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

Moon: 56.6%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: May 9, 2026 at 12:24:20 am
Moon Direction: 102° East
Moon Altitude: -20.5°
Moon Distance: 246,381 mi
Next New Moon: May 16, 2026, 3:01 pm
Next Full Moon: May 31, 2026, 3:45 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 2:01 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 6:20 am (249°) 8:20 pm (114°) 12:54 am (42.6°) 249,112 99.6%
2 - 6:55 am (244°) 9:17 pm (118°) 1:40 am (38.2°) 250,490 99.5%
3 - 7:35 am (240°) 10:14 pm (121°) 2:28 am (34.8°) 251,509 97.5%
4 - 8:19 am (238°) 11:08 pm (123°) 3:17 am (32.7°) 252,083 93.6%
5 - 9:09 am (237°) 11:59 pm (122°) 4:09 am (31.8°) 252,121 88.1%
6 - 10:03 am (238°) - 5:00 am (32.4°) 251,534 81.1%
7 12:44 am (120°) 10:59 am (241°) - 5:50 am (34.4°) 250,253 72.9%
8 1:25 am (117°) 11:57 am (245°) - 6:39 am (37.6°) 248,249 63.7%
9 2:01 am (112°) 12:55 pm (250°) - 7:26 am (41.9°) 245,542 53.8%
10 2:34 am (106°) 1:54 pm (257°) - 8:11 am (47.1°) 242,228 43.4%
11 3:05 am (100°) 2:53 pm (264°) - 8:55 am (53.1°) 238,459 33.0%
12 3:35 am (93°) 3:53 pm (271°) - 9:40 am (59.6°) 234,487 23.0%
13 4:05 am (85°) 4:56 pm (279°) - 10:27 am (66.4°) 230,600 14.1%
14 4:39 am (77°) 6:03 pm (287°) - 11:17 am (73.1°) 227,159 6.9%
15 5:16 am (70°) 7:14 pm (293°) - 12:11 pm (79.3°) 224,484 2.0%
16 6:00 am (64°) 8:28 pm (299°) - 1:11 pm (84.3°) 222,887 0.2%
17 6:53 am (60°) 9:42 pm (302°) - 2:15 pm (87.6°) 222,530 1.6%
18 7:54 am (58°) 10:51 pm (302°) - 3:23 pm (88.7°) 223,428 6.3%
19 9:02 am (58°) 11:50 pm (300°) - 4:29 pm (87.5°) 225,434 13.8%
20 10:14 am (61°) - - 5:30 pm (84.3°) 228,281 23.3%
21 - 12:40 am (296°) 11:23 am (66°) 6:26 pm (79.5°) 231,636 34.0%
22 - 1:21 am (290°) 12:29 pm (73°) 7:16 pm (73.9°) 235,189 45.2%
23 - 1:56 am (284°) 1:31 pm (80°) 8:03 pm (67.7°) 238,680 56.3%
24 - 2:27 am (277°) 2:29 pm (87°) 8:46 pm (61.5°) 241,917 66.7%
25 - 2:55 am (270°) 3:26 pm (94°) 9:28 pm (55.3°) 244,774 76.1%
26 - 3:23 am (263°) 4:21 pm (101°) 10:10 pm (49.4°) 247,191 84.2%
27 - 3:52 am (256°) 5:17 pm (107°) 10:52 pm (44.1°) 249,147 90.7%
28 - 4:22 am (250°) 6:14 pm (113°) 11:37 pm (39.5°) 250,646 95.6%
29 - 4:56 am (245°) 7:11 pm (117°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
30 - 5:34 am (241°) 8:08 pm (121°) 12:24 am (35.8°) 251,701 98.6%
31 - 6:16 am (239°) 9:03 pm (122°) 1:13 am (33.3°) 252,322 99.8%
* All times are local time for Wharton. 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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