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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, May 2026

Moon: 88.4%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 9:28:08 pm
Moon Direction: 97° East
Moon Altitude: 7.8°
Moon Distance: 240,205 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 7:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 6:37 am
Next Moonset: Tomorrow, 8:52 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 5:33 am (246°) 8:19 pm (118°) 12:28 am (32.2°) 249,022 99.6%
2 - 6:01 am (240°) 9:22 pm (123°) 1:13 am (27.7°) 250,419 99.6%
3 - 6:35 am (236°) 10:23 pm (126°) 2:01 am (24.3°) 251,461 97.7%
4 - 7:16 am (233°) 11:19 pm (128°) 2:51 am (22.1°) 252,063 93.9%
5 - 8:04 am (232°) - 3:42 am (21.2°) 252,136 88.5%
6 12:10 am (128°) 8:59 am (233°) - 4:33 am (21.6°) 251,587 81.6%
7 12:52 am (125°) 9:59 am (236°) - 5:24 am (23.5°) 250,347 73.4%
8 1:28 am (121°) 11:02 am (241°) - 6:12 am (26.6°) 248,386 64.3%
9 1:59 am (116°) 12:07 pm (247°) - 6:59 am (30.8°) 245,717 54.4%
10 2:25 am (109°) 1:12 pm (254°) - 7:44 am (36.0°) 242,435 44.0%
11 2:49 am (102°) 2:19 pm (262°) - 8:29 am (41.9°) 238,687 33.6%
12 3:12 am (94°) 3:27 pm (271°) - 9:14 am (48.4°) 234,719 23.6%
13 3:35 am (85°) 4:38 pm (280°) - 10:00 am (55.2°) 230,817 14.6%
14 4:01 am (76°) 5:52 pm (288°) - 10:50 am (61.9°) 227,341 7.2%
15 4:30 am (68°) 7:11 pm (296°) - 11:44 am (68.1°) 224,613 2.3%
16 5:06 am (61°) 8:33 pm (303°) - 12:43 pm (73.3°) 222,946 0.2%
17 5:51 am (55°) 9:51 pm (307°) - 1:48 pm (76.7°) 222,515 1.5%
18 6:49 am (53°) 11:01 pm (308°) - 2:55 pm (77.9°) 223,343 6.0%
19 7:58 am (53°) 11:58 pm (305°) - 4:01 pm (76.8°) 225,291 13.3%
20 9:13 am (57°) - - 5:03 pm (73.7°) 228,098 22.7%
21 - 12:42 am (300°) 10:30 am (63°) 5:59 pm (69.0°) 231,433 33.4%
22 - 1:16 am (293°) 11:43 am (70°) 6:50 pm (63.4°) 234,982 44.6%
23 - 1:44 am (286°) 12:53 pm (78°) 7:36 pm (57.3°) 238,483 55.6%
24 - 2:08 am (278°) 1:59 pm (86°) 8:20 pm (51.0°) 241,738 66.1%
25 - 2:30 am (270°) 3:02 pm (94°) 9:02 pm (44.9°) 244,619 75.6%
26 - 2:51 am (262°) 4:05 pm (102°) 9:43 pm (39.0°) 247,063 83.7%
27 - 3:13 am (255°) 5:08 pm (109°) 10:26 pm (33.7°) 249,046 90.4%
28 - 3:37 am (248°) 6:11 pm (116°) 11:11 pm (29.0°) 250,571 95.4%
29 - 4:04 am (242°) 7:14 pm (121°) 11:57 pm (25.3°) 251,652 98.5%
30 - 4:36 am (237°) 8:15 pm (125°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
31 - 5:14 am (234°) 9:13 pm (127°) 12:47 am (22.7°) 252,298 99.8%
* All times are local time for Philadelphia. 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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