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Lawrence, Kansas, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, May 2026

Moon: 56.9%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: May 8, 2026 at 11:40:17 pm
Moon Direction: 93° East
Moon Altitude: -29.8°
Moon Distance: 246,465 mi
Next New Moon: May 16, 2026, 3:01 pm
Next Full Moon: May 31, 2026, 3:45 am
Next Moonrise: Tomorrow, 2:18 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 5:57 am (246°) 8:40 pm (117°) 12:51 am (32.9°) 249,109 99.6%
2 - 6:26 am (240°) 9:42 pm (122°) 1:36 am (28.5°) 250,487 99.5%
3 - 7:01 am (236°) 10:43 pm (126°) 2:24 am (25.1°) 251,507 97.5%
4 - 7:43 am (233°) 11:39 pm (127°) 3:14 am (23.0°) 252,082 93.6%
5 - 8:31 am (233°) - 4:05 am (22.1°) 252,122 88.1%
6 12:28 am (127°) 9:26 am (234°) - 4:56 am (22.7°) 251,537 81.2%
7 1:11 am (124°) 10:26 am (237°) - 5:47 am (24.6°) 250,257 72.9%
8 1:48 am (120°) 11:29 am (242°) - 6:35 am (27.8°) 248,255 63.7%
9 2:18 am (115°) 12:33 pm (248°) - 7:22 am (32.1°) 245,549 53.8%
10 2:45 am (108°) 1:38 pm (255°) - 8:07 am (37.3°) 242,237 43.4%
11 3:10 am (101°) 2:43 pm (263°) - 8:52 am (43.3°) 238,469 33.0%
12 3:33 am (93°) 3:51 pm (271°) - 9:37 am (49.8°) 234,496 23.1%
13 3:58 am (85°) 5:01 pm (280°) - 10:23 am (56.6°) 230,609 14.1%
14 4:24 am (76°) 6:15 pm (289°) - 11:13 am (63.3°) 227,166 6.9%
15 4:54 am (68°) 7:33 pm (296°) - 12:07 pm (69.4°) 224,489 2.1%
16 5:31 am (61°) 8:54 pm (303°) - 1:07 pm (74.5°) 222,889 0.2%
17 6:18 am (56°) 10:12 pm (306°) - 2:12 pm (77.8°) 222,529 1.6%
18 7:17 am (53°) 11:21 pm (307°) - 3:19 pm (78.9°) 223,424 6.3%
19 8:26 am (54°) - - 4:25 pm (77.7°) 225,429 13.8%
20 - 12:17 am (304°) 9:41 am (57°) 5:27 pm (74.4°) 228,273 23.3%
21 - 1:01 am (299°) 10:57 am (63°) 6:22 pm (69.7°) 231,628 34.0%
22 - 1:36 am (293°) 12:09 pm (71°) 7:13 pm (64.1°) 235,181 45.2%
23 - 2:04 am (285°) 1:18 pm (78°) 7:59 pm (58.0°) 238,672 56.2%
24 - 2:29 am (277°) 2:23 pm (86°) 8:42 pm (51.7°) 241,910 66.7%
25 - 2:51 am (270°) 3:26 pm (94°) 9:24 pm (45.5°) 244,767 76.0%
26 - 3:13 am (262°) 4:28 pm (102°) 10:06 pm (39.7°) 247,186 84.1%
27 - 3:36 am (255°) 5:30 pm (109°) 10:49 pm (34.4°) 249,142 90.7%
28 - 4:00 am (248°) 6:32 pm (116°) 11:34 pm (29.8°) 250,643 95.6%
29 - 4:29 am (242°) 7:34 pm (121°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
30 - 5:02 am (237°) 8:35 pm (125°) 12:20 am (26.1°) 251,699 98.6%
31 - 5:41 am (234°) 9:33 pm (127°) 1:10 am (23.6°) 252,321 99.8%
* All times are local time for Lawrence. 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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