Moonrise, Moonset & Phases in Blackpool

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18:37:28

Friday, 29 May 2026

🌔
Waxing Gibbous 9742.3% illumination

Current Moon Details for Blackpool, United Kingdom

Moon Direction: 112.83° ESE

Moon Altitude: -12.22°

Moon Distance: 405,646 km


Next Moonrise: Today, 20:16

Next Moonset: N/A


Next New Moon: 15 Jun 2026, 03:54

Next Full Moon: 31 May 2026, 09:45

Moonrise, Moonset and Moon Phase Calendar in Blackpool, May 2026

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May Moon Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (km) Illumination
1
🌕 at 18:23
 
04:57
(240° WSW)
21:11
(126° SE)
00:30
(19.2°)
398,098 99.8%
2  
05:10
(231° SW)
22:28
(134° SE)
01:16
(14.6°)
400,936 99.3%
3  
05:30
(224° SW)
23:42
(140° SE)
02:03
(11.0°)
403,129 97.1%
4
-
05:57
(219° SW)
  02:52
(8.5°)
404,524 93.1%
5
00:47
(143° SE)
06:38
(216° SW)
  03:43
(7.4°)
404,952 87.6%
6
01:38
(143° SE)
07:33
(217° SW)
  04:35
(7.6°)
404,256 80.8%
7
02:14
(140° SE)
08:42
(222° SW)
  05:25
(9.2°)
402,316 72.9%
8
02:39
(134° SE)
09:58
(228° SW)
  06:14
(12.0°)
399,078 64.0%
9
🌗 at 22:10
02:57
(126° SE)
11:17
(237° WSW)
  07:01
(16.0°)
394,576 54.4%
10
03:10
(117° ESE)
12:37
(246° WSW)
  07:47
(21.0°)
388,951 44.3%
11
03:20
(108° ESE)
13:58
(257° WSW)
  08:32
(26.7°)
382,464 34.2%
12
03:30
(97° E)
15:21
(268° W)
  09:16
(33.1°)
375,503 24.5%
13
03:39
(86° E)
16:46
(280° W)
  10:02
(39.8°)
368,571 15.6%
14
03:49
(75° ENE)
18:16
(292° WNW)
  10:51
(46.5°)
362,248 8.2%
15
04:02
(64° ENE)
19:52
(303° WNW)
  11:44
(52.9°)
357,133 3.0%
16
🌑 at 21:00
04:20
(54° NE)
21:31
(313° NW)
  12:42
(58.3°)
353,746 0.4%
17
04:47
(45° NE)
23:04
(320° NW)
  13:46
(62.1°)
352,433 0.8%
18   -
05:30
(39° NE)
14:53
(63.7°)
353,286 4.2%
19  
00:20
(322° NW)
06:35
(39° NE)
16:00
(63.1°)
356,123 10.4%
20  
01:11
(318° NW)
07:59
(43° NE)
17:03
(60.3°)
360,544 18.7%
21  
01:44
(311° NW)
09:31
(52° NE)
18:00
(56.0°)
366,035 28.5%
22  
02:04
(302° WNW)
11:02
(62° ENE)
18:52
(50.5°)
372,072 39.2%
23
🌓 at 12:10
 
02:18
(292° WNW)
12:28
(72° ENE)
19:39
(44.5°)
378,195 50.0%
24  
02:29
(282° WNW)
13:49
(83° E)
20:23
(38.3°)
384,045 60.5%
25  
02:38
(272° W)
15:08
(94° E)
21:05
(32.1°)
389,370 70.3%
26  
02:46
(262° W)
16:24
(104° ESE)
21:47
(26.2°)
394,018 79.0%
27  
02:55
(252° WSW)
17:41
(114° ESE)
22:29
(20.7°)
397,909 86.4%
28  
03:05
(242° WSW)
18:58
(123° ESE)
23:13
(16.0°)
401,011 92.3%
29  
03:18
(234° SW)
20:16
(132° SE)
23:59
(12.1°)
403,312 96.6%
30  
03:35
(226° SW)
21:31
(138° SE)
Does not pass meridian
(N/A)
N/A 99.1%
31
🌕 at 09:45
 
04:00
(220° SW)
22:38
(142° SE)
00:48
(9.3°)
404,799 99.8%

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FAQ — The Moon Viewed from Blackpool

Common questions about this page — answers customized for the data shown above.

The current moon phase visible from Blackpool is 🌔 Waxing Gibbous, with the moon's illuminated fraction at 9742.3%. The moon is currently below horizon as seen from Blackpool.

The next moonrise visible from Blackpool is Today, 20:16 local time. Moonrise times shift later each night because the moon orbits Earth roughly every 27 days, lagging behind the sun by about 50 minutes per day.

From Blackpool, the moon currently sits at an altitude of -12.22° above the horizon, toward ESE. Altitude is measured in degrees above the horizon — 0° means at the horizon and 90° means directly overhead.

The moon is approximately 405,646 km from Blackpool at this moment. The Earth–moon distance ranges from about 356,500 km at perigee (closest) to about 406,700 km at apogee (farthest) during each lunar orbit.

A full moon occurs roughly every 29.5 days (one synodic month). The moonrise times and moon phase calendar above show upcoming full and new moons visible from Blackpool. The moon phase is the same for all viewers on Earth — only the local rise and set times differ by latitude and longitude.

Yes — every observer on Earth sees the same moon at the same phase at any given moment. What differs by location is the time the moon rises and sets, the direction it appears on the horizon, and (slightly) the orientation of the visible face due to the viewer's latitude. From Blackpool, the moon's rise and set times are calculated for the city's exact coordinates.

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