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

Moon: 88.8%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 4:59:33 pm
Moon Direction: 50° Northeast
Moon Altitude: -42.8°
Moon Distance: 240,003 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 4:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 3:37 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 8:48 pm

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 5:48 am (247°) 8:12 pm (116°) 12:33 am (36.9°) 249,214 99.7%
2 - 6:20 am (242°) 9:12 pm (121°) 1:19 am (32.6°) 250,570 99.5%
3 - 6:58 am (238°) 10:10 pm (124°) 2:07 am (29.3°) 251,562 97.3%
4 - 7:41 am (236°) 11:05 pm (125°) 2:57 am (27.2°) 252,103 93.3%
5 - 8:31 am (235°) 11:55 pm (124°) 3:48 am (26.5°) 252,103 87.7%
6 - 9:26 am (236°) - 4:39 am (27.2°) 251,471 80.6%
7 12:39 am (122°) 10:24 am (239°) - 5:29 am (29.2°) 250,142 72.3%
8 1:17 am (118°) 11:25 am (244°) - 6:18 am (32.5°) 248,090 63.1%
9 1:50 am (113°) 12:26 pm (249°) - 7:05 am (36.8°) 245,339 53.1%
10 2:19 am (107°) 1:28 pm (256°) - 7:50 am (42.1°) 241,989 42.7%
11 2:47 am (100°) 2:30 pm (264°) - 8:34 am (48.1°) 238,198 32.3%
12 3:14 am (92°) 3:34 pm (272°) - 9:19 am (54.7°) 234,221 22.4%
13 3:41 am (84°) 4:41 pm (280°) - 10:06 am (61.4°) 230,353 13.6%
14 4:11 am (76°) 5:52 pm (288°) - 10:56 am (68.1°) 226,953 6.5%
15 4:45 am (69°) 7:07 pm (295°) - 11:51 am (74.3°) 224,342 1.8%
16 5:26 am (62°) 8:25 pm (301°) - 12:51 pm (79.2°) 222,824 0.2%
17 6:16 am (57°) 9:40 pm (304°) - 1:56 pm (82.4°) 222,551 1.9%
18 7:17 am (55°) 10:48 pm (304°) - 3:03 pm (83.3°) 223,529 6.7%
19 8:26 am (56°) 11:45 pm (302°) - 4:09 pm (81.9°) 225,601 14.4%
20 9:40 am (60°) - - 5:10 pm (78.6°) 228,493 24.0%
21 - 12:31 am (297°) 10:52 am (65°) 6:06 pm (73.8°) 231,870 34.8%
22 - 1:09 am (291°) 12:01 pm (72°) 6:56 pm (68.1°) 235,426 46.0%
23 - 1:40 am (284°) 1:06 pm (80°) 7:41 pm (61.9°) 238,905 57.0%
24 - 2:07 am (276°) 2:08 pm (87°) 8:25 pm (55.7°) 242,120 67.3%
25 - 2:33 am (269°) 3:08 pm (95°) 9:07 pm (49.5°) 244,949 76.7%
26 - 2:57 am (262°) 4:06 pm (102°) 9:48 pm (43.7°) 247,336 84.6%
27 - 3:23 am (255°) 5:05 pm (109°) 10:31 pm (38.4°) 249,260 91.1%
28 - 3:51 am (249°) 6:05 pm (114°) 11:16 pm (33.9°) 250,730 95.9%
29 - 4:22 am (243°) 7:05 pm (119°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
30 - 4:57 am (239°) 8:03 pm (123°) 12:03 am (30.3°) 251,756 98.8%
31 - 5:39 am (236°) 9:00 pm (125°) 12:52 am (27.8°) 252,348 99.8%
* All times are local time for Santa Ynez. 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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