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Solvang, California, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, May 2026

Moon: 45.8%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 25, 2026 at 3:11:56 am
Moon Direction: 314° Northwest
Moon Altitude: -10.0°
Moon Distance: 230,163 mi
Next Full Moon: Apr 1, 2026, 7:11 pm
Next New Moon: Apr 17, 2026, 4:51 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 11:44 am

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Solvang, 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 (37.0°) 249,214 99.7%
2 - 6:21 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 - 7:42 am (236°) 11:05 pm (125°) 2:57 am (27.3°) 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°) - 4:40 am (27.2°) 251,471 80.6%
7 12:39 am (122°) 10:24 am (239°) - 5:30 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°) 245,338 53.1%
10 2:20 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°) 234,220 22.4%
13 3:41 am (84°) 4:41 pm (280°) - 10:06 am (61.5°) 230,353 13.6%
14 4:11 am (76°) 5:52 pm (288°) - 10:56 am (68.2°) 226,953 6.5%
15 4:45 am (69°) 7:07 pm (295°) - 11:51 am (74.3°) 224,341 1.8%
16 5:26 am (62°) 8:25 pm (301°) - 12:51 pm (79.2°) 222,823 0.2%
17 6:17 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°) 223,530 6.7%
19 8:27 am (56°) 11:45 pm (302°) - 4:09 pm (82.0°) 225,602 14.4%
20 9:40 am (60°) - - 5:10 pm (78.6°) 228,493 24.0%
21 - 12:32 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°) 235,427 46.0%
23 - 1:40 am (284°) 1:06 pm (80°) 7:42 pm (62.0°) 238,906 57.0%
24 - 2:07 am (276°) 2:08 pm (87°) 8:25 pm (55.7°) 242,121 67.3%
25 - 2:33 am (269°) 3:08 pm (95°) 9:07 pm (49.5°) 244,949 76.7%
26 - 2:58 am (262°) 4:07 pm (102°) 9:49 pm (43.7°) 247,336 84.6%
27 - 3:23 am (255°) 5:06 pm (109°) 10:32 pm (38.4°) 249,261 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 - 4:58 am (239°) 8:04 pm (123°) 12:03 am (30.3°) 251,756 98.8%
31 - 5:39 am (236°) 9:00 pm (125°) 12:53 am (27.9°) 252,348 99.8%
* All times are local time for Solvang. 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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