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Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, May 2026

Moon: 88.7%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 8:27:13 pm
Moon Direction: 87° East
Moon Altitude: -3.8°
Moon Distance: 240,066 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 7:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 6:37 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 8:44 pm

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Wilkes-Barre, May 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 5:33 am (245°) 8:25 pm (118°) 12:31 am (30.8°) 249,025 99.6%
2 - 6:00 am (240°) 9:29 pm (123°) 1:16 am (26.4°) 250,422 99.6%
3 - 6:34 am (235°) 10:31 pm (127°) 2:04 am (23.0°) 251,462 97.7%
4 - 7:14 am (232°) 11:28 pm (129°) 2:54 am (20.8°) 252,064 93.9%
5 - 8:01 am (231°) - 3:45 am (19.9°) 252,135 88.5%
6 12:18 am (128°) 8:56 am (232°) - 4:36 am (20.4°) 251,585 81.6%
7 1:00 am (126°) 9:57 am (235°) - 5:27 am (22.2°) 250,344 73.4%
8 1:36 am (122°) 11:01 am (240°) - 6:15 am (25.3°) 248,381 64.2%
9 2:05 am (116°) 12:07 pm (246°) - 7:02 am (29.6°) 245,711 54.3%
10 2:31 am (109°) 1:13 pm (254°) - 7:47 am (34.7°) 242,428 44.0%
11 2:54 am (102°) 2:21 pm (262°) - 8:32 am (40.6°) 238,679 33.6%
12 3:16 am (94°) 3:30 pm (271°) - 9:17 am (47.1°) 234,711 23.6%
13 3:38 am (85°) 4:42 pm (280°) - 10:03 am (53.9°) 230,810 14.6%
14 4:02 am (76°) 5:58 pm (289°) - 10:53 am (60.6°) 227,335 7.2%
15 4:30 am (68°) 7:18 pm (297°) - 11:47 am (66.8°) 224,607 2.2%
16 5:05 am (60°) 8:40 pm (304°) - 12:46 pm (71.9°) 222,944 0.2%
17 5:49 am (55°) 10:00 pm (308°) - 1:51 pm (75.4°) 222,516 1.5%
18 6:46 am (52°) 11:09 pm (308°) - 2:58 pm (76.6°) 223,346 6.0%
19 7:55 am (52°) - - 4:04 pm (75.5°) 225,296 13.3%
20 - 12:06 am (306°) 9:11 am (56°) 5:06 pm (72.3°) 228,104 22.7%
21 - 12:49 am (301°) 10:29 am (62°) 6:02 pm (67.7°) 231,440 33.4%
22 - 1:22 am (294°) 11:43 am (69°) 6:53 pm (62.1°) 234,989 44.6%
23 - 1:49 am (286°) 12:54 pm (78°) 7:39 pm (56.0°) 238,490 55.7%
24 - 2:12 am (278°) 2:01 pm (86°) 8:23 pm (49.7°) 241,744 66.1%
25 - 2:33 am (270°) 3:06 pm (94°) 9:05 pm (43.5°) 244,625 75.6%
26 - 2:53 am (262°) 4:10 pm (102°) 9:46 pm (37.7°) 247,067 83.7%
27 - 3:14 am (254°) 5:13 pm (110°) 10:29 pm (32.3°) 249,049 90.4%
28 - 3:37 am (247°) 6:17 pm (116°) 11:14 pm (27.7°) 250,574 95.4%
29 - 4:03 am (241°) 7:21 pm (122°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
30 - 4:34 am (236°) 8:23 pm (126°) 12:00 am (24.0°) 251,654 98.5%
31 - 5:12 am (233°) 9:22 pm (128°) 12:50 am (21.4°) 252,299 99.8%
* All times are local time for Wilkes-Barre. 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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