How to read this lunar calendar
New Moon, First Quarter, Full Moon, and Last Quarter are exact astronomical moments. May 2026 contains two full moons, so this year has 50 primary phase entries.
Moon phases · 2026 (50)
- — Full Moon (2026-01-03 10:03 UTC)
- — Last Quarter (2026-01-10 15:48 UTC)
- — New Moon (2026-01-18 19:52 UTC)
- — First Quarter (2026-01-26 04:47 UTC)
- — Full Moon (2026-02-01 22:09 UTC)
- — Last Quarter (2026-02-09 12:43 UTC)
- — New Moon (2026-02-17 12:01 UTC)
- — First Quarter (2026-02-24 12:27 UTC)
- — Full Moon (2026-03-03 11:38 UTC)
- — Last Quarter (2026-03-11 09:38 UTC)
- — New Moon (2026-03-19 01:23 UTC)
- — First Quarter (2026-03-25 19:18 UTC)
- — Full Moon (2026-04-02 02:12 UTC)
- — Last Quarter (2026-04-10 04:51 UTC)
- — New Moon (2026-04-17 11:52 UTC)
- — First Quarter (2026-04-24 02:32 UTC)
- — Full Moon (2026-05-01 17:23 UTC)
- — Last Quarter (2026-05-09 21:10 UTC)
- — New Moon (2026-05-16 20:01 UTC)
- — First Quarter (2026-05-23 11:11 UTC)
- — Full Moon (2026-05-31 08:45 UTC)
- — Last Quarter (2026-06-08 10:00 UTC)
- — New Moon (2026-06-15 02:54 UTC)
- — First Quarter (2026-06-21 21:55 UTC)
- — Full Moon (2026-06-29 23:56 UTC)
- — Last Quarter (2026-07-07 19:29 UTC)
- — New Moon (2026-07-14 09:43 UTC)
- — First Quarter (2026-07-21 11:05 UTC)
- — Full Moon (2026-07-29 14:36 UTC)
- — Last Quarter (2026-08-06 02:21 UTC)
- — New Moon (2026-08-12 17:37 UTC)
- — First Quarter (2026-08-20 02:46 UTC)
- — Full Moon (2026-08-28 04:18 UTC)
- — Last Quarter (2026-09-04 07:51 UTC)
- — New Moon (2026-09-11 03:27 UTC)
- — First Quarter (2026-09-18 20:44 UTC)
- — Full Moon (2026-09-26 16:49 UTC)
- — Last Quarter (2026-10-03 13:25 UTC)
- — New Moon (2026-10-10 15:50 UTC)
- — First Quarter (2026-10-18 16:12 UTC)
- — Full Moon (2026-10-26 04:12 UTC)
- — Last Quarter (2026-11-01 20:28 UTC)
- — New Moon (2026-11-09 07:02 UTC)
- — First Quarter (2026-11-17 11:48 UTC)
- — Full Moon (2026-11-24 14:53 UTC)
- — Last Quarter (2026-12-01 06:08 UTC)
- — New Moon (2026-12-09 00:52 UTC)
- — First Quarter (2026-12-17 05:42 UTC)
- — Full Moon (2026-12-24 01:28 UTC)
- — Last Quarter (2026-12-30 18:59 UTC)
Astronomical Applications Department, U.S. Naval Observatory — Dates of Primary Phases of the Moon