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Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, May 2026

Moon: 88.7%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 8:31:57 pm
Moon Direction: 82° East
Moon Altitude: -9.9°
Moon Distance: 240,077 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 7:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 6:37 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 9:20 pm

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Lexington-Fayette, May 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 6:15 am (246°) 8:52 pm (117°) 1:06 am (34.0°) 249,062 99.6%
2 - 6:45 am (241°) 9:54 pm (122°) 1:52 am (29.6°) 250,451 99.6%
3 - 7:20 am (237°) 10:54 pm (125°) 2:39 am (26.1°) 251,482 97.6%
4 - 8:02 am (234°) 11:50 pm (127°) 3:29 am (23.9°) 252,072 93.8%
5 - 8:50 am (233°) - 4:20 am (23.1°) 252,130 88.3%
6 12:40 am (126°) 9:45 am (234°) - 5:12 am (23.6°) 251,564 81.4%
7 1:24 am (124°) 10:45 am (237°) - 6:02 am (25.5°) 250,306 73.2%
8 2:01 am (120°) 11:47 am (242°) - 6:51 am (28.6°) 248,326 64.0%
9 2:32 am (115°) 12:50 pm (248°) - 7:38 am (32.9°) 245,639 54.1%
10 3:00 am (108°) 1:54 pm (255°) - 8:23 am (38.1°) 242,344 43.7%
11 3:25 am (101°) 2:59 pm (263°) - 9:07 am (44.0°) 238,586 33.3%
12 3:49 am (93°) 4:05 pm (271°) - 9:52 am (50.5°) 234,616 23.3%
13 4:14 am (85°) 5:15 pm (280°) - 10:39 am (57.3°) 230,721 14.4%
14 4:41 am (76°) 6:28 pm (288°) - 11:28 am (64.0°) 227,260 7.1%
15 5:12 am (68°) 7:45 pm (296°) - 12:22 pm (70.2°) 224,554 2.2%
16 5:50 am (61°) 9:05 pm (302°) - 1:22 pm (75.3°) 222,919 0.2%
17 6:37 am (56°) 10:23 pm (306°) - 2:27 pm (78.7°) 222,521 1.5%
18 7:35 am (54°) 11:32 pm (306°) - 3:34 pm (79.8°) 223,380 6.1%
19 8:44 am (54°) - - 4:40 pm (78.7°) 225,355 13.5%
20 - 12:29 am (304°) 9:59 am (58°) 5:42 pm (75.5°) 228,179 23.0%
21 - 1:14 am (299°) 11:14 am (63°) 6:38 pm (70.8°) 231,523 33.7%
22 - 1:50 am (293°) 12:26 pm (71°) 7:28 pm (65.2°) 235,074 44.9%
23 - 2:19 am (285°) 1:34 pm (78°) 8:15 pm (59.1°) 238,571 55.9%
24 - 2:44 am (278°) 2:38 pm (86°) 8:58 pm (52.8°) 241,818 66.4%
25 - 3:07 am (270°) 3:40 pm (94°) 9:40 pm (46.7°) 244,688 75.8%
26 - 3:30 am (262°) 4:42 pm (102°) 10:22 pm (40.8°) 247,120 83.9%
27 - 3:53 am (255°) 5:43 pm (109°) 11:04 pm (35.5°) 249,090 90.5%
28 - 4:18 am (248°) 6:45 pm (115°) 11:49 pm (30.9°) 250,605 95.5%
29 - 4:47 am (243°) 7:46 pm (120°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
30 - 5:21 am (238°) 8:47 pm (124°) 12:36 am (27.2°) 251,674 98.6%
31 - 6:00 am (235°) 9:44 pm (126°) 1:25 am (24.6°) 252,309 99.8%
* All times are local time for Lexington-Fayette. 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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