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

Moon: 88.3%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 6:52:34 pm
Moon Direction: 70° East
Moon Altitude: -24.2°
Moon Distance: 240,261 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 4:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 3:37 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 8:58 pm

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 5:50 am (246°) 8:30 pm (117°) 12:43 am (33.7°) 249,224 99.7%
2 - 6:21 am (241°) 9:32 pm (122°) 1:28 am (29.4°) 250,578 99.5%
3 - 6:57 am (236°) 10:31 pm (125°) 2:16 am (26.1°) 251,567 97.3%
4 - 7:40 am (234°) 11:27 pm (127°) 3:06 am (24.0°) 252,105 93.3%
5 - 8:29 am (233°) - 3:58 am (23.3°) 252,101 87.7%
6 12:16 am (126°) 9:24 am (235°) - 4:49 am (24.0°) 251,465 80.6%
7 12:59 am (124°) 10:24 am (238°) - 5:39 am (26.0°) 250,131 72.3%
8 1:35 am (120°) 11:26 am (242°) - 6:28 am (29.3°) 248,075 63.0%
9 2:06 am (114°) 12:29 pm (249°) - 7:14 am (33.7°) 245,319 53.0%
10 2:34 am (108°) 1:33 pm (256°) - 7:59 am (38.9°) 241,966 42.6%
11 2:59 am (100°) 2:38 pm (263°) - 8:44 am (45.0°) 238,173 32.2%
12 3:24 am (92°) 3:44 pm (272°) - 9:29 am (51.5°) 234,195 22.3%
13 3:49 am (84°) 4:54 pm (280°) - 10:16 am (58.3°) 230,329 13.5%
14 4:16 am (76°) 6:07 pm (289°) - 11:06 am (65.0°) 226,933 6.4%
15 4:48 am (68°) 7:25 pm (297°) - 12:00 pm (71.1°) 224,329 1.8%
16 5:27 am (61°) 8:45 pm (302°) - 1:00 pm (76.0°) 222,818 0.2%
17 6:15 am (56°) 10:01 pm (306°) - 2:05 pm (79.2°) 222,553 1.9%
18 7:15 am (54°) 11:09 pm (306°) - 3:13 pm (80.1°) 223,539 6.8%
19 8:25 am (55°) - - 4:19 pm (78.7°) 225,618 14.4%
20 - 12:05 am (303°) 9:40 am (58°) 5:20 pm (75.3°) 228,514 24.0%
21 - 12:49 am (298°) 10:54 am (64°) 6:15 pm (70.5°) 231,893 34.8%
22 - 1:24 am (292°) 12:06 pm (71°) 7:05 pm (64.8°) 235,450 46.0%
23 - 1:53 am (284°) 1:13 pm (79°) 7:51 pm (58.7°) 238,927 57.1%
24 - 2:19 am (277°) 2:17 pm (87°) 8:34 pm (52.4°) 242,140 67.4%
25 - 2:42 am (269°) 3:19 pm (95°) 9:16 pm (46.3°) 244,966 76.7%
26 - 3:04 am (261°) 4:20 pm (103°) 9:58 pm (40.5°) 247,350 84.7%
27 - 3:28 am (254°) 5:21 pm (109°) 10:41 pm (35.2°) 249,271 91.1%
28 - 3:54 am (248°) 6:22 pm (116°) 11:26 pm (30.7°) 250,738 95.9%
29 - 4:23 am (242°) 7:24 pm (121°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
30 - 4:57 am (238°) 8:24 pm (124°) 12:13 am (27.1°) 251,761 98.8%
31 - 5:37 am (235°) 9:21 pm (126°) 1:02 am (24.6°) 252,350 99.8%
* All times are local time for San Francisco. 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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