moon .5deg.comMay 2026: Moonrise, Moonset, Moon phase and Moon position here: Ta`ū, American Samoa (Manu'a). This month starts with moon illumination of 99.9% (01. May, 00:00) and ends with 98.9% (31. May, 23:59). Full moon (Ta`ū Local time): • 2026-05-01, 06:24 • 2026-05-30, 21:46
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:
363 345 km225 772 mi -
405 497 km251 964 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 | 18:08 | 06:29 | 99.9% | 402235 km |
| 02 | Saturday | 18:52 | 07:21 | 98.6% | 404218 km |
| 03 | Sunday | 19:39 | 08:13 | 95.4% | 405303 km |
| 04 | Monday | 20:29 | 09:06 | 90.6% | 405447 km |
| 05 | Tuesday | 21:21 | 09:58 | 84.4% | 404636 km |
| 06 | Wednesday | 22:14 | 10:47 | 76.9% | 402886 km |
| 07 | Thursday | 23:06 | 11:34 | 68.4% | 400242 km |
| 08 | Friday | 23:58 | 12:16 | 59.1% | 396791 km |
| 09 | Saturday | 00:00 | 12:57 | 49.3% | 392664 km |
| 10 | Sunday | 00:49 | 13:36 | 39.1% | 388042 km |
| 11 | Monday | 01:40 | 14:13 | 29.2% | 383153 km |
| 12 | Tuesday | 02:32 | 14:52 | 19.8% | 378264 km |
| 13 | Wednesday | 03:26 | 15:33 | 11.6% | 373665 km |
| 14 | Thursday | 04:22 | 16:17 | 5.2% | 369640 km |
| 15 | Friday | 05:24 | 17:07 | 1.2% | 366451 km |
| 16 | Saturday | 06:29 | 18:04 | 0% | 364306 km |
| 17 | Sunday | 07:38 | 19:07 | 2% | 363345 km |
| 18 | Monday | 08:46 | 20:14 | 6.8% | 363624 km |
| 19 | Tuesday | 09:51 | 21:21 | 14.1% | 365117 km |
| 20 | Wednesday | 10:49 | 22:25 | 23.3% | 367714 km |
| 21 | Thursday | 11:40 | 23:25 | 33.7% | 371239 km |
| 22 | Friday | 12:23 | 00:00 | 44.5% | 375458 km |
| 23 | Saturday | 13:03 | 00:20 | 55.2% | 380111 km |
| 24 | Sunday | 13:40 | 01:11 | 65.4% | 384923 km |
| 25 | Monday | 14:16 | 02:00 | 74.8% | 389636 km |
| 26 | Tuesday | 14:51 | 02:48 | 82.9% | 394014 km |
| 27 | Wednesday | 15:29 | 03:37 | 89.6% | 397864 km |
| 28 | Thursday | 16:07 | 04:25 | 94.8% | 401031 km |
| 29 | Friday | 16:50 | 05:16 | 98.2% | 403404 km |
| 30 | Saturday | 17:36 | 06:08 | 99.8% | 404908 km |
| 31 | Sunday | 18:24 | 07:01 | 99.7% | 405497 km |