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San Clemente, California, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, May 2026

Moon: 17.1%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Nov 13, 2026 at 8:46:18 am
Moon Direction: ↑ 111° Southeast
Moon Altitude: -18.6°
Moon Distance: 252,044 mi
Next Full Moon: Nov 24, 2026, 6:53 am
Next New Moon: Dec 8, 2026, 4:51 pm
Next Moonrise: Today, 10:24 am

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for San Clemente, May 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 5:40 am ↑ (247°) 7:59 pm ↑ (116°) 12:23 am (38.2°) 249,203 99.7%
2 - 6:13 am ↑ (242°) 8:58 pm ↑ (120°) 1:09 am (33.8°) 250,562 99.5%
3 - 6:51 am ↑ (238°) 9:56 pm ↑ (123°) 1:57 am (30.5°) 251,556 97.3%
4 - 7:35 am ↑ (236°) 10:51 pm ↑ (124°) 2:47 am (28.4°) 252,101 93.4%
5 - 8:25 am ↑ (236°) 11:41 pm ↑ (124°) 3:38 am (27.7°) 252,105 87.7%
6 - 9:19 am ↑ (237°) - 4:29 am (28.4°) 251,478 80.7%
7 12:25 am ↑ (122°) 10:17 am ↑ (240°) - 5:19 am (30.4°) 250,154 72.4%
8 1:03 am ↑ (118°) 11:17 am ↑ (244°) - 6:08 am (33.6°) 248,106 63.1%
9 1:37 am ↑ (113°) 12:18 pm ↑ (250°) - 6:54 am (38.0°) 245,361 53.1%
10 2:08 am ↑ (107°) 1:19 pm ↑ (256°) - 7:40 am (43.3°) 242,012 42.8%
11 2:36 am ↑ (100°) 2:20 pm ↑ (264°) - 8:24 am (49.3°) 238,227 32.4%
12 3:03 am ↑ (92°) 3:24 pm ↑ (272°) - 9:09 am (55.8°) 234,248 22.5%
13 3:32 am ↑ (84°) 4:30 pm ↑ (280°) - 9:56 am (62.6°) 230,380 13.6%
14 4:02 am ↑ (76°) 5:40 pm ↑ (288°) - 10:46 am (69.3°) 226,971 6.5%
15 4:37 am ↑ (69°) 6:54 pm ↑ (295°) - 11:40 am (75.4°) 224,360 1.8%
16 5:19 am ↑ (63°) 8:11 pm ↑ (300°) - 12:40 pm (80.4°) 222,830 0.2%
17 6:10 am ↑ (58°) 9:26 pm ↑ (304°) - 1:45 pm (83.6°) 222,548 1.8%
18 7:11 am ↑ (56°) 10:34 pm ↑ (304°) - 2:53 pm (84.5°) 223,518 6.7%
19 8:20 am ↑ (57°) 11:31 pm ↑ (301°) - 3:58 pm (83.2°) 225,585 14.3%
20 9:33 am ↑ (60°) - - 5:00 pm (79.8°) 228,469 23.9%
21 - 12:18 am ↑ (297°) 10:44 am ↑ (66°) 5:55 pm (75.0°) 231,846 34.7%
22 - 12:56 am ↑ (291°) 11:53 am ↑ (72°) 6:45 pm (69.3°) 235,403 45.9%
23 - 1:28 am ↑ (284°) 12:57 pm ↑ (80°) 7:31 pm (63.2°) 238,883 56.9%
24 - 1:56 am ↑ (276°) 1:58 pm ↑ (87°) 8:14 pm (56.9°) 242,098 67.3%
25 - 2:23 am ↑ (269°) 2:57 pm ↑ (95°) 8:56 pm (50.8°) 244,931 76.6%
26 - 2:48 am ↑ (262°) 3:55 pm ↑ (102°) 9:38 pm (44.9°) 247,321 84.6%
27 - 3:14 am ↑ (255°) 4:53 pm ↑ (108°) 10:21 pm (39.7°) 249,249 91.1%
28 - 3:43 am ↑ (249°) 5:52 pm ↑ (114°) 11:06 pm (35.1°) 250,721 95.8%
29 - 4:14 am ↑ (244°) 6:51 pm ↑ (119°) 11:53 pm (31.5°) 251,751 98.8%
30 - 4:51 am ↑ (240°) 7:49 pm ↑ (122°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
31 - 5:33 am ↑ (237°) 8:45 pm ↑ (124°) 12:42 am (29.1°) 252,345 99.8%
* All times are local time for San Clemente. 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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