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Columbus, Ohio, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, May 2026

Moon: 93.7%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 12:22:00 am
Moon Direction: 130° Southeast
Moon Altitude: 43.5°
Moon Distance: 237,318 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 7:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 6:37 am
Next Moonset: Today, 9:03 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 6:05 am (246°) 8:51 pm (118°) 1:00 am (32.0°) 249,056 99.6%
2 - 6:33 am (240°) 9:55 pm (123°) 1:46 am (27.6°) 250,446 99.6%
3 - 7:07 am (236°) 10:56 pm (126°) 2:33 am (24.2°) 251,479 97.6%
4 - 7:48 am (233°) 11:52 pm (128°) 3:23 am (22.0°) 252,071 93.8%
5 - 8:36 am (232°) - 4:14 am (21.1°) 252,130 88.3%
6 12:42 am (128°) 9:31 am (233°) - 5:06 am (21.7°) 251,567 81.4%
7 1:25 am (125°) 10:32 am (236°) - 5:56 am (23.5°) 250,312 73.2%
8 2:01 am (121°) 11:35 am (241°) - 6:45 am (26.7°) 248,335 64.1%
9 2:31 am (116°) 12:40 pm (247°) - 7:32 am (30.9°) 245,652 54.1%
10 2:57 am (109°) 1:45 pm (254°) - 8:17 am (36.1°) 242,358 43.8%
11 3:21 am (101°) 2:52 pm (262°) - 9:01 am (42.1°) 238,602 33.4%
12 3:44 am (93°) 4:00 pm (271°) - 9:46 am (48.5°) 234,632 23.4%
13 4:07 am (85°) 5:10 pm (280°) - 10:33 am (55.3°) 230,736 14.4%
14 4:33 am (76°) 6:25 pm (289°) - 11:22 am (62.0°) 227,273 7.1%
15 5:02 am (68°) 7:44 pm (297°) - 12:16 pm (68.2°) 224,563 2.2%
16 5:38 am (61°) 9:06 pm (303°) - 1:16 pm (73.3°) 222,923 0.2%
17 6:24 am (55°) 10:24 pm (307°) - 2:20 pm (76.7°) 222,520 1.5%
18 7:22 am (53°) 11:34 pm (307°) - 3:28 pm (77.9°) 223,374 6.1%
19 8:30 am (53°) - - 4:34 pm (76.7°) 225,345 13.5%
20 - 12:30 am (305°) 9:46 am (57°) 5:36 pm (73.6°) 228,166 22.9%
21 - 1:14 am (300°) 11:02 am (63°) 6:32 pm (68.9°) 231,509 33.6%
22 - 1:48 am (293°) 12:16 pm (70°) 7:22 pm (63.3°) 235,059 44.8%
23 - 2:16 am (286°) 1:25 pm (78°) 8:09 pm (57.2°) 238,557 55.9%
24 - 2:40 am (278°) 2:31 pm (86°) 8:52 pm (50.9°) 241,805 66.3%
25 - 3:02 am (270°) 3:35 pm (94°) 9:34 pm (44.7°) 244,677 75.8%
26 - 3:23 am (262°) 4:38 pm (102°) 10:16 pm (38.9°) 247,111 83.9%
27 - 3:45 am (255°) 5:40 pm (109°) 10:58 pm (33.5°) 249,083 90.5%
28 - 4:09 am (248°) 6:43 pm (116°) 11:43 pm (28.9°) 250,599 95.4%
29 - 4:36 am (242°) 7:46 pm (121°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
30 - 5:08 am (237°) 8:48 pm (125°) 12:30 am (25.2°) 251,671 98.6%
31 - 5:47 am (234°) 9:46 pm (127°) 1:19 am (22.7°) 252,307 99.8%
* All times are local time for Columbus. 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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