Moon · May 2026

Moon calendar for Bristol, England, United Kingdom: May 2026

Daily moon phases, illumination, moonrise and moonset in Bristol, England, United Kingdom for May 2026. Full moon: May 1, 2026, May 31, 2026. All times are shown in the local time of Bristol, England, United Kingdom.

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Full moonFriday, May 1, 2026, 6:27 PM

Full moonSunday, May 31, 2026, 9:55 AM

New moonSaturday, May 16, 2026, 8:30 PM

Day	Phase	Illumination	Moonrise	Moonset
1	Full Moon	100%	8:27 PM	5:38 AM
2	Full Moon	99%	9:45 PM	5:52 AM
3	Waning Gibbous	97%	10:47 PM	6:20 AM
4	Waning Gibbous	93%	11:51 PM	6:48 AM
5	Waning Gibbous	87%	—	7:40 AM
6	Waning Gibbous	80%	12:34 AM	8:28 AM
7	Waning Gibbous	72%	1:29 AM	9:40 AM
8	Waning Gibbous	63%	1:50 AM	10:41 AM
9	Last Quarter	53%	2:16 AM	12:08 PM
10	Last Quarter	43%	2:26 AM	1:31 PM
11	Waning Crescent	33%	2:36 AM	2:30 PM
12	Waning Crescent	23%	3:01 AM	3:59 PM
13	Waning Crescent	14%	3:22 AM	5:31 PM
14	Waning Crescent	8%	3:32 AM	6:35 PM
15	Waning Crescent	3%	3:39 AM	8:20 PM
16	New Moon	0%	3:56 AM	9:53 PM
17	New Moon	1%	4:18 AM	11:34 PM
18	Waxing Crescent	4%	5:02 AM	—
19	Waxing Crescent	10%	6:00 AM	12:36 AM
20	Waxing Crescent	18%	7:22 AM	1:39 AM
21	Waxing Crescent	27%	8:47 AM	2:06 AM
22	Waxing Crescent	38%	10:21 AM	2:24 AM
23	First Quarter	49%	11:52 AM	2:32 AM
24	First Quarter	60%	1:27 PM	2:47 AM
25	Waxing Gibbous	70%	2:27 PM	3:13 AM
26	Waxing Gibbous	79%	3:50 PM	3:28 AM
27	Waxing Gibbous	87%	5:16 PM	3:34 AM
28	Waxing Gibbous	93%	6:20 PM	3:41 AM
29	Waxing Gibbous	97%	7:36 PM	4:00 AM
30	Full Moon	99%	8:32 PM	4:21 AM
31	Full Moon	100%	9:43 PM	4:46 AM

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When is the full moon in May 2026 in Bristol, England, United Kingdom?

The full moon peaks on Friday, May 1, 2026, 6:27 PM; Sunday, May 31, 2026, 9:55 AM (local time).

When is the new moon in May 2026?

The new moon falls on Saturday, May 16, 2026, 8:30 PM (local time) — the darkest nights of the month, best for stargazing.

Data: Meeus astronomical algorithms. How we calculate this

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