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New York, New York, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, May 2026

Moon: 93.1%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 2:49:22 am
Moon Direction: 198° South
Moon Altitude: 52.3°
Moon Distance: 237,651 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 7:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 6:37 am
Next Moonset: Today, 8:26 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 5:26 am (246°) 8:16 pm (118°) 12:23 am (31.4°) 249,017 99.6%
2 - 5:54 am (240°) 9:20 pm (123°) 1:08 am (27.0°) 250,415 99.6%
3 - 6:28 am (235°) 10:21 pm (127°) 1:56 am (23.5°) 251,458 97.7%
4 - 7:08 am (232°) 11:18 pm (128°) 2:46 am (21.3°) 252,062 93.9%
5 - 7:56 am (231°) - 3:37 am (20.4°) 252,136 88.5%
6 12:08 am (128°) 8:51 am (233°) - 4:28 am (20.9°) 251,590 81.6%
7 12:51 am (126°) 9:51 am (236°) - 5:19 am (22.7°) 250,352 73.5%
8 1:26 am (122°) 10:55 am (240°) - 6:08 am (25.8°) 248,393 64.3%
9 1:56 am (116°) 12:00 pm (247°) - 6:54 am (30.1°) 245,727 54.4%
10 2:22 am (109°) 1:06 pm (254°) - 7:40 am (35.2°) 242,447 44.0%
11 2:45 am (102°) 2:13 pm (262°) - 8:24 am (41.2°) 238,699 33.6%
12 3:08 am (94°) 3:22 pm (271°) - 9:09 am (47.6°) 234,731 23.6%
13 3:30 am (85°) 4:33 pm (280°) - 9:55 am (54.4°) 230,829 14.6%
14 3:55 am (76°) 5:49 pm (289°) - 10:45 am (61.1°) 227,351 7.3%
15 4:24 am (68°) 7:09 pm (297°) - 11:39 am (67.3°) 224,619 2.3%
16 4:59 am (60°) 8:31 pm (303°) - 12:38 pm (72.5°) 222,950 0.2%
17 5:44 am (55°) 9:50 pm (307°) - 1:43 pm (75.9°) 222,515 1.5%
18 6:41 am (52°) 10:59 pm (308°) - 2:50 pm (77.1°) 223,338 5.9%
19 7:49 am (53°) 11:56 pm (305°) - 3:56 pm (76.0°) 225,284 13.3%
20 9:05 am (56°) - - 4:58 pm (72.9°) 228,088 22.7%
21 - 12:39 am (300°) 10:22 am (62°) 5:54 pm (68.3°) 231,422 33.3%
22 - 1:13 am (294°) 11:37 am (70°) 6:45 pm (62.7°) 234,970 44.5%
23 - 1:40 am (286°) 12:47 pm (78°) 7:31 pm (56.6°) 238,472 55.6%
24 - 2:04 am (278°) 1:54 pm (86°) 8:15 pm (50.3°) 241,728 66.1%
25 - 2:25 am (270°) 2:58 pm (94°) 8:57 pm (44.1°) 244,611 75.5%
26 - 2:46 am (262°) 4:01 pm (102°) 9:39 pm (38.3°) 247,056 83.7%
27 - 3:07 am (255°) 5:04 pm (109°) 10:21 pm (32.9°) 249,040 90.4%
28 - 3:30 am (248°) 6:08 pm (116°) 11:06 pm (28.3°) 250,567 95.3%
29 - 3:57 am (242°) 7:11 pm (122°) 11:53 pm (24.6°) 251,649 98.5%
30 - 4:29 am (237°) 8:13 pm (126°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
31 - 5:07 am (233°) 9:12 pm (128°) 12:42 am (22.0°) 252,297 99.8%
* All times are local time for New York. 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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