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Lusaka, Zambia — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, May 2026

Moon: 17.3%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 22, 2026 at 7:17:16 pm
Moon Direction: 302° Northwest
Moon Altitude: 18.5°
Moon Distance: 227,973 mi
Next Full Moon: Apr 2, 2026, 4:11 am
Next New Moon: Apr 17, 2026, 1:51 pm
Next Moonset: Today, 8:50 pm

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 5:52 am (252°) 5:32 pm (110°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
2 - 6:43 am (248°) 6:14 pm (114°) 12:06 am (85.0°) 250,052 99.8%
3 - 7:35 am (244°) 6:58 pm (117°) 12:53 am (81.2°) 251,202 98.4%
4 - 8:28 am (242°) 7:46 pm (119°) 1:43 am (78.6°) 251,940 95.2%
5 - 9:21 am (241°) 8:37 pm (119°) 2:33 am (77.2°) 252,175 90.2%
6 - 10:11 am (241°) 9:30 pm (118°) 3:25 am (77.3°) 251,813 83.7%
7 - 10:59 am (243°) 10:23 pm (115°) 4:16 am (78.8°) 250,777 75.9%
8 - 11:44 am (246°) 11:16 pm (112°) 5:05 am (81.6°) 249,023 67.0%
9 - 12:25 pm (251°) - 5:52 am (85.6°) 246,552 57.3%
10 12:08 am (107°) 1:04 pm (256°) - 6:38 am (89.4°) 243,434 47.0%
11 1:00 am (101°) 1:42 pm (262°) - 7:22 am (83.7°) 239,799 36.6%
12 1:51 am (95°) 2:19 pm (269°) - 8:07 am (77.3°) 235,866 26.4%
13 2:44 am (88°) 2:58 pm (276°) - 8:53 am (70.5°) 231,910 17.0%
14 3:40 am (81°) 3:39 pm (283°) - 9:41 am (63.7°) 228,277 9.1%
15 4:39 am (74°) 4:26 pm (289°) - 10:34 am (57.3°) 225,299 3.4%
16 5:43 am (68°) 5:18 pm (294°) - 11:32 am (51.8°) 223,304 0.5%
17 6:51 am (64°) 6:17 pm (298°) - 12:35 pm (47.8°) 222,509 0.8%
18 8:01 am (61°) 7:22 pm (299°) - 1:42 pm (45.9°) 222,981 4.4%
19 9:08 am (61°) 8:30 pm (298°) - 2:49 pm (46.4°) 224,629 10.9%
20 10:09 am (63°) 9:37 pm (295°) - 3:52 pm (49.0°) 227,220 19.8%
21 11:03 am (67°) 10:39 pm (290°) - 4:50 pm (53.3°) 230,442 30.2%
22 11:50 am (73°) 11:37 pm (285°) - 5:42 pm (58.6°) 233,955 41.3%
23 12:31 pm (79°) - - 6:30 pm (64.7°) 237,497 52.5%
24 - 12:31 am (278°) 1:09 pm (85°) 7:14 pm (70.9°) 240,836 63.2%
25 - 1:22 am (272°) 1:44 pm (91°) 7:56 pm (77.2°) 243,835 73.0%
26 - 2:11 am (266°) 2:19 pm (97°) 8:38 pm (83.2°) 246,407 81.5%
27 - 2:59 am (259°) 2:55 pm (103°) 9:20 pm (88.8°) 248,524 88.6%
28 - 3:48 am (254°) 3:32 pm (108°) 10:04 pm (86.3°) 250,179 94.1%
29 - 4:39 am (249°) 4:12 pm (113°) 10:50 pm (82.3°) 251,386 97.8%
30 - 5:30 am (245°) 4:56 pm (116°) 11:38 pm (79.3°) 252,157 99.6%
31 - 6:23 am (242°) 5:43 pm (118°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
* All times are local time for Lusaka. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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