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Rio Rancho, New Mexico, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, May 2026

Moon: 45.0%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 25, 2026 at 2:28:56 am
Moon Direction: 307° Northwest
Moon Altitude: -1.6°
Moon Distance: 230,069 mi
Next Full Moon: Apr 1, 2026, 8:11 pm
Next New Moon: Apr 17, 2026, 5:51 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 11:45 am
Location of Rio Rancho Location

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Rio Rancho, May 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 5:52 am (247°) 8:17 pm (116°) 12:38 am (36.5°) 249,157 99.7%
2 - 6:24 am (242°) 9:18 pm (121°) 1:23 am (32.1°) 250,526 99.5%
3 - 7:01 am (238°) 10:17 pm (124°) 2:11 am (28.8°) 251,532 97.4%
4 - 7:44 am (235°) 11:12 pm (125°) 3:01 am (26.7°) 252,092 93.5%
5 - 8:33 am (235°) - 3:52 am (25.9°) 252,113 87.9%
6 12:02 am (125°) 9:28 am (236°) - 4:44 am (26.5°) 251,507 80.9%
7 12:46 am (123°) 10:26 am (239°) - 5:34 am (28.5°) 250,204 72.7%
8 1:23 am (119°) 11:27 am (243°) - 6:23 am (31.7°) 248,180 63.4%
9 1:56 am (114°) 12:29 pm (249°) - 7:09 am (36.0°) 245,453 53.5%
10 2:26 am (107°) 1:31 pm (256°) - 7:54 am (41.3°) 242,123 43.1%
11 2:53 am (100°) 2:34 pm (263°) - 8:39 am (47.3°) 238,345 32.7%
12 3:19 am (93°) 3:38 pm (271°) - 9:24 am (53.8°) 234,370 22.8%
13 3:46 am (85°) 4:45 pm (280°) - 10:10 am (60.6°) 230,491 13.9%
14 4:15 am (76°) 5:57 pm (288°) - 11:00 am (67.3°) 227,068 6.7%
15 4:49 am (69°) 7:12 pm (295°) - 11:55 am (73.4°) 224,421 1.9%
16 5:29 am (62°) 8:30 pm (301°) - 12:55 pm (78.4°) 222,858 0.2%
17 6:19 am (57°) 9:46 pm (304°) - 1:59 pm (81.7°) 222,538 1.7%
18 7:19 am (55°) 10:54 pm (305°) - 3:07 pm (82.7°) 223,472 6.5%
19 8:28 am (56°) 11:52 pm (302°) - 4:13 pm (81.4°) 225,507 14.0%
20 9:41 am (59°) - - 5:14 pm (78.1°) 228,374 23.6%
21 - 12:38 am (298°) 10:54 am (65°) 6:10 pm (73.4°) 231,739 34.3%
22 - 1:15 am (291°) 12:04 pm (72°) 7:00 pm (67.7°) 235,294 45.5%
23 - 1:46 am (284°) 1:09 pm (79°) 7:46 pm (61.5°) 238,780 56.6%
24 - 2:13 am (277°) 2:12 pm (87°) 8:29 pm (55.3°) 242,007 67.0%
25 - 2:38 am (269°) 3:12 pm (94°) 9:11 pm (49.1°) 244,851 76.3%
26 - 3:02 am (262°) 4:11 pm (102°) 9:53 pm (43.3°) 247,255 84.4%
27 - 3:27 am (255°) 5:11 pm (109°) 10:36 pm (38.0°) 249,197 90.9%
28 - 3:55 am (249°) 6:10 pm (115°) 11:21 pm (33.4°) 250,683 95.7%
29 - 4:25 am (243°) 7:10 pm (119°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
30 - 5:00 am (239°) 8:10 pm (123°) 12:08 am (29.8°) 251,726 98.7%
31 - 5:41 am (236°) 9:06 pm (125°) 12:57 am (27.3°) 252,334 99.8%
* All times are local time for Rio Rancho. 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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