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

Moon: 45.8%
First Quarter
Current Time: Mar 25, 2026 at 6:07:06 am
Moon Direction: 350° North
Moon Altitude: -21.5°
Moon Distance: 230,158 mi
Next Full Moon: Apr 1, 2026, 10:11 pm
Next New Moon: Apr 17, 2026, 7:51 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 11:16 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 5:35 am (246°) 8:23 pm (118°) 12:31 am (31.8°) 249,026 99.6%
2 - 6:03 am (240°) 9:26 pm (123°) 1:16 am (27.3°) 250,422 99.6%
3 - 6:37 am (236°) 10:28 pm (126°) 2:04 am (23.9°) 251,463 97.7%
4 - 7:18 am (233°) 11:24 pm (128°) 2:54 am (21.7°) 252,064 93.9%
5 - 8:06 am (232°) - 3:45 am (20.8°) 252,135 88.5%
6 12:14 am (128°) 9:01 am (233°) - 4:36 am (21.3°) 251,585 81.6%
7 12:57 am (125°) 10:01 am (236°) - 5:27 am (23.1°) 250,344 73.4%
8 1:33 am (121°) 11:04 am (241°) - 6:15 am (26.2°) 248,381 64.2%
9 2:03 am (116°) 12:09 pm (247°) - 7:02 am (30.5°) 245,711 54.3%
10 2:29 am (109°) 1:15 pm (254°) - 7:48 am (35.6°) 242,428 44.0%
11 2:53 am (102°) 2:22 pm (262°) - 8:32 am (41.6°) 238,679 33.6%
12 3:15 am (94°) 3:30 pm (271°) - 9:17 am (48.0°) 234,710 23.6%
13 3:38 am (85°) 4:41 pm (280°) - 10:03 am (54.8°) 230,809 14.6%
14 4:03 am (76°) 5:56 pm (289°) - 10:53 am (61.5°) 227,335 7.2%
15 4:32 am (68°) 7:16 pm (297°) - 11:47 am (67.7°) 224,608 2.2%
16 5:08 am (61°) 8:37 pm (303°) - 12:46 pm (72.9°) 222,944 0.2%
17 5:53 am (55°) 9:56 pm (307°) - 1:51 pm (76.3°) 222,516 1.5%
18 6:50 am (52°) 11:06 pm (308°) - 2:58 pm (77.5°) 223,346 6.0%
19 7:59 am (53°) - - 4:04 pm (76.4°) 225,297 13.3%
20 - 12:02 am (305°) 9:15 am (56°) 5:06 pm (73.3°) 228,104 22.7%
21 - 12:46 am (300°) 10:32 am (62°) 6:02 pm (68.6°) 231,441 33.4%
22 - 1:20 am (293°) 11:46 am (70°) 6:53 pm (63.0°) 234,989 44.6%
23 - 1:48 am (286°) 12:55 pm (78°) 7:39 pm (56.9°) 238,490 55.7%
24 - 2:11 am (278°) 2:02 pm (86°) 8:23 pm (50.6°) 241,745 66.1%
25 - 2:33 am (270°) 3:06 pm (94°) 9:05 pm (44.5°) 244,625 75.6%
26 - 2:54 am (262°) 4:09 pm (102°) 9:47 pm (38.6°) 247,068 83.7%
27 - 3:15 am (255°) 5:12 pm (109°) 10:29 pm (33.3°) 249,049 90.4%
28 - 3:39 am (248°) 6:15 pm (116°) 11:14 pm (28.6°) 250,574 95.4%
29 - 4:06 am (242°) 7:18 pm (121°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
30 - 4:38 am (237°) 8:20 pm (125°) 12:01 am (24.9°) 251,654 98.5%
31 - 5:16 am (234°) 9:18 pm (128°) 12:50 am (22.3°) 252,299 99.8%
* All times are local time for Reading. 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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