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Austin, Texas, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, May 2026

Moon: 56.7%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: May 9, 2026 at 12:16:10 am
Moon Direction: 100° East
Moon Altitude: -23.8°
Moon Distance: 246,396 mi
Next New Moon: May 16, 2026, 3:01 pm
Next Full Moon: May 31, 2026, 3:45 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 2:10 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 6:25 am (248°) 8:29 pm (115°) 1:01 am (41.6°) 249,119 99.6%
2 - 7:00 am (244°) 9:27 pm (119°) 1:47 am (37.2°) 250,496 99.5%
3 - 7:39 am (240°) 10:24 pm (122°) 2:34 am (33.9°) 251,512 97.5%
4 - 8:23 am (238°) 11:18 pm (123°) 3:24 am (31.7°) 252,084 93.6%
5 - 9:13 am (237°) - 4:15 am (30.9°) 252,120 88.1%
6 12:09 am (123°) 10:07 am (238°) - 5:07 am (31.5°) 251,530 81.1%
7 12:54 am (121°) 11:03 am (241°) - 5:57 am (33.4°) 250,245 72.9%
8 1:34 am (117°) 12:02 pm (245°) - 6:46 am (36.6°) 248,239 63.7%
9 2:10 am (112°) 1:01 pm (250°) - 7:32 am (40.9°) 245,528 53.7%
10 2:42 am (107°) 2:00 pm (256°) - 8:18 am (46.1°) 242,212 43.3%
11 3:12 am (100°) 2:59 pm (264°) - 9:02 am (52.1°) 238,441 32.9%
12 3:42 am (93°) 4:00 pm (271°) - 9:47 am (58.6°) 234,468 23.0%
13 4:12 am (85°) 5:04 pm (279°) - 10:34 am (65.4°) 230,583 14.1%
14 4:44 am (77°) 6:12 pm (287°) - 11:23 am (72.2°) 227,145 6.9%
15 5:21 am (70°) 7:23 pm (294°) - 12:18 pm (78.3°) 224,474 2.0%
16 6:05 am (64°) 8:38 pm (299°) - 1:17 pm (83.4°) 222,882 0.2%
17 6:57 am (59°) 9:52 pm (302°) - 2:22 pm (86.7°) 222,531 1.7%
18 7:58 am (57°) 11:01 pm (303°) - 3:29 pm (87.7°) 223,434 6.4%
19 9:06 am (58°) - - 4:35 pm (86.5°) 225,446 13.8%
20 - 12:00 am (300°) 10:18 am (61°) 5:37 pm (83.3°) 228,296 23.3%
21 - 12:49 am (296°) 11:28 am (66°) 6:33 pm (78.5°) 231,652 34.1%
22 - 1:29 am (290°) 12:35 pm (73°) 7:23 pm (72.9°) 235,205 45.3%
23 - 2:03 am (284°) 1:37 pm (80°) 8:09 pm (66.7°) 238,696 56.3%
24 - 2:34 am (277°) 2:36 pm (87°) 8:53 pm (60.5°) 241,931 66.7%
25 - 3:02 am (270°) 3:33 pm (94°) 9:35 pm (54.3°) 244,786 76.1%
26 - 3:29 am (263°) 4:29 pm (101°) 10:16 pm (48.4°) 247,201 84.2%
27 - 3:57 am (256°) 5:26 pm (107°) 10:59 pm (43.1°) 249,154 90.7%
28 - 4:27 am (250°) 6:22 pm (113°) 11:44 pm (38.5°) 250,652 95.6%
29 - 5:00 am (245°) 7:20 pm (118°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
30 - 5:38 am (241°) 8:17 pm (121°) 12:31 am (34.9°) 251,705 98.7%
31 - 6:20 am (238°) 9:13 pm (123°) 1:20 am (32.3°) 252,324 99.8%
* All times are local time for Austin. 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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