moon .5deg.comMay 2026: Moonrise, Moonset, Moon phase and Moon position here: West Island, Cocos Islands . This month starts with moon illumination of 99.1% (01. May, 00:00) and ends with 99.9% (31. May, 23:59). Full moon (West Island Local time): • 2026-05-01, 23:54 • 2026-05-31, 15:16
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:
363 297 km225 742 mi -
405 436 km251 926 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 | 17:26 | 05:34 | 99.8% | 400260 km |
| 02 | Saturday | 18:08 | 06:24 | 99.8% | 402857 km |
| 03 | Sunday | 18:53 | 07:15 | 97.9% | 404603 km |
| 04 | Monday | 19:41 | 08:07 | 94.3% | 405436 km |
| 05 | Tuesday | 20:32 | 08:59 | 89.1% | 405321 km |
| 06 | Wednesday | 21:24 | 09:51 | 82.5% | 404254 km |
| 07 | Thursday | 22:16 | 10:39 | 74.7% | 402255 km |
| 08 | Friday | 23:08 | 11:26 | 66% | 399383 km |
| 09 | Saturday | 23:59 | 12:08 | 56.5% | 395734 km |
| 10 | Sunday | 00:00 | 12:49 | 46.5% | 391452 km |
| 11 | Monday | 00:49 | 13:29 | 36.4% | 386733 km |
| 12 | Tuesday | 01:39 | 14:07 | 26.5% | 381817 km |
| 13 | Wednesday | 02:30 | 14:48 | 17.4% | 376978 km |
| 14 | Thursday | 03:23 | 15:31 | 9.6% | 372506 km |
| 15 | Friday | 04:20 | 16:17 | 3.8% | 368684 km |
| 16 | Saturday | 05:22 | 17:10 | 0.6% | 365760 km |
| 17 | Sunday | 06:27 | 18:09 | 0.2% | 363925 km |
| 18 | Monday | 07:36 | 19:14 | 3% | 363297 km |
| 19 | Tuesday | 08:43 | 20:21 | 8.6% | 363912 km |
| 20 | Wednesday | 09:47 | 21:27 | 16.5% | 365717 km |
| 21 | Thursday | 10:43 | 22:29 | 26% | 368586 km |
| 22 | Friday | 11:33 | 23:27 | 36.6% | 372323 km |
| 23 | Saturday | 12:17 | 00:00 | 47.4% | 376687 km |
| 24 | Sunday | 12:57 | 00:19 | 58.1% | 381409 km |
| 25 | Monday | 13:34 | 01:09 | 68.1% | 386220 km |
| 26 | Tuesday | 14:10 | 01:57 | 77.1% | 390863 km |
| 27 | Wednesday | 14:47 | 02:44 | 84.9% | 395116 km |
| 28 | Thursday | 15:26 | 03:32 | 91.2% | 398794 km |
| 29 | Friday | 16:06 | 04:20 | 95.9% | 401756 km |
| 30 | Saturday | 16:50 | 05:11 | 98.8% | 403900 km |
| 31 | Sunday | 17:38 | 06:02 | 100% | 405159 km |