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Lincoln, Nebraska, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, May 2026

Moon: 56.7%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: May 9, 2026 at 12:17:55 am
Moon Direction: 96° East
Moon Altitude: -24.0°
Moon Distance: 246,393 mi
Next New Moon: May 16, 2026, 3:01 pm
Next Full Moon: May 31, 2026, 3:45 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 2:29 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 5:58 am (245°) 8:51 pm (118°) 12:56 am (31.0°) 249,115 99.6%
2 - 6:27 am (240°) 9:55 pm (123°) 1:42 am (26.6°) 250,492 99.5%
3 - 7:00 am (235°) 10:56 pm (127°) 2:30 am (23.3°) 251,510 97.5%
4 - 7:41 am (232°) 11:52 pm (129°) 3:20 am (21.1°) 252,084 93.6%
5 - 8:30 am (231°) - 4:11 am (20.3°) 252,121 88.1%
6 12:42 am (128°) 9:25 am (233°) - 5:02 am (20.9°) 251,533 81.1%
7 1:24 am (126°) 10:26 am (236°) - 5:53 am (22.8°) 250,250 72.9%
8 1:59 am (121°) 11:30 am (241°) - 6:41 am (26.0°) 248,246 63.7%
9 2:29 am (116°) 12:35 pm (247°) - 7:28 am (30.3°) 245,537 53.7%
10 2:54 am (109°) 1:41 pm (254°) - 8:13 am (35.5°) 242,223 43.4%
11 3:18 am (101°) 2:48 pm (263°) - 8:58 am (41.5°) 238,453 33.0%
12 3:40 am (93°) 3:57 pm (271°) - 9:43 am (48.0°) 234,480 23.0%
13 4:02 am (84°) 5:09 pm (280°) - 10:29 am (54.7°) 230,594 14.1%
14 4:27 am (76°) 6:25 pm (289°) - 11:19 am (61.4°) 227,154 6.9%
15 4:56 am (67°) 7:45 pm (297°) - 12:13 pm (67.6°) 224,480 2.0%
16 5:32 am (60°) 9:07 pm (304°) - 1:13 pm (72.7°) 222,885 0.2%
17 6:17 am (55°) 10:25 pm (308°) - 2:18 pm (75.9°) 222,530 1.6%
18 7:15 am (52°) 11:34 pm (308°) - 3:25 pm (77.0°) 223,430 6.3%
19 8:24 am (53°) - - 4:31 pm (75.8°) 225,438 13.8%
20 - 12:30 am (305°) 9:41 am (56°) 5:33 pm (72.6°) 228,286 23.3%
21 - 1:13 am (300°) 10:58 am (63°) 6:28 pm (67.9°) 231,642 34.0%
22 - 1:46 am (293°) 12:12 pm (70°) 7:19 pm (62.2°) 235,195 45.2%
23 - 2:13 am (286°) 1:22 pm (78°) 8:05 pm (56.1°) 238,686 56.3%
24 - 2:36 am (278°) 2:28 pm (86°) 8:48 pm (49.8°) 241,922 66.7%
25 - 2:57 am (269°) 3:33 pm (95°) 9:30 pm (43.7°) 244,778 76.1%
26 - 3:18 am (262°) 4:36 pm (103°) 10:12 pm (37.8°) 247,195 84.2%
27 - 3:39 am (254°) 5:39 pm (110°) 10:55 pm (32.5°) 249,149 90.7%
28 - 4:02 am (247°) 6:43 pm (116°) 11:39 pm (27.9°) 250,648 95.6%
29 - 4:29 am (241°) 7:46 pm (122°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
30 - 5:01 am (236°) 8:48 pm (126°) 12:26 am (24.3°) 251,703 98.6%
31 - 5:40 am (233°) 9:46 pm (128°) 1:16 am (21.7°) 252,323 99.8%
* All times are local time for Lincoln. 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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