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Furnace Creek (Death Valley), California, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, May 2026

Moon: 88.5%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 6:07:17 pm
Moon Direction: 67° East
Moon Altitude: -28.6°
Moon Distance: 240,158 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 4:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 3:37 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 8:35 pm

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Furnace Creek (Death Valley), May 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 5:31 am (246°) 8:03 pm (117°) 12:20 am (35.1°) 249,200 99.7%
2 - 6:02 am (241°) 9:04 pm (121°) 1:05 am (30.8°) 250,560 99.5%
3 - 6:39 am (237°) 10:03 pm (125°) 1:53 am (27.5°) 251,555 97.3%
4 - 7:22 am (235°) 10:59 pm (126°) 2:43 am (25.4°) 252,101 93.4%
5 - 8:11 am (234°) 11:48 pm (125°) 3:35 am (24.7°) 252,105 87.8%
6 - 9:06 am (235°) - 4:26 am (25.3°) 251,480 80.7%
7 12:31 am (123°) 10:05 am (238°) - 5:16 am (27.3°) 250,157 72.4%
8 1:09 am (119°) 11:06 am (243°) - 6:05 am (30.6°) 248,112 63.1%
9 1:41 am (114°) 12:09 pm (249°) - 6:51 am (34.9°) 245,366 53.2%
10 2:09 am (107°) 1:12 pm (256°) - 7:36 am (40.2°) 242,021 42.8%
11 2:35 am (100°) 2:16 pm (263°) - 8:21 am (46.2°) 238,234 32.4%
12 3:01 am (92°) 3:21 pm (272°) - 9:06 am (52.7°) 234,257 22.5%
13 3:27 am (84°) 4:29 pm (280°) - 9:53 am (59.5°) 230,386 13.6%
14 3:55 am (76°) 5:42 pm (288°) - 10:43 am (66.2°) 226,981 6.5%
15 4:28 am (68°) 6:58 pm (296°) - 11:37 am (72.3°) 224,361 1.9%
16 5:08 am (62°) 8:17 pm (302°) - 12:37 pm (77.3°) 222,832 0.2%
17 5:57 am (57°) 9:33 pm (305°) - 1:42 pm (80.5°) 222,548 1.8%
18 6:57 am (54°) 10:41 pm (305°) - 2:49 pm (81.4°) 223,515 6.7%
19 8:06 am (55°) 11:38 pm (303°) - 3:55 pm (80.1°) 225,579 14.3%
20 9:20 am (59°) - - 4:57 pm (76.8°) 228,464 23.9%
21 - 12:23 am (298°) 10:34 am (65°) 5:52 pm (72.0°) 231,838 34.7%
22 - 12:59 am (291°) 11:45 am (72°) 6:42 pm (66.3°) 235,395 45.9%
23 - 1:29 am (284°) 12:51 pm (79°) 7:28 pm (60.1°) 238,875 56.9%
24 - 1:55 am (277°) 1:54 pm (87°) 8:11 pm (53.9°) 242,093 67.2%
25 - 2:19 am (269°) 2:55 pm (95°) 8:53 pm (47.7°) 244,925 76.6%
26 - 2:43 am (262°) 3:55 pm (102°) 9:35 pm (41.9°) 247,317 84.6%
27 - 3:07 am (255°) 4:55 pm (109°) 10:18 pm (36.6°) 249,245 91.1%
28 - 3:34 am (248°) 5:56 pm (115°) 11:03 pm (32.1°) 250,719 95.8%
29 - 4:04 am (243°) 6:57 pm (120°) 11:50 pm (28.5°) 251,749 98.8%
30 - 4:39 am (238°) 7:56 pm (124°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
31 - 5:19 am (235°) 8:53 pm (126°) 12:39 am (26.0°) 252,345 99.8%
* All times are local time for Furnace Creek (Death Valley). 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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