moon .5deg.comMay 2026: Moonrise, Moonset, Moon phase and Moon position here: Avarua, Cook Islands (Rarotonga). This month starts with moon illumination of 99.9% (01. May, 00:00) and ends with 99% (31. May, 23:59). Full moon (Avarua Local time): • 2026-05-01, 07:24 • 2026-05-30, 22:46
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:
363 360 km225 781 mi -
405 491 km251 960 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 | 18:16 | 07:00 | 100% | 402133 km |
| 02 | Saturday | 18:57 | 07:54 | 98.7% | 404153 km |
| 03 | Sunday | 19:42 | 08:49 | 95.6% | 405276 km |
| 04 | Monday | 20:31 | 09:43 | 90.9% | 405460 km |
| 05 | Tuesday | 21:24 | 10:34 | 84.7% | 404689 km |
| 06 | Wednesday | 22:18 | 11:23 | 77.3% | 402977 km |
| 07 | Thursday | 23:13 | 12:07 | 68.8% | 400369 km |
| 08 | Friday | 00:00 | 12:48 | 59.5% | 396950 km |
| 09 | Saturday | 00:07 | 13:26 | 49.7% | 392847 km |
| 10 | Sunday | 01:01 | 14:01 | 39.6% | 388241 km |
| 11 | Monday | 01:56 | 14:36 | 29.6% | 383358 km |
| 12 | Tuesday | 02:51 | 15:11 | 20.2% | 378464 km |
| 13 | Wednesday | 03:48 | 15:48 | 11.9% | 373847 km |
| 14 | Thursday | 04:49 | 16:28 | 5.4% | 369793 km |
| 15 | Friday | 05:54 | 17:15 | 1.3% | 366565 km |
| 16 | Saturday | 07:03 | 18:08 | 0% | 364373 km |
| 17 | Sunday | 08:13 | 19:09 | 1.8% | 363360 km |
| 18 | Monday | 09:23 | 20:16 | 6.5% | 363588 km |
| 19 | Tuesday | 10:27 | 21:25 | 13.8% | 365031 km |
| 20 | Wednesday | 11:23 | 22:31 | 22.9% | 367586 km |
| 21 | Thursday | 12:10 | 23:35 | 33.2% | 371076 km |
| 22 | Friday | 12:51 | 00:00 | 44% | 375272 km |
| 23 | Saturday | 13:28 | 00:33 | 54.8% | 379912 km |
| 24 | Sunday | 14:01 | 01:28 | 65% | 384723 km |
| 25 | Monday | 14:33 | 02:21 | 74.4% | 389444 km |
| 26 | Tuesday | 15:06 | 03:12 | 82.6% | 393841 km |
| 27 | Wednesday | 15:40 | 04:03 | 89.4% | 397716 km |
| 28 | Thursday | 16:16 | 04:56 | 94.6% | 400914 km |
| 29 | Friday | 16:55 | 05:49 | 98.1% | 403323 km |
| 30 | Saturday | 17:40 | 06:43 | 99.8% | 404863 km |
| 31 | Sunday | 18:27 | 07:38 | 99.7% | 405491 km |