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

Moon: 16.8%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Nov 13, 2026 at 10:41:01 am
Moon Direction: ↑ 124° Southeast
Moon Altitude: -1.6°
Moon Distance: 252,041 mi
Next Full Moon: Nov 24, 2026, 9:53 am
Next New Moon: Dec 8, 2026, 7:51 pm
Next Moonrise: Today, 10:52 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°) 250,420 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°) 252,064 93.9%
5 - 8:04 am ↑ (232°) - 3:42 am (21.2°) 252,135 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°) 248,385 64.3%
9 1:59 am ↑ (116°) 12:07 pm ↑ (247°) - 6:59 am (30.8°) 245,718 54.4%
10 2:25 am ↑ (109°) 1:12 pm ↑ (254°) - 7:44 am (36.0°) 242,434 44.0%
11 2:49 am ↑ (102°) 2:19 pm ↑ (262°) - 8:29 am (41.9°) 238,689 33.6%
12 3:12 am ↑ (94°) 3:27 pm ↑ (271°) - 9:14 am (48.4°) 234,717 23.6%
13 3:35 am ↑ (85°) 4:38 pm ↑ (280°) - 10:00 am (55.2°) 230,820 14.6%
14 4:01 am ↑ (76°) 5:52 pm ↑ (288°) - 10:50 am (61.9°) 227,338 7.2%
15 4:30 am ↑ (68°) 7:11 pm ↑ (296°) - 11:44 am (68.1°) 224,616 2.3%
16 5:06 am ↑ (61°) 8:33 pm ↑ (303°) - 12:43 pm (73.3°) 222,948 0.2%
17 5:51 am ↑ (55°) 9:51 pm ↑ (307°) - 1:48 pm (76.7°) 222,514 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°) 225,292 13.3%
20 9:13 am ↑ (57°) - - 5:03 pm (73.7°) 228,097 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°) 234,983 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°) 241,737 66.1%
25 - 2:30 am ↑ (270°) 3:02 pm ↑ (94°) 9:02 pm (44.9°) 244,620 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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