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

Moon: 57.1%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: May 8, 2026 at 11:16:18 pm
Moon Direction: 91° East
Moon Altitude: -28.9°
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, 1:59 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 5:17 am (245°) 8:21 pm (119°) 12:20 am (28.9°) 249,077 99.6%
2 - 5:44 am (238°) 9:27 pm (125°) 1:06 am (24.5°) 250,463 99.6%
3 - 6:16 am (234°) 10:29 pm (128°) 1:54 am (21.1°) 251,490 97.6%
4 - 6:55 am (231°) 11:26 pm (130°) 2:44 am (18.9°) 252,076 93.7%
5 - 7:43 am (230°) - 3:35 am (18.1°) 252,127 88.3%
6 12:16 am (130°) 8:39 am (231°) - 4:26 am (18.6°) 251,555 81.3%
7 12:57 am (127°) 9:40 am (234°) - 5:16 am (20.5°) 250,290 73.1%
8 1:31 am (123°) 10:46 am (239°) - 6:05 am (23.7°) 248,303 63.9%
9 1:59 am (117°) 11:53 am (246°) - 6:52 am (27.9°) 245,610 54.0%
10 2:23 am (110°) 1:01 pm (254°) - 7:37 am (33.1°) 242,309 43.6%
11 2:45 am (102°) 2:10 pm (262°) - 8:22 am (39.0°) 238,548 33.2%
12 3:05 am (93°) 3:20 pm (271°) - 9:06 am (45.5°) 234,577 23.3%
13 3:26 am (84°) 4:34 pm (280°) - 9:53 am (52.3°) 230,685 14.3%
14 3:49 am (75°) 5:52 pm (290°) - 10:43 am (59.0°) 227,230 7.0%
15 4:15 am (67°) 7:14 pm (298°) - 11:37 am (65.2°) 224,533 2.1%
16 4:49 am (59°) 8:38 pm (305°) - 12:36 pm (70.3°) 222,909 0.2%
17 5:32 am (53°) 9:59 pm (309°) - 1:41 pm (73.6°) 222,523 1.6%
18 6:28 am (50°) 11:08 pm (310°) - 2:48 pm (74.8°) 223,394 6.2%
19 7:38 am (51°) - - 3:54 pm (73.6°) 225,378 13.6%
20 - 12:03 am (307°) 8:55 am (55°) 4:56 pm (70.4°) 228,209 23.0%
21 - 12:44 am (301°) 10:14 am (61°) 5:52 pm (65.7°) 231,557 33.8%
22 - 1:16 am (294°) 11:30 am (69°) 6:43 pm (60.1°) 235,108 45.0%
23 - 1:41 am (286°) 12:42 pm (77°) 7:29 pm (54.0°) 238,603 56.0%
24 - 2:02 am (278°) 1:51 pm (86°) 8:12 pm (47.7°) 241,847 66.5%
25 - 2:21 am (270°) 2:57 pm (95°) 8:54 pm (41.5°) 244,714 75.9%
26 - 2:40 am (261°) 4:02 pm (103°) 9:36 pm (35.7°) 247,141 84.0%
27 - 3:00 am (254°) 5:07 pm (111°) 10:19 pm (30.4°) 249,107 90.6%
28 - 3:22 am (247°) 6:13 pm (117°) 11:03 pm (25.8°) 250,617 95.5%
29 - 3:47 am (240°) 7:18 pm (123°) 11:50 pm (22.1°) 251,682 98.6%
30 - 4:17 am (235°) 8:21 pm (127°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
31 - 4:54 am (232°) 9:20 pm (130°) 12:39 am (19.5°) 252,313 99.8%
* All times are local time for Milwaukee. 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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