| Current Time: | May 20, 2025 at 1:27:02 pm |
|---|---|
| Moon Direction: | ↑ 258° West |
| Moon Altitude: | -5.2° |
| Moon Distance: | 234,720 mi |
| Next New Moon: | May 26, 2025, 11:02 pm |
| Next Full Moon: | Jun 11, 2025, 3:43 am |
| Next Moonrise: | Tomorrow, 2:33 am |
Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Raleigh, May 2025
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| 2025 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| 1 | 9:20 am | ↑ (54°) | - | - | 5:11 pm | (82.3°) | 231,141 | 22.6% | ||
| 2 | - | 12:58 am | ↑ (305°) | 10:28 am | ↑ (56°) | 6:11 pm | (80.2°) | 235,089 | 32.9% | |
| 3 | - | 1:46 am | ↑ (301°) | 11:36 am | ↑ (60°) | 7:05 pm | (76.5°) | 239,007 | 43.7% | |
 4 | - | 2:24 am | ↑ (296°) | 12:43 pm | ↑ (66°) | 7:54 pm | (71.8°) | 242,630 | 54.4% | |
| 5 | - | 2:55 am | ↑ (290°) | 1:46 pm | ↑ (73°) | 8:39 pm | (66.4°) | 245,768 | 64.6% | |
| 6 | - | 3:22 am | ↑ (283°) | 2:46 pm | ↑ (80°) | 9:20 pm | (60.6°) | 248,316 | 73.9% | |
| 7 | - | 3:45 am | ↑ (276°) | 3:43 pm | ↑ (87°) | 10:00 pm | (54.6°) | 250,233 | 82.0% | |
| 8 | - | 4:08 am | ↑ (269°) | 4:40 pm | ↑ (94°) | 10:39 pm | (48.7°) | 251,528 | 88.9% | |
| 9 | - | 4:30 am | ↑ (262°) | 5:37 pm | ↑ (102°) | 11:19 pm | (43.0°) | 252,241 | 94.2% | |
| 10 | - | 4:53 am | ↑ (255°) | 6:34 pm | ↑ (108°) | Moon does not pass the meridian on this day. | ||||
| 11 | - | 5:18 am | ↑ (249°) | 7:34 pm | ↑ (114°) | 12:00 am | (37.8°) | 252,424 | 97.8% | |
 12 | - | 5:47 am | ↑ (243°) | 8:34 pm | ↑ (120°) | 12:43 am | (33.1°) | 252,133 | 99.7% | |
| 13 | - | 6:21 am | ↑ (239°) | 9:34 pm | ↑ (123°) | 1:30 am | (29.3°) | 251,410 | 99.6% | |
| 14 | - | 7:01 am | ↑ (235°) | 10:33 pm | ↑ (126°) | 2:19 am | (26.5°) | 250,282 | 97.6% | |
| 15 | - | 7:49 am | ↑ (234°) | 11:27 pm | ↑ (126°) | 3:11 am | (25.1°) | 248,757 | 93.7% | |
| 16 | - | 8:44 am | ↑ (234°) | - | 4:05 am | (25.2°) | 246,831 | 87.9% | ||
| 17 | 12:16 am | ↑ (124°) | 9:45 am | ↑ (237°) | - | 4:59 am | (26.8°) | 244,508 | 80.4% | |
| 18 | 12:58 am | ↑ (121°) | 10:50 am | ↑ (241°) | - | 5:51 am | (29.9°) | 241,799 | 71.5% | |
| 19 | 1:33 am | ↑ (115°) | 11:57 am | ↑ (247°) | - | 6:41 am | (34.3°) | 238,764 | 61.3% | |
 20 | 2:05 am | ↑ (109°) | 1:04 pm | ↑ (255°) | - | 7:30 am | (39.8°) | 235,494 | 50.3% | |
| 21 | 2:33 am | ↑ (101°) | 2:11 pm | ↑ (263°) | - | 8:17 am | (46.1°) | 232,162 | 39.0% | |
| 22 | 3:00 am | ↑ (93°) | 3:20 pm | ↑ (271°) | - | 9:05 am | (53.1°) | 228,983 | 27.9% | |
| 23 | 3:28 am | ↑ (84°) | 4:30 pm | ↑ (280°) | - | 9:53 am | (60.3°) | 226,243 | 17.8% | |
| 24 | 3:57 am | ↑ (76°) | 5:45 pm | ↑ (289°) | - | 10:45 am | (67.3°) | 224,213 | 9.4% | |
| 25 | 4:31 am | ↑ (68°) | 7:02 pm | ↑ (296°) | - | 11:41 am | (73.6°) | 223,178 | 3.4% | |
 26 | 5:12 am | ↑ (61°) | 8:21 pm | ↑ (302°) | - | 12:41 pm | (78.5°) | 223,311 | 0.4% | |
| 27 | 6:01 am | ↑ (56°) | 9:36 pm | ↑ (305°) | - | 1:46 pm | (81.6°) | 224,652 | 0.8% | |
| 28 | 7:00 am | ↑ (54°) | 10:42 pm | ↑ (306°) | - | 2:51 pm | (82.5°) | 227,094 | 4.2% | |
| 29 | 8:07 am | ↑ (55°) | 11:36 pm | ↑ (303°) | - | 3:55 pm | (81.2°) | 230,386 | 10.3% | |
| 30 | 9:18 am | ↑ (59°) | - | - | 4:54 pm | (78.1°) | 234,186 | 18.5% | ||
| 31 | - | 12:20 am | ↑ (298°) | 10:28 am | ↑ (64°) | 5:46 pm | (73.6°) | 238,135 | 27.9% | |
| * All times are local time for Raleigh. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon. | ||||||||||
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