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Wainwright, Alaska, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, May 2026

Moon: 8.9%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 21, 2026 at 7:27:22 am
Moon Direction: 37° Northeast
Moon Altitude: 1.5°
Moon Distance: 228,188 mi
Next Full Moon: Apr 1, 2026, 6:11 pm
Next New Moon: Apr 17, 2026, 3:51 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 12:48 am (159°) 3:28 am (196°) - 2:18 am (0.6°) 249,381 99.8%
2 - Down, doesn’t rise - 3:04 am (-3.9°) 250,700 99.3%
3 - Down, doesn’t rise - 3:52 am (-7.1°) 251,646 96.9%
4 - Down, doesn’t rise - 4:42 am (-9.1°) 252,132 92.8%
5 - Down, doesn’t rise - 5:34 am (-9.6°) 252,065 87.0%
6 - Down, doesn’t rise - 6:25 am (-8.8°) 251,359 79.8%
7 - Down, doesn’t rise - 7:15 am (-6.7°) 249,950 71.4%
8 - Down, doesn’t rise - 8:03 am (-2.7°) 247,818 62.0%
9 7:09 am (157°) 10:51 am (208°) - 8:49 am (1.5°) 244,994 51.9%
10 6:10 am (132°) 1:24 pm (234°) - 9:34 am (6.6°) 241,587 41.5%
11 5:36 am (112°) 3:34 pm (256°) - 10:19 am (12.6°) 237,762 31.2%
12 5:07 am (94°) 5:41 pm (277°) - 11:04 am (19.0°) 233,780 21.4%
13 4:38 am (74°) 7:58 pm (299°) - 11:51 am (25.8°) 229,947 12.7%
14 4:03 am (53°) 10:46 pm (327°) - 12:42 pm (32.4°) 226,618 5.8%
15 3:06 am (27°) - - 1:37 pm (38.3°) 224,117 1.5%
16 - Up, doesn’t set - 2:37 pm (43.1°) 222,731 0.2%
17 - Up, doesn’t set - 3:43 pm (46.0°) 222,599 2.2%
18 - Up, doesn’t set - 4:50 pm (46.7°) 223,709 7.5%
19 - Up, doesn’t set - 5:56 pm (45.1°) 225,887 15.3%
20 - Up, doesn’t set - 6:56 pm (41.6°) 228,851 25.1%
21 - Up, doesn’t set - 7:51 pm (36.7°) 232,260 36.0%
22 - 5:45 am (325°) 11:13 am (41°) 8:41 pm (31.0°) 235,821 47.2%
23 - 5:00 am (303°) 1:36 pm (65°) 9:26 pm (24.8°) 239,277 58.2%
24 - 4:29 am (283°) 3:40 pm (85°) 10:09 pm (18.6°) 242,455 68.4%
25 - 4:02 am (266°) 5:37 pm (105°) 10:51 pm (12.6°) 245,236 77.6%
26 - 3:35 am (248°) 7:39 pm (125°) 11:33 pm (6.9°) 247,573 85.4%
27 - 3:02 am (229°) 10:01 pm (149°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
28 - 2:10 am (206°) - 12:16 am (1.9°) 249,445 91.7%
29 - Down, doesn’t rise - 1:01 am (-1.8°) 250,866 96.3%
30 - Down, doesn’t rise - 1:48 am (-6.2°) 251,843 99.0%
31 - Down, doesn’t rise - 2:38 am (-8.5°) 252,387 99.8%
* All times are local time for Wainwright. 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. Below horizon is marked in red.

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