moon .5deg.comMay 2026: Moonrise, Moonset, Moon phase and Moon position here: Qaqortoq, Greenland (Kujalleq). This month starts with moon illumination of 99.6% (01. May, 00:00) and ends with 99.6% (31. May, 23:59). Full moon (Qaqortoq Local time): • 2026-05-01, 16:24 • 2026-05-31, 07:46
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:
363 357 km225 780 mi -
405 502 km251 967 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 | 22:58 | 05:17 | 100% | 401158 km |
| 02 | Saturday | 00:00 | 05:17 | 99.4% | 403498 km |
| 03 | Sunday | 00:35 | 05:18 | 96.9% | 404964 km |
| 04 | Monday | 02:10 | 05:26 | 92.8% | 405502 km |
| 05 | Tuesday | 03:31 | 05:52 | 87.2% | 405090 km |
| 06 | Wednesday | 04:13 | 06:56 | 80.2% | 403727 km |
| 07 | Thursday | 04:26 | 08:28 | 72.1% | 401448 km |
| 08 | Friday | 04:30 | 10:06 | 63.1% | 398320 km |
| 09 | Saturday | 04:30 | 11:42 | 53.4% | 394455 km |
| 10 | Sunday | 04:30 | 13:17 | 43.4% | 390014 km |
| 11 | Monday | 04:28 | 14:50 | 33.3% | 385206 km |
| 12 | Tuesday | 04:26 | 16:25 | 23.6% | 380283 km |
| 13 | Wednesday | 04:25 | 18:04 | 14.8% | 375527 km |
| 14 | Thursday | 04:23 | 19:50 | 7.6% | 371230 km |
| 15 | Friday | 04:23 | 21:45 | 2.5% | 367664 km |
| 16 | Saturday | 04:24 | 23:47 | 0.1% | 365063 km |
| 17 | Sunday | 04:29 | 00:00 | 0.8% | 363596 km |
| 18 | Monday | 04:49 | 01:46 | 4.4% | 363357 km |
| 19 | Tuesday | 05:53 | 03:03 | 10.8% | 364352 km |
| 20 | Wednesday | 07:44 | 03:28 | 19.3% | 366508 km |
| 21 | Thursday | 09:41 | 03:35 | 29.3% | 369671 km |
| 22 | Friday | 11:30 | 03:37 | 39.9% | 373632 km |
| 23 | Saturday | 13:10 | 03:37 | 50.8% | 378137 km |
| 24 | Sunday | 14:43 | 03:35 | 61.3% | 382916 km |
| 25 | Monday | 16:12 | 03:34 | 71% | 387700 km |
| 26 | Tuesday | 17:40 | 03:32 | 79.7% | 392244 km |
| 27 | Wednesday | 19:09 | 03:30 | 87% | 396335 km |
| 28 | Thursday | 20:40 | 03:29 | 92.8% | 399802 km |
| 29 | Friday | 22:15 | 03:29 | 97% | 402518 km |
| 30 | Saturday | 23:51 | 03:30 | 99.4% | 404391 km |
| 31 | Sunday | 00:00 | 03:36 | 100% | 405364 km |