Moon calendar: May 2026

Moon phases in May 2026, in UK time: full moon – 1 May 18:24, last quarter – 9 May 22:13, new moon – 16 May 21:03, first quarter – 23 May 12:12, full moon – 31 May 09:46. There are two full moons this month; the second is known as a Blue Moon.

• Full moon 1 May, Friday 18:24
• Last quarter 9 May, Saturday 22:13
• New moon 16 May, Saturday 21:03
• First quarter 23 May, Saturday 12:12
• Full moon 31 May, Sunday 09:46

Daily moon phases

Mo

Tu

We

Th

Fr

Sa

Su

1 Full moon 18:24

2 99 %

3 97 %

4 93 %

5 88 %

6 81 %

7 73 %

8 64 %

9 Last quarter 22:13

10 44 %

11 34 %

12 24 %

13 15 %

14 8 %

15 3 %

16 New moon 21:03

17 1 %

18 4 %

19 10 %

20 19 %

21 28 %

22 39 %

23 First quarter 12:12

24 60 %

25 70 %

26 79 %

27 86 %

28 92 %

29 97 %

30 99 %

31 Full moon 09:46

Times are UK local time. Percentages show the fraction of the Moon’s disc illuminated at local noon.

Moon image: NASA Scientific Visualization Studio (public domain).

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