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

Moon: 57.1%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: May 8, 2026 at 9:18:58 pm
Moon Direction: 81° East
Moon Altitude: -51.9°
Moon Distance: 246,505 mi
Next New Moon: May 16, 2026, 1:01 pm
Next Full Moon: May 31, 2026, 1:45 am
Next Moonrise: Tomorrow, 1:34 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 5:40 am (248°) 7:55 pm (115°) 12:21 am (38.9°) 249,202 99.7%
2 - 6:13 am (243°) 8:54 pm (120°) 1:07 am (34.6°) 250,561 99.5%
3 - 6:52 am (239°) 9:52 pm (123°) 1:55 am (31.2°) 251,555 97.3%
4 - 7:36 am (236°) 10:47 pm (124°) 2:45 am (29.2°) 252,101 93.4%
5 - 8:25 am (236°) 11:37 pm (124°) 3:36 am (28.4°) 252,105 87.7%
6 - 9:20 am (237°) - 4:27 am (29.1°) 251,479 80.7%
7 12:21 am (121°) 10:17 am (240°) - 5:17 am (31.1°) 250,156 72.4%
8 1:00 am (118°) 11:17 am (244°) - 6:06 am (34.3°) 248,110 63.1%
9 1:34 am (113°) 12:17 pm (250°) - 6:53 am (38.7°) 245,363 53.2%
10 2:05 am (107°) 1:18 pm (256°) - 7:38 am (44.0°) 242,018 42.8%
11 2:33 am (100°) 2:19 pm (264°) - 8:22 am (50.0°) 238,230 32.4%
12 3:01 am (92°) 3:22 pm (272°) - 9:07 am (56.5°) 234,253 22.5%
13 3:30 am (84°) 4:27 pm (280°) - 9:54 am (63.3°) 230,383 13.6%
14 4:01 am (77°) 5:37 pm (288°) - 10:44 am (70.0°) 226,978 6.5%
15 4:37 am (69°) 6:50 pm (295°) - 11:38 am (76.1°) 224,359 1.9%
16 5:19 am (63°) 8:07 pm (300°) - 12:39 pm (81.1°) 222,831 0.2%
17 6:10 am (58°) 9:21 pm (303°) - 1:43 pm (84.3°) 222,548 1.8%
18 7:11 am (56°) 10:30 pm (304°) - 2:51 pm (85.2°) 223,517 6.7%
19 8:20 am (57°) 11:27 pm (301°) - 3:57 pm (83.9°) 225,580 14.3%
20 9:33 am (60°) - - 4:58 pm (80.5°) 228,467 23.9%
21 - 12:15 am (297°) 10:44 am (66°) 5:53 pm (75.8°) 231,841 34.7%
22 - 12:53 am (290°) 11:52 am (73°) 6:44 pm (70.1°) 235,398 45.9%
23 - 1:26 am (284°) 12:56 pm (80°) 7:29 pm (63.9°) 238,878 56.9%
24 - 1:54 am (276°) 1:56 pm (87°) 8:13 pm (57.6°) 242,096 67.3%
25 - 2:21 am (269°) 2:55 pm (95°) 8:55 pm (51.5°) 244,928 76.6%
26 - 2:47 am (262°) 3:52 pm (102°) 9:36 pm (45.7°) 247,318 84.6%
27 - 3:13 am (255°) 4:50 pm (108°) 10:19 pm (40.4°) 249,247 91.1%
28 - 3:42 am (249°) 5:48 pm (114°) 11:04 pm (35.8°) 250,720 95.8%
29 - 4:14 am (244°) 6:47 pm (119°) 11:51 pm (32.2°) 251,750 98.8%
30 - 4:51 am (240°) 7:45 pm (122°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
31 - 5:33 am (237°) 8:41 pm (124°) 12:40 am (29.8°) 252,345 99.8%
* All times are local time for San Diego. 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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