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

Moon: 16.3%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Nov 13, 2026 at 6:57:41 am
Moon Direction: ↑ 93° East
Moon Altitude: -41.8°
Moon Distance: 252,036 mi
Next Full Moon: Nov 24, 2026, 7:53 am
Next New Moon: Dec 8, 2026, 5:51 pm
Next Moonrise: Today, 10:54 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 5:35 am ↑ (246°) 8:23 pm ↑ (118°) 12:31 am (32.0°) 249,149 99.7%
2 - 6:04 am ↑ (240°) 9:26 pm ↑ (123°) 1:16 am (27.6°) 250,520 99.5%
3 - 6:39 am ↑ (236°) 10:26 pm ↑ (126°) 2:04 am (24.3°) 251,529 97.4%
4 - 7:20 am ↑ (233°) 11:22 pm ↑ (128°) 2:54 am (22.1°) 252,091 93.5%
5 - 8:09 am ↑ (232°) - 3:45 am (21.3°) 252,115 88.0%
6 12:12 am ↑ (127°) 9:04 am ↑ (233°) - 4:37 am (22.0°) 251,511 81.0%
7 12:54 am ↑ (125°) 10:04 am ↑ (237°) - 5:27 am (23.9°) 250,212 72.7%
8 1:30 am ↑ (121°) 11:08 am ↑ (241°) - 6:16 am (27.1°) 248,190 63.5%
9 2:00 am ↑ (115°) 12:12 pm ↑ (248°) - 7:02 am (31.5°) 245,468 53.5%
10 2:26 am ↑ (108°) 1:18 pm ↑ (255°) - 7:47 am (36.7°) 242,138 43.1%
11 2:50 am ↑ (101°) 2:24 pm ↑ (263°) - 8:32 am (42.7°) 238,365 32.7%
12 3:13 am ↑ (93°) 3:32 pm ↑ (271°) - 9:17 am (49.2°) 234,387 22.8%
13 3:37 am ↑ (84°) 4:43 pm ↑ (280°) - 10:03 am (56.0°) 230,510 13.9%
14 4:03 am ↑ (76°) 5:58 pm ↑ (289°) - 10:53 am (62.7°) 227,079 6.7%
15 4:33 am ↑ (67°) 7:17 pm ↑ (297°) - 11:48 am (68.8°) 224,434 2.0%
16 5:09 am ↑ (60°) 8:38 pm ↑ (303°) - 12:48 pm (73.8°) 222,863 0.2%
17 5:56 am ↑ (55°) 9:56 pm ↑ (307°) - 1:52 pm (77.1°) 222,536 1.7%
18 6:54 am ↑ (53°) 11:05 pm ↑ (307°) - 3:00 pm (78.1°) 223,464 6.5%
19 8:04 am ↑ (53°) - - 4:06 pm (76.8°) 225,497 14.0%
20 - 12:00 am ↑ (305°) 9:19 am ↑ (57°) 5:07 pm (73.5°) 228,358 23.5%
21 - 12:44 am ↑ (299°) 10:36 am ↑ (63°) 6:03 pm (68.8°) 231,723 34.3%
22 - 1:17 am ↑ (293°) 11:49 am ↑ (70°) 6:53 pm (63.1°) 235,278 45.5%
23 - 1:45 am ↑ (285°) 12:58 pm ↑ (78°) 7:39 pm (57.0°) 238,764 56.5%
24 - 2:09 am ↑ (277°) 2:03 pm ↑ (87°) 8:22 pm (50.7°) 241,992 66.9%
25 - 2:31 am ↑ (269°) 3:07 pm ↑ (95°) 9:04 pm (44.6°) 244,839 76.3%
26 - 2:52 am ↑ (262°) 4:09 pm ↑ (103°) 9:46 pm (38.8°) 247,245 84.3%
27 - 3:14 am ↑ (254°) 5:12 pm ↑ (110°) 10:29 pm (33.5°) 249,189 90.9%
28 - 3:39 am ↑ (247°) 6:15 pm ↑ (116°) 11:14 pm (28.9°) 250,677 95.7%
29 - 4:06 am ↑ (242°) 7:17 pm ↑ (121°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
30 - 4:39 am ↑ (237°) 8:19 pm ↑ (125°) 12:01 am (25.3°) 251,722 98.7%
31 - 5:18 am ↑ (234°) 9:16 pm ↑ (127°) 12:50 am (22.8°) 252,332 99.8%
* All times are local time for Denver. 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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