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Midland, Texas, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, May 2026

Moon: 57.1%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: May 8, 2026 at 11:16:23 pm
Moon Direction: 90° East
Moon Altitude: -39.9°
Moon Distance: 246,510 mi
Next New Moon: May 16, 2026, 3:01 pm
Next Full Moon: May 31, 2026, 3:45 am
Next Moonrise: Tomorrow, 2:31 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 6:40 am (248°) 8:51 pm (115°) 1:19 am (39.8°) 249,138 99.7%
2 - 7:13 am (243°) 9:49 pm (119°) 2:04 am (35.4°) 250,510 99.5%
3 - 7:52 am (239°) 10:47 pm (122°) 2:52 am (32.1°) 251,522 97.5%
4 - 8:36 am (237°) 11:42 pm (124°) 3:42 am (29.9°) 252,088 93.6%
5 - 9:25 am (236°) - 4:33 am (29.1°) 252,117 88.0%
6 12:32 am (123°) 10:19 am (237°) - 5:25 am (29.7°) 251,519 81.0%
7 1:17 am (121°) 11:17 am (240°) - 6:15 am (31.7°) 250,226 72.8%
8 1:56 am (118°) 12:16 pm (244°) - 7:04 am (34.9°) 248,210 63.5%
9 2:31 am (113°) 1:16 pm (250°) - 7:50 am (39.2°) 245,491 53.6%
10 3:02 am (107°) 2:16 pm (256°) - 8:35 am (44.5°) 242,169 43.2%
11 3:31 am (100°) 3:16 pm (263°) - 9:20 am (50.5°) 238,394 32.8%
12 4:00 am (93°) 4:19 pm (271°) - 10:05 am (57.0°) 234,420 22.9%
13 4:29 am (85°) 5:24 pm (279°) - 10:51 am (63.8°) 230,538 14.0%
14 5:00 am (77°) 6:32 pm (287°) - 11:41 am (70.5°) 227,107 6.8%
15 5:36 am (70°) 7:45 pm (294°) - 12:36 pm (76.6°) 224,448 2.0%
16 6:18 am (63°) 9:01 pm (300°) - 1:36 pm (81.7°) 222,870 0.2%
17 7:10 am (59°) 10:16 pm (303°) - 2:40 pm (84.9°) 222,534 1.7%
18 8:11 am (57°) 11:24 pm (303°) - 3:48 pm (86.0°) 223,452 6.4%
19 9:19 am (57°) - - 4:54 pm (84.7°) 225,476 13.9%
20 - 12:23 am (301°) 10:31 am (61°) 5:55 pm (81.5°) 228,334 23.5%
21 - 1:11 am (297°) 11:43 am (66°) 6:51 pm (76.7°) 231,695 34.2%
22 - 1:50 am (291°) 12:50 pm (72°) 7:41 pm (71.0°) 235,248 45.4%
23 - 2:23 am (284°) 1:53 pm (80°) 8:27 pm (64.9°) 238,737 56.4%
24 - 2:52 am (277°) 2:54 pm (87°) 9:11 pm (58.6°) 241,968 66.8%
25 - 3:19 am (269°) 3:52 pm (94°) 9:52 pm (52.5°) 244,818 76.2%
26 - 3:46 am (262°) 4:49 pm (101°) 10:34 pm (46.6°) 247,227 84.3%
27 - 4:13 am (256°) 5:46 pm (108°) 11:17 pm (41.3°) 249,175 90.8%
28 - 4:42 am (250°) 6:44 pm (113°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
29 - 5:14 am (244°) 7:43 pm (118°) 12:02 am (36.7°) 250,667 95.7%
30 - 5:51 am (240°) 8:40 pm (122°) 12:49 am (33.1°) 251,715 98.7%
31 - 6:33 am (238°) 9:36 pm (123°) 1:38 am (30.6°) 252,329 99.8%
* All times are local time for Midland. 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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