Moon · May 2026

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

Daily moon phases, illumination, moonrise and moonset in Richmond, Virginia, United States for May 2026. Full moon: May 1, 2026, May 31, 2026. All times are shown in the local time of Richmond, 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%	8:05 PM	6:16 AM
2	Waning Gibbous	99%	9:17 PM	6:32 AM
3	Waning Gibbous	96%	10:12 PM	7:30 AM
4	Waning Gibbous	92%	11:03 PM	8:04 AM
5	Waning Gibbous	86%	11:47 PM	9:03 AM
6	Waning Gibbous	79%	—	9:42 AM
7	Waning Gibbous	70%	12:27 AM	10:34 AM
8	Waning Gibbous	61%	1:23 AM	11:43 AM
9	Last Quarter	51%	1:42 AM	12:40 PM
10	Last Quarter	41%	2:19 AM	1:49 PM
11	Waning Crescent	31%	2:29 AM	3:00 PM
12	Waning Crescent	21%	3:13 AM	4:10 PM
13	Waning Crescent	13%	3:36 AM	5:27 PM
14	Waning Crescent	6%	3:54 AM	6:23 PM
15	Waning Crescent	2%	4:24 AM	7:39 PM
16	New Moon	0%	5:05 AM	8:57 PM
17	Waxing Crescent	1%	5:43 AM	10:16 PM
18	Waxing Crescent	5%	6:29 AM	11:31 PM
19	Waxing Crescent	11%	7:42 AM	—
20	Waxing Crescent	20%	8:54 AM	12:19 AM
21	Waxing Crescent	30%	10:17 AM	1:10 AM
22	First Quarter	40%	11:35 AM	1:38 AM
23	First Quarter	52%	12:29 PM	2:15 AM
24	Waxing Gibbous	62%	1:43 PM	2:26 AM
25	Waxing Gibbous	72%	2:41 PM	3:04 AM
26	Waxing Gibbous	81%	3:51 PM	3:31 AM
27	Waxing Gibbous	88%	4:51 PM	3:43 AM
28	Waxing Gibbous	94%	5:56 PM	4:17 AM
29	Waxing Gibbous	97%	6:57 PM	4:32 AM
30	Full Moon	99%	7:56 PM	5:29 AM
31	Full Moon	100%	8:46 PM	5:56 AM

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When is the full moon in May 2026 in Richmond, 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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