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

Moon: 45.7%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 25, 2026 at 3:01:48 am
Moon Direction: 314° Northwest
Moon Altitude: -10.6°
Moon Distance: 230,153 mi
Next Full Moon: Apr 1, 2026, 7:11 pm
Next New Moon: Apr 17, 2026, 4:51 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 11:34 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 5:38 am (247°) 7:59 pm (116°) 12:22 am (37.6°) 249,203 99.7%
2 - 6:11 am (242°) 8:59 pm (120°) 1:08 am (33.3°) 250,561 99.5%
3 - 6:49 am (238°) 9:57 pm (123°) 1:56 am (30.0°) 251,556 97.3%
4 - 7:32 am (236°) 10:52 pm (125°) 2:46 am (27.9°) 252,101 93.4%
5 - 8:22 am (235°) 11:42 pm (124°) 3:37 am (27.2°) 252,105 87.7%
6 - 9:17 am (237°) - 4:28 am (27.8°) 251,478 80.7%
7 12:26 am (122°) 10:15 am (239°) - 5:18 am (29.8°) 250,154 72.4%
8 1:04 am (118°) 11:15 am (244°) - 6:07 am (33.1°) 248,108 63.1%
9 1:38 am (113°) 12:16 pm (250°) - 6:53 am (37.5°) 245,361 53.2%
10 2:08 am (107°) 1:17 pm (256°) - 7:39 am (42.7°) 242,016 42.8%
11 2:35 am (100°) 2:19 pm (264°) - 8:23 am (48.7°) 238,228 32.4%
12 3:03 am (92°) 3:23 pm (272°) - 9:08 am (55.3°) 234,251 22.5%
13 3:30 am (84°) 4:29 pm (280°) - 9:55 am (62.1°) 230,381 13.6%
14 4:01 am (76°) 5:40 pm (288°) - 10:45 am (68.8°) 226,976 6.5%
15 4:35 am (69°) 6:54 pm (295°) - 11:39 am (74.9°) 224,357 1.9%
16 5:17 am (62°) 8:11 pm (301°) - 12:39 pm (79.9°) 222,830 0.2%
17 6:07 am (58°) 9:27 pm (304°) - 1:44 pm (83.0°) 222,548 1.8%
18 7:08 am (56°) 10:35 pm (304°) - 2:52 pm (84.0°) 223,518 6.7%
19 8:17 am (57°) 11:32 pm (302°) - 3:58 pm (82.6°) 225,582 14.3%
20 9:30 am (60°) - - 4:59 pm (79.3°) 228,469 23.9%
21 - 12:19 am (297°) 10:42 am (66°) 5:54 pm (74.5°) 231,844 34.7%
22 - 12:56 am (291°) 11:51 am (72°) 6:44 pm (68.8°) 235,400 45.9%
23 - 1:28 am (284°) 12:56 pm (80°) 7:30 pm (62.7°) 238,880 56.9%
24 - 1:56 am (276°) 1:57 pm (87°) 8:14 pm (56.4°) 242,098 67.3%
25 - 2:22 am (269°) 2:56 pm (95°) 8:55 pm (50.2°) 244,929 76.6%
26 - 2:47 am (262°) 3:55 pm (102°) 9:37 pm (44.4°) 247,320 84.6%
27 - 3:13 am (255°) 4:53 pm (108°) 10:20 pm (39.1°) 249,248 91.1%
28 - 3:41 am (249°) 5:52 pm (114°) 11:05 pm (34.6°) 250,721 95.8%
29 - 4:12 am (244°) 6:52 pm (119°) 11:52 pm (31.0°) 251,750 98.8%
30 - 4:48 am (239°) 7:50 pm (122°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
31 - 5:30 am (237°) 8:46 pm (124°) 12:41 am (28.5°) 252,345 99.8%
* All times are local time for Riverside. 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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