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

Moon: 45.8%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 25, 2026 at 3:10:36 am
Moon Direction: 315° Northwest
Moon Altitude: -11.7°
Moon Distance: 230,162 mi
Next Full Moon: Apr 1, 2026, 7:11 pm
Next New Moon: Apr 17, 2026, 4:51 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 11:37 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 5:41 am (247°) 8:00 pm (116°) 12:24 am (37.8°) 249,205 99.7%
2 - 6:13 am (242°) 9:00 pm (120°) 1:10 am (33.5°) 250,563 99.5%
3 - 6:51 am (238°) 9:58 pm (123°) 1:58 am (30.2°) 251,557 97.3%
4 - 7:35 am (236°) 10:53 pm (125°) 2:48 am (28.1°) 252,101 93.3%
5 - 8:24 am (235°) 11:43 pm (124°) 3:39 am (27.3°) 252,104 87.7%
6 - 9:19 am (237°) - 4:30 am (28.0°) 251,477 80.7%
7 12:27 am (122°) 10:17 am (240°) - 5:20 am (30.0°) 250,152 72.4%
8 1:05 am (118°) 11:17 am (244°) - 6:09 am (33.3°) 248,105 63.1%
9 1:39 am (113°) 12:18 pm (250°) - 6:55 am (37.6°) 245,358 53.1%
10 2:09 am (107°) 1:19 pm (256°) - 7:41 am (42.9°) 242,012 42.8%
11 2:37 am (100°) 2:21 pm (264°) - 8:25 am (48.9°) 238,223 32.4%
12 3:04 am (92°) 3:25 pm (272°) - 9:10 am (55.5°) 234,246 22.5%
13 3:32 am (84°) 4:31 pm (280°) - 9:57 am (62.2°) 230,376 13.6%
14 4:03 am (76°) 5:41 pm (288°) - 10:47 am (68.9°) 226,972 6.5%
15 4:37 am (69°) 6:56 pm (295°) - 11:41 am (75.1°) 224,355 1.8%
16 5:19 am (62°) 8:13 pm (301°) - 12:41 pm (80.0°) 222,829 0.2%
17 6:10 am (58°) 9:28 pm (304°) - 1:46 pm (83.2°) 222,549 1.8%
18 7:11 am (56°) 10:36 pm (304°) - 2:54 pm (84.2°) 223,520 6.7%
19 8:20 am (57°) 11:33 pm (302°) - 3:59 pm (82.8°) 225,586 14.3%
20 9:33 am (60°) - - 5:01 pm (79.5°) 228,473 23.9%
21 - 12:20 am (297°) 10:45 am (66°) 5:56 pm (74.7°) 231,848 34.7%
22 - 12:58 am (291°) 11:53 am (72°) 6:46 pm (69.0°) 235,404 45.9%
23 - 1:30 am (284°) 12:58 pm (80°) 7:32 pm (62.8°) 238,884 56.9%
24 - 1:58 am (276°) 1:59 pm (87°) 8:15 pm (56.5°) 242,102 67.3%
25 - 2:24 am (269°) 2:58 pm (95°) 8:57 pm (50.4°) 244,933 76.6%
26 - 2:49 am (262°) 3:56 pm (102°) 9:39 pm (44.6°) 247,323 84.6%
27 - 3:15 am (255°) 4:55 pm (108°) 10:22 pm (39.3°) 249,250 91.1%
28 - 3:43 am (249°) 5:54 pm (114°) 11:07 pm (34.7°) 250,722 95.8%
29 - 4:15 am (244°) 6:53 pm (119°) 11:54 pm (31.1°) 251,751 98.8%
30 - 4:51 am (239°) 7:51 pm (122°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
31 - 5:32 am (237°) 8:47 pm (124°) 12:43 am (28.7°) 252,346 99.8%
* All times are local time for Orange. 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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