Moon · May 2026

Moon calendar for Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States: May 2026

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

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

Full moonSunday, May 31, 2026, 4:55 AM

New moonSaturday, May 16, 2026, 3:30 PM

Day	Phase	Illumination	Moonrise	Moonset
1	Full Moon	100%	8:24 PM	6:19 AM
2	Waning Gibbous	99%	9:34 PM	6:36 AM
3	Waning Gibbous	96%	10:23 PM	7:31 AM
4	Waning Gibbous	92%	11:31 PM	8:04 AM
5	Waning Gibbous	86%	—	8:39 AM
6	Waning Gibbous	79%	12:13 AM	9:43 AM
7	Waning Gibbous	70%	12:46 AM	10:37 AM
8	Waning Gibbous	61%	1:35 AM	11:48 AM
9	Last Quarter	51%	2:02 AM	12:51 PM
10	Last Quarter	41%	2:25 AM	2:05 PM
11	Waning Crescent	31%	2:41 AM	3:21 PM
12	Waning Crescent	21%	3:27 AM	4:19 PM
13	Waning Crescent	13%	3:38 AM	5:34 PM
14	Waning Crescent	6%	4:05 AM	6:32 PM
15	Waning Crescent	2%	4:25 AM	8:03 PM
16	New Moon	0%	5:06 AM	9:31 PM
17	Waxing Crescent	1%	5:42 AM	10:29 PM
18	Waxing Crescent	5%	6:27 AM	11:45 PM
19	Waxing Crescent	11%	7:40 AM	—
20	Waxing Crescent	20%	8:52 AM	12:32 AM
21	Waxing Crescent	30%	10:17 AM	1:33 AM
22	First Quarter	40%	11:36 AM	1:58 AM
23	First Quarter	52%	12:33 PM	2:23 AM
24	Waxing Gibbous	62%	1:53 PM	3:02 AM
25	Waxing Gibbous	72%	3:08 PM	3:25 AM
26	Waxing Gibbous	81%	4:14 PM	3:34 AM
27	Waxing Gibbous	88%	5:23 PM	3:51 AM
28	Waxing Gibbous	94%	6:19 PM	4:20 AM
29	Waxing Gibbous	97%	7:28 PM	4:37 AM
30	Full Moon	99%	8:20 PM	5:30 AM
31	Full Moon	100%	9:25 PM	5:58 AM

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When is the full moon in May 2026 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States?

The full moon peaks on Friday, May 1, 2026, 1:27 PM; Sunday, May 31, 2026, 4:55 AM (local time).

When is the new moon in May 2026?

The new moon falls on Saturday, May 16, 2026, 3:30 PM (local time) — the darkest nights of the month, best for stargazing.

Data: Meeus astronomical algorithms. How we calculate this

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