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Moon Phases May 2026
May 2026 full moon: Flower Moon, Friday, May 1, 2026 at 1:23 PM ET / 10:23 AM PT · Buddha Purnima · Buddha Jayanti.
May 2026 full moon: Blue Moon, Sunday, May 31, 2026 at 4:45 AM ET / 1:45 AM PT.
Full Moon: May 1, 1:23 PM ET · Last Quarter: May 9, 5:11 PM ET · New Moon: May 16, 4:01 PM ET · First Quarter: May 23, 7:11 AM ET · Full Moon: May 31, 4:45 AM ET
Day by day (New York times)
| Date | Phase (9 pm ET) | Lit | Moonrise | Moonset | Tithi at sunrise |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, May 1 | Full Moon 1:23 PM ET | 100% | 8:16 PM | 5:26 AM | Shukla Purnima |
| Sat, May 2 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 9:20 PM | 5:54 AM | Krishna Pratipada |
| Sun, May 3 | Waning Gibbous | 95% | 10:21 PM | 6:28 AM | Krishna Dwitiya |
| Mon, May 4 | Waning Gibbous | 90% | 11:18 PM | 7:08 AM | Krishna Tritiya |
| Tue, May 5 | Waning Gibbous | 84% | — | 7:56 AM | Krishna Chaturthi |
| Wed, May 6 | Waning Gibbous | 76% | 12:08 AM | 8:51 AM | Krishna Panchami |
| Thu, May 7 | Waning Gibbous | 68% | 12:51 AM | 9:51 AM | Krishna Shashthi |
| Fri, May 8 | Waning Gibbous | 58% | 1:26 AM | 10:55 AM | Krishna Saptami |
| Sat, May 9 | Last Quarter 5:11 PM ET | 49% | 1:56 AM | 12:00 PM | Krishna Ashtami |
| Sun, May 10 | Waning Crescent | 38% | 2:22 AM | 1:06 PM | Krishna Navami |
| Mon, May 11 | Waning Crescent | 28% | 2:45 AM | 2:13 PM | Krishna Navami |
| Tue, May 12 | Waning Crescent | 19% | 3:08 AM | 3:22 PM | Krishna Ekadashi |
| Wed, May 13 | Waning Crescent | 11% | 3:30 AM | 4:33 PM | Krishna Dwadashi |
| Thu, May 14 | Waning Crescent | 5% | 3:55 AM | 5:49 PM | Krishna Trayodashi |
| Fri, May 15 | Waning Crescent | 1% | 4:24 AM | 7:09 PM | Krishna Chaturdashi |
| Sat, May 16 | New Moon 4:01 PM ET | 0% | 4:59 AM | 8:31 PM | Krishna Amavasya |
| Sun, May 17 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 5:44 AM | 9:50 PM | Shukla Pratipada |
| Mon, May 18 | Waxing Crescent | 8% | 6:41 AM | 10:59 PM | Shukla Dwitiya |
| Tue, May 19 | Waxing Crescent | 15% | 7:49 AM | 11:56 PM | Shukla Chaturthi |
| Wed, May 20 | Waxing Crescent | 24% | 9:05 AM | — | Shukla Panchami |
| Thu, May 21 | Waxing Crescent | 35% | 10:22 AM | 12:39 AM | Shukla Shashthi |
| Fri, May 22 | First Quarter | 46% | 11:37 AM | 1:13 AM | Shukla Saptami |
| Sat, May 23 | First Quarter 7:11 AM ET | 56% | 12:47 PM | 1:40 AM | Shukla Ashtami |
| Sun, May 24 | Waxing Gibbous | 66% | 1:54 PM | 2:04 AM | Shukla Navami |
| Mon, May 25 | Waxing Gibbous | 76% | 2:58 PM | 2:25 AM | Shukla Dashami |
| Tue, May 26 | Waxing Gibbous | 84% | 4:01 PM | 2:46 AM | Shukla Ekadashi |
| Wed, May 27 | Waxing Gibbous | 90% | 5:04 PM | 3:07 AM | Shukla Dwadashi |
| Thu, May 28 | Waxing Gibbous | 95% | 6:08 PM | 3:30 AM | Shukla Trayodashi |
| Fri, May 29 | Waxing Gibbous | 98% | 7:11 PM | 3:57 AM | Shukla Chaturdashi |
| Sat, May 30 | Full Moon | 100% | 8:13 PM | 4:29 AM | Shukla Purnima |
| Sun, May 31 | Full Moon 4:45 AM ET | 99% | 9:12 PM | 5:07 AM | Krishna Pratipada |
Moonrise/moonset and tithi are for New York; see Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas and other cities on their own pages.