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

Moon: 57.0%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: May 8, 2026 at 9:35:37 pm
Moon Direction: 77° East
Moon Altitude: -49.9°
Moon Distance: 246,474 mi
Next New Moon: May 16, 2026, 1:01 pm
Next Full Moon: May 31, 2026, 1:45 am
Next Moonrise: Tomorrow, 1:53 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 5:42 am (246°) 8:16 pm (117°) 12:32 am (34.8°) 249,213 99.7%
2 - 6:13 am (241°) 9:17 pm (122°) 1:18 am (30.5°) 250,569 99.5%
3 - 6:50 am (237°) 10:16 pm (125°) 2:06 am (27.2°) 251,561 97.3%
4 - 7:33 am (235°) 11:12 pm (126°) 2:56 am (25.1°) 252,103 93.3%
5 - 8:22 am (234°) - 3:47 am (24.4°) 252,103 87.7%
6 12:01 am (126°) 9:17 am (235°) - 4:38 am (25.0°) 251,472 80.6%
7 12:44 am (123°) 10:16 am (238°) - 5:28 am (27.1°) 250,143 72.3%
8 1:21 am (119°) 11:18 am (243°) - 6:17 am (30.3°) 248,092 63.1%
9 1:53 am (114°) 12:20 pm (249°) - 7:03 am (34.7°) 245,341 53.1%
10 2:22 am (107°) 1:24 pm (256°) - 7:48 am (40.0°) 241,992 42.7%
11 2:48 am (100°) 2:28 pm (263°) - 8:33 am (46.0°) 238,201 32.3%
12 3:13 am (92°) 3:33 pm (272°) - 9:18 am (52.5°) 234,224 22.4%
13 3:39 am (84°) 4:42 pm (280°) - 10:05 am (59.3°) 230,356 13.6%
14 4:07 am (76°) 5:54 pm (289°) - 10:55 am (66.0°) 226,956 6.5%
15 4:40 am (68°) 7:11 pm (296°) - 11:49 am (72.1°) 224,344 1.8%
16 5:19 am (61°) 8:30 pm (302°) - 12:49 pm (77.1°) 222,824 0.2%
17 6:08 am (56°) 9:46 pm (305°) - 1:54 pm (80.2°) 222,551 1.9%
18 7:08 am (54°) 10:55 pm (306°) - 3:02 pm (81.2°) 223,528 6.7%
19 8:17 am (55°) 11:51 pm (303°) - 4:07 pm (79.8°) 225,599 14.4%
20 9:32 am (59°) - - 5:09 pm (76.4°) 228,490 24.0%
21 - 12:36 am (298°) 10:46 am (65°) 6:04 pm (71.6°) 231,867 34.7%
22 - 1:12 am (291°) 11:56 am (72°) 6:54 pm (65.9°) 235,424 46.0%
23 - 1:41 am (284°) 1:03 pm (79°) 7:40 pm (59.8°) 238,903 57.0%
24 - 2:07 am (277°) 2:06 pm (87°) 8:23 pm (53.5°) 242,118 67.3%
25 - 2:31 am (269°) 3:07 pm (95°) 9:05 pm (47.4°) 244,947 76.6%
26 - 2:55 am (262°) 4:08 pm (102°) 9:47 pm (41.6°) 247,334 84.6%
27 - 3:19 am (255°) 5:08 pm (109°) 10:30 pm (36.3°) 249,259 91.1%
28 - 3:45 am (248°) 6:09 pm (115°) 11:15 pm (31.7°) 250,729 95.8%
29 - 4:15 am (243°) 7:10 pm (120°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
30 - 4:50 am (238°) 8:09 pm (124°) 12:02 am (28.2°) 251,756 98.8%
31 - 5:30 am (235°) 9:06 pm (126°) 12:51 am (25.7°) 252,348 99.8%
* All times are local time for Fresno. 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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