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Moon calendar for Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada: May 2026

Daily moon phases, illumination, moonrise and moonset in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada for May 2026. Full moon: May 1, 2026, May 31, 2026. All times are shown in the local time of Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada.

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Full moonFriday, May 1, 2026, 10:27 AM

Full moonSunday, May 31, 2026, 1:55 AM

New moonSaturday, May 16, 2026, 12:30 PM

Day	Phase	Illumination	Moonrise	Moonset
1	Full Moon	100%	8:52 PM	5:51 AM
2	Waning Gibbous	99%	10:06 PM	6:18 AM
3	Waning Gibbous	96%	11:15 PM	6:42 AM
4	Waning Gibbous	91%	—	7:33 AM
5	Waning Gibbous	85%	12:05 AM	8:15 AM
6	Waning Gibbous	78%	12:42 AM	9:22 AM
7	Waning Gibbous	69%	1:33 AM	10:19 AM
8	Last Quarter	60%	1:55 AM	11:35 AM
9	Last Quarter	50%	2:20 AM	12:32 PM
10	Waning Crescent	40%	2:29 AM	1:54 PM
11	Waning Crescent	29%	2:50 AM	3:24 PM
12	Waning Crescent	20%	3:19 AM	4:24 PM
13	Waning Crescent	12%	3:33 AM	5:42 PM
14	Waning Crescent	6%	3:40 AM	7:26 PM
15	Waning Crescent	2%	4:00 AM	8:38 PM
16	New Moon	0%	4:20 AM	10:15 PM
17	Waxing Crescent	2%	4:53 AM	11:42 PM
18	Waxing Crescent	6%	5:43 AM	—
19	Waxing Crescent	12%	6:44 AM	12:40 AM
20	Waxing Crescent	21%	8:18 AM	1:38 AM
21	Waxing Crescent	31%	9:42 AM	2:06 AM
22	First Quarter	42%	11:20 AM	2:24 AM
23	First Quarter	53%	12:26 PM	2:35 AM
24	Waxing Gibbous	64%	1:49 PM	3:01 AM
25	Waxing Gibbous	73%	3:18 PM	3:25 AM
26	Waxing Gibbous	82%	4:21 PM	3:33 AM
27	Waxing Gibbous	89%	5:36 PM	3:40 AM
28	Waxing Gibbous	94%	6:32 PM	3:59 AM
29	Waxing Gibbous	98%	7:49 PM	4:20 AM
30	Full Moon	100%	8:54 PM	4:39 AM
31	Full Moon	100%	9:54 PM	5:31 AM

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When is the full moon in May 2026 in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada?

The full moon peaks on Friday, May 1, 2026, 10:27 AM; Sunday, May 31, 2026, 1:55 AM (local time).

When is the new moon in May 2026?

The new moon falls on Saturday, May 16, 2026, 12:30 PM (local time) — the darkest nights of the month, best for stargazing.

Data: Meeus astronomical algorithms. How we calculate this

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