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Madison, Wisconsin, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, May 2026

Moon: 56.7%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: May 9, 2026 at 12:15:39 am
Moon Direction: 100° East
Moon Altitude: -19.4°
Moon Distance: 246,397 mi
Next New Moon: May 16, 2026, 3:01 pm
Next Full Moon: May 31, 2026, 3:45 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 2:05 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 5:23 am (244°) 8:28 pm (119°) 12:26 am (28.8°) 249,084 99.6%
2 - 5:49 am (238°) 9:33 pm (125°) 1:12 am (24.4°) 250,468 99.6%
3 - 6:22 am (234°) 10:35 pm (128°) 2:00 am (21.0°) 251,493 97.6%
4 - 7:01 am (231°) 11:32 pm (130°) 2:50 am (18.9°) 252,077 93.7%
5 - 7:49 am (230°) - 3:41 am (18.0°) 252,126 88.2%
6 12:22 am (130°) 8:45 am (231°) - 4:32 am (18.6°) 251,551 81.3%
7 1:03 am (127°) 9:46 am (234°) - 5:22 am (20.5°) 250,283 73.1%
8 1:37 am (123°) 10:52 am (239°) - 6:11 am (23.6°) 248,293 63.9%
9 2:05 am (117°) 11:59 am (246°) - 6:58 am (27.9°) 245,598 53.9%
10 2:29 am (110°) 1:07 pm (254°) - 7:43 am (33.1°) 242,295 43.6%
11 2:51 am (102°) 2:16 pm (262°) - 8:28 am (39.0°) 238,532 33.2%
12 3:11 am (93°) 3:27 pm (271°) - 9:12 am (45.5°) 234,561 23.2%
13 3:32 am (84°) 4:40 pm (281°) - 9:59 am (52.3°) 230,670 14.3%
14 3:54 am (75°) 5:58 pm (290°) - 10:49 am (59.0°) 227,217 7.0%
15 4:21 am (67°) 7:21 pm (298°) - 11:43 am (65.2°) 224,525 2.1%
16 4:54 am (59°) 8:45 pm (305°) - 12:43 pm (70.3°) 222,905 0.2%
17 5:38 am (53°) 10:05 pm (309°) - 1:47 pm (73.6°) 222,525 1.6%
18 6:34 am (50°) 11:14 pm (310°) - 2:54 pm (74.7°) 223,400 6.2%
19 7:44 am (51°) - - 4:00 pm (73.5°) 225,388 13.6%
20 - 12:09 am (307°) 9:01 am (55°) 5:02 pm (70.3°) 228,222 23.1%
21 - 12:50 am (301°) 10:20 am (61°) 5:58 pm (65.6°) 231,571 33.8%
22 - 1:22 am (294°) 11:36 am (69°) 6:49 pm (60.0°) 235,123 45.0%
23 - 1:47 am (286°) 12:48 pm (77°) 7:35 pm (53.9°) 238,617 56.1%
24 - 2:08 am (278°) 1:57 pm (86°) 8:18 pm (47.6°) 241,860 66.5%
25 - 2:27 am (270°) 3:03 pm (95°) 9:00 pm (41.5°) 244,724 75.9%
26 - 2:46 am (261°) 4:08 pm (103°) 9:42 pm (35.6°) 247,150 84.0%
27 - 3:06 am (254°) 5:13 pm (111°) 10:25 pm (30.3°) 249,114 90.6%
28 - 3:27 am (247°) 6:19 pm (117°) 11:09 pm (25.7°) 250,622 95.5%
29 - 3:52 am (240°) 7:24 pm (123°) 11:56 pm (22.0°) 251,686 98.6%
30 - 4:23 am (235°) 8:27 pm (127°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
31 - 5:00 am (232°) 9:26 pm (130°) 12:45 am (19.5°) 252,314 99.8%
* All times are local time for Madison. 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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