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Ames, Iowa, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, May 2026

Moon: 45.5%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 25, 2026 at 4:37:38 am
Moon Direction: 328° Northwest
Moon Altitude: -13.3°
Moon Distance: 230,131 mi
Next Full Moon: Apr 1, 2026, 9:11 pm
Next New Moon: Apr 17, 2026, 6:51 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 11:23 am

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Ames, May 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 5:43 am (245°) 8:42 pm (119°) 12:44 am (29.8°) 249,102 99.6%
2 - 6:10 am (239°) 9:46 pm (124°) 1:29 am (25.4°) 250,482 99.5%
3 - 6:43 am (234°) 10:48 pm (128°) 2:17 am (22.1°) 251,503 97.5%
4 - 7:23 am (231°) 11:45 pm (129°) 3:07 am (19.9°) 252,081 93.7%
5 - 8:11 am (231°) - 3:58 am (19.1°) 252,123 88.2%
6 12:35 am (129°) 9:07 am (232°) - 4:50 am (19.6°) 251,541 81.2%
7 1:16 am (126°) 10:08 am (235°) - 5:40 am (21.5°) 250,264 73.0%
8 1:51 am (122°) 11:13 am (240°) - 6:29 am (24.7°) 248,266 63.8%
9 2:20 am (116°) 12:19 pm (246°) - 7:15 am (29.0°) 245,563 53.8%
10 2:44 am (109°) 1:26 pm (254°) - 8:01 am (34.2°) 242,253 43.5%
11 3:07 am (102°) 2:34 pm (262°) - 8:45 am (40.2°) 238,486 33.1%
12 3:28 am (93°) 3:44 pm (271°) - 9:30 am (46.6°) 234,514 23.1%
13 3:49 am (84°) 4:57 pm (280°) - 10:16 am (53.4°) 230,626 14.2%
14 4:13 am (75°) 6:14 pm (290°) - 11:06 am (60.1°) 227,180 6.9%
15 4:41 am (67°) 7:35 pm (298°) - 12:01 pm (66.3°) 224,499 2.1%
16 5:15 am (59°) 8:58 pm (304°) - 1:00 pm (71.4°) 222,893 0.2%
17 6:00 am (54°) 10:18 pm (308°) - 2:05 pm (74.7°) 222,528 1.6%
18 6:57 am (51°) 11:27 pm (309°) - 3:12 pm (75.8°) 223,417 6.3%
19 8:06 am (52°) - - 4:18 pm (74.6°) 225,417 13.7%
20 - 12:22 am (306°) 9:23 am (56°) 5:20 pm (71.3°) 228,259 23.2%
21 - 1:04 am (301°) 10:41 am (62°) 6:16 pm (66.6°) 231,612 33.9%
22 - 1:36 am (294°) 11:56 am (70°) 7:06 pm (61.0°) 235,165 45.1%
23 - 2:02 am (286°) 1:08 pm (78°) 7:52 pm (54.9°) 238,657 56.2%
24 - 2:24 am (278°) 2:15 pm (86°) 8:36 pm (48.6°) 241,896 66.6%
25 - 2:45 am (270°) 3:20 pm (95°) 9:18 pm (42.5°) 244,756 76.0%
26 - 3:04 am (261°) 4:25 pm (103°) 9:59 pm (36.6°) 247,176 84.1%
27 - 3:25 am (254°) 5:29 pm (110°) 10:42 pm (31.3°) 249,135 90.7%
28 - 3:47 am (247°) 6:33 pm (117°) 11:27 pm (26.7°) 250,637 95.6%
29 - 4:13 am (241°) 7:38 pm (123°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
30 - 4:44 am (236°) 8:40 pm (127°) 12:14 am (23.1°) 251,696 98.6%
31 - 5:22 am (232°) 9:39 pm (129°) 1:03 am (20.5°) 252,319 99.8%
* All times are local time for Ames. 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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