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Clifton, Colorado, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, May 2026

Moon: 57.0%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: May 8, 2026 at 10:36:40 pm
Moon Direction: 83° East
Moon Altitude: -40.6°
Moon Distance: 246,472 mi
Next New Moon: May 16, 2026, 2:01 pm
Next Full Moon: May 31, 2026, 2:45 am
Next Moonrise: Tomorrow, 2:13 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 5:50 am (246°) 8:35 pm (118°) 12:45 am (32.6°) 249,165 99.7%
2 - 6:20 am (240°) 9:38 pm (123°) 1:31 am (28.2°) 250,532 99.5%
3 - 6:55 am (236°) 10:38 pm (126°) 2:19 am (24.9°) 251,536 97.4%
4 - 7:37 am (233°) 11:34 pm (127°) 3:09 am (22.8°) 252,094 93.5%
5 - 8:26 am (233°) - 4:00 am (22.0°) 252,112 87.9%
6 12:24 am (127°) 9:21 am (234°) - 4:51 am (22.6°) 251,502 80.9%
7 1:06 am (124°) 10:21 am (237°) - 5:41 am (24.6°) 250,196 72.6%
8 1:42 am (120°) 11:24 am (242°) - 6:30 am (27.8°) 248,168 63.4%
9 2:13 am (115°) 12:28 pm (248°) - 7:17 am (32.2°) 245,437 53.4%
10 2:39 am (108°) 1:33 pm (255°) - 8:02 am (37.4°) 242,105 43.0%
11 3:04 am (101°) 2:39 pm (263°) - 8:46 am (43.4°) 238,325 32.6%
12 3:27 am (93°) 3:46 pm (272°) - 9:31 am (49.9°) 234,350 22.7%
13 3:51 am (84°) 4:57 pm (280°) - 10:18 am (56.7°) 230,473 13.8%
14 4:18 am (76°) 6:11 pm (289°) - 11:08 am (63.4°) 227,053 6.7%
15 4:48 am (68°) 7:30 pm (297°) - 12:02 pm (69.5°) 224,410 1.9%
16 5:26 am (61°) 8:50 pm (303°) - 1:02 pm (74.5°) 222,853 0.2%
17 6:13 am (55°) 10:08 pm (307°) - 2:07 pm (77.8°) 222,540 1.7%
18 7:11 am (53°) 11:16 pm (307°) - 3:14 pm (78.8°) 223,479 6.5%
19 8:21 am (54°) - - 4:20 pm (77.5°) 225,520 14.1%
20 - 12:12 am (304°) 9:36 am (58°) 5:22 pm (74.2°) 228,390 23.6%
21 - 12:56 am (299°) 10:52 am (64°) 6:17 pm (69.4°) 231,757 34.4%
22 - 1:30 am (292°) 12:05 pm (71°) 7:08 pm (63.7°) 235,311 45.6%
23 - 1:58 am (285°) 1:13 pm (79°) 7:54 pm (57.6°) 238,796 56.6%
24 - 2:23 am (277°) 2:18 pm (87°) 8:37 pm (51.3°) 242,022 67.0%
25 - 2:45 am (269°) 3:21 pm (95°) 9:19 pm (45.2°) 244,864 76.4%
26 - 3:07 am (262°) 4:23 pm (102°) 10:01 pm (39.4°) 247,266 84.4%
27 - 3:29 am (254°) 5:25 pm (110°) 10:43 pm (34.1°) 249,205 90.9%
28 - 3:54 am (248°) 6:27 pm (116°) 11:28 pm (29.5°) 250,690 95.7%
29 - 4:22 am (242°) 7:30 pm (121°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
30 - 4:55 am (237°) 8:31 pm (125°) 12:15 am (25.9°) 251,730 98.7%
31 - 5:35 am (234°) 9:28 pm (127°) 1:04 am (23.4°) 252,336 99.8%
* All times are local time for Clifton. 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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