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Raleigh, North Carolina, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, May 2026

Moon: 56.7%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: May 9, 2026 at 1:17:29 am
Moon Direction: 108° East
Moon Altitude: -9.3°
Moon Distance: 246,394 mi
Next New Moon: May 16, 2026, 4:01 pm
Next Full Moon: May 31, 2026, 4:45 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 2:03 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 5:56 am (247°) 8:22 pm (116°) 12:42 am (36.3°) 249,037 99.6%
2 - 6:28 am (242°) 9:23 pm (121°) 1:28 am (31.9°) 250,431 99.6%
3 - 7:04 am (238°) 10:22 pm (124°) 2:15 am (28.5°) 251,469 97.6%
4 - 7:46 am (235°) 11:18 pm (125°) 3:05 am (26.2°) 252,067 93.9%
5 - 8:35 am (234°) - 3:56 am (25.3°) 252,133 88.4%
6 12:08 am (125°) 9:29 am (235°) - 4:48 am (25.8°) 251,578 81.5%
7 12:52 am (123°) 10:28 am (238°) - 5:38 am (27.7°) 250,332 73.3%
8 1:30 am (119°) 11:29 am (243°) - 6:27 am (30.9°) 248,363 64.2%
9 2:03 am (114°) 12:31 pm (248°) - 7:14 am (35.1°) 245,688 54.3%
10 2:32 am (108°) 1:33 pm (255°) - 7:59 am (40.3°) 242,401 43.9%
11 2:59 am (101°) 2:36 pm (263°) - 8:43 am (46.2°) 238,649 33.5%
12 3:25 am (93°) 3:41 pm (271°) - 9:28 am (52.7°) 234,680 23.5%
13 3:51 am (85°) 4:48 pm (279°) - 10:15 am (59.5°) 230,781 14.5%
14 4:20 am (77°) 6:00 pm (287°) - 11:04 am (66.2°) 227,311 7.2%
15 4:53 am (69°) 7:15 pm (295°) - 11:58 am (72.4°) 224,590 2.2%
16 5:32 am (62°) 8:33 pm (301°) - 12:58 pm (77.5°) 222,936 0.2%
17 6:20 am (57°) 9:50 pm (305°) - 2:02 pm (80.9°) 222,517 1.5%
18 7:20 am (55°) 10:59 pm (305°) - 3:09 pm (82.1°) 223,357 6.0%
19 8:28 am (55°) 11:57 pm (303°) - 4:16 pm (81.0°) 225,315 13.4%
20 9:42 am (59°) - - 5:17 pm (77.9°) 228,128 22.8%
21 - 12:44 am (298°) 10:55 am (64°) 6:14 pm (73.2°) 231,467 33.5%
22 - 1:21 am (292°) 12:06 pm (71°) 7:04 pm (67.6°) 235,016 44.7%
23 - 1:52 am (285°) 1:12 pm (79°) 7:51 pm (61.5°) 238,516 55.7%
24 - 2:19 am (277°) 2:15 pm (86°) 8:34 pm (55.2°) 241,768 66.2%
25 - 2:44 am (270°) 3:15 pm (94°) 9:16 pm (49.0°) 244,645 75.6%
26 - 3:08 am (263°) 4:15 pm (101°) 9:58 pm (43.2°) 247,084 83.8%
27 - 3:33 am (256°) 5:15 pm (108°) 10:41 pm (37.8°) 249,062 90.4%
28 - 3:59 am (249°) 6:15 pm (114°) 11:25 pm (33.2°) 250,584 95.4%
29 - 4:29 am (244°) 7:15 pm (119°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
30 - 5:04 am (239°) 8:15 pm (123°) 12:12 am (29.5°) 251,660 98.5%
31 - 5:44 am (236°) 9:12 pm (125°) 1:01 am (26.9°) 252,302 99.8%
* All times are local time for Raleigh. 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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