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Knoxville, Tennessee, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, May 2026

Moon: 88.6%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 8:40:41 pm
Moon Direction: 84° East
Moon Altitude: -8.1°
Moon Distance: 240,097 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 7:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 6:37 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 9:18 pm

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 6:17 am (247°) 8:44 pm (116°) 1:04 am (36.1°) 249,060 99.6%
2 - 6:49 am (242°) 9:45 pm (121°) 1:49 am (31.6°) 250,449 99.6%
3 - 7:25 am (238°) 10:44 pm (124°) 2:37 am (28.2°) 251,481 97.6%
4 - 8:07 am (235°) 11:40 pm (126°) 3:27 am (26.0°) 252,072 93.8%
5 - 8:56 am (234°) - 4:18 am (25.2°) 252,130 88.3%
6 12:30 am (125°) 9:51 am (235°) - 5:10 am (25.7°) 251,565 81.4%
7 1:14 am (123°) 10:49 am (238°) - 6:00 am (27.6°) 250,308 73.2%
8 1:52 am (119°) 11:50 am (243°) - 6:49 am (30.7°) 248,329 64.0%
9 2:25 am (114°) 12:52 pm (248°) - 7:35 am (35.0°) 245,644 54.1%
10 2:54 am (108°) 1:55 pm (255°) - 8:21 am (40.2°) 242,349 43.7%
11 3:21 am (101°) 2:58 pm (263°) - 9:05 am (46.1°) 238,592 33.3%
12 3:47 am (93°) 4:03 pm (271°) - 9:50 am (52.6°) 234,622 23.4%
13 4:13 am (85°) 5:11 pm (279°) - 10:36 am (59.4°) 230,726 14.4%
14 4:41 am (77°) 6:22 pm (288°) - 11:26 am (66.1°) 227,265 7.1%
15 5:14 am (69°) 7:38 pm (295°) - 12:20 pm (72.3°) 224,558 2.2%
16 5:53 am (62°) 8:56 pm (301°) - 1:20 pm (77.4°) 222,921 0.2%
17 6:42 am (57°) 10:13 pm (305°) - 2:24 pm (80.8°) 222,521 1.5%
18 7:41 am (55°) 11:22 pm (305°) - 3:32 pm (82.0°) 223,378 6.1%
19 8:50 am (55°) - - 4:38 pm (80.8°) 225,351 13.5%
20 - 12:20 am (303°) 10:03 am (59°) 5:39 pm (77.6°) 228,174 22.9%
21 - 1:06 am (298°) 11:17 am (64°) 6:36 pm (73.0°) 231,518 33.6%
22 - 1:43 am (292°) 12:27 pm (71°) 7:26 pm (67.3°) 235,068 44.8%
23 - 2:14 am (285°) 1:34 pm (79°) 8:12 pm (61.2°) 238,566 55.9%
24 - 2:41 am (277°) 2:37 pm (86°) 8:56 pm (54.9°) 241,813 66.3%
25 - 3:05 am (270°) 3:37 pm (94°) 9:38 pm (48.8°) 244,684 75.8%
26 - 3:29 am (262°) 4:37 pm (101°) 10:20 pm (42.9°) 247,117 83.9%
27 - 3:54 am (255°) 5:37 pm (108°) 11:02 pm (37.6°) 249,088 90.5%
28 - 4:20 am (249°) 6:37 pm (114°) 11:47 pm (32.9°) 250,603 95.5%
29 - 4:50 am (243°) 7:38 pm (119°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
30 - 5:25 am (239°) 8:37 pm (123°) 12:34 am (29.2°) 251,673 98.6%
31 - 6:05 am (236°) 9:34 pm (125°) 1:23 am (26.7°) 252,308 99.8%
* All times are local time for Knoxville. 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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