El Aaiún, Western Sahara — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, May 2026

Moon: 57.0%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: May 9, 2026 at 5:33:27 am
Moon Direction: 143° Southeast
Moon Altitude: 33.4°
Moon Distance: 246,478 mi
Next New Moon: May 16, 2026, 9:01 pm
Next Full Moon: May 31, 2026, 9:45 am
Next Moonset: Today, 1:14 pm

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for El Aaiún, May 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 6:45 am (250°) 8:31 pm (113°) 1:12 am (45.9°) 248,750 99.4%
2 - 7:20 am (245°) 9:27 pm (117°) 1:57 am (41.3°) 250,202 99.7%
3 - 7:59 am (242°) 10:23 pm (120°) 2:45 am (37.7°) 251,310 98.1%
4 - 8:43 am (239°) 11:18 pm (122°) 3:34 am (35.2°) 251,995 94.7%
5 - 9:32 am (238°) - 4:25 am (34.1°) 252,165 89.5%
6 12:10 am (122°) 10:25 am (239°) - 5:17 am (34.3°) 251,729 82.9%
7 12:57 am (120°) 11:20 am (241°) - 6:07 am (36.0°) 250,612 74.9%
8 1:39 am (117°) 12:17 pm (244°) - 6:56 am (38.9°) 248,775 65.9%
9 2:17 am (113°) 1:14 pm (249°) - 7:43 am (43.0°) 246,223 56.1%
10 2:52 am (107°) 2:12 pm (255°) - 8:29 am (48.0°) 243,038 45.8%
11 3:24 am (101°) 3:09 pm (262°) - 9:13 am (53.8°) 239,356 35.4%
12 3:55 am (94°) 4:08 pm (269°) - 9:58 am (60.2°) 235,406 25.3%
13 4:27 am (87°) 5:09 pm (277°) - 10:44 am (67.0°) 231,468 16.0%
14 5:01 am (79°) 6:13 pm (284°) - 11:33 am (73.8°) 227,895 8.4%
15 5:39 am (72°) 7:22 pm (291°) - 12:26 pm (80.1°) 225,013 2.9%
16 6:22 am (66°) 8:34 pm (297°) - 1:25 pm (85.5°) 223,147 0.3%
17 7:14 am (61°) 9:48 pm (301°) - 2:28 pm (89.3°) 222,499 1.0%
18 8:14 am (59°) 10:58 pm (302°) - 3:35 pm (89.1°) 223,115 5.0%
19 9:21 am (59°) - - 4:42 pm (89.8°) 224,886 11.9%
20 - 12:00 am (300°) 10:31 am (61°) 5:45 pm (87.3°) 227,566 21.0%
21 - 12:52 am (296°) 11:41 am (66°) 6:42 pm (82.9°) 230,837 31.5%
22 - 1:36 am (291°) 12:46 pm (72°) 7:34 pm (77.4°) 234,367 42.6%
23 - 2:14 am (285°) 1:47 pm (78°) 8:21 pm (71.4°) 237,894 53.8%
24 - 2:47 am (278°) 2:45 pm (85°) 9:04 pm (65.1°) 241,201 64.4%
25 - 3:17 am (271°) 3:41 pm (92°) 9:47 pm (58.9°) 244,154 74.0%
26 - 3:46 am (264°) 4:35 pm (99°) 10:28 pm (52.9°) 246,675 82.4%
27 - 4:15 am (258°) 5:30 pm (105°) 11:11 pm (47.5°) 248,738 89.4%
28 - 4:47 am (252°) 6:25 pm (111°) 11:55 pm (42.7°) 250,341 94.6%
29 - 5:20 am (247°) 7:21 pm (116°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
30 - 5:58 am (243°) 8:17 pm (119°) 12:41 am (38.8°) 251,497 98.1%
31 - 6:40 am (240°) 9:13 pm (121°) 1:30 am (36.0°) 252,218 99.7%
* All times are local time for El Aaiún. 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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