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

Moon: 56.7%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: May 9, 2026 at 1:22:21 am
Moon Direction: 110° East
Moon Altitude: -8.1°
Moon Distance: 246,385 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 Scranton, May 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 5:31 am (245°) 8:25 pm (118°) 12:30 am (30.7°) 249,024 99.6%
2 - 5:59 am (240°) 9:29 pm (124°) 1:15 am (26.3°) 250,421 99.6%
3 - 6:32 am (235°) 10:31 pm (127°) 2:03 am (22.8°) 251,462 97.7%
4 - 7:12 am (232°) 11:28 pm (129°) 2:53 am (20.6°) 252,064 93.9%
5 - 8:00 am (231°) - 3:44 am (19.7°) 252,135 88.5%
6 12:18 am (129°) 8:55 am (232°) - 4:35 am (20.2°) 251,586 81.6%
7 1:00 am (126°) 9:56 am (235°) - 5:26 am (22.0°) 250,345 73.4%
8 1:35 am (122°) 11:00 am (240°) - 6:14 am (25.2°) 248,383 64.3%
9 2:05 am (116°) 12:06 pm (246°) - 7:01 am (29.4°) 245,713 54.3%
10 2:30 am (110°) 1:12 pm (254°) - 7:47 am (34.6°) 242,430 44.0%
11 2:53 am (102°) 2:20 pm (262°) - 8:31 am (40.5°) 238,681 33.6%
12 3:15 am (94°) 3:29 pm (271°) - 9:16 am (46.9°) 234,713 23.6%
13 3:37 am (85°) 4:41 pm (280°) - 10:02 am (53.7°) 230,812 14.6%
14 4:01 am (76°) 5:57 pm (289°) - 10:52 am (60.4°) 227,337 7.2%
15 4:29 am (68°) 7:18 pm (297°) - 11:46 am (66.7°) 224,609 2.2%
16 5:04 am (60°) 8:40 pm (304°) - 12:45 pm (71.8°) 222,945 0.2%
17 5:48 am (54°) 10:00 pm (308°) - 1:50 pm (75.2°) 222,516 1.5%
18 6:45 am (52°) 11:09 pm (308°) - 2:57 pm (76.4°) 223,345 6.0%
19 7:53 am (52°) - - 4:03 pm (75.3°) 225,295 13.3%
20 - 12:05 am (306°) 9:10 am (56°) 5:05 pm (72.2°) 228,102 22.7%
21 - 12:48 am (301°) 10:27 am (62°) 6:01 pm (67.5°) 231,438 33.4%
22 - 1:22 am (294°) 11:42 am (69°) 6:52 pm (61.9°) 234,987 44.6%
23 - 1:48 am (286°) 12:53 pm (77°) 7:38 pm (55.8°) 238,488 55.7%
24 - 2:11 am (278°) 2:00 pm (86°) 8:22 pm (49.6°) 241,742 66.1%
25 - 2:32 am (270°) 3:05 pm (94°) 9:04 pm (43.4°) 244,623 75.6%
26 - 2:52 am (262°) 4:09 pm (102°) 9:46 pm (37.5°) 247,066 83.7%
27 - 3:13 am (254°) 5:13 pm (110°) 10:28 pm (32.2°) 249,048 90.4%
28 - 3:35 am (247°) 6:17 pm (116°) 11:13 pm (27.6°) 250,573 95.4%
29 - 4:02 am (241°) 7:21 pm (122°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
30 - 4:33 am (236°) 8:23 pm (126°) 12:00 am (23.8°) 251,653 98.5%
31 - 5:11 am (233°) 9:22 pm (128°) 12:49 am (21.2°) 252,298 99.8%
* All times are local time for Scranton. 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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