Moonrise and moonset times
For London on 2026-05-16: moonrise 04:17; moonset 21:07. Times use Europe/London.
Moon above the horizon
- Moonrise
- 04:17
- Upper transit
- 12:30
- Moonset
- 21:07
Upper transit is the Moon's crossing of the observer's meridian. A moonset can occur before moonrise on the same civil date. The location controls the horizon; the time zone controls the clock and date boundaries.
At 21:00 on the selected date, the Moon is 0.4° above the ideal horizon toward bearing 309°. Hills, buildings and weather affect the actual view.
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2026-05 Moonrise in London
| Date | Rise | Transit | Set | 21:00 altitude | 21:00 bearing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-01 | 20:45 | 00:18 | 04:55 | 1.3° | 126.2° |
| 2026-05-02 | 21:59 | 01:03 | 05:12 | -7.4° | 119.6° |
| 2026-05-03 | 23:10 | 01:51 | 05:35 | -16.2° | 112.7° |
| 2026-05-04 | No event | 02:40 | 06:06 | -24.5° | 105.0° |
| 2026-05-05 | 00:12 | 03:31 | 06:48 | -32.2° | 96.2° |
| 2026-05-06 | 01:04 | 04:22 | 07:43 | -39.0° | 85.6° |
| 2026-05-07 | 01:43 | 05:13 | 08:49 | -44.6° | 72.9° |
| 2026-05-08 | 02:11 | 06:02 | 10:01 | -48.4° | 57.6° |
| 2026-05-09 | 02:32 | 06:49 | 11:17 | -49.8° | 40.2° |
| 2026-05-10 | 02:48 | 07:35 | 12:34 | -48.4° | 22.4° |
| 2026-05-11 | 03:02 | 08:20 | 13:51 | -44.2° | 5.9° |
| 2026-05-12 | 03:14 | 09:04 | 15:11 | -37.8° | 351.6° |
| 2026-05-13 | 03:26 | 09:50 | 16:33 | -29.6° | 339.4° |
| 2026-05-14 | 03:39 | 10:39 | 18:00 | -20.2° | 328.7° |
| 2026-05-15 | 03:55 | 11:32 | 19:32 | -10.0° | 318.8° |
| 2026-05-16 | 04:17 | 12:30 | 21:07 | 0.4° | 309.3° |
| 2026-05-17 | 04:47 | 13:34 | 22:37 | 10.5° | 299.4° |
| 2026-05-18 | 05:33 | 14:41 | 23:52 | 20.4° | 288.7° |
| 2026-05-19 | 06:38 | 15:47 | No event | 29.3° | 276.5° |
| 2026-05-20 | 08:00 | 16:50 | 00:45 | 36.5° | 262.4° |
| 2026-05-21 | 09:29 | 17:48 | 01:21 | 41.3° | 246.2° |
| 2026-05-22 | 10:56 | 18:40 | 01:45 | 43.4° | 228.7° |
| 2026-05-23 | 12:19 | 19:27 | 02:02 | 42.7° | 211.3° |
| 2026-05-24 | 13:37 | 20:11 | 02:16 | 39.4° | 195.6° |
| 2026-05-25 | 14:52 | 20:53 | 02:27 | 34.4° | 182.0° |
| 2026-05-26 | 16:06 | 21:35 | 02:38 | 28.2° | 170.4° |
| 2026-05-27 | 17:20 | 22:17 | 02:50 | 21.3° | 160.3° |
| 2026-05-28 | 18:34 | 23:01 | 03:03 | 14.1° | 151.2° |
| 2026-05-29 | 19:48 | 23:47 | 03:19 | 6.8° | 142.8° |
| 2026-05-30 | 20:59 | No event | 03:39 | -0.2° | 134.5° |
| 2026-05-31 | 22:04 | 00:36 | 04:08 | -7.4° | 126.2° |
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