Moon · May 2026

Moon calendar for Portsmouth, Virginia, United States: May 2026

Daily moon phases, illumination, moonrise and moonset in Portsmouth, Virginia, United States for May 2026. Full moon: May 1, 2026, May 31, 2026. All times are shown in the local time of Portsmouth, Virginia, 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%	8:04 PM	6:14 AM
2	Waning Gibbous	99%	9:04 PM	6:29 AM
3	Waning Gibbous	96%	9:59 PM	7:28 AM
4	Waning Gibbous	92%	10:46 PM	8:00 AM
5	Waning Gibbous	86%	11:41 PM	8:40 AM
6	Waning Gibbous	79%	—	9:40 AM
7	Waning Gibbous	70%	12:24 AM	10:31 AM
8	Waning Gibbous	61%	1:14 AM	11:40 AM
9	Last Quarter	51%	1:39 AM	12:35 PM
10	Last Quarter	41%	2:12 AM	1:21 PM
11	Waning Crescent	31%	2:27 AM	2:48 PM
12	Waning Crescent	21%	3:00 AM	4:02 PM
13	Waning Crescent	13%	3:34 AM	5:20 PM
14	Waning Crescent	6%	3:49 AM	6:20 PM
15	Waning Crescent	2%	4:23 AM	7:36 PM
16	New Moon	0%	4:59 AM	8:39 PM
17	Waxing Crescent	1%	5:41 AM	10:09 PM
18	Waxing Crescent	5%	6:28 AM	11:25 PM
19	Waxing Crescent	11%	7:41 AM	—
20	Waxing Crescent	20%	8:50 AM	12:14 AM
21	Waxing Crescent	30%	10:15 AM	12:53 AM
22	First Quarter	40%	11:34 AM	1:35 AM
23	First Quarter	52%	12:28 PM	2:08 AM
24	Waxing Gibbous	62%	1:41 PM	2:24 AM
25	Waxing Gibbous	72%	2:35 PM	2:50 AM
26	Waxing Gibbous	81%	3:45 PM	3:30 AM
27	Waxing Gibbous	88%	4:39 PM	3:39 AM
28	Waxing Gibbous	94%	5:48 PM	4:15 AM
29	Waxing Gibbous	97%	6:42 PM	4:29 AM
30	Full Moon	99%	7:47 PM	5:27 AM
31	Full Moon	100%	8:35 PM	5:52 AM

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When is the full moon in May 2026 in Portsmouth, Virginia, 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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