moon .5deg.comMay 2026: Moonrise, Moonset, Moon phase and Moon position here: Mendip, United Kingdom (England, Somerset). This month starts with moon illumination of 99.5% (01. May, 00:00) and ends with 99.7% (31. May, 23:59). Full moon (Mendip Local time): • 2026-05-01, 18:24 • 2026-05-31, 09:46
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:
363 329 km225 762 mi -
405 494 km251 962 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 | 20:55 | 05:07 | 99.9% | 400926 km |
| 02 | Saturday | 22:09 | 05:24 | 99.5% | 403335 km |
| 03 | Sunday | 23:19 | 05:47 | 97.2% | 404876 km |
| 04 | Monday | 00:00 | 06:18 | 93.2% | 405494 km |
| 05 | Tuesday | 00:22 | 07:01 | 87.7% | 405160 km |
| 06 | Wednesday | 01:13 | 07:56 | 80.8% | 403876 km |
| 07 | Thursday | 01:52 | 09:01 | 72.8% | 401671 km |
| 08 | Friday | 02:20 | 10:13 | 63.9% | 398611 km |
| 09 | Saturday | 02:42 | 11:29 | 54.2% | 394802 km |
| 10 | Sunday | 02:58 | 12:45 | 44.2% | 390402 km |
| 11 | Monday | 03:12 | 14:03 | 34.1% | 385615 km |
| 12 | Tuesday | 03:25 | 15:22 | 24.4% | 380691 km |
| 13 | Wednesday | 03:37 | 16:44 | 15.5% | 375910 km |
| 14 | Thursday | 03:50 | 18:10 | 8.1% | 371563 km |
| 15 | Friday | 04:07 | 19:43 | 2.8% | 367927 km |
| 16 | Saturday | 04:28 | 21:17 | 0.2% | 365238 km |
| 17 | Sunday | 04:59 | 22:46 | 0.6% | 363672 km |
| 18 | Monday | 05:45 | 00:00 | 4% | 363329 km |
| 19 | Tuesday | 06:50 | 00:01 | 10.2% | 364224 km |
| 20 | Wednesday | 08:12 | 00:54 | 18.5% | 366287 km |
| 21 | Thursday | 09:41 | 01:31 | 28.4% | 369374 km |
| 22 | Friday | 11:08 | 01:55 | 39% | 373277 km |
| 23 | Saturday | 12:30 | 02:12 | 49.9% | 377747 km |
| 24 | Sunday | 13:49 | 02:26 | 60.4% | 382514 km |
| 25 | Monday | 15:04 | 02:37 | 70.2% | 387307 km |
| 26 | Tuesday | 16:17 | 02:49 | 79% | 391880 km |
| 27 | Wednesday | 17:30 | 03:00 | 86.5% | 396016 km |
| 28 | Thursday | 18:44 | 03:14 | 92.4% | 399541 km |
| 29 | Friday | 19:57 | 03:30 | 96.7% | 402323 km |
| 30 | Saturday | 21:09 | 03:51 | 99.3% | 404268 km |
| 31 | Sunday | 22:14 | 04:20 | 100% | 405318 km |