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

Moon: 57.0%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: May 8, 2026 at 8:36:18 pm
Moon Direction: 45° Northeast
Moon Altitude: -48.1°
Moon Distance: 246,472 mi
Next New Moon: May 16, 2026, 12:01 pm
Next Full Moon: May 31, 2026, 12:45 am
Next Moonrise: Tomorrow, 2:41 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 4:30 am (236°) 9:20 pm (130°) 12:21 am (15.9°) 249,263 99.7%
2 - 4:44 am (227°) 10:39 pm (138°) 1:07 am (11.7°) 250,608 99.4%
3 - 5:03 am (220°) 11:53 pm (144°) 1:55 am (8.5°) 251,587 97.2%
4 - 5:33 am (215°) - 2:45 am (6.5°) 252,112 93.2%
5 12:54 am (146°) 6:18 am (214°) - 3:36 am (5.8°) 252,093 87.5%
6 1:39 am (145°) 7:20 am (216°) - 4:27 am (6.5°) 251,439 80.4%
7 2:09 am (140°) 8:33 am (222°) - 5:17 am (8.5°) 250,087 72.1%
8 2:28 am (133°) 9:54 am (230°) - 6:06 am (11.8°) 248,012 62.7%
9 2:41 am (124°) 11:16 am (239°) - 6:52 am (16.1°) 245,239 52.7%
10 2:51 am (114°) 12:39 pm (250°) - 7:38 am (21.4°) 241,873 42.4%
11 2:59 am (104°) 2:02 pm (261°) - 8:22 am (27.4°) 238,072 32.0%
12 3:06 am (93°) 3:28 pm (273°) - 9:07 am (33.9°) 234,093 22.1%
13 3:13 am (82°) 4:57 pm (285°) - 9:54 am (40.7°) 230,235 13.3%
14 3:22 am (70°) 6:33 pm (297°) - 10:44 am (47.3°) 226,855 6.3%
15 3:33 am (58°) 8:14 pm (309°) - 11:39 am (53.4°) 224,275 1.7%
16 3:51 am (48°) 9:56 pm (319°) - 12:39 pm (58.3°) 222,795 0.2%
17 4:19 am (39°) 11:27 pm (325°) - 1:44 pm (61.4°) 222,563 2.0%
18 5:06 am (35°) - - 2:51 pm (62.2°) 223,580 6.9%
19 - 12:33 am (325°) 6:20 am (36°) 3:57 pm (60.8°) 225,683 14.6%
20 - 1:14 am (319°) 7:52 am (43°) 4:58 pm (57.4°) 228,596 24.3%
21 - 1:38 am (310°) 9:28 am (53°) 5:54 pm (52.6°) 231,983 35.1%
22 - 1:52 am (300°) 11:00 am (64°) 6:44 pm (46.9°) 235,541 46.3%
23 - 2:02 am (290°) 12:27 pm (75°) 7:29 pm (40.7°) 239,014 57.3%
24 - 2:10 am (279°) 1:50 pm (86°) 8:12 pm (34.5°) 242,218 67.7%
25 - 2:17 am (268°) 3:09 pm (97°) 8:54 pm (28.4°) 245,033 76.9%
26 - 2:23 am (258°) 4:28 pm (108°) 9:36 pm (22.6°) 247,405 84.9%
27 - 2:30 am (248°) 5:47 pm (118°) 10:19 pm (17.4°) 249,315 91.3%
28 - 2:39 am (238°) 7:07 pm (128°) 11:04 pm (12.9°) 250,770 96.0%
29 - 2:51 am (230°) 8:26 pm (136°) 11:51 pm (9.4°) 251,782 98.8%
30 - 3:08 am (222°) 9:41 pm (142°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
31 - 3:35 am (217°) 10:47 pm (146°) 12:40 am (7.0°) 252,360 99.8%
* All times are local time for Ketchikan. 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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