Flag for USA

Bismarck, North Dakota, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, May 2026

Moon: 57.1%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: May 8, 2026 at 11:15:58 pm
Moon Direction: 79° East
Moon Altitude: -37.6°
Moon Distance: 246,511 mi
Next New Moon: May 16, 2026, 3:01 pm
Next Full Moon: May 31, 2026, 3:45 am
Next Moonrise: Tomorrow, 3:03 am

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

Scroll right to see more
2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 5:58 am (242°) 9:28 pm (122°) 1:13 am (24.9°) 249,132 99.7%
2 - 6:22 am (236°) 10:37 pm (128°) 1:59 am (20.6°) 250,506 99.5%
3 - 6:52 am (231°) 11:41 pm (132°) 2:47 am (17.2°) 251,519 97.5%
4 - 7:29 am (227°) - 3:37 am (15.1°) 252,087 93.6%
5 12:39 am (134°) 8:17 am (226°) - 4:28 am (14.3°) 252,118 88.0%
6 1:28 am (133°) 9:13 am (228°) - 5:19 am (14.9°) 251,522 81.0%
7 2:07 am (130°) 10:17 am (232°) - 6:10 am (16.8°) 250,231 72.8%
8 2:38 am (125°) 11:26 am (237°) - 6:58 am (20.0°) 248,219 63.6%
9 3:03 am (119°) 12:36 pm (244°) - 7:45 am (24.3°) 245,502 53.6%
10 3:23 am (111°) 1:48 pm (253°) - 8:30 am (29.5°) 242,182 43.3%
11 3:41 am (102°) 3:01 pm (262°) - 9:15 am (35.5°) 238,408 32.9%
12 3:58 am (93°) 4:15 pm (272°) - 9:59 am (42.0°) 234,435 22.9%
13 4:16 am (84°) 5:33 pm (282°) - 10:46 am (48.7°) 230,552 14.0%
14 4:35 am (74°) 6:55 pm (291°) - 11:36 am (55.4°) 227,118 6.8%
15 4:58 am (65°) 8:22 pm (301°) - 12:30 pm (61.6°) 224,456 2.0%
16 5:28 am (56°) 9:49 pm (308°) - 1:30 pm (66.6°) 222,874 0.2%
17 6:08 am (50°) 11:12 pm (312°) - 2:35 pm (69.9°) 222,533 1.7%
18 7:03 am (47°) - - 3:42 pm (70.9°) 223,447 6.4%
19 - 12:21 am (313°) 8:13 am (48°) 4:48 pm (69.7°) 225,467 13.9%
20 - 1:13 am (309°) 9:33 am (52°) 5:50 pm (66.4°) 228,322 23.4%
21 - 1:50 am (303°) 10:55 am (59°) 6:45 pm (61.7°) 231,682 34.2%
22 - 2:18 am (296°) 12:16 pm (68°) 7:36 pm (56.0°) 235,235 45.4%
23 - 2:39 am (287°) 1:31 pm (77°) 8:22 pm (49.9°) 238,724 56.4%
24 - 2:57 am (278°) 2:43 pm (86°) 9:05 pm (43.7°) 241,957 66.8%
25 - 3:13 am (269°) 3:53 pm (95°) 9:47 pm (37.5°) 244,808 76.2%
26 - 3:29 am (261°) 5:01 pm (104°) 10:29 pm (31.7°) 247,220 84.3%
27 - 3:45 am (252°) 6:10 pm (112°) 11:12 pm (26.4°) 249,169 90.8%
28 - 4:04 am (245°) 7:19 pm (120°) 11:56 pm (21.8°) 250,663 95.6%
29 - 4:26 am (238°) 8:27 pm (126°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
30 - 4:54 am (232°) 9:33 pm (131°) 12:43 am (18.2°) 251,712 98.7%
31 - 5:29 am (228°) 10:33 pm (133°) 1:33 am (15.7°) 252,327 99.8%
* All times are local time for Bismarck. 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.

Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec