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

Moon: 56.6%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: May 8, 2026 at 10:26:29 pm
Moon Direction: 82° East
Moon Altitude: -41.3°
Moon Distance: 246,377 mi
Next New Moon: May 16, 2026, 1:01 pm
Next Full Moon: May 31, 2026, 1:45 am
Next Moonrise: Tomorrow, 2:08 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 5:43 am (245°) 8:32 pm (118°) 12:39 am (31.7°) 249,221 99.7%
2 - 6:12 am (240°) 9:35 pm (123°) 1:25 am (27.4°) 250,575 99.5%
3 - 6:47 am (235°) 10:36 pm (126°) 2:13 am (24.1°) 251,565 97.3%
4 - 7:28 am (233°) 11:31 pm (128°) 3:03 am (22.1°) 252,104 93.3%
5 - 8:17 am (232°) - 3:54 am (21.3°) 252,101 87.7%
6 12:21 am (127°) 9:13 am (233°) - 4:46 am (22.0°) 251,467 80.6%
7 1:03 am (125°) 10:14 am (237°) - 5:36 am (24.0°) 250,135 72.3%
8 1:38 am (120°) 11:17 am (242°) - 6:24 am (27.3°) 248,080 63.0%
9 2:08 am (115°) 12:22 pm (248°) - 7:11 am (31.7°) 245,325 53.0%
10 2:34 am (108°) 1:27 pm (255°) - 7:56 am (36.9°) 241,974 42.7%
11 2:58 am (101°) 2:33 pm (263°) - 8:41 am (42.9°) 238,182 32.3%
12 3:21 am (92°) 3:41 pm (272°) - 9:25 am (49.5°) 234,204 22.4%
13 3:45 am (84°) 4:53 pm (281°) - 10:12 am (56.3°) 230,338 13.5%
14 4:10 am (75°) 6:08 pm (289°) - 11:02 am (62.9°) 226,940 6.4%
15 4:41 am (67°) 7:27 pm (297°) - 11:57 am (69.1°) 224,333 1.8%
16 5:18 am (60°) 8:48 pm (303°) - 12:57 pm (74.0°) 222,820 0.2%
17 6:05 am (55°) 10:06 pm (307°) - 2:02 pm (77.2°) 222,553 1.9%
18 7:04 am (53°) 11:14 pm (307°) - 3:09 pm (78.1°) 223,536 6.8%
19 8:14 am (53°) - - 4:15 pm (76.7°) 225,612 14.4%
20 - 12:09 am (304°) 9:29 am (57°) 5:16 pm (73.3°) 228,507 24.0%
21 - 12:52 am (299°) 10:46 am (63°) 6:12 pm (68.5°) 231,885 34.8%
22 - 1:25 am (292°) 11:59 am (71°) 7:02 pm (62.9°) 235,442 46.0%
23 - 1:53 am (285°) 1:07 pm (79°) 7:48 pm (56.7°) 238,920 57.0%
24 - 2:17 am (277°) 2:13 pm (87°) 8:31 pm (50.4°) 242,133 67.4%
25 - 2:38 am (269°) 3:16 pm (95°) 9:13 pm (44.3°) 244,960 76.7%
26 - 3:00 am (261°) 4:19 pm (103°) 9:55 pm (38.5°) 247,345 84.7%
27 - 3:22 am (254°) 5:21 pm (110°) 10:38 pm (33.2°) 249,268 91.1%
28 - 3:46 am (247°) 6:24 pm (116°) 11:22 pm (28.7°) 250,736 95.9%
29 - 4:14 am (241°) 7:27 pm (122°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
30 - 4:47 am (237°) 8:28 pm (125°) 12:10 am (25.1°) 251,760 98.8%
31 - 5:27 am (234°) 9:25 pm (127°) 12:59 am (22.7°) 252,349 99.8%
* All times are local time for Paradise. 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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