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

Moon: 16.8%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Nov 13, 2026 at 7:38:59 am
Moon Direction: ↑ 98° East
Moon Altitude: -35.5°
Moon Distance: 252,041 mi
Next Full Moon: Nov 24, 2026, 6:53 am
Next New Moon: Dec 8, 2026, 4:51 pm
Next Moonrise: Today, 10:58 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 5:45 am ↑ (246°) 8:28 pm ↑ (118°) 12:39 am (32.9°) 249,219 99.7%
2 - 6:15 am ↑ (240°) 9:30 pm ↑ (123°) 1:25 am (28.6°) 250,575 99.5%
3 - 6:50 am ↑ (236°) 10:30 pm ↑ (126°) 2:13 am (25.3°) 251,565 97.3%
4 - 7:33 am ↑ (234°) 11:26 pm ↑ (127°) 3:03 am (23.2°) 252,105 93.3%
5 - 8:22 am ↑ (233°) - 3:54 am (22.5°) 252,101 87.7%
6 12:15 am ↑ (127°) 9:17 am ↑ (234°) - 4:45 am (23.2°) 251,467 80.6%
7 12:58 am ↑ (124°) 10:17 am ↑ (237°) - 5:35 am (25.2°) 250,136 72.3%
8 1:34 am ↑ (120°) 11:20 am ↑ (242°) - 6:24 am (28.5°) 248,080 63.0%
9 2:05 am ↑ (114°) 12:24 pm ↑ (248°) - 7:10 am (32.8°) 245,328 53.0%
10 2:32 am ↑ (108°) 1:28 pm ↑ (255°) - 7:56 am (38.1°) 241,973 42.7%
11 2:56 am ↑ (100°) 2:34 pm ↑ (263°) - 8:40 am (44.1°) 238,185 32.3%
12 3:20 am ↑ (92°) 3:41 pm ↑ (272°) - 9:25 am (50.7°) 234,205 22.4%
13 3:45 am ↑ (84°) 4:51 pm ↑ (281°) - 10:12 am (57.4°) 230,341 13.5%
14 4:11 am ↑ (76°) 6:05 pm ↑ (289°) - 11:02 am (64.1°) 226,938 6.5%
15 4:43 am ↑ (68°) 7:23 pm ↑ (297°) - 11:56 am (70.3°) 224,337 1.8%
16 5:21 am ↑ (61°) 8:43 pm ↑ (303°) - 12:57 pm (75.2°) 222,820 0.2%
17 6:09 am ↑ (56°) 10:01 pm ↑ (306°) - 2:02 pm (78.4°) 222,552 1.9%
18 7:08 am ↑ (53°) 11:09 pm ↑ (307°) - 3:09 pm (79.3°) 223,535 6.8%
19 8:18 am ↑ (54°) - - 4:15 pm (77.9°) 225,612 14.4%
20 - 12:04 am ↑ (304°) 9:33 am ↑ (58°) 5:16 pm (74.5°) 228,504 24.0%
21 - 12:48 am ↑ (299°) 10:48 am ↑ (64°) 6:11 pm (69.7°) 231,884 34.8%
22 - 1:22 am ↑ (292°) 12:00 pm ↑ (71°) 7:01 pm (64.0°) 235,441 46.0%
23 - 1:51 am ↑ (285°) 1:08 pm ↑ (79°) 7:47 pm (57.9°) 238,919 57.0%
24 - 2:15 am ↑ (277°) 2:13 pm ↑ (87°) 8:30 pm (51.6°) 242,131 67.4%
25 - 2:38 am ↑ (269°) 3:15 pm ↑ (95°) 9:12 pm (45.5°) 244,960 76.7%
26 - 3:00 am ↑ (261°) 4:17 pm ↑ (103°) 9:54 pm (39.7°) 247,344 84.7%
27 - 3:23 am ↑ (254°) 5:18 pm ↑ (110°) 10:37 pm (34.4°) 249,267 91.1%
28 - 3:48 am ↑ (248°) 6:20 pm ↑ (116°) 11:22 pm (29.9°) 250,735 95.9%
29 - 4:17 am ↑ (242°) 7:22 pm ↑ (121°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
30 - 4:51 am ↑ (237°) 8:23 pm ↑ (125°) 12:09 am (26.3°) 251,759 98.8%
31 - 5:31 am ↑ (234°) 9:20 pm ↑ (127°) 12:58 am (23.8°) 252,349 99.8%
* All times are local time for Sacramento. 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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