61.5°) 238,542 55.8%
24 - 2:30 am (277°) 2:26 pm (86°) 8:45 pm (55.2°) 241,791 66.3%
25 - 2:55 am (270°) 3:27 pm (94°) 9:27 pm (49.0°) 244,665 75.7%
26 - 3:19 am (262°) 4:26 pm (101°) 10:09 pm (43.2°) 247,101 83.9%
27 - 3:44 am (255°) 5:26 pm (108°) 10:52 pm (37.8°) 249,075 90.5%
28 - 4:10 am (249°) 6:26 pm (114°) 11:36 pm (33.2°) 250,594 95.4%
29 - 4:40 am (244°) 7:26 pm (119°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
30 - 5:15 am (239°) 8:26 pm (123°) 12:23 am (29.5°) 251,667 98.6%
31 - 5:55 am (236°) 9:23 pm (125°) 1:12 am (26.9°) 252,305 99.8%
* All times are local time for Hickory. 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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