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Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, May 2026

Moon: 8.9%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 21, 2026 at 10:27:10 am
Moon Direction: 88° East
Moon Altitude: 23.7°
Moon Distance: 228,188 mi
Next Full Moon: Apr 1, 2026, 9:11 pm
Next New Moon: Apr 17, 2026, 6:51 am
Next Moonset: Today, 11:00 pm

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 5:35 am (245°) 8:34 pm (119°) 12:36 am (29.9°) 249,093 99.6%
2 - 6:02 am (239°) 9:38 pm (124°) 1:21 am (25.5°) 250,475 99.6%
3 - 6:35 am (234°) 10:40 pm (128°) 2:09 am (22.1°) 251,499 97.5%
4 - 7:16 am (231°) 11:37 pm (129°) 2:59 am (20.0°) 252,079 93.7%
5 - 8:04 am (231°) - 3:50 am (19.1°) 252,125 88.2%
6 12:26 am (129°) 8:59 am (232°) - 4:42 am (19.7°) 251,546 81.2%
7 1:08 am (126°) 10:00 am (235°) - 5:32 am (21.6°) 250,273 73.0%
8 1:43 am (122°) 11:05 am (240°) - 6:21 am (24.8°) 248,279 63.8%
9 2:12 am (116°) 12:11 pm (246°) - 7:07 am (29.0°) 245,579 53.9%
10 2:36 am (109°) 1:18 pm (254°) - 7:53 am (34.2°) 242,272 43.5%
11 2:59 am (102°) 2:26 pm (262°) - 8:37 am (40.2°) 238,508 33.1%
12 3:20 am (93°) 3:36 pm (271°) - 9:22 am (46.7°) 234,536 23.2%
13 3:42 am (84°) 4:49 pm (280°) - 10:08 am (53.4°) 230,646 14.2%
14 4:05 am (76°) 6:06 pm (289°) - 10:58 am (60.2°) 227,197 7.0%
15 4:33 am (67°) 7:27 pm (298°) - 11:52 am (66.3°) 224,510 2.1%
16 5:08 am (59°) 8:50 pm (304°) - 12:52 pm (71.4°) 222,899 0.2%
17 5:52 am (54°) 10:09 pm (308°) - 1:57 pm (74.7°) 222,526 1.6%
18 6:49 am (51°) 11:19 pm (309°) - 3:04 pm (75.8°) 223,409 6.2%
19 7:58 am (52°) - - 4:10 pm (74.6°) 225,404 13.7%
20 - 12:14 am (306°) 9:15 am (56°) 5:12 pm (71.4°) 228,242 23.2%
21 - 12:56 am (301°) 10:33 am (62°) 6:08 pm (66.7°) 231,593 33.9%
22 - 1:28 am (294°) 11:48 am (69°) 6:58 pm (61.1°) 235,145 45.1%
23 - 1:54 am (286°) 12:59 pm (78°) 7:44 pm (55.0°) 238,639 56.1%
24 - 2:16 am (278°) 2:07 pm (86°) 8:28 pm (48.7°) 241,879 66.6%
25 - 2:37 am (270°) 3:12 pm (95°) 9:10 pm (42.5°) 244,741 76.0%
26 - 2:56 am (262°) 4:16 pm (103°) 9:51 pm (36.7°) 247,164 84.1%
27 - 3:17 am (254°) 5:21 pm (110°) 10:34 pm (31.4°) 249,125 90.7%
28 - 3:39 am (247°) 6:25 pm (117°) 11:19 pm (26.8°) 250,630 95.5%
29 - 4:05 am (241°) 7:30 pm (123°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
30 - 4:36 am (236°) 8:32 pm (127°) 12:06 am (23.1°) 251,691 98.6%
31 - 5:14 am (232°) 9:31 pm (129°) 12:55 am (20.6°) 252,317 99.8%
* All times are local time for Cedar 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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