moon .5deg.comMay 2026: Moonrise, Moonset, Moon phase and Moon position here: Kourou, French Guiana (Guyane). This month starts with moon illumination of 99.7% (01. May, 00:00) and ends with 99.5% (31. May, 23:59). Full moon (Kourou Local time): • 2026-05-01, 14:24 • 2026-05-31, 05:46
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:
363 393 km225 802 mi -
405 505 km251 969 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 | 18:37 | 05:59 | 100% | 401385 km |
| 02 | Saturday | 19:27 | 06:43 | 99.2% | 403654 km |
| 03 | Sunday | 20:17 | 07:30 | 96.7% | 405044 km |
| 04 | Monday | 21:08 | 08:19 | 92.4% | 405505 km |
| 05 | Tuesday | 22:00 | 09:10 | 86.6% | 405012 km |
| 06 | Wednesday | 22:50 | 10:02 | 79.6% | 403572 km |
| 07 | Thursday | 23:38 | 10:53 | 71.4% | 401218 km |
| 08 | Friday | 00:00 | 11:43 | 62.3% | 398024 km |
| 09 | Saturday | 00:23 | 12:31 | 52.6% | 394105 km |
| 10 | Sunday | 01:07 | 13:18 | 42.5% | 389624 km |
| 11 | Monday | 01:50 | 14:05 | 32.4% | 384796 km |
| 12 | Tuesday | 02:31 | 14:52 | 22.8% | 379876 km |
| 13 | Wednesday | 03:15 | 15:42 | 14.1% | 375148 km |
| 14 | Thursday | 04:01 | 16:34 | 7.1% | 370901 km |
| 15 | Friday | 04:51 | 17:32 | 2.2% | 367407 km |
| 16 | Saturday | 05:47 | 18:34 | 0.1% | 364895 km |
| 17 | Sunday | 06:47 | 19:41 | 1% | 363528 km |
| 18 | Monday | 07:53 | 20:48 | 4.9% | 363393 km |
| 19 | Tuesday | 09:00 | 21:53 | 11.5% | 364489 km |
| 20 | Wednesday | 10:05 | 22:53 | 20.1% | 366735 km |
| 21 | Thursday | 11:05 | 23:46 | 30.1% | 369974 km |
| 22 | Friday | 12:00 | 00:00 | 40.9% | 373990 km |
| 23 | Saturday | 12:49 | 00:33 | 51.7% | 378529 km |
| 24 | Sunday | 13:36 | 01:17 | 62.1% | 383318 km |
| 25 | Monday | 14:20 | 01:58 | 71.8% | 388091 km |
| 26 | Tuesday | 15:05 | 02:37 | 80.3% | 392605 km |
| 27 | Wednesday | 15:49 | 03:17 | 87.6% | 396650 km |
| 28 | Thursday | 16:35 | 03:58 | 93.2% | 400059 km |
| 29 | Friday | 17:23 | 04:41 | 97.3% | 402707 km |
| 30 | Saturday | 18:12 | 05:27 | 99.5% | 404507 km |
| 31 | Sunday | 19:04 | 06:15 | 99.9% | 405404 km |