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Lynchburg, Virginia, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, May 2026

Moon: 88.8%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 8:04:13 pm
Moon Direction: 82° East
Moon Altitude: -11.0°
Moon Distance: 240,014 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 7:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 6:37 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 8:58 pm

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 5:55 am (247°) 8:28 pm (117°) 12:44 am (34.7°) 249,039 99.6%
2 - 6:25 am (241°) 9:30 pm (121°) 1:30 am (30.2°) 250,433 99.6%
3 - 7:01 am (237°) 10:30 pm (125°) 2:17 am (26.8°) 251,470 97.6%
4 - 7:42 am (234°) 11:26 pm (126°) 3:07 am (24.6°) 252,067 93.9%
5 - 8:31 am (234°) - 3:58 am (23.7°) 252,133 88.4%
6 12:16 am (126°) 9:25 am (235°) - 4:50 am (24.2°) 251,577 81.5%
7 1:00 am (124°) 10:25 am (237°) - 5:40 am (26.1°) 250,330 73.3%
8 1:37 am (120°) 11:26 am (242°) - 6:29 am (29.2°) 248,360 64.2%
9 2:09 am (115°) 12:29 pm (248°) - 7:16 am (33.5°) 245,684 54.2%
10 2:37 am (108°) 1:33 pm (255°) - 8:01 am (38.6°) 242,396 43.9%
11 3:03 am (101°) 2:37 pm (263°) - 8:45 am (44.6°) 238,644 33.5%
12 3:28 am (93°) 3:43 pm (271°) - 9:30 am (51.1°) 234,675 23.5%
13 3:53 am (85°) 4:52 pm (279°) - 10:17 am (57.8°) 230,776 14.5%
14 4:20 am (77°) 6:05 pm (288°) - 11:06 am (64.6°) 227,306 7.2%
15 4:52 am (69°) 7:21 pm (296°) - 12:00 pm (70.8°) 224,588 2.2%
16 5:30 am (62°) 8:41 pm (302°) - 1:00 pm (75.9°) 222,935 0.2%
17 6:17 am (57°) 9:58 pm (305°) - 2:04 pm (79.3°) 222,518 1.5%
18 7:16 am (54°) 11:07 pm (306°) - 3:12 pm (80.5°) 223,359 6.0%
19 8:24 am (55°) - - 4:18 pm (79.4°) 225,319 13.4%
20 - 12:05 am (304°) 9:39 am (58°) 5:20 pm (76.2°) 228,133 22.8%
21 - 12:50 am (299°) 10:53 am (64°) 6:16 pm (71.5°) 231,472 33.5%
22 - 1:27 am (292°) 12:05 pm (71°) 7:06 pm (65.9°) 235,021 44.7%
23 - 1:57 am (285°) 1:12 pm (78°) 7:53 pm (59.8°) 238,521 55.8%
24 - 2:22 am (278°) 2:16 pm (86°) 8:36 pm (53.5°) 241,772 66.2%
25 - 2:46 am (270°) 3:18 pm (94°) 9:18 pm (47.4°) 244,649 75.7%
26 - 3:09 am (262°) 4:19 pm (102°) 10:00 pm (41.5°) 247,087 83.8%
27 - 3:32 am (255°) 5:20 pm (109°) 10:43 pm (36.2°) 249,065 90.5%
28 - 3:58 am (249°) 6:21 pm (115°) 11:27 pm (31.5°) 250,586 95.4%
29 - 4:27 am (243°) 7:22 pm (120°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
30 - 5:01 am (238°) 8:22 pm (124°) 12:14 am (27.8°) 251,661 98.5%
31 - 5:40 am (235°) 9:20 pm (126°) 1:03 am (25.2°) 252,303 99.8%
* All times are local time for Lynchburg. 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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