Moon · May 2026

Moon calendar for Carlsbad, California, United States: May 2026

Daily moon phases, illumination, moonrise and moonset in Carlsbad, California, United States for May 2026. Full moon: May 1, 2026, May 31, 2026. All times are shown in the local time of Carlsbad, California, United States.

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Full moonFriday, May 1, 2026, 10:27 AM

Full moonSunday, May 31, 2026, 1:55 AM

New moonSaturday, May 16, 2026, 12:30 PM

Day	Phase	Illumination	Moonrise	Moonset
1	Full Moon	100%	7:42 PM	6:08 AM
2	Waning Gibbous	99%	8:31 PM	6:27 AM
3	Waning Gibbous	96%	9:39 PM	7:28 AM
4	Waning Gibbous	91%	10:26 PM	8:01 AM
5	Waning Gibbous	85%	11:32 PM	8:29 AM
6	Waning Gibbous	78%	—	9:41 AM
7	Waning Gibbous	69%	12:12 AM	10:31 AM
8	Last Quarter	60%	12:33 AM	11:39 AM
9	Last Quarter	50%	1:31 AM	12:32 PM
10	Waning Crescent	40%	1:46 AM	1:40 PM
11	Waning Crescent	29%	2:23 AM	2:35 PM
12	Waning Crescent	20%	2:35 AM	3:49 PM
13	Waning Crescent	12%	3:29 AM	4:51 PM
14	Waning Crescent	6%	3:42 AM	6:09 PM
15	Waning Crescent	2%	4:22 AM	7:29 PM
16	New Moon	0%	4:58 AM	8:25 PM
17	Waxing Crescent	2%	5:43 AM	9:40 PM
18	Waxing Crescent	6%	6:31 AM	10:32 PM
19	Waxing Crescent	12%	7:46 AM	11:43 PM
20	Waxing Crescent	21%	9:04 AM	—
21	Waxing Crescent	31%	10:19 AM	12:26 AM
22	First Quarter	42%	11:34 AM	1:26 AM
23	First Quarter	53%	12:27 PM	1:40 AM
24	Waxing Gibbous	64%	1:38 PM	2:18 AM
25	Waxing Gibbous	73%	2:29 PM	2:30 AM
26	Waxing Gibbous	82%	3:38 PM	3:20 AM
27	Waxing Gibbous	89%	4:28 PM	3:35 AM
28	Waxing Gibbous	94%	5:37 PM	4:08 AM
29	Waxing Gibbous	98%	6:27 PM	4:27 AM
30	Full Moon	100%	7:36 PM	5:26 AM
31	Full Moon	100%	8:24 PM	5:52 AM

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When is the full moon in May 2026 in Carlsbad, California, United States?

The full moon peaks on Friday, May 1, 2026, 10:27 AM; Sunday, May 31, 2026, 1:55 AM (local time).

When is the new moon in May 2026?

The new moon falls on Saturday, May 16, 2026, 12:30 PM (local time) — the darkest nights of the month, best for stargazing.

Data: Meeus astronomical algorithms. How we calculate this

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