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Columbia, Missouri, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, May 2026

Moon: 57.0%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: May 8, 2026 at 11:36:06 pm
Moon Direction: 94° East
Moon Altitude: -28.4°
Moon Distance: 246,473 mi
Next New Moon: May 16, 2026, 3:01 pm
Next Full Moon: May 31, 2026, 3:45 am
Next Moonrise: Tomorrow, 2:06 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 - 5:45 am (246°) 8:27 pm (117°) 12:39 am (32.9°) 249,096 99.6%
2 - 6:15 am (240°) 9:30 pm (122°) 1:24 am (28.5°) 250,478 99.6%
3 - 6:49 am (236°) 10:30 pm (126°) 2:12 am (25.2°) 251,500 97.5%
4 - 7:31 am (233°) 11:26 pm (127°) 3:02 am (23.0°) 252,080 93.7%
5 - 8:19 am (233°) - 3:53 am (22.2°) 252,124 88.2%
6 12:16 am (127°) 9:14 am (234°) - 4:44 am (22.7°) 251,544 81.2%
7 12:59 am (125°) 10:14 am (237°) - 5:35 am (24.6°) 250,270 73.0%
8 1:36 am (120°) 11:17 am (242°) - 6:23 am (27.8°) 248,274 63.8%
9 2:06 am (115°) 12:21 pm (248°) - 7:10 am (32.1°) 245,573 53.9%
10 2:33 am (109°) 1:26 pm (255°) - 7:55 am (37.3°) 242,266 43.5%
11 2:58 am (101°) 2:31 pm (263°) - 8:40 am (43.3°) 238,500 33.1%
12 3:22 am (93°) 3:39 pm (271°) - 9:25 am (49.7°) 234,528 23.1%
13 3:46 am (85°) 4:49 pm (280°) - 10:11 am (56.5°) 230,639 14.2%
14 4:12 am (76°) 6:03 pm (289°) - 11:01 am (63.2°) 227,192 6.9%
15 4:42 am (68°) 7:21 pm (296°) - 11:55 am (69.4°) 224,506 2.1%
16 5:20 am (61°) 8:42 pm (303°) - 12:55 pm (74.5°) 222,897 0.2%
17 6:06 am (56°) 9:59 pm (306°) - 1:59 pm (77.8°) 222,527 1.6%
18 7:05 am (53°) 11:08 pm (307°) - 3:07 pm (78.9°) 223,412 6.3%
19 8:14 am (54°) - - 4:13 pm (77.7°) 225,409 13.7%
20 - 12:05 am (304°) 9:29 am (57°) 5:14 pm (74.5°) 228,248 23.2%
21 - 12:49 am (299°) 10:45 am (63°) 6:10 pm (69.8°) 231,600 33.9%
22 - 1:24 am (293°) 11:57 am (70°) 7:01 pm (64.2°) 235,152 45.1%
23 - 1:52 am (285°) 1:06 pm (78°) 7:47 pm (58.0°) 238,645 56.2%
24 - 2:17 am (277°) 2:11 pm (86°) 8:30 pm (51.8°) 241,885 66.6%
25 - 2:39 am (270°) 3:14 pm (94°) 9:12 pm (45.6°) 244,746 76.0%
26 - 3:01 am (262°) 4:16 pm (102°) 9:54 pm (39.8°) 247,168 84.1%
27 - 3:24 am (255°) 5:17 pm (109°) 10:37 pm (34.4°) 249,128 90.7%
28 - 3:49 am (248°) 6:20 pm (116°) 11:22 pm (29.8°) 250,633 95.5%
29 - 4:17 am (242°) 7:22 pm (121°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
30 - 4:50 am (237°) 8:23 pm (125°) 12:08 am (26.2°) 251,693 98.6%
31 - 5:29 am (234°) 9:20 pm (127°) 12:58 am (23.6°) 252,318 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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