Moon · May 2026

Moon calendar for Memphis, Tennessee, United States: May 2026

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

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Full moonFriday, May 1, 2026, 12:27 PM

Full moonSunday, May 31, 2026, 3:55 AM

New moonSaturday, May 16, 2026, 2:30 PM

Day	Phase	Illumination	Moonrise	Moonset
1	Full Moon	100%	7:52 PM	6:13 AM
2	Waning Gibbous	99%	8:46 PM	6:30 AM
3	Waning Gibbous	96%	9:48 PM	7:29 AM
4	Waning Gibbous	91%	10:33 PM	8:03 AM
5	Waning Gibbous	86%	11:37 PM	8:43 AM
6	Waning Gibbous	78%	—	9:41 AM
7	Waning Gibbous	70%	12:21 AM	10:33 AM
8	Waning Gibbous	61%	12:54 AM	11:40 AM
9	Last Quarter	51%	1:36 AM	12:35 PM
10	Last Quarter	40%	2:04 AM	1:45 PM
11	Waning Crescent	30%	2:26 AM	2:41 PM
12	Waning Crescent	21%	2:50 AM	3:55 PM
13	Waning Crescent	13%	3:33 AM	5:12 PM
14	Waning Crescent	6%	3:47 AM	6:17 PM
15	Waning Crescent	2%	4:24 AM	7:33 PM
16	New Moon	0%	5:03 AM	8:32 PM
17	Waxing Crescent	1%	5:43 AM	9:54 PM
18	Waxing Crescent	5%	6:30 AM	11:10 PM
19	Waxing Crescent	12%	7:44 AM	—
20	Waxing Crescent	20%	9:00 AM	12:02 AM
21	Waxing Crescent	30%	10:18 AM	12:38 AM
22	First Quarter	41%	11:34 AM	1:33 AM
23	First Quarter	52%	12:28 PM	1:56 AM
24	Waxing Gibbous	63%	1:40 PM	2:22 AM
25	Waxing Gibbous	73%	2:32 PM	2:47 AM
26	Waxing Gibbous	81%	3:42 PM	3:28 AM
27	Waxing Gibbous	88%	4:33 PM	3:38 AM
28	Waxing Gibbous	94%	5:42 PM	4:14 AM
29	Waxing Gibbous	98%	6:33 PM	4:29 AM
30	Full Moon	99%	7:41 PM	5:28 AM
31	Full Moon	100%	8:28 PM	5:55 AM

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When is the full moon in May 2026 in Memphis, Tennessee, United States?

The full moon peaks on Friday, May 1, 2026, 12:27 PM; Sunday, May 31, 2026, 3:55 AM (local time).

When is the new moon in May 2026?

The new moon falls on Saturday, May 16, 2026, 2:30 PM (local time) — the darkest nights of the month, best for stargazing.

Data: Meeus astronomical algorithms. How we calculate this

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