New Moon May 2026
The May new moon brings the darkest nights of the month, from May 11 to May 19. Times convert to your time zone (showing UTC).
Exact new moon (showing UTC)
- Moonless evenings
- May 11 to May 19
- Distance
- 358,594 km
- Type
- Supermoon
What to do with the dark nights
With the Moon out of the sky, May's moonless window is the month's best chance for the Milky Way, faint galaxies and nebulae, and any meteor shower that falls inside it. The evenings just after new moon add a bonus: a thin young crescent low in the west after sunset, often with earthshine glowing on its dark side. See what else is happening this month on the astronomical events calendar.
All moon phases in May 2026
| Phase | Date and time (UTC) |
|---|---|
| Full Moon | |
| Last Quarter | |
| New Moon | |
| First Quarter | |
| Full Moon |
See the whole month day by day on the moon phases calendar for your city.