moon .5deg.comMay 2026: Moonrise, Moonset, Moon phase and Moon position here: Preston, United Kingdom (England, Lancashire). This month starts with moon illumination of 99.5% (01. May, 00:00) and ends with 99.7% (31. May, 23:59). Full moon (Preston 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 | 21:07 | 04:58 | 99.9% | 400926 km |
| 02 | Saturday | 22:25 | 05:12 | 99.5% | 403335 km |
| 03 | Sunday | 23:39 | 05:31 | 97.2% | 404876 km |
| 04 | Monday | 00:00 | 05:59 | 93.2% | 405494 km |
| 05 | Tuesday | 00:43 | 06:40 | 87.7% | 405160 km |
| 06 | Wednesday | 01:34 | 07:36 | 80.8% | 403876 km |
| 07 | Thursday | 02:11 | 08:43 | 72.8% | 401671 km |
| 08 | Friday | 02:36 | 09:59 | 63.9% | 398611 km |
| 09 | Saturday | 02:54 | 11:19 | 54.2% | 394802 km |
| 10 | Sunday | 03:07 | 12:38 | 44.2% | 390402 km |
| 11 | Monday | 03:18 | 13:59 | 34.1% | 385615 km |
| 12 | Tuesday | 03:27 | 15:22 | 24.4% | 380691 km |
| 13 | Wednesday | 03:36 | 16:47 | 15.5% | 375910 km |
| 14 | Thursday | 03:46 | 18:18 | 8.1% | 371563 km |
| 15 | Friday | 03:59 | 19:54 | 2.8% | 367927 km |
| 16 | Saturday | 04:16 | 21:33 | 0.2% | 365238 km |
| 17 | Sunday | 04:43 | 23:06 | 0.6% | 363672 km |
| 18 | Monday | 05:26 | 00:00 | 4% | 363329 km |
| 19 | Tuesday | 06:30 | 00:22 | 10.2% | 364224 km |
| 20 | Wednesday | 07:55 | 01:13 | 18.5% | 366287 km |
| 21 | Thursday | 09:28 | 01:45 | 28.4% | 369374 km |
| 22 | Friday | 10:59 | 02:05 | 39% | 373277 km |
| 23 | Saturday | 12:25 | 02:19 | 49.9% | 377747 km |
| 24 | Sunday | 13:47 | 02:29 | 60.4% | 382514 km |
| 25 | Monday | 15:05 | 02:38 | 70.2% | 387307 km |
| 26 | Tuesday | 16:21 | 02:47 | 79% | 391880 km |
| 27 | Wednesday | 17:38 | 02:55 | 86.5% | 396016 km |
| 28 | Thursday | 18:55 | 03:06 | 92.4% | 399541 km |
| 29 | Friday | 20:12 | 03:19 | 96.7% | 402323 km |
| 30 | Saturday | 21:27 | 03:37 | 99.3% | 404268 km |
| 31 | Sunday | 22:34 | 04:02 | 100% | 405318 km |