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Detroit, Michigan, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, May 2026

Moon: 57.4%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: May 8, 2026 at 11:29:28 pm
Moon Direction: 88° East
Moon Altitude: -33.7°
Moon Distance: 246,599 mi
Next New Moon: May 16, 2026, 4:01 pm
Next Full Moon: May 31, 2026, 4:45 am
Next Moonrise: Tomorrow, 2:37 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 5:59 am (245°) 8:59 pm (119°) 1:00 am (29.7°) 249,056 99.6%
2 - 6:26 am (239°) 10:03 pm (124°) 1:46 am (25.2°) 250,446 99.6%
3 - 6:59 am (234°) 11:06 pm (128°) 2:34 am (21.8°) 251,479 97.6%
4 - 7:38 am (231°) - 3:23 am (19.6°) 252,071 93.8%
5 12:03 am (130°) 8:26 am (230°) - 4:15 am (18.8°) 252,130 88.3%
6 12:52 am (129°) 9:22 am (231°) - 5:06 am (19.3°) 251,567 81.4%
7 1:34 am (127°) 10:23 am (235°) - 5:56 am (21.2°) 250,312 73.2%
8 2:09 am (122°) 11:28 am (240°) - 6:45 am (24.3°) 248,335 64.1%
9 2:37 am (117°) 12:34 pm (246°) - 7:32 am (28.6°) 245,651 54.1%
10 3:02 am (110°) 1:42 pm (254°) - 8:17 am (33.7°) 242,357 43.8%
11 3:24 am (102°) 2:50 pm (262°) - 9:01 am (39.7°) 238,601 33.4%
12 3:45 am (93°) 4:00 pm (271°) - 9:46 am (46.2°) 234,631 23.4%
13 4:06 am (85°) 5:13 pm (280°) - 10:33 am (52.9°) 230,735 14.4%
14 4:30 am (76°) 6:30 pm (289°) - 11:22 am (59.6°) 227,272 7.1%
15 4:57 am (67°) 7:52 pm (298°) - 12:17 pm (65.8°) 224,563 2.2%
16 5:31 am (59°) 9:15 pm (304°) - 1:16 pm (70.9°) 222,923 0.2%
17 6:15 am (54°) 10:35 pm (309°) - 2:21 pm (74.3°) 222,520 1.5%
18 7:11 am (51°) 11:44 pm (309°) - 3:28 pm (75.5°) 223,374 6.1%
19 8:20 am (51°) - - 4:34 pm (74.3°) 225,345 13.5%
20 - 12:40 am (306°) 9:37 am (55°) 5:36 pm (71.2°) 228,167 22.9%
21 - 1:22 am (301°) 10:56 am (62°) 6:32 pm (66.5°) 231,510 33.6%
22 - 1:54 am (294°) 12:11 pm (69°) 7:22 pm (60.9°) 235,060 44.8%
23 - 2:20 am (286°) 1:23 pm (77°) 8:09 pm (54.8°) 238,558 55.9%
24 - 2:42 am (278°) 2:31 pm (86°) 8:52 pm (48.5°) 241,806 66.3%
25 - 3:02 am (270°) 3:36 pm (94°) 9:34 pm (42.3°) 244,678 75.8%
26 - 3:21 am (262°) 4:41 pm (103°) 10:16 pm (36.5°) 247,111 83.9%
27 - 3:41 am (254°) 5:45 pm (110°) 10:59 pm (31.2°) 249,084 90.5%
28 - 4:03 am (247°) 6:50 pm (117°) 11:43 pm (26.5°) 250,600 95.4%
29 - 4:29 am (241°) 7:55 pm (123°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
30 - 5:00 am (236°) 8:58 pm (127°) 12:30 am (22.8°) 251,671 98.6%
31 - 5:37 am (232°) 9:56 pm (129°) 1:19 am (20.3°) 252,307 99.8%
* All times are local time for Detroit. 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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