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Arcata, California, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, May 2026

Moon: 45.9%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 25, 2026 at 3:30:44 am
Moon Direction: 315° Northwest
Moon Altitude: -5.9°
Moon Distance: 230,180 mi
Next Full Moon: Apr 1, 2026, 7:11 pm
Next New Moon: Apr 17, 2026, 4:51 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 11:36 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 5:50 am (245°) 8:46 pm (119°) 12:50 am (30.6°) 249,231 99.7%
2 - 6:18 am (239°) 9:49 pm (124°) 1:35 am (26.3°) 250,583 99.5%
3 - 6:53 am (235°) 10:50 pm (127°) 2:23 am (23.0°) 251,570 97.3%
4 - 7:34 am (232°) 11:46 pm (129°) 3:13 am (20.9°) 252,106 93.3%
5 - 8:23 am (231°) - 4:05 am (20.2°) 252,099 87.6%
6 12:35 am (128°) 9:19 am (233°) - 4:56 am (20.9°) 251,460 80.5%
7 1:17 am (125°) 10:20 am (236°) - 5:46 am (22.9°) 250,123 72.2%
8 1:52 am (121°) 11:24 am (241°) - 6:35 am (26.2°) 248,063 63.0%
9 2:21 am (115°) 12:30 pm (247°) - 7:21 am (30.6°) 245,304 53.0%
10 2:46 am (108°) 1:36 pm (255°) - 8:06 am (35.9°) 241,949 42.6%
11 3:09 am (101°) 2:43 pm (263°) - 8:51 am (41.9°) 238,155 32.2%
12 3:31 am (92°) 3:52 pm (272°) - 9:36 am (48.4°) 234,177 22.3%
13 3:54 am (84°) 5:04 pm (281°) - 10:22 am (55.2°) 230,312 13.5%
14 4:19 am (75°) 6:20 pm (290°) - 11:12 am (61.9°) 226,919 6.4%
15 4:48 am (67°) 7:41 pm (298°) - 12:07 pm (68.0°) 224,319 1.8%
16 5:24 am (59°) 9:03 pm (304°) - 1:07 pm (72.9°) 222,814 0.2%
17 6:11 am (54°) 10:21 pm (308°) - 2:12 pm (76.0°) 222,555 1.9%
18 7:09 am (52°) 11:29 pm (308°) - 3:20 pm (76.9°) 223,547 6.8%
19 8:19 am (53°) - - 4:25 pm (75.6°) 225,629 14.5%
20 - 12:23 am (305°) 9:36 am (57°) 5:27 pm (72.2°) 228,529 24.1%
21 - 1:05 am (300°) 10:53 am (63°) 6:22 pm (67.4°) 231,909 34.9%
22 - 1:38 am (293°) 12:07 pm (71°) 7:12 pm (61.7°) 235,466 46.1%
23 - 2:04 am (285°) 1:17 pm (79°) 7:58 pm (55.5°) 238,943 57.1%
24 - 2:27 am (277°) 2:23 pm (87°) 8:41 pm (49.3°) 242,154 67.4%
25 - 2:48 am (269°) 3:27 pm (95°) 9:23 pm (43.1°) 244,978 76.7%
26 - 3:09 am (261°) 4:30 pm (103°) 10:05 pm (37.3°) 247,360 84.7%
27 - 3:30 am (254°) 5:34 pm (110°) 10:48 pm (32.1°) 249,279 91.2%
28 - 3:54 am (247°) 6:37 pm (117°) 11:33 pm (27.5°) 250,744 95.9%
29 - 4:21 am (241°) 7:41 pm (122°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
30 - 4:53 am (236°) 8:43 pm (126°) 12:20 am (24.0°) 251,765 98.8%
31 - 5:32 am (233°) 9:40 pm (128°) 1:09 am (21.5°) 252,352 99.8%
* All times are local time for Arcata. 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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