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New Orleans, Louisiana, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, May 2026

Moon: 93.2%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 1:36:19 am
Moon Direction: 161° South
Moon Altitude: 63.4°
Moon Distance: 237,621 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 6:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 5:37 am
Next Moonset: Today, 8:28 am

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for New Orleans, May 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 5:54 am (249°) 7:56 pm (114°) 12:29 am (42.1°) 249,086 99.6%
2 - 6:29 am (244°) 8:54 pm (119°) 1:15 am (37.6°) 250,470 99.6%
3 - 7:08 am (240°) 9:51 pm (122°) 2:03 am (34.2°) 251,495 97.5%
4 - 7:52 am (238°) 10:45 pm (123°) 2:53 am (32.1°) 252,078 93.7%
5 - 8:42 am (237°) 11:36 pm (123°) 3:44 am (31.2°) 252,126 88.2%
6 - 9:36 am (238°) - 4:35 am (31.8°) 251,550 81.3%
7 12:21 am (121°) 10:32 am (241°) - 5:25 am (33.7°) 250,280 73.1%
8 1:02 am (117°) 11:31 am (245°) - 6:14 am (36.9°) 248,289 63.9%
9 1:38 am (112°) 12:29 pm (250°) - 7:01 am (41.1°) 245,592 53.9%
10 2:10 am (107°) 1:28 pm (256°) - 7:46 am (46.4°) 242,288 43.6%
11 2:41 am (100°) 2:27 pm (263°) - 8:30 am (52.3°) 238,525 33.2%
12 3:10 am (93°) 3:28 pm (271°) - 9:15 am (58.8°) 234,553 23.2%
13 3:41 am (85°) 4:32 pm (279°) - 10:02 am (65.6°) 230,663 14.2%
14 4:13 am (78°) 5:39 pm (286°) - 10:52 am (72.3°) 227,211 7.0%
15 4:50 am (70°) 6:50 pm (293°) - 11:46 am (78.5°) 224,520 2.1%
16 5:34 am (64°) 8:05 pm (299°) - 12:45 pm (83.6°) 222,903 0.2%
17 6:26 am (59°) 9:19 pm (302°) - 1:50 pm (86.9°) 222,525 1.6%
18 7:27 am (57°) 10:28 pm (303°) - 2:57 pm (88.1°) 223,403 6.2%
19 8:35 am (58°) 11:27 pm (300°) - 4:03 pm (86.9°) 225,393 13.6%
20 9:47 am (61°) - - 5:05 pm (83.7°) 228,228 23.1%
21 - 12:16 am (296°) 10:57 am (66°) 6:01 pm (79.0°) 231,578 33.8%
22 - 12:57 am (290°) 12:03 pm (73°) 6:52 pm (73.3°) 235,129 45.0%
23 - 1:32 am (284°) 1:05 pm (80°) 7:38 pm (67.2°) 238,624 56.1%
24 - 2:02 am (277°) 2:04 pm (87°) 8:21 pm (60.9°) 241,866 66.5%
25 - 2:31 am (270°) 3:01 pm (94°) 9:03 pm (54.7°) 244,730 75.9%
26 - 2:58 am (263°) 3:57 pm (101°) 9:45 pm (48.9°) 247,154 84.0%
27 - 3:26 am (256°) 4:53 pm (107°) 10:28 pm (43.5°) 249,118 90.6%
28 - 3:56 am (250°) 5:50 pm (113°) 11:12 pm (38.9°) 250,625 95.5%
29 - 4:30 am (245°) 6:47 pm (117°) 11:59 pm (35.2°) 251,687 98.6%
30 - 5:07 am (241°) 7:44 pm (121°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
31 - 5:50 am (238°) 8:40 pm (123°) 12:48 am (32.7°) 252,315 99.8%
* All times are local time for New Orleans. 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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