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Houston, Texas, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, May 2026

Moon: 57.3%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: May 8, 2026 at 10:39:47 pm
Moon Direction: 91° East
Moon Altitude: -41.7°
Moon Distance: 246,579 mi
Next New Moon: May 16, 2026, 3:01 pm
Next Full Moon: May 31, 2026, 3:45 am
Next Moonrise: Tomorrow, 1:59 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 6:16 am (249°) 8:18 pm (114°) 12:51 am (42.2°) 249,109 99.6%
2 - 6:51 am (244°) 9:15 pm (119°) 1:37 am (37.8°) 250,488 99.5%
3 - 7:30 am (240°) 10:12 pm (122°) 2:25 am (34.4°) 251,507 97.5%
4 - 8:15 am (238°) 11:07 pm (123°) 3:14 am (32.2°) 252,082 93.6%
5 - 9:04 am (237°) 11:57 pm (123°) 4:06 am (31.4°) 252,122 88.1%
6 - 9:58 am (238°) - 4:57 am (32.0°) 251,536 81.2%
7 12:43 am (121°) 10:55 am (241°) - 5:47 am (33.9°) 250,256 72.9%
8 1:23 am (117°) 11:53 am (245°) - 6:36 am (37.1°) 248,254 63.7%
9 1:59 am (112°) 12:52 pm (250°) - 7:23 am (41.4°) 245,548 53.8%
10 2:32 am (107°) 1:50 pm (256°) - 8:08 am (46.6°) 242,235 43.4%
11 3:02 am (100°) 2:50 pm (264°) - 8:52 am (52.6°) 238,467 33.0%
12 3:32 am (93°) 3:50 pm (271°) - 9:37 am (59.1°) 234,495 23.1%
13 4:02 am (85°) 4:54 pm (279°) - 10:24 am (65.9°) 230,608 14.1%
14 4:35 am (77°) 6:01 pm (287°) - 11:13 am (72.6°) 227,165 6.9%
15 5:12 am (70°) 7:12 pm (293°) - 12:08 pm (78.8°) 224,488 2.1%
16 5:56 am (64°) 8:27 pm (299°) - 1:08 pm (83.9°) 222,889 0.2%
17 6:48 am (60°) 9:41 pm (302°) - 2:12 pm (87.2°) 222,529 1.6%
18 7:50 am (57°) 10:49 pm (303°) - 3:19 pm (88.3°) 223,425 6.3%
19 8:58 am (58°) 11:48 pm (300°) - 4:25 pm (87.0°) 225,429 13.8%
20 10:09 am (61°) - - 5:27 pm (83.8°) 228,275 23.3%
21 - 12:38 am (296°) 11:19 am (66°) 6:23 pm (79.1°) 231,629 34.0%
22 - 1:19 am (290°) 12:25 pm (73°) 7:13 pm (73.4°) 235,182 45.2%
23 - 1:53 am (284°) 1:27 pm (80°) 8:00 pm (67.3°) 238,674 56.2%
24 - 2:24 am (277°) 2:26 pm (87°) 8:43 pm (61.0°) 241,911 66.7%
25 - 2:52 am (270°) 3:23 pm (94°) 9:25 pm (54.8°) 244,768 76.1%
26 - 3:20 am (263°) 4:19 pm (101°) 10:07 pm (49.0°) 247,187 84.1%
27 - 3:48 am (256°) 5:15 pm (107°) 10:49 pm (43.7°) 249,143 90.7%
28 - 4:18 am (250°) 6:12 pm (113°) 11:34 pm (39.1°) 250,644 95.6%
29 - 4:52 am (245°) 7:09 pm (117°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
30 - 5:29 am (241°) 8:06 pm (121°) 12:21 am (35.4°) 251,700 98.6%
31 - 6:12 am (238°) 9:01 pm (122°) 1:10 am (32.9°) 252,321 99.8%
* All times are local time for Houston. 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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