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

Moon: 24.2%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 23, 2026 at 3:44:28 am
Moon Direction: 345° North
Moon Altitude: -28.7°
Moon Distance: 228,230 mi
Next Full Moon: Apr 1, 2026, 7:11 pm
Next New Moon: Apr 17, 2026, 4:51 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 9:36 am

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Tehachapi, May 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 5:40 am (247°) 8:06 pm (116°) 12:26 am (36.4°) 249,207 99.7%
2 - 6:12 am (242°) 9:07 pm (121°) 1:12 am (32.1°) 250,565 99.5%
3 - 6:50 am (238°) 10:05 pm (124°) 2:00 am (28.8°) 251,558 97.3%
4 - 7:33 am (235°) 11:00 pm (125°) 2:50 am (26.7°) 252,102 93.3%
5 - 8:22 am (235°) 11:50 pm (125°) 3:41 am (26.0°) 252,104 87.7%
6 - 9:17 am (236°) - 4:33 am (26.6°) 251,476 80.7%
7 12:34 am (122°) 10:16 am (239°) - 5:23 am (28.7°) 250,150 72.4%
8 1:11 am (119°) 11:16 am (243°) - 6:11 am (31.9°) 248,101 63.1%
9 1:44 am (113°) 12:18 pm (249°) - 6:58 am (36.3°) 245,352 53.1%
10 2:14 am (107°) 1:20 pm (256°) - 7:43 am (41.6°) 242,005 42.7%
11 2:41 am (100°) 2:23 pm (264°) - 8:27 am (47.6°) 238,216 32.4%
12 3:07 am (92°) 3:27 pm (272°) - 9:12 am (54.1°) 234,239 22.4%
13 3:34 am (84°) 4:35 pm (280°) - 9:59 am (60.9°) 230,370 13.6%
14 4:03 am (76°) 5:46 pm (288°) - 10:49 am (67.6°) 226,967 6.5%
15 4:37 am (69°) 7:01 pm (295°) - 11:44 am (73.7°) 224,352 1.8%
16 5:18 am (62°) 8:19 pm (301°) - 12:44 pm (78.7°) 222,828 0.2%
17 6:08 am (57°) 9:35 pm (304°) - 1:49 pm (81.8°) 222,549 1.8%
18 7:08 am (55°) 10:43 pm (305°) - 2:56 pm (82.8°) 223,522 6.7%
19 8:18 am (56°) 11:40 pm (302°) - 4:02 pm (81.4°) 225,590 14.3%
20 9:31 am (60°) - - 5:03 pm (78.1°) 228,479 23.9%
21 - 12:26 am (297°) 10:44 am (65°) 5:59 pm (73.3°) 231,854 34.7%
22 - 1:03 am (291°) 11:53 am (72°) 6:49 pm (67.6°) 235,410 45.9%
23 - 1:34 am (284°) 12:59 pm (79°) 7:35 pm (61.4°) 238,890 56.9%
24 - 2:01 am (277°) 2:01 pm (87°) 8:18 pm (55.2°) 242,107 67.3%
25 - 2:26 am (269°) 3:01 pm (95°) 9:00 pm (49.0°) 244,937 76.6%
26 - 2:50 am (262°) 4:00 pm (102°) 9:42 pm (43.2°) 247,326 84.6%
27 - 3:16 am (255°) 4:59 pm (109°) 10:25 pm (37.9°) 249,253 91.1%
28 - 3:43 am (249°) 5:59 pm (115°) 11:09 pm (33.4°) 250,725 95.8%
29 - 4:14 am (243°) 6:59 pm (120°) 11:56 pm (29.8°) 251,753 98.8%
30 - 4:49 am (239°) 7:58 pm (123°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
31 - 5:30 am (236°) 8:55 pm (125°) 12:46 am (27.3°) 252,346 99.8%
* All times are local time for Tehachapi. 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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