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Topeka, Kansas, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, May 2026

Moon: 56.7%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: May 9, 2026 at 12:15:53 am
Moon Direction: 97° East
Moon Altitude: -23.5°
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, 2:20 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 5:58 am (246°) 8:42 pm (118°) 12:52 am (32.8°) 249,110 99.6%
2 - 6:28 am (240°) 9:44 pm (122°) 1:38 am (28.4°) 250,489 99.5%
3 - 7:03 am (236°) 10:45 pm (126°) 2:26 am (25.0°) 251,508 97.5%
4 - 7:44 am (233°) 11:41 pm (127°) 3:16 am (22.9°) 252,083 93.6%
5 - 8:33 am (233°) - 4:07 am (22.1°) 252,122 88.1%
6 12:31 am (127°) 9:28 am (234°) - 4:58 am (22.6°) 251,535 81.1%
7 1:13 am (125°) 10:28 am (237°) - 5:49 am (24.6°) 250,255 72.9%
8 1:50 am (120°) 11:31 am (242°) - 6:37 am (27.7°) 248,252 63.7%
9 2:20 am (115°) 12:35 pm (248°) - 7:24 am (32.0°) 245,545 53.8%
10 2:47 am (108°) 1:40 pm (255°) - 8:09 am (37.2°) 242,232 43.4%
11 3:12 am (101°) 2:45 pm (263°) - 8:54 am (43.2°) 238,464 33.0%
12 3:35 am (93°) 3:53 pm (271°) - 9:38 am (49.7°) 234,491 23.0%
13 3:59 am (85°) 5:03 pm (280°) - 10:25 am (56.5°) 230,605 14.1%
14 4:26 am (76°) 6:17 pm (289°) - 11:15 am (63.2°) 227,163 6.9%
15 4:56 am (68°) 7:36 pm (297°) - 12:09 pm (69.4°) 224,486 2.1%
16 5:33 am (61°) 8:56 pm (303°) - 1:09 pm (74.4°) 222,888 0.2%
17 6:20 am (56°) 10:14 pm (306°) - 2:14 pm (77.7°) 222,529 1.6%
18 7:18 am (53°) 11:23 pm (307°) - 3:21 pm (78.8°) 223,426 6.3%
19 8:27 am (54°) - - 4:27 pm (77.6°) 225,432 13.8%
20 - 12:19 am (304°) 9:43 am (57°) 5:28 pm (74.4°) 228,277 23.3%
21 - 1:03 am (299°) 10:58 am (63°) 6:24 pm (69.6°) 231,632 34.0%
22 - 1:38 am (293°) 12:11 pm (71°) 7:15 pm (64.0°) 235,185 45.2%
23 - 2:06 am (285°) 1:20 pm (78°) 8:01 pm (57.9°) 238,677 56.3%
24 - 2:31 am (277°) 2:25 pm (86°) 8:44 pm (51.6°) 241,913 66.7%
25 - 2:53 am (269°) 3:28 pm (95°) 9:26 pm (45.4°) 244,771 76.1%
26 - 3:15 am (262°) 4:30 pm (102°) 10:08 pm (39.6°) 247,188 84.2%
27 - 3:37 am (255°) 5:32 pm (109°) 10:51 pm (34.3°) 249,144 90.7%
28 - 4:02 am (248°) 6:34 pm (116°) 11:35 pm (29.7°) 250,645 95.6%
29 - 4:30 am (242°) 7:36 pm (121°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
30 - 5:03 am (237°) 8:37 pm (125°) 12:22 am (26.0°) 251,700 98.6%
31 - 5:42 am (234°) 9:35 pm (127°) 1:11 am (23.5°) 252,322 99.8%
* All times are local time for Topeka. 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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