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

Moon: 93.6%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 12:48:00 am
Moon Direction: 137° Southeast
Moon Altitude: 47.3°
Moon Distance: 237,376 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 7:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 6:37 am
Next Moonset: Today, 9:01 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 6:04 am (246°) 8:49 pm (118°) 12:58 am (32.3°) 249,054 99.6%
2 - 6:33 am (240°) 9:52 pm (123°) 1:44 am (27.9°) 250,445 99.6%
3 - 7:07 am (236°) 10:53 pm (126°) 2:32 am (24.5°) 251,478 97.6%
4 - 7:48 am (233°) 11:49 pm (128°) 3:22 am (22.3°) 252,071 93.8%
5 - 8:36 am (232°) - 4:13 am (21.4°) 252,131 88.4%
6 12:39 am (127°) 9:31 am (233°) - 5:04 am (21.9°) 251,568 81.4%
7 1:22 am (125°) 10:31 am (236°) - 5:54 am (23.8°) 250,314 73.2%
8 1:58 am (121°) 11:34 am (241°) - 6:43 am (26.9°) 248,338 64.1%
9 2:29 am (116°) 12:39 pm (247°) - 7:30 am (31.2°) 245,655 54.1%
10 2:55 am (109°) 1:44 pm (254°) - 8:15 am (36.4°) 242,362 43.8%
11 3:19 am (101°) 2:50 pm (262°) - 9:00 am (42.3°) 238,606 33.4%
12 3:42 am (93°) 3:58 pm (271°) - 9:44 am (48.8°) 234,636 23.4%
13 4:06 am (85°) 5:09 pm (280°) - 10:31 am (55.6°) 230,740 14.4%
14 4:31 am (76°) 6:23 pm (289°) - 11:21 am (62.3°) 227,276 7.1%
15 5:01 am (68°) 7:42 pm (297°) - 12:15 pm (68.5°) 224,566 2.2%
16 5:37 am (61°) 9:03 pm (303°) - 1:14 pm (73.6°) 222,925 0.2%
17 6:23 am (55°) 10:22 pm (307°) - 2:19 pm (77.0°) 222,520 1.5%
18 7:21 am (53°) 11:31 pm (307°) - 3:26 pm (78.1°) 223,373 6.1%
19 8:30 am (53°) - - 4:32 pm (77.0°) 225,342 13.5%
20 - 12:27 am (305°) 9:45 am (57°) 5:34 pm (73.8°) 228,163 22.9%
21 - 1:11 am (300°) 11:01 am (63°) 6:30 pm (69.2°) 231,505 33.6%
22 - 1:46 am (293°) 12:15 pm (70°) 7:21 pm (63.5°) 235,055 44.8%
23 - 2:14 am (286°) 1:24 pm (78°) 8:07 pm (57.4°) 238,553 55.9%
24 - 2:38 am (278°) 2:30 pm (86°) 8:50 pm (51.2°) 241,802 66.3%
25 - 3:00 am (270°) 3:33 pm (94°) 9:32 pm (45.0°) 244,674 75.7%
26 - 3:21 am (262°) 4:36 pm (102°) 10:14 pm (39.1°) 247,109 83.9%
27 - 3:43 am (255°) 5:38 pm (109°) 10:57 pm (33.8°) 249,082 90.5%
28 - 4:07 am (248°) 6:41 pm (116°) 11:41 pm (29.2°) 250,598 95.4%
29 - 4:35 am (242°) 7:44 pm (121°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
30 - 5:07 am (237°) 8:45 pm (125°) 12:28 am (25.5°) 251,670 98.6%
31 - 5:46 am (234°) 9:43 pm (127°) 1:17 am (22.9°) 252,307 99.8%
* All times are local time for Lancaster. 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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