Moon · May 2026

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

Daily moon phases, illumination, moonrise and moonset in Plymouth, England, United Kingdom for May 2026. Full moon: May 1, 2026, May 31, 2026. All times are shown in the local time of Plymouth, 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%	8:28 PM	5:43 AM
2	Full Moon	99%	9:46 PM	6:08 AM
3	Waning Gibbous	97%	10:48 PM	6:26 AM
4	Waning Gibbous	93%	11:51 PM	7:12 AM
5	Waning Gibbous	87%	—	7:48 AM
6	Waning Gibbous	80%	12:33 AM	9:15 AM
7	Waning Gibbous	72%	1:30 AM	9:48 AM
8	Waning Gibbous	63%	1:51 AM	11:04 AM
9	Last Quarter	53%	2:18 AM	12:17 PM
10	Last Quarter	43%	2:27 AM	1:35 PM
11	Waning Crescent	33%	2:44 AM	2:38 PM
12	Waning Crescent	23%	3:16 AM	4:08 PM
13	Waning Crescent	14%	3:30 AM	5:34 PM
14	Waning Crescent	8%	3:37 AM	6:41 PM
15	Waning Crescent	3%	3:47 AM	8:20 PM
16	New Moon	0%	4:13 AM	9:51 PM
17	New Moon	1%	4:27 AM	11:31 PM
18	Waxing Crescent	4%	5:21 AM	—
19	Waxing Crescent	10%	6:10 AM	12:32 AM
20	Waxing Crescent	18%	7:37 AM	1:36 AM
21	Waxing Crescent	27%	9:13 AM	2:05 AM
22	Waxing Crescent	38%	10:27 AM	2:24 AM
23	First Quarter	49%	12:07 PM	2:35 AM
24	First Quarter	60%	1:33 PM	2:57 AM
25	Waxing Gibbous	70%	2:32 PM	3:22 AM
26	Waxing Gibbous	79%	3:57 PM	3:32 AM
27	Waxing Gibbous	87%	4:55 PM	3:37 AM
28	Waxing Gibbous	93%	6:21 PM	3:46 AM
29	Waxing Gibbous	97%	7:37 PM	4:12 AM
30	Full Moon	99%	8:32 PM	4:27 AM
31	Full Moon	100%	9:43 PM	5:10 AM

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When is the full moon in May 2026 in Plymouth, 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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