Moon · May 2026

Moon calendar for Rochester, New York, United States: May 2026

Daily moon phases, illumination, moonrise and moonset in Rochester, New York, United States for May 2026. Full moon: May 1, 2026, May 31, 2026. All times are shown in the local time of Rochester, New York, 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%	8:22 PM	6:04 AM
2	Waning Gibbous	99%	9:33 PM	6:24 AM
3	Waning Gibbous	96%	10:23 PM	7:05 AM
4	Waning Gibbous	92%	11:31 PM	7:41 AM
5	Waning Gibbous	86%	—	8:25 AM
6	Waning Gibbous	79%	12:12 AM	9:33 AM
7	Waning Gibbous	70%	12:46 AM	10:24 AM
8	Waning Gibbous	61%	1:34 AM	11:36 AM
9	Last Quarter	51%	1:55 AM	12:30 PM
10	Last Quarter	41%	2:22 AM	1:27 PM
11	Waning Crescent	31%	2:32 AM	2:58 PM
12	Waning Crescent	21%	3:13 AM	4:13 PM
13	Waning Crescent	13%	3:34 AM	5:32 PM
14	Waning Crescent	6%	3:44 AM	6:30 PM
15	Waning Crescent	2%	4:16 AM	8:02 PM
16	New Moon	0%	4:31 AM	9:33 PM
17	Waxing Crescent	1%	5:29 AM	10:33 PM
18	Waxing Crescent	5%	6:14 AM	11:47 PM
19	Waxing Crescent	11%	7:25 AM	—
20	Waxing Crescent	20%	8:25 AM	12:37 AM
21	Waxing Crescent	30%	9:52 AM	1:34 AM
22	First Quarter	40%	11:25 AM	1:55 AM
23	First Quarter	52%	12:25 PM	2:21 AM
24	Waxing Gibbous	62%	1:41 PM	2:32 AM
25	Waxing Gibbous	72%	2:43 PM	3:10 AM
26	Waxing Gibbous	81%	4:00 PM	3:31 AM
27	Waxing Gibbous	88%	5:16 PM	3:39 AM
28	Waxing Gibbous	94%	6:15 PM	4:08 AM
29	Waxing Gibbous	97%	7:26 PM	4:24 AM
30	Full Moon	99%	8:19 PM	5:04 AM
31	Full Moon	100%	9:25 PM	5:39 AM

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When is the full moon in May 2026 in Rochester, New York, 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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