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Takoma Park, Maryland, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, May 2026

Moon: 88.7%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 8:20:13 pm
Moon Direction: 85° East
Moon Altitude: -6.2°
Moon Distance: 240,050 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 7:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 6:37 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 8:49 pm

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Takoma Park, May 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 5:43 am (246°) 8:24 pm (117°) 12:35 am (33.1°) 249,030 99.6%
2 - 6:12 am (241°) 9:26 pm (122°) 1:21 am (28.7°) 250,426 99.6%
3 - 6:46 am (236°) 10:27 pm (126°) 2:09 am (25.3°) 251,465 97.7%
4 - 7:28 am (234°) 11:23 pm (127°) 2:58 am (23.0°) 252,065 93.9%
5 - 8:16 am (233°) - 3:50 am (22.1°) 252,134 88.4%
6 12:13 am (127°) 9:10 am (234°) - 4:41 am (22.6°) 251,582 81.5%
7 12:56 am (125°) 10:10 am (237°) - 5:31 am (24.5°) 250,339 73.4%
8 1:33 am (121°) 11:13 am (241°) - 6:20 am (27.6°) 248,374 64.2%
9 2:04 am (115°) 12:17 pm (247°) - 7:07 am (31.9°) 245,702 54.3%
10 2:31 am (109°) 1:22 pm (254°) - 7:52 am (37.0°) 242,417 43.9%
11 2:56 am (101°) 2:27 pm (262°) - 8:37 am (43.0°) 238,667 33.5%
12 3:19 am (93°) 3:34 pm (271°) - 9:21 am (49.4°) 234,698 23.5%
13 3:43 am (85°) 4:44 pm (280°) - 10:08 am (56.2°) 230,798 14.5%
14 4:10 am (76°) 5:58 pm (288°) - 10:57 am (62.9°) 227,325 7.2%
15 4:40 am (68°) 7:17 pm (296°) - 11:51 am (69.1°) 224,600 2.2%
16 5:16 am (61°) 8:37 pm (302°) - 12:51 pm (74.3°) 222,941 0.2%
17 6:03 am (56°) 9:55 pm (306°) - 1:55 pm (77.7°) 222,516 1.5%
18 7:01 am (53°) 11:05 pm (307°) - 3:03 pm (78.9°) 223,350 6.0%
19 8:09 am (54°) - - 4:09 pm (77.8°) 225,304 13.3%
20 - 12:02 am (304°) 9:24 am (57°) 5:11 pm (74.6°) 228,114 22.7%
21 - 12:46 am (300°) 10:40 am (63°) 6:07 pm (70.0°) 231,451 33.4%
22 - 1:21 am (293°) 11:53 am (70°) 6:58 pm (64.4°) 235,000 44.6%
23 - 1:50 am (286°) 1:02 pm (78°) 7:44 pm (58.3°) 238,501 55.7%
24 - 2:15 am (278°) 2:07 pm (86°) 8:27 pm (52.0°) 241,754 66.1%
25 - 2:37 am (270°) 3:10 pm (94°) 9:09 pm (45.8°) 244,633 75.6%
26 - 2:59 am (262°) 4:12 pm (102°) 9:51 pm (40.0°) 247,074 83.8%
27 - 3:22 am (255°) 5:14 pm (109°) 10:34 pm (34.6°) 249,054 90.4%
28 - 3:46 am (248°) 6:16 pm (115°) 11:18 pm (30.0°) 250,578 95.4%
29 - 4:14 am (242°) 7:18 pm (121°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
30 - 4:47 am (238°) 8:19 pm (125°) 12:05 am (26.3°) 251,656 98.5%
31 - 5:26 am (234°) 9:17 pm (127°) 12:54 am (23.7°) 252,300 99.8%
* All times are local time for Takoma Park. 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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