Moon · May 2026

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

Daily moon phases, illumination, moonrise and moonset in Colchester, England, United Kingdom for May 2026. Full moon: May 1, 2026, May 31, 2026. All times are shown in the local time of Colchester, 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%	8:20 PM	5:31 AM
2	Full Moon	99%	9:36 PM	5:40 AM
3	Waning Gibbous	97%	10:32 PM	6:05 AM
4	Waning Gibbous	93%	11:41 PM	6:30 AM
5	Waning Gibbous	87%	—	7:29 AM
6	Waning Gibbous	80%	12:25 AM	8:17 AM
7	Waning Gibbous	72%	1:20 AM	9:31 AM
8	Waning Gibbous	63%	1:40 AM	10:27 AM
9	Last Quarter	53%	2:04 AM	11:44 AM
10	Last Quarter	43%	2:20 AM	1:15 PM
11	Waning Crescent	33%	2:26 AM	2:22 PM
12	Waning Crescent	23%	2:35 AM	3:42 PM
13	Waning Crescent	14%	2:56 AM	5:17 PM
14	Waning Crescent	8%	2:18 AM	6:28 PM
15	Waning Crescent	3%	3:31 AM	8:09 PM
16	New Moon	0%	3:40 AM	9:45 PM
17	New Moon	1%	4:06 AM	11:23 PM
18	Waxing Crescent	4%	4:32 AM	—
19	Waxing Crescent	10%	5:40 AM	12:28 AM
20	Waxing Crescent	18%	7:04 AM	1:31 AM
21	Waxing Crescent	27%	8:26 AM	1:52 AM
22	Waxing Crescent	38%	10:12 AM	2:16 AM
23	First Quarter	49%	11:38 AM	2:25 AM
24	First Quarter	60%	1:05 PM	2:31 AM
25	Waxing Gibbous	70%	2:21 PM	2:42 AM
26	Waxing Gibbous	79%	3:39 PM	3:06 AM
27	Waxing Gibbous	87%	4:46 PM	3:25 AM
28	Waxing Gibbous	93%	6:11 PM	3:34 AM
29	Waxing Gibbous	97%	7:28 PM	3:43 AM
30	Full Moon	99%	8:24 PM	4:08 AM
31	Full Moon	100%	9:36 PM	4:29 AM

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When is the full moon in May 2026 in Colchester, 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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