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Moon calendar for Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: May 2026

Daily moon phases, illumination, moonrise and moonset in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada for May 2026. Full moon: May 1, 2026, May 31, 2026. All times are shown in the local time of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

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Full moonFriday, May 1, 2026, 10:27 AM

Full moonSunday, May 31, 2026, 1:55 AM

New moonSaturday, May 16, 2026, 12:30 PM

Day	Phase	Illumination	Moonrise	Moonset
1	Full Moon	100%	8:46 PM	5:46 AM
2	Waning Gibbous	99%	10:02 PM	6:16 AM
3	Waning Gibbous	96%	11:09 PM	6:35 AM
4	Waning Gibbous	91%	—	7:31 AM
5	Waning Gibbous	85%	12:01 AM	8:12 AM
6	Waning Gibbous	78%	12:38 AM	9:17 AM
7	Waning Gibbous	69%	1:32 AM	10:16 AM
8	Last Quarter	60%	1:52 AM	11:33 AM
9	Last Quarter	50%	2:19 AM	12:29 PM
10	Waning Crescent	40%	2:27 AM	1:48 PM
11	Waning Crescent	29%	2:43 AM	3:19 PM
12	Waning Crescent	20%	3:19 AM	4:23 PM
13	Waning Crescent	12%	3:31 AM	5:45 PM
14	Waning Crescent	6%	3:38 AM	7:23 PM
15	Waning Crescent	2%	3:54 AM	8:33 PM
16	New Moon	0%	4:18 AM	10:13 PM
17	Waxing Crescent	2%	4:45 AM	11:40 PM
18	Waxing Crescent	6%	5:40 AM	—
19	Waxing Crescent	12%	6:38 AM	1:17 AM
20	Waxing Crescent	21%	8:11 AM	1:37 AM
21	Waxing Crescent	31%	9:39 AM	2:03 AM
22	First Quarter	42%	11:15 AM	2:23 AM
23	First Quarter	53%	12:24 PM	2:32 AM
24	Waxing Gibbous	64%	1:46 PM	2:53 AM
25	Waxing Gibbous	73%	3:10 PM	3:22 AM
26	Waxing Gibbous	82%	4:19 PM	3:32 AM
27	Waxing Gibbous	89%	5:34 PM	3:38 AM
28	Waxing Gibbous	94%	6:29 PM	3:52 AM
29	Waxing Gibbous	98%	7:46 PM	4:18 AM
30	Full Moon	100%	8:48 PM	4:35 AM
31	Full Moon	100%	9:51 PM	5:29 AM

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When is the full moon in May 2026 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada?

The full moon peaks on Friday, May 1, 2026, 10:27 AM; Sunday, May 31, 2026, 1:55 AM (local time).

When is the new moon in May 2026?

The new moon falls on Saturday, May 16, 2026, 12:30 PM (local time) — the darkest nights of the month, best for stargazing.

Data: Meeus astronomical algorithms. How we calculate this

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