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Chicago, Illinois, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, May 2026

Moon: 93.2%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 1:34:21 am
Moon Direction: 170° South
Moon Altitude: 52.1°
Moon Distance: 237,617 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 6:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 5:37 am
Next Moonset: Today, 8:22 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 5:19 am (245°) 8:16 pm (119°) 12:19 am (30.0°) 249,076 99.6%
2 - 5:46 am (239°) 9:21 pm (124°) 1:05 am (25.6°) 250,462 99.6%
3 - 6:19 am (235°) 10:23 pm (128°) 1:53 am (22.3°) 251,489 97.6%
4 - 6:59 am (232°) 11:20 pm (129°) 2:42 am (20.1°) 252,075 93.7%
5 - 7:47 am (231°) - 3:34 am (19.2°) 252,127 88.3%
6 12:09 am (129°) 8:43 am (232°) - 4:25 am (19.8°) 251,556 81.3%
7 12:51 am (126°) 9:44 am (235°) - 5:15 am (21.7°) 250,291 73.1%
8 1:26 am (122°) 10:48 am (240°) - 6:04 am (24.8°) 248,305 63.9%
9 1:55 am (116°) 11:55 am (246°) - 6:51 am (29.1°) 245,613 54.0%
10 2:20 am (109°) 1:02 pm (254°) - 7:36 am (34.3°) 242,312 43.6%
11 2:42 am (102°) 2:09 pm (262°) - 8:20 am (40.2°) 238,551 33.2%
12 3:03 am (93°) 3:19 pm (271°) - 9:05 am (46.7°) 234,580 23.3%
13 3:25 am (85°) 4:32 pm (280°) - 9:52 am (53.5°) 230,688 14.3%
14 3:49 am (76°) 5:49 pm (289°) - 10:41 am (60.2°) 227,232 7.0%
15 4:17 am (67°) 7:10 pm (298°) - 11:36 am (66.4°) 224,535 2.1%
16 4:51 am (60°) 8:33 pm (304°) - 12:35 pm (71.4°) 222,910 0.2%
17 5:36 am (54°) 9:52 pm (308°) - 1:40 pm (74.8°) 222,523 1.6%
18 6:33 am (51°) 11:01 pm (309°) - 2:47 pm (75.9°) 223,393 6.2%
19 7:42 am (52°) 11:57 pm (306°) - 3:53 pm (74.8°) 225,376 13.6%
20 8:58 am (56°) - - 4:55 pm (71.6°) 228,207 23.0%
21 - 12:39 am (301°) 10:16 am (62°) 5:51 pm (66.9°) 231,554 33.8%
22 - 1:12 am (294°) 11:32 am (69°) 6:41 pm (61.3°) 235,105 45.0%
23 - 1:38 am (286°) 12:43 pm (78°) 7:28 pm (55.1°) 238,601 56.0%
24 - 2:00 am (278°) 1:50 pm (86°) 8:11 pm (48.9°) 241,845 66.4%
25 - 2:20 am (270°) 2:55 pm (95°) 8:53 pm (42.7°) 244,712 75.9%
26 - 2:40 am (262°) 3:59 pm (103°) 9:35 pm (36.9°) 247,139 84.0%
27 - 3:01 am (254°) 5:04 pm (110°) 10:18 pm (31.5°) 249,106 90.6%
28 - 3:23 am (247°) 6:08 pm (117°) 11:02 pm (26.9°) 250,616 95.5%
29 - 3:49 am (241°) 7:12 pm (122°) 11:49 pm (23.3°) 251,682 98.6%
30 - 4:20 am (236°) 8:15 pm (127°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
31 - 4:58 am (232°) 9:13 pm (129°) 12:38 am (20.7°) 252,312 99.8%
* All times are local time for Chicago. 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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