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

Moon: 56.9%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: May 9, 2026 at 12:40:17 am
Moon Direction: 103° East
Moon Altitude: -16.1°
Moon Distance: 246,465 mi
Next New Moon: May 16, 2026, 4:01 pm
Next Full Moon: May 31, 2026, 4:45 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 2:05 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 5:44 am (246°) 8:25 pm (117°) 12:37 am (33.1°) 249,032 99.6%
2 - 6:13 am (241°) 9:28 pm (122°) 1:22 am (28.7°) 250,427 99.6%
3 - 6:48 am (236°) 10:28 pm (126°) 2:10 am (25.3°) 251,466 97.7%
4 - 7:29 am (234°) 11:24 pm (127°) 3:00 am (23.0°) 252,066 93.9%
5 - 8:17 am (233°) - 3:51 am (22.2°) 252,134 88.4%
6 12:15 am (127°) 9:12 am (234°) - 4:42 am (22.7°) 251,581 81.5%
7 12:58 am (125°) 10:12 am (237°) - 5:33 am (24.5°) 250,337 73.4%
8 1:34 am (121°) 11:14 am (241°) - 6:21 am (27.6°) 248,372 64.2%
9 2:05 am (115°) 12:18 pm (247°) - 7:08 am (31.9°) 245,699 54.3%
10 2:33 am (109°) 1:23 pm (254°) - 7:54 am (37.1°) 242,414 43.9%
11 2:57 am (101°) 2:29 pm (262°) - 8:38 am (43.0°) 238,663 33.5%
12 3:21 am (93°) 3:36 pm (271°) - 9:23 am (49.5°) 234,694 23.5%
13 3:45 am (85°) 4:46 pm (280°) - 10:09 am (56.2°) 230,794 14.5%
14 4:11 am (76°) 6:00 pm (288°) - 10:59 am (63.0°) 227,322 7.2%
15 4:41 am (68°) 7:18 pm (296°) - 11:53 am (69.2°) 224,599 2.2%
16 5:18 am (61°) 8:38 pm (302°) - 12:52 pm (74.3°) 222,940 0.2%
17 6:04 am (56°) 9:57 pm (306°) - 1:57 pm (77.7°) 222,517 1.5%
18 7:02 am (53°) 11:06 pm (307°) - 3:04 pm (78.9°) 223,352 6.0%
19 8:11 am (54°) - - 4:10 pm (77.8°) 225,307 13.3%
20 - 12:03 am (304°) 9:26 am (57°) 5:12 pm (74.7°) 228,117 22.7%
21 - 12:48 am (299°) 10:42 am (63°) 6:08 pm (70.0°) 231,455 33.4%
22 - 1:23 am (293°) 11:54 am (70°) 6:59 pm (64.4°) 235,003 44.6%
23 - 1:51 am (286°) 1:03 pm (78°) 7:45 pm (58.3°) 238,504 55.7%
24 - 2:16 am (278°) 2:08 pm (86°) 8:29 pm (52.0°) 241,757 66.2%
25 - 2:39 am (270°) 3:11 pm (94°) 9:11 pm (45.8°) 244,636 75.6%
26 - 3:01 am (262°) 4:13 pm (102°) 9:52 pm (40.0°) 247,076 83.8%
27 - 3:23 am (255°) 5:15 pm (109°) 10:35 pm (34.6°) 249,056 90.4%
28 - 3:48 am (248°) 6:17 pm (115°) 11:20 pm (30.0°) 250,579 95.4%
29 - 4:16 am (242°) 7:20 pm (121°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
30 - 4:48 am (238°) 8:21 pm (125°) 12:07 am (26.3°) 251,657 98.5%
31 - 5:27 am (234°) 9:18 pm (127°) 12:56 am (23.7°) 252,300 99.8%
* All times are local time for Reston. 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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