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

Moon: 57.0%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: May 8, 2026 at 9:35:16 pm
Moon Direction: 75° East
Moon Altitude: -50.7°
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, 2:00 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 5:45 am (246°) 8:24 pm (117°) 12:37 am (33.9°) 249,218 99.7%
2 - 6:16 am (241°) 9:25 pm (122°) 1:23 am (29.6°) 250,573 99.5%
3 - 6:52 am (237°) 10:25 pm (125°) 2:11 am (26.3°) 251,564 97.3%
4 - 7:34 am (234°) 11:20 pm (127°) 3:01 am (24.2°) 252,104 93.3%
5 - 8:23 am (233°) - 3:52 am (23.5°) 252,102 87.7%
6 12:10 am (126°) 9:19 am (235°) - 4:43 am (24.1°) 251,469 80.6%
7 12:52 am (124°) 10:18 am (238°) - 5:33 am (26.2°) 250,138 72.3%
8 1:29 am (120°) 11:20 am (243°) - 6:22 am (29.4°) 248,084 63.0%
9 2:00 am (114°) 12:24 pm (249°) - 7:08 am (33.8°) 245,331 53.1%
10 2:28 am (108°) 1:27 pm (256°) - 7:53 am (39.1°) 241,980 42.7%
11 2:53 am (100°) 2:32 pm (263°) - 8:38 am (45.1°) 238,188 32.3%
12 3:18 am (92°) 3:38 pm (272°) - 9:23 am (51.6°) 234,211 22.4%
13 3:43 am (84°) 4:48 pm (280°) - 10:10 am (58.4°) 230,344 13.5%
14 4:11 am (76°) 6:01 pm (289°) - 11:00 am (65.1°) 226,946 6.5%
15 4:43 am (68°) 7:19 pm (296°) - 11:54 am (71.2°) 224,337 1.8%
16 5:21 am (61°) 8:38 pm (302°) - 12:55 pm (76.2°) 222,821 0.2%
17 6:10 am (56°) 9:55 pm (306°) - 1:59 pm (79.3°) 222,552 1.9%
18 7:10 am (54°) 11:03 pm (306°) - 3:07 pm (80.2°) 223,533 6.8%
19 8:19 am (55°) 11:59 pm (303°) - 4:13 pm (78.9°) 225,608 14.4%
20 9:34 am (58°) - - 5:14 pm (75.5°) 228,501 24.0%
21 - 12:43 am (298°) 10:49 am (64°) 6:09 pm (70.7°) 231,879 34.8%
22 - 1:18 am (292°) 12:00 pm (71°) 6:59 pm (65.0°) 235,436 46.0%
23 - 1:47 am (284°) 1:07 pm (79°) 7:45 pm (58.9°) 238,914 57.0%
24 - 2:13 am (277°) 2:11 pm (87°) 8:28 pm (52.6°) 242,128 67.4%
25 - 2:36 am (269°) 3:13 pm (95°) 9:10 pm (46.4°) 244,955 76.7%
26 - 2:59 am (261°) 4:14 pm (102°) 9:52 pm (40.6°) 247,341 84.7%
27 - 3:22 am (254°) 5:15 pm (109°) 10:35 pm (35.4°) 249,265 91.1%
28 - 3:48 am (248°) 6:16 pm (116°) 11:20 pm (30.8°) 250,733 95.9%
29 - 4:18 am (242°) 7:17 pm (121°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
30 - 4:52 am (238°) 8:18 pm (124°) 12:07 am (27.2°) 251,758 98.8%
31 - 5:32 am (235°) 9:14 pm (126°) 12:56 am (24.8°) 252,349 99.8%
* All times are local time for Modesto. 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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