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Portsmouth, Virginia, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, May 2026

Moon: 88.6%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 8:34:40 pm
Moon Direction: 88° East
Moon Altitude: -2.2°
Moon Distance: 240,083 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 7:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 6:37 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 8:46 pm

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 5:44 am (247°) 8:15 pm (116°) 12:32 am (35.3°) 249,027 99.6%
2 - 6:15 am (242°) 9:16 pm (121°) 1:18 am (30.9°) 250,423 99.6%
3 - 6:51 am (237°) 10:16 pm (124°) 2:06 am (27.4°) 251,463 97.7%
4 - 7:33 am (235°) 11:12 pm (126°) 2:55 am (25.2°) 252,064 93.9%
5 - 8:21 am (234°) - 3:47 am (24.3°) 252,135 88.5%
6 12:02 am (126°) 9:16 am (235°) - 4:38 am (24.8°) 251,584 81.6%
7 12:46 am (124°) 10:15 am (238°) - 5:28 am (26.6°) 250,342 73.4%
8 1:24 am (120°) 11:16 am (242°) - 6:17 am (29.8°) 248,378 64.2%
9 1:56 am (115°) 12:19 pm (248°) - 7:04 am (34.0°) 245,708 54.3%
10 2:25 am (108°) 1:22 pm (255°) - 7:49 am (39.2°) 242,424 44.0%
11 2:51 am (101°) 2:26 pm (263°) - 8:34 am (45.1°) 238,675 33.6%
12 3:16 am (93°) 3:31 pm (271°) - 9:18 am (51.6°) 234,706 23.6%
13 3:42 am (85°) 4:39 pm (279°) - 10:05 am (58.4°) 230,805 14.6%
14 4:09 am (77°) 5:52 pm (288°) - 10:54 am (65.1°) 227,331 7.2%
15 4:41 am (69°) 7:08 pm (295°) - 11:48 am (71.3°) 224,605 2.2%
16 5:20 am (62°) 8:27 pm (301°) - 12:48 pm (76.4°) 222,943 0.2%
17 6:07 am (57°) 9:44 pm (305°) - 1:52 pm (79.9°) 222,516 1.5%
18 7:06 am (54°) 10:53 pm (306°) - 3:00 pm (81.1°) 223,347 6.0%
19 8:14 am (55°) 11:51 pm (303°) - 4:06 pm (80.0°) 225,299 13.3%
20 9:28 am (58°) - - 5:08 pm (76.8°) 228,108 22.7%
21 - 12:37 am (299°) 10:43 am (64°) 6:04 pm (72.2°) 231,444 33.4%
22 - 1:14 am (292°) 11:54 am (71°) 6:55 pm (66.6°) 234,993 44.6%
23 - 1:44 am (285°) 1:01 pm (78°) 7:41 pm (60.5°) 238,494 55.7%
24 - 2:10 am (278°) 2:05 pm (86°) 8:24 pm (54.2°) 241,748 66.1%
25 - 2:34 am (270°) 3:06 pm (94°) 9:06 pm (48.0°) 244,628 75.6%
26 - 2:58 am (262°) 4:06 pm (101°) 9:48 pm (42.1°) 247,070 83.8%
27 - 3:22 am (255°) 5:07 pm (108°) 10:31 pm (36.8°) 249,051 90.4%
28 - 3:48 am (249°) 6:08 pm (115°) 11:15 pm (32.2°) 250,575 95.4%
29 - 4:17 am (243°) 7:09 pm (120°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
30 - 4:51 am (239°) 8:09 pm (123°) 12:02 am (28.4°) 251,655 98.5%
31 - 5:31 am (236°) 9:06 pm (126°) 12:51 am (25.8°) 252,299 99.8%
* All times are local time for Portsmouth. 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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