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Columbia, South Carolina, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, May 2026

Moon: 56.7%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: May 9, 2026 at 1:17:57 am
Moon Direction: 107° East
Moon Altitude: -10.6°
Moon Distance: 246,393 mi
Next New Moon: May 16, 2026, 4:01 pm
Next Full Moon: May 31, 2026, 4:45 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 2:09 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 6:10 am (248°) 8:28 pm (115°) 12:52 am (38.1°) 249,048 99.6%
2 - 6:42 am (243°) 9:27 pm (120°) 1:37 am (33.7°) 250,439 99.6%
3 - 7:19 am (239°) 10:26 pm (123°) 2:25 am (30.2°) 251,474 97.6%
4 - 8:02 am (236°) 11:21 pm (125°) 3:15 am (28.0°) 252,069 93.8%
5 - 8:51 am (235°) - 4:06 am (27.1°) 252,132 88.4%
6 12:12 am (124°) 9:45 am (236°) - 4:58 am (27.6°) 251,572 81.5%
7 12:56 am (122°) 10:43 am (239°) - 5:48 am (29.5°) 250,321 73.3%
8 1:35 am (119°) 11:43 am (243°) - 6:37 am (32.7°) 248,348 64.1%
9 2:09 am (114°) 12:44 pm (249°) - 7:23 am (36.9°) 245,668 54.2%
10 2:39 am (108°) 1:45 pm (255°) - 8:09 am (42.1°) 242,377 43.8%
11 3:07 am (101°) 2:47 pm (263°) - 8:53 am (48.1°) 238,623 33.4%
12 3:34 am (93°) 3:51 pm (271°) - 9:38 am (54.6°) 234,654 23.4%
13 4:02 am (85°) 4:57 pm (279°) - 10:24 am (61.3°) 230,756 14.5%
14 4:32 am (77°) 6:07 pm (287°) - 11:14 am (68.1°) 227,290 7.1%
15 5:06 am (70°) 7:21 pm (294°) - 12:08 pm (74.3°) 224,575 2.2%
16 5:47 am (63°) 8:38 pm (300°) - 1:08 pm (79.4°) 222,929 0.2%
17 6:36 am (58°) 9:54 pm (304°) - 2:12 pm (82.8°) 222,519 1.5%
18 7:36 am (56°) 11:03 pm (304°) - 3:19 pm (84.0°) 223,366 6.1%
19 8:44 am (56°) - - 4:26 pm (82.8°) 225,332 13.4%
20 - 12:01 am (302°) 9:57 am (60°) 5:27 pm (79.7°) 228,149 22.9%
21 - 12:49 am (298°) 11:10 am (65°) 6:24 pm (75.0°) 231,490 33.5%
22 - 1:28 am (291°) 12:19 pm (72°) 7:14 pm (69.4°) 235,040 44.7%
23 - 2:00 am (285°) 1:24 pm (79°) 8:00 pm (63.2°) 238,539 55.8%
24 - 2:28 am (277°) 2:25 pm (86°) 8:44 pm (57.0°) 241,788 66.3%
25 - 2:54 am (270°) 3:25 pm (94°) 9:26 pm (50.8°) 244,663 75.7%
26 - 3:19 am (263°) 4:23 pm (101°) 10:08 pm (44.9°) 247,099 83.9%
27 - 3:45 am (256°) 5:22 pm (108°) 10:50 pm (39.6°) 249,074 90.5%
28 - 4:12 am (250°) 6:21 pm (114°) 11:35 pm (35.0°) 250,592 95.4%
29 - 4:43 am (244°) 7:20 pm (119°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
30 - 5:19 am (240°) 8:19 pm (122°) 12:22 am (31.2°) 251,666 98.6%
31 - 6:00 am (237°) 9:15 pm (124°) 1:11 am (28.7°) 252,305 99.8%
* All times are local time for Columbia. 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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