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Ruidoso, New Mexico, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, May 2026

Moon: 88.8%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 5:55:11 pm
Moon Direction: 63° Northeast
Moon Altitude: -34.3°
Moon Distance: 239,993 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 5:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 4:37 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 8:48 pm

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 5:52 am (248°) 8:09 pm (116°) 12:34 am (38.4°) 249,153 99.7%
2 - 6:25 am (242°) 9:08 pm (120°) 1:19 am (34.0°) 250,522 99.5%
3 - 7:02 am (239°) 10:06 pm (123°) 2:07 am (30.7°) 251,530 97.4%
4 - 7:46 am (236°) 11:01 pm (124°) 2:57 am (28.6°) 252,091 93.5%
5 - 8:35 am (236°) 11:51 pm (124°) 3:48 am (27.8°) 252,114 88.0%
6 - 9:30 am (237°) - 4:40 am (28.4°) 251,509 80.9%
7 12:36 am (122°) 10:28 am (240°) - 5:30 am (30.4°) 250,209 72.7%
8 1:14 am (118°) 11:28 am (244°) - 6:18 am (33.6°) 248,186 63.4%
9 1:48 am (113°) 12:28 pm (249°) - 7:05 am (37.9°) 245,461 53.5%
10 2:19 am (107°) 1:29 pm (256°) - 7:50 am (43.2°) 242,133 43.1%
11 2:47 am (100°) 2:31 pm (263°) - 8:35 am (49.1°) 238,355 32.7%
12 3:15 am (93°) 3:34 pm (271°) - 9:20 am (55.7°) 234,381 22.8%
13 3:43 am (85°) 4:40 pm (280°) - 10:06 am (62.4°) 230,502 13.9%
14 4:13 am (77°) 5:49 pm (287°) - 10:56 am (69.2°) 227,077 6.7%
15 4:48 am (69°) 7:03 pm (295°) - 11:51 am (75.3°) 224,427 2.0%
16 5:30 am (63°) 8:20 pm (300°) - 12:51 pm (80.3°) 222,861 0.2%
17 6:20 am (58°) 9:35 pm (304°) - 1:55 pm (83.6°) 222,537 1.7%
18 7:21 am (56°) 10:44 pm (304°) - 3:03 pm (84.6°) 223,468 6.5%
19 8:30 am (57°) 11:42 pm (302°) - 4:09 pm (83.3°) 225,501 14.0%
20 9:43 am (60°) - - 5:10 pm (80.0°) 228,365 23.6%
21 - 12:29 am (297°) 10:54 am (66°) 6:06 pm (75.3°) 231,729 34.3%
22 - 1:07 am (291°) 12:03 pm (72°) 6:56 pm (69.6°) 235,284 45.5%
23 - 1:39 am (284°) 1:07 pm (79°) 7:42 pm (63.5°) 238,770 56.6%
24 - 2:08 am (277°) 2:08 pm (87°) 8:25 pm (57.2°) 241,998 66.9%
25 - 2:34 am (269°) 3:07 pm (94°) 9:07 pm (51.0°) 244,844 76.3%
26 - 2:59 am (262°) 4:05 pm (101°) 9:49 pm (45.2°) 247,249 84.4%
27 - 3:26 am (255°) 5:03 pm (108°) 10:32 pm (39.9°) 249,192 90.9%
28 - 3:54 am (249°) 6:02 pm (114°) 11:17 pm (35.3°) 250,680 95.7%
29 - 4:26 am (244°) 7:01 pm (119°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
30 - 5:02 am (240°) 7:59 pm (122°) 12:04 am (31.7°) 251,723 98.7%
31 - 5:44 am (237°) 8:55 pm (124°) 12:53 am (29.2°) 252,333 99.8%
* All times are local time for Ruidoso. 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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