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

Moon: 15.8%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Nov 13, 2026 at 7:11:25 am
Moon Direction: ↑ 91° East
Moon Altitude: -44.6°
Moon Distance: 252,026 mi
Next Full Moon: Nov 24, 2026, 9:53 am
Next New Moon: Dec 8, 2026, 7:51 pm
Next Moonrise: Today, 11:24 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°) 249,055 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°) 248,334 64.1%
9 2:31 am ↑ (116°) 12:40 pm ↑ (247°) - 7:32 am (30.9°) 245,653 54.1%
10 2:57 am ↑ (109°) 1:45 pm ↑ (254°) - 8:17 am (36.1°) 242,356 43.8%
11 3:21 am ↑ (101°) 2:52 pm ↑ (262°) - 9:01 am (42.1°) 238,604 33.4%
12 3:44 am ↑ (93°) 4:00 pm ↑ (271°) - 9:46 am (48.5°) 234,631 23.4%
13 4:07 am ↑ (85°) 5:10 pm ↑ (280°) - 10:33 am (55.3°) 230,738 14.4%
14 4:33 am ↑ (76°) 6:25 pm ↑ (289°) - 11:22 am (62.0°) 227,269 7.1%
15 5:02 am ↑ (68°) 7:44 pm ↑ (297°) - 12:16 pm (68.2°) 224,567 2.2%
16 5:38 am ↑ (61°) 9:06 pm ↑ (303°) - 1:16 pm (73.3°) 222,925 0.2%
17 6:24 am ↑ (55°) 10:24 pm ↑ (307°) - 2:20 pm (76.7°) 222,519 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°) 225,346 13.5%
20 - 12:30 am ↑ (305°) 9:46 am ↑ (57°) 5:36 pm (73.6°) 228,165 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°) 235,060 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°) 241,804 66.3%
25 - 3:02 am ↑ (270°) 3:35 pm ↑ (94°) 9:34 pm (44.7°) 244,678 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°) 249,084 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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