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Butte, Montana, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, May 2026

Moon: 56.6%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: May 8, 2026 at 11:24:04 pm
Moon Direction: 84° East
Moon Altitude: -34.4°
Moon Distance: 246,381 mi
Next New Moon: May 16, 2026, 2:01 pm
Next Full Moon: May 31, 2026, 2:45 am
Next Moonrise: Tomorrow, 2:48 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 5:49 am (243°) 9:15 pm (122°) 1:02 am (25.6°) 249,182 99.7%
2 - 6:13 am (236°) 10:22 pm (127°) 1:48 am (21.2°) 250,545 99.5%
3 - 6:44 am (231°) 11:26 pm (131°) 2:36 am (17.9°) 251,545 97.4%
4 - 7:22 am (228°) - 3:26 am (15.8°) 252,097 93.4%
5 12:24 am (133°) 8:10 am (227°) - 4:17 am (15.1°) 252,109 87.8%
6 1:12 am (132°) 9:07 am (229°) - 5:08 am (15.7°) 251,491 80.8%
7 1:52 am (129°) 10:10 am (232°) - 5:58 am (17.7°) 250,177 72.5%
8 2:23 am (124°) 11:18 am (238°) - 6:47 am (20.9°) 248,141 63.3%
9 2:48 am (118°) 12:28 pm (245°) - 7:33 am (25.3°) 245,403 53.3%
10 3:09 am (110°) 1:39 pm (253°) - 8:19 am (30.5°) 242,065 42.9%
11 3:28 am (102°) 2:51 pm (262°) - 9:03 am (36.5°) 238,280 32.5%
12 3:46 am (93°) 4:04 pm (272°) - 9:48 am (43.0°) 234,305 22.6%
13 4:04 am (84°) 5:21 pm (282°) - 10:35 am (49.8°) 230,431 13.7%
14 4:24 am (74°) 6:43 pm (291°) - 11:25 am (56.4°) 227,018 6.6%
15 4:48 am (65°) 8:08 pm (300°) - 12:19 pm (62.6°) 224,387 1.9%
16 5:19 am (57°) 9:35 pm (308°) - 1:19 pm (67.5°) 222,843 0.2%
17 6:00 am (51°) 10:57 pm (312°) - 2:24 pm (70.8°) 222,544 1.8%
18 6:56 am (48°) - - 3:31 pm (71.7°) 223,497 6.6%
19 - 12:05 am (312°) 8:06 am (49°) 4:37 pm (70.4°) 225,548 14.2%
20 - 12:58 am (309°) 9:26 am (53°) 5:39 pm (67.1°) 228,426 23.8%
21 - 1:35 am (303°) 10:48 am (60°) 6:34 pm (62.3°) 231,796 34.5%
22 - 2:04 am (295°) 12:07 pm (68°) 7:24 pm (56.7°) 235,352 45.7%
23 - 2:26 am (287°) 1:22 pm (77°) 8:10 pm (50.5°) 238,835 56.8%
24 - 2:44 am (278°) 2:33 pm (86°) 8:54 pm (44.3°) 242,057 67.1%
25 - 3:01 am (269°) 3:42 pm (95°) 9:35 pm (38.1°) 244,894 76.5%
26 - 3:17 am (260°) 4:49 pm (104°) 10:17 pm (32.3°) 247,291 84.5%
27 - 3:34 am (252°) 5:57 pm (112°) 11:00 pm (27.1°) 249,225 91.0%
28 - 3:54 am (245°) 7:05 pm (119°) 11:45 pm (22.5°) 250,704 95.8%
29 - 4:17 am (238°) 8:13 pm (126°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
30 - 4:45 am (233°) 9:18 pm (130°) 12:32 am (18.9°) 251,739 98.7%
31 - 5:21 am (229°) 10:17 pm (132°) 1:21 am (16.4°) 252,340 99.8%
* All times are local time for Butte. 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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