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Los Angeles, California, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, May 2026

Moon: 88.3%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 6:50:49 pm
Moon Direction: 75° East
Moon Altitude: -22.4°
Moon Distance: 240,257 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 4:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 3:37 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 8:41 pm

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Los Angeles, May 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 5:42 am (247°) 8:03 pm (116°) 12:25 am (37.5°) 249,206 99.7%
2 - 6:14 am (242°) 9:03 pm (120°) 1:11 am (33.2°) 250,564 99.5%
3 - 6:52 am (238°) 10:01 pm (123°) 1:59 am (29.9°) 251,558 97.3%
4 - 7:36 am (236°) 10:56 pm (125°) 2:49 am (27.8°) 252,102 93.3%
5 - 8:25 am (235°) 11:46 pm (124°) 3:40 am (27.1°) 252,104 87.7%
6 - 9:20 am (236°) - 4:32 am (27.7°) 251,476 80.7%
7 12:29 am (122°) 10:18 am (239°) - 5:22 am (29.7°) 250,150 72.4%
8 1:08 am (118°) 11:18 am (244°) - 6:10 am (33.0°) 248,103 63.1%
9 1:41 am (113°) 12:19 pm (250°) - 6:57 am (37.4°) 245,354 53.1%
10 2:11 am (107°) 1:21 pm (256°) - 7:42 am (42.6°) 242,007 42.8%
11 2:39 am (100°) 2:23 pm (264°) - 8:27 am (48.7°) 238,218 32.4%
12 3:06 am (92°) 3:26 pm (272°) - 9:12 am (55.2°) 234,241 22.4%
13 3:34 am (84°) 4:33 pm (280°) - 9:58 am (62.0°) 230,372 13.6%
14 4:04 am (76°) 5:43 pm (288°) - 10:48 am (68.7°) 226,969 6.5%
15 4:39 am (69°) 6:58 pm (295°) - 11:43 am (74.8°) 224,353 1.8%
16 5:20 am (62°) 8:15 pm (301°) - 12:43 pm (79.8°) 222,828 0.2%
17 6:11 am (58°) 9:30 pm (304°) - 1:48 pm (82.9°) 222,549 1.8%
18 7:11 am (56°) 10:39 pm (304°) - 2:55 pm (83.9°) 223,521 6.7%
19 8:20 am (56°) 11:36 pm (302°) - 4:01 pm (82.5°) 225,588 14.3%
20 9:34 am (60°) - - 5:02 pm (79.2°) 228,477 23.9%
21 - 12:22 am (297°) 10:46 am (66°) 5:58 pm (74.4°) 231,852 34.7%
22 - 1:00 am (291°) 11:54 am (72°) 6:48 pm (68.7°) 235,408 45.9%
23 - 1:32 am (284°) 12:59 pm (80°) 7:34 pm (62.5°) 238,888 56.9%
24 - 1:59 am (276°) 2:00 pm (87°) 8:17 pm (56.3°) 242,105 67.3%
25 - 2:25 am (269°) 3:00 pm (95°) 8:59 pm (50.1°) 244,936 76.6%
26 - 2:50 am (262°) 3:58 pm (102°) 9:41 pm (44.3°) 247,325 84.6%
27 - 3:16 am (255°) 4:57 pm (108°) 10:24 pm (39.0°) 249,252 91.1%
28 - 3:44 am (249°) 5:56 pm (114°) 11:09 pm (34.5°) 250,724 95.8%
29 - 4:16 am (244°) 6:55 pm (119°) 11:56 pm (30.9°) 251,752 98.8%
30 - 4:52 am (239°) 7:54 pm (123°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
31 - 5:33 am (237°) 8:50 pm (124°) 12:45 am (28.4°) 252,346 99.8%
* All times are local time for Los Angeles. 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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