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Nome, Alaska, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, May 2026

Moon: 57.1%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: May 8, 2026 at 8:16:19 pm
Moon Direction: 349° North
Moon Altitude: -45.5°
Moon Distance: 246,510 mi
Next New Moon: May 16, 2026, 12:01 pm
Next Full Moon: May 31, 2026, 12:45 am
Next Moonrise: Tomorrow, 5:57 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 5:41 am (221°) - 2:40 am (6.4°) 249,403 99.8%
2 1:19 am (152°) 5:21 am (205°) - 3:26 am (2.4°) 250,717 99.3%
3 - Down, doesn’t rise - 4:14 am (-0.4°) 251,657 96.9%
4 - Down, doesn’t rise - 5:05 am (-2.1°) 252,135 92.7%
5 - Down, doesn’t rise - 5:56 am (-3.2°) 252,059 86.9%
6 - Down, doesn’t rise - 6:47 am (-1.7°) 251,343 79.6%
7 7:01 am (172°) 8:22 am (190°) - 7:37 am (0.1°) 249,923 71.2%
8 6:15 am (151°) 10:49 am (212°) - 8:25 am (3.1°) 247,781 61.8%
9 5:57 am (136°) 12:43 pm (228°) - 9:12 am (7.5°) 244,947 51.8%
10 5:45 am (121°) 2:29 pm (244°) - 9:57 am (12.8°) 241,532 41.4%
11 5:34 am (107°) 4:12 pm (259°) - 10:41 am (18.8°) 237,703 31.0%
12 5:24 am (93°) 5:57 pm (275°) - 11:26 am (25.3°) 233,720 21.2%
13 5:15 am (78°) 7:48 pm (292°) - 12:13 pm (32.1°) 229,893 12.6%
14 5:04 am (62°) 9:50 pm (310°) - 1:04 pm (38.7°) 226,574 5.7%
15 4:51 am (45°) - - 1:59 pm (44.6°) 224,088 1.4%
16 - 12:10 am (329°) 4:31 am (27°) 3:00 pm (49.4°) 222,720 0.2%
17 - Up, doesn’t set - 4:05 pm (52.3°) 222,607 2.3%
18 - Up, doesn’t set - 5:13 pm (52.9°) 223,735 7.6%
19 - Up, doesn’t set - 6:18 pm (51.3°) 225,926 15.5%
20 - 5:49 am (347°) 8:01 am (16°) 7:19 pm (47.7°) 228,899 25.3%
21 - 5:14 am (326°) 10:36 am (38°) 8:13 pm (42.8°) 232,313 36.2%
22 - 4:58 am (310°) 12:39 pm (55°) 9:03 pm (37.1°) 235,874 47.4%
23 - 4:47 am (295°) 2:27 pm (71°) 9:48 pm (30.9°) 239,327 58.3%
24 - 4:37 am (280°) 4:08 pm (86°) 10:31 pm (24.7°) 242,500 68.6%
25 - 4:28 am (266°) 5:45 pm (101°) 11:13 pm (18.6°) 245,274 77.7%
26 - 4:19 am (253°) 7:22 pm (116°) 11:55 pm (12.9°) 247,604 85.5%
27 - 4:09 am (239°) 9:03 pm (131°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
28 - 3:57 am (225°) 10:52 pm (146°) 12:38 am (7.8°) 249,470 91.8%
29 - 3:41 am (211°) - 1:23 am (3.5°) 250,884 96.3%
30 1:06 am (166°) 3:05 am (192°) - 2:11 am (0.4°) 251,855 99.0%
31 - Down, doesn’t rise - 3:00 am (-1.5°) 252,391 99.8%
* All times are local time for Nome. 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. Below horizon is marked in red.

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