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

Moon: 16.1%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Nov 13, 2026 at 8:09:58 am
Moon Direction: ↑ 104° East
Moon Altitude: -27.4°
Moon Distance: 252,032 mi
Next Full Moon: Nov 24, 2026, 9:53 am
Next New Moon: Dec 8, 2026, 7:51 pm
Next Moonrise: Today, 10:50 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°) 250,416 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°) 250,353 73.5%
8 1:26 am ↑ (122°) 10:55 am ↑ (240°) - 6:08 am (25.8°) 248,392 64.3%
9 1:56 am ↑ (116°) 12:00 pm ↑ (247°) - 6:54 am (30.1°) 245,728 54.4%
10 2:22 am ↑ (109°) 1:06 pm ↑ (254°) - 7:40 am (35.2°) 242,445 44.0%
11 2:45 am ↑ (102°) 2:13 pm ↑ (262°) - 8:24 am (41.2°) 238,701 33.6%
12 3:08 am ↑ (94°) 3:22 pm ↑ (271°) - 9:09 am (47.6°) 234,730 23.6%
13 3:30 am ↑ (85°) 4:33 pm ↑ (280°) - 9:55 am (54.4°) 230,832 14.6%
14 3:55 am ↑ (76°) 5:49 pm ↑ (289°) - 10:45 am (61.1°) 227,348 7.3%
15 4:24 am ↑ (68°) 7:09 pm ↑ (297°) - 11:39 am (67.3°) 224,623 2.3%
16 4:59 am ↑ (60°) 8:31 pm ↑ (303°) - 12:38 pm (72.5°) 222,951 0.2%
17 5:44 am ↑ (55°) 9:50 pm ↑ (307°) - 1:43 pm (75.9°) 222,514 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°) 225,285 13.3%
20 9:05 am ↑ (56°) - - 4:58 pm (72.9°) 228,087 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°) 234,972 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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