Flag for USA

Santa Monica, California, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, May 2026

Moon: 88.2%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 7:01:18 pm
Moon Direction: 76° East
Moon Altitude: -20.6°
Moon Distance: 240,281 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 4:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 3:37 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 8:42 pm

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Santa Monica, May 2026

Scroll right to see more
2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 5:43 am (247°) 8:04 pm (116°) 12:26 am (37.6°) 249,207 99.7%
2 - 6:15 am (242°) 9:03 pm (120°) 1:12 am (33.2°) 250,565 99.5%
3 - 6:53 am (238°) 10:02 pm (123°) 2:00 am (29.9°) 251,558 97.3%
4 - 7:37 am (236°) 10:57 pm (125°) 2:50 am (27.8°) 252,102 93.3%
5 - 8:26 am (235°) 11:46 pm (124°) 3:41 am (27.1°) 252,104 87.7%
6 - 9:21 am (237°) - 4:33 am (27.8°) 251,475 80.7%
7 12:30 am (122°) 10:19 am (239°) - 5:23 am (29.8°) 250,149 72.4%
8 1:09 am (118°) 11:19 am (244°) - 6:11 am (33.0°) 248,101 63.1%
9 1:42 am (113°) 12:20 pm (250°) - 6:58 am (37.4°) 245,352 53.1%
10 2:12 am (107°) 1:22 pm (256°) - 7:43 am (42.7°) 242,005 42.7%
11 2:40 am (100°) 2:24 pm (264°) - 8:28 am (48.7°) 238,216 32.4%
12 3:07 am (92°) 3:27 pm (272°) - 9:13 am (55.2°) 234,239 22.4%
13 3:35 am (84°) 4:34 pm (280°) - 9:59 am (62.0°) 230,370 13.6%
14 4:05 am (76°) 5:44 pm (288°) - 10:49 am (68.7°) 226,967 6.5%
15 4:40 am (69°) 6:59 pm (295°) - 11:44 am (74.8°) 224,351 1.8%
16 5:21 am (62°) 8:16 pm (301°) - 12:44 pm (79.8°) 222,828 0.2%
17 6:12 am (58°) 9:31 pm (304°) - 1:49 pm (83.0°) 222,549 1.8%
18 7:12 am (56°) 10:39 pm (304°) - 2:56 pm (83.9°) 223,522 6.7%
19 8:22 am (56°) 11:37 pm (302°) - 4:02 pm (82.6°) 225,590 14.3%
20 9:35 am (60°) - - 5:03 pm (79.2°) 228,479 23.9%
21 - 12:23 am (297°) 10:47 am (66°) 5:59 pm (74.4°) 231,854 34.7%
22 - 1:01 am (291°) 11:55 am (72°) 6:49 pm (68.7°) 235,411 45.9%
23 - 1:33 am (284°) 1:00 pm (80°) 7:35 pm (62.6°) 238,890 56.9%
24 - 2:00 am (276°) 2:01 pm (87°) 8:18 pm (56.3°) 242,107 67.3%
25 - 2:26 am (269°) 3:01 pm (95°) 9:00 pm (50.1°) 244,937 76.6%
26 - 2:51 am (262°) 3:59 pm (102°) 9:42 pm (44.3°) 247,326 84.6%
27 - 3:17 am (255°) 4:58 pm (108°) 10:25 pm (39.0°) 249,253 91.1%
28 - 3:45 am (249°) 5:57 pm (114°) 11:10 pm (34.5°) 250,725 95.8%
29 - 4:17 am (244°) 6:56 pm (119°) 11:57 pm (30.9°) 251,753 98.8%
30 - 4:53 am (239°) 7:55 pm (123°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
31 - 5:34 am (237°) 8:51 pm (124°) 12:46 am (28.4°) 252,346 99.8%
* All times are local time for Santa Monica. 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.

Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec