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Salem, Oregon, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, May 2026

Moon: 56.7%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: May 8, 2026 at 10:16:22 pm
Moon Direction: 74° East
Moon Altitude: -43.0°
Moon Distance: 246,396 mi
Next New Moon: May 16, 2026, 1:01 pm
Next Full Moon: May 31, 2026, 1:45 am
Next Moonrise: Tomorrow, 2:28 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 5:34 am (243°) 8:55 pm (121°) 12:45 am (26.5°) 249,226 99.7%
2 - 6:00 am (237°) 10:01 pm (127°) 1:31 am (22.2°) 250,580 99.5%
3 - 6:31 am (232°) 11:04 pm (130°) 2:19 am (18.9°) 251,568 97.3%
4 - 7:11 am (229°) - 3:09 am (16.9°) 252,106 93.3%
5 12:01 am (132°) 7:59 am (228°) - 4:00 am (16.1°) 252,100 87.6%
6 12:50 am (131°) 8:56 am (230°) - 4:51 am (16.8°) 251,463 80.6%
7 1:30 am (128°) 9:59 am (233°) - 5:42 am (18.8°) 250,128 72.3%
8 2:01 am (123°) 11:06 am (239°) - 6:30 am (22.1°) 248,071 63.0%
9 2:28 am (117°) 12:15 pm (246°) - 7:17 am (26.5°) 245,313 53.0%
10 2:50 am (110°) 1:25 pm (254°) - 8:02 am (31.7°) 241,960 42.6%
11 3:09 am (101°) 2:36 pm (263°) - 8:46 am (37.7°) 238,166 32.2%
12 3:28 am (93°) 3:48 pm (272°) - 9:31 am (44.3°) 234,188 22.3%
13 3:47 am (83°) 5:04 pm (282°) - 10:18 am (51.0°) 230,323 13.5%
14 4:08 am (74°) 6:25 pm (291°) - 11:08 am (57.7°) 226,928 6.4%
15 4:34 am (65°) 7:49 pm (300°) - 12:03 pm (63.8°) 224,325 1.8%
16 5:06 am (57°) 9:15 pm (307°) - 1:03 pm (68.8°) 222,816 0.2%
17 5:49 am (51°) 10:36 pm (311°) - 2:08 pm (71.9°) 222,554 1.9%
18 6:46 am (49°) 11:44 pm (311°) - 3:15 pm (72.8°) 223,542 6.8%
19 7:56 am (50°) - - 4:21 pm (71.4°) 225,622 14.4%
20 - 12:36 am (308°) 9:15 am (54°) 5:22 pm (68.1°) 228,519 24.1%
21 - 1:14 am (302°) 10:36 am (61°) 6:18 pm (63.3°) 231,899 34.8%
22 - 1:43 am (294°) 11:54 am (69°) 7:08 pm (57.6°) 235,456 46.1%
23 - 2:06 am (286°) 1:07 pm (78°) 7:54 pm (51.4°) 238,933 57.1%
24 - 2:26 am (277°) 2:17 pm (87°) 8:37 pm (45.2°) 242,145 67.4%
25 - 2:43 am (269°) 3:25 pm (96°) 9:19 pm (39.0°) 244,970 76.7%
26 - 3:01 am (260°) 4:32 pm (104°) 10:01 pm (33.2°) 247,354 84.7%
27 - 3:19 am (252°) 5:38 pm (112°) 10:43 pm (28.0°) 249,274 91.1%
28 - 3:39 am (245°) 6:45 pm (119°) 11:28 pm (23.5°) 250,740 95.9%
29 - 4:03 am (239°) 7:52 pm (125°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
30 - 4:33 am (233°) 8:56 pm (129°) 12:15 am (19.9°) 251,763 98.8%
31 - 5:10 am (230°) 9:55 pm (131°) 1:05 am (17.5°) 252,351 99.8%
* All times are local time for Salem. 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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