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Mason City, Iowa, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, May 2026

Moon: 88.8%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 7:06:55 pm
Moon Direction: 71° East
Moon Altitude: -19.6°
Moon Distance: 240,020 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 6:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 5:37 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 8:56 pm

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Mason City, May 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 5:38 am (244°) 8:44 pm (119°) 12:42 am (28.7°) 249,100 99.6%
2 - 6:05 am (238°) 9:49 pm (125°) 1:28 am (24.3°) 250,481 99.6%
3 - 6:37 am (234°) 10:52 pm (129°) 2:16 am (20.9°) 251,502 97.5%
4 - 7:17 am (231°) 11:49 pm (130°) 3:05 am (18.8°) 252,080 93.7%
5 - 8:04 am (230°) - 3:57 am (17.9°) 252,123 88.2%
6 12:38 am (130°) 9:00 am (231°) - 4:48 am (18.5°) 251,542 81.2%
7 1:19 am (127°) 10:02 am (234°) - 5:38 am (20.4°) 250,266 73.0%
8 1:53 am (123°) 11:07 am (239°) - 6:27 am (23.6°) 248,268 63.8%
9 2:21 am (117°) 12:15 pm (246°) - 7:14 am (27.9°) 245,566 53.8%
10 2:45 am (110°) 1:23 pm (254°) - 7:59 am (33.1°) 242,257 43.5%
11 3:06 am (102°) 2:32 pm (262°) - 8:43 am (39.0°) 238,491 33.1%
12 3:26 am (93°) 3:43 pm (271°) - 9:28 am (45.5°) 234,519 23.1%
13 3:47 am (84°) 4:57 pm (281°) - 10:15 am (52.3°) 230,630 14.2%
14 4:10 am (75°) 6:15 pm (290°) - 11:04 am (59.0°) 227,184 6.9%
15 4:36 am (67°) 7:37 pm (298°) - 11:59 am (65.2°) 224,502 2.1%
16 5:10 am (59°) 9:01 pm (305°) - 12:58 pm (70.2°) 222,895 0.2%
17 5:53 am (53°) 10:21 pm (309°) - 2:03 pm (73.5°) 222,527 1.6%
18 6:50 am (50°) 11:30 pm (310°) - 3:10 pm (74.6°) 223,416 6.3%
19 7:59 am (51°) - - 4:16 pm (73.4°) 225,415 13.7%
20 - 12:25 am (307°) 9:17 am (55°) 5:18 pm (70.2°) 228,256 23.2%
21 - 1:06 am (301°) 10:36 am (61°) 6:14 pm (65.5°) 231,608 33.9%
22 - 1:37 am (294°) 11:52 am (69°) 7:04 pm (59.9°) 235,160 45.1%
23 - 2:02 am (286°) 1:04 pm (78°) 7:51 pm (53.8°) 238,653 56.2%
24 - 2:24 am (278°) 2:13 pm (86°) 8:34 pm (47.5°) 241,892 66.6%
25 - 2:43 am (270°) 3:19 pm (95°) 9:16 pm (41.3°) 244,753 76.0%
26 - 3:02 am (261°) 4:24 pm (103°) 9:58 pm (35.5°) 247,173 84.1%
27 - 3:21 am (254°) 5:30 pm (111°) 10:41 pm (30.2°) 249,133 90.7%
28 - 3:43 am (246°) 6:35 pm (118°) 11:25 pm (25.6°) 250,636 95.6%
29 - 4:08 am (240°) 7:40 pm (123°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
30 - 4:38 am (235°) 8:44 pm (127°) 12:12 am (21.9°) 251,695 98.6%
31 - 5:15 am (231°) 9:42 pm (130°) 1:01 am (19.4°) 252,319 99.8%
* All times are local time for Mason City. 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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