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Newark, New Jersey, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, May 2026

Moon: 16.3%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Nov 13, 2026 at 8:57:43 am
Moon Direction: ↑ 110° East
Moon Altitude: -19.2°
Moon Distance: 252,036 mi
Next Full Moon: Nov 24, 2026, 9:53 am
Next New Moon: Dec 8, 2026, 7:51 pm
Next Moonrise: Today, 10:51 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 5:27 am ↑ (246°) 8:17 pm ↑ (118°) 12:24 am (31.4°) 249,017 99.6%
2 - 5:55 am ↑ (240°) 9:20 pm ↑ (123°) 1:09 am (26.9°) 250,416 99.6%
3 - 6:28 am ↑ (235°) 10:22 pm ↑ (127°) 1:57 am (23.5°) 251,458 97.7%
4 - 7:09 am ↑ (232°) 11:19 pm ↑ (128°) 2:47 am (21.3°) 252,063 93.9%
5 - 7:57 am ↑ (231°) - 3:38 am (20.4°) 252,136 88.5%
6 12:09 am ↑ (128°) 8:52 am ↑ (233°) - 4:29 am (20.9°) 251,589 81.6%
7 12:51 am ↑ (126°) 9:52 am ↑ (236°) - 5:20 am (22.7°) 250,352 73.5%
8 1:27 am ↑ (122°) 10:56 am ↑ (240°) - 6:08 am (25.8°) 248,391 64.3%
9 1:57 am ↑ (116°) 12:01 pm ↑ (247°) - 6:55 am (30.0°) 245,727 54.4%
10 2:23 am ↑ (109°) 1:07 pm ↑ (254°) - 7:40 am (35.2°) 242,443 44.0%
11 2:46 am ↑ (102°) 2:14 pm ↑ (262°) - 8:25 am (41.1°) 238,699 33.6%
12 3:08 am ↑ (94°) 3:23 pm ↑ (271°) - 9:10 am (47.6°) 234,728 23.6%
13 3:31 am ↑ (85°) 4:34 pm ↑ (280°) - 9:56 am (54.4°) 230,830 14.6%
14 3:56 am ↑ (76°) 5:50 pm ↑ (289°) - 10:46 am (61.1°) 227,346 7.3%
15 4:24 am ↑ (68°) 7:09 pm ↑ (297°) - 11:40 am (67.3°) 224,622 2.3%
16 5:00 am ↑ (60°) 8:31 pm ↑ (303°) - 12:39 pm (72.4°) 222,950 0.2%
17 5:44 am ↑ (55°) 9:50 pm ↑ (307°) - 1:44 pm (75.9°) 222,514 1.5%
18 6:41 am ↑ (52°) 11:00 pm ↑ (308°) - 2:51 pm (77.1°) 223,339 6.0%
19 7:50 am ↑ (53°) 11:56 pm ↑ (305°) - 3:57 pm (76.0°) 225,286 13.3%
20 9:06 am ↑ (56°) - - 4:59 pm (72.9°) 228,089 22.7%
21 - 12:40 am ↑ (300°) 10:23 am ↑ (62°) 5:55 pm (68.2°) 231,423 33.3%
22 - 1:14 am ↑ (294°) 11:37 am ↑ (70°) 6:46 pm (62.6°) 234,973 44.5%
23 - 1:41 am ↑ (286°) 12:48 pm ↑ (78°) 7:32 pm (56.5°) 238,474 55.6%
24 - 2:04 am ↑ (278°) 1:54 pm ↑ (86°) 8:16 pm (50.3°) 241,729 66.1%
25 - 2:26 am ↑ (270°) 2:59 pm ↑ (94°) 8:58 pm (44.1°) 244,612 75.5%
26 - 2:46 am ↑ (262°) 4:02 pm ↑ (102°) 9:39 pm (38.2°) 247,057 83.7%
27 - 3:08 am ↑ (255°) 5:05 pm ↑ (109°) 10:22 pm (32.9°) 249,041 90.4%
28 - 3:31 am ↑ (248°) 6:09 pm ↑ (116°) 11:07 pm (28.3°) 250,567 95.3%
29 - 3:58 am ↑ (242°) 7:12 pm ↑ (122°) 11:53 pm (24.5°) 251,650 98.5%
30 - 4:29 am ↑ (237°) 8:14 pm ↑ (126°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
31 - 5:07 am ↑ (233°) 9:12 pm ↑ (128°) 12:42 am (21.9°) 252,297 99.8%
* All times are local time for Newark. 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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