When does the Flower Moon 2026 rise tonight? Find out with our moonrise timetable

Rise times for the 1 May 2026 Flower Moon for major cities across North America, Europe, Africa, Asia, the Middle East and Australia

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November's supermoon is the biggest, brightest full Moon of the year. Photo by Joel Sharpe / Getty Images — Photo by Joel Sharpe / Getty Images

Iain Todd

Published: May 1, 2026 at 9:20 am

The Flower Moon rises tonight, 1 May 2026, marking the fifth full Moon of the year.

Here are rise times for the 2026 Flower Moon for major cities across the globe.

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Region	City	Moonrise (local time)
North America	New York City	20:16
	Toronto	20:48
	Los Angeles	20:03
	Chicago	20:16
	Mexico City	19:13
Brazil	São Paulo	17:27
UK & Ireland	London	20:46
	Edinburgh	21:21
	Cardiff	20:59
	Belfast	21:27
	Dublin	21:19
Europe	Paris	21:24
	Berlin	20:53
	Madrid	21:20
	Rome	20:18
Australia/NZ	Sydney	16:39
	Melbourne	16:55
	Auckland	16:57
Asia/Middle East	Dubai	18:42
	Singapore	18:46
	New Delhi	18:48
	Mumbai	18:51
	Tokyo	17:46
Africa	Johannesburg	17:15
	Cairo	19:32
	Nairobi	18:23
	Lagos	18:48

Science journalist

Iain Todd is BBC Sky at Night Magazine's Content Editor who has been writing about astronomy and space science for over a decade. He has covered major stargazing events, space launches and the latest news in cosmology, astrophysics, planetary and space science.