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Big Rapids, Michigan, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, May 2026

Moon: 56.6%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: May 9, 2026 at 1:23:04 am
Moon Direction: 103° East
Moon Altitude: -15.5°
Moon Distance: 246,383 mi
Next New Moon: May 16, 2026, 4:01 pm
Next Full Moon: May 31, 2026, 4:45 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 2:51 am

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Big Rapids, May 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 6:05 am (244°) 9:13 pm (120°) 1:10 am (28.3°) 249,067 99.6%
2 - 6:31 am (238°) 10:19 pm (125°) 1:56 am (23.8°) 250,455 99.6%
3 - 7:03 am (233°) 11:22 pm (129°) 2:44 am (20.5°) 251,485 97.6%
4 - 7:42 am (230°) - 3:34 am (18.3°) 252,073 93.8%
5 12:19 am (131°) 8:30 am (229°) - 4:25 am (17.4°) 252,129 88.3%
6 1:09 am (130°) 9:25 am (230°) - 5:16 am (17.9°) 251,561 81.4%
7 1:50 am (128°) 10:27 am (234°) - 6:06 am (19.8°) 250,301 73.2%
8 2:24 am (123°) 11:33 am (239°) - 6:55 am (23.0°) 248,319 64.0%
9 2:51 am (117°) 12:41 pm (246°) - 7:42 am (27.2°) 245,631 54.1%
10 3:15 am (110°) 1:50 pm (253°) - 8:27 am (32.4°) 242,333 43.7%
11 3:35 am (102°) 2:59 pm (262°) - 9:12 am (38.3°) 238,575 33.3%
12 3:55 am (93°) 4:10 pm (271°) - 9:56 am (44.8°) 234,604 23.3%
13 4:16 am (84°) 5:25 pm (281°) - 10:43 am (51.6°) 230,710 14.3%
14 4:38 am (75°) 6:43 pm (290°) - 11:33 am (58.3°) 227,251 7.1%
15 5:04 am (66°) 8:06 pm (298°) - 12:27 pm (64.5°) 224,548 2.1%
16 5:36 am (59°) 9:31 pm (305°) - 1:26 pm (69.6°) 222,916 0.2%
17 6:19 am (53°) 10:51 pm (310°) - 2:31 pm (72.9°) 222,522 1.6%
18 7:15 am (50°) - - 3:38 pm (74.1°) 223,384 6.1%
19 - 12:01 am (310°) 8:24 am (50°) 4:44 pm (72.9°) 225,362 13.5%
20 - 12:55 am (307°) 9:42 am (54°) 5:46 pm (69.7°) 228,188 23.0%
21 - 1:36 am (302°) 11:02 am (61°) 6:42 pm (65.1°) 231,533 33.7%
22 - 2:07 am (295°) 12:18 pm (69°) 7:33 pm (59.4°) 235,084 44.9%
23 - 2:32 am (287°) 1:31 pm (77°) 8:19 pm (53.3°) 238,581 55.9%
24 - 2:53 am (278°) 2:40 pm (86°) 9:02 pm (47.1°) 241,826 66.4%
25 - 3:11 am (270°) 3:47 pm (95°) 9:44 pm (40.9°) 244,696 75.8%
26 - 3:30 am (261°) 4:53 pm (103°) 10:26 pm (35.1°) 247,126 83.9%
27 - 3:49 am (254°) 5:58 pm (111°) 11:09 pm (29.7°) 249,095 90.6%
28 - 4:10 am (246°) 7:04 pm (118°) 11:53 pm (25.1°) 250,608 95.5%
29 - 4:35 am (240°) 8:10 pm (124°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
30 - 5:04 am (235°) 9:14 pm (128°) 12:40 am (21.5°) 251,676 98.6%
31 - 5:41 am (231°) 10:13 pm (130°) 1:29 am (18.9°) 252,310 99.8%
* All times are local time for Big Rapids. 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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