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A MONTH OF WAXING AND WANING LIGHT

May 2026 Moon phase calendar

Major phase dates and times are in UTC. Daily phase and illumination are for 03:00 UTC on each date, the same moment as each day’s Moon page.

Major phase times

Full Moon
Last Quarter
New Moon
First Quarter
Full Moon

Which time zone does this calendar use?

Each major phase happens at the same instant worldwide. The dates and times here are in UTC, so where you are the date can be a day earlier or later. The 2026 Full Moon calendar gives full Moon names and times in US Eastern Time.

Daily phase and illumination are for 03:00 UTC, the same moment as each day’s Moon page. For moonrise and moonset where you are, see Moonrise and moonset tonight.

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Daily Moon phase

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Daily Moon phase and illumination for May 2026, at 03:00 UTC each day
DateMoonPhaseIllumination
May 1Full Moon100%
May 2Full Moon100%
May 3Waning Gibbous98%
May 4Waning Gibbous95%
May 5Waning Gibbous90%
May 6Waning Gibbous83%
May 7Waning Gibbous76%
May 8Waning Gibbous67%
May 9Waning Gibbous58%
May 10Waning Crescent48%
May 11Waning Crescent38%
May 12Waning Crescent28%
May 13Waning Crescent18%
May 14Waning Crescent10%
May 15Waning Crescent4%
May 16Waning Crescent1%
May 17New Moon0%
May 18Waxing Crescent3%
May 19Waxing Crescent8%
May 20Waxing Crescent16%
May 21Waxing Crescent25%
May 22Waxing Crescent36%
May 23Waxing Crescent46%
May 24Waxing Gibbous57%
May 25Waxing Gibbous67%
May 26Waxing Gibbous76%
May 27Waxing Gibbous84%
May 28Waxing Gibbous91%
May 29Waxing Gibbous95%
May 30Waxing Gibbous98%
May 31Full Moon100%
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