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

Moon: 16.9%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Nov 13, 2026 at 8:05:58 am
Moon Direction: ↑ 103° East
Moon Altitude: -30.2°
Moon Distance: 252,042 mi
Next Full Moon: Nov 24, 2026, 6:53 am
Next New Moon: Dec 8, 2026, 4:51 pm
Next Moonrise: Today, 10:51 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 5:50 am ↑ (246°) 8:24 pm ↑ (117°) 12:40 am (34.8°) 249,220 99.7%
2 - 6:21 am ↑ (241°) 9:25 pm ↑ (122°) 1:25 am (30.5°) 250,576 99.5%
3 - 6:58 am ↑ (237°) 10:24 pm ↑ (125°) 2:13 am (27.2°) 251,565 97.3%
4 - 7:40 am ↑ (235°) 11:19 pm ↑ (126°) 3:03 am (25.2°) 252,105 93.3%
5 - 8:30 am ↑ (234°) - 3:55 am (24.4°) 252,101 87.7%
6 12:09 am ↑ (125°) 9:25 am ↑ (235°) - 4:46 am (25.1°) 251,467 80.6%
7 12:52 am ↑ (123°) 10:24 am ↑ (238°) - 5:36 am (27.1°) 250,135 72.3%
8 1:29 am ↑ (119°) 11:26 am ↑ (243°) - 6:24 am (30.4°) 248,079 63.0%
9 2:01 am ↑ (114°) 12:28 pm ↑ (249°) - 7:11 am (34.8°) 245,326 53.0%
10 2:29 am ↑ (107°) 1:31 pm ↑ (256°) - 7:56 am (40.0°) 241,972 42.7%
11 2:55 am ↑ (100°) 2:35 pm ↑ (264°) - 8:41 am (46.1°) 238,183 32.3%
12 3:20 am ↑ (92°) 3:41 pm ↑ (272°) - 9:26 am (52.6°) 234,203 22.4%
13 3:46 am ↑ (84°) 4:50 pm ↑ (280°) - 10:12 am (59.4°) 230,339 13.5%
14 4:15 am ↑ (76°) 6:02 pm ↑ (289°) - 11:02 am (66.1°) 226,936 6.4%
15 4:47 am ↑ (68°) 7:19 pm ↑ (296°) - 11:57 am (72.2°) 224,336 1.8%
16 5:27 am ↑ (61°) 8:38 pm ↑ (302°) - 12:57 pm (77.1°) 222,820 0.2%
17 6:16 am ↑ (56°) 9:54 pm ↑ (305°) - 2:02 pm (80.3°) 222,552 1.9%
18 7:16 am ↑ (54°) 11:02 pm ↑ (305°) - 3:09 pm (81.2°) 223,536 6.8%
19 8:26 am ↑ (55°) 11:58 pm ↑ (303°) - 4:15 pm (79.8°) 225,613 14.4%
20 9:40 am ↑ (59°) - - 5:17 pm (76.5°) 228,505 24.0%
21 - 12:43 am ↑ (298°) 10:54 am ↑ (65°) 6:12 pm (71.7°) 231,885 34.8%
22 - 1:19 am ↑ (291°) 12:04 pm ↑ (72°) 7:02 pm (66.0°) 235,443 46.0%
23 - 1:49 am ↑ (284°) 1:11 pm ↑ (79°) 7:48 pm (59.8°) 238,921 57.0%
24 - 2:15 am ↑ (277°) 2:14 pm ↑ (87°) 8:31 pm (53.5°) 242,132 67.4%
25 - 2:39 am ↑ (269°) 3:15 pm ↑ (95°) 9:13 pm (47.4°) 244,961 76.7%
26 - 3:02 am ↑ (262°) 4:15 pm ↑ (102°) 9:55 pm (41.6°) 247,345 84.7%
27 - 3:26 am ↑ (255°) 5:16 pm ↑ (109°) 10:38 pm (36.3°) 249,268 91.1%
28 - 3:53 am ↑ (248°) 6:16 pm ↑ (115°) 11:23 pm (31.8°) 250,735 95.9%
29 - 4:23 am ↑ (243°) 7:17 pm ↑ (120°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
30 - 4:58 am ↑ (238°) 8:17 pm ↑ (124°) 12:10 am (28.2°) 251,760 98.8%
31 - 5:38 am ↑ (235°) 9:13 pm ↑ (126°) 12:59 am (25.8°) 252,350 99.8%
* All times are local time for Salinas. 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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