moon .5deg.comMay 2026: Moonrise, Moonset, Moon phase and Moon position here: Herāt, Afghanistan (Herat). This month starts with moon illumination of 99.2% (01. May, 00:00) and ends with 99.8% (31. May, 23:59). Full moon (Herāt Local time): • 2026-05-01, 21:54 • 2026-05-31, 13:16
Graph is showing the illumination of the moon at 12:00 (in local time) for shown day, 100% = full moon, 0% = new moon:
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth (May 2026) minimal-maximal:
363 301 km225 745 mi -
405 462 km251 942 mi
View angle: maximal: 0.548°, minimal: 0.491°
Table view of above data: infoMoon illumination & Distance 
12:00
| date | Day | Moonrise | Moonset | Moon illumination | Distance |
| 01 | Friday | 19:02 | 04:55 | 99.8% | 400507 km |
| 02 | Saturday | 20:02 | 05:25 | 99.7% | 403036 km |
| 03 | Sunday | 21:02 | 06:00 | 97.6% | 404708 km |
| 04 | Monday | 21:59 | 06:40 | 93.9% | 405462 km |
| 05 | Tuesday | 22:51 | 07:27 | 88.6% | 405269 km |
| 06 | Wednesday | 23:38 | 08:19 | 81.9% | 404122 km |
| 07 | Thursday | 00:00 | 09:16 | 74% | 402048 km |
| 08 | Friday | 00:19 | 10:15 | 65.2% | 399107 km |
| 09 | Saturday | 00:55 | 11:17 | 55.7% | 395399 km |
| 10 | Sunday | 01:26 | 12:18 | 45.7% | 391073 km |
| 11 | Monday | 01:54 | 13:20 | 35.6% | 386328 km |
| 12 | Tuesday | 02:21 | 14:22 | 25.7% | 381407 km |
| 13 | Wednesday | 02:48 | 15:28 | 16.7% | 376587 km |
| 14 | Thursday | 03:17 | 16:37 | 9.1% | 372159 km |
| 15 | Friday | 03:49 | 17:50 | 3.4% | 368403 km |
| 16 | Saturday | 04:26 | 19:06 | 0.4% | 365564 km |
| 17 | Sunday | 05:12 | 20:23 | 0.4% | 363826 km |
| 18 | Monday | 06:07 | 21:36 | 3.4% | 363301 km |
| 19 | Tuesday | 07:12 | 22:38 | 9.1% | 364018 km |
| 20 | Wednesday | 08:24 | 23:30 | 17.2% | 365918 km |
| 21 | Thursday | 09:38 | 00:00 | 26.9% | 368868 km |
| 22 | Friday | 10:48 | 00:11 | 37.5% | 372667 km |
| 23 | Saturday | 11:55 | 00:45 | 48.3% | 377071 km |
| 24 | Sunday | 12:59 | 01:15 | 58.9% | 381811 km |
| 25 | Monday | 13:59 | 01:41 | 68.9% | 386616 km |
| 26 | Tuesday | 14:58 | 02:06 | 77.8% | 391235 km |
| 27 | Wednesday | 15:57 | 02:31 | 85.5% | 395447 km |
| 28 | Thursday | 16:56 | 02:58 | 91.6% | 399070 km |
| 29 | Friday | 17:55 | 03:27 | 96.2% | 401967 km |
| 30 | Saturday | 18:55 | 04:00 | 99% | 404039 km |
| 31 | Sunday | 19:52 | 04:39 | 100% | 405223 km |