moon .5deg.comMay 2026: Moonrise, Moonset, Moon phase and Moon position here: Akranes, Iceland (West, Akraneskaupstaður). This month starts with moon illumination of 99.5% (01. May, 00:00) and ends with 99.6% (31. May, 23:59). Full moon (Akranes Local time): • 2026-05-01, 17:24 • 2026-05-31, 08:46
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:
363 342 km225 770 mi -
405 499 km251 965 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 | 22:56 | 04:15 | 100% | 401043 km |
| 02 | Saturday | 00:00 | 03:59 | 99.4% | 403417 km |
| 03 | Sunday | 01:05 | 03:28 | 97.1% | 404921 km |
| 04 | Monday | 00:00 | 00:00 | 93% | 405499 km |
| 05 | Tuesday | 00:00 | 00:00 | 87.4% | 405126 km |
| 06 | Wednesday | 00:00 | 00:00 | 80.5% | 403803 km |
| 07 | Thursday | 00:00 | 00:00 | 72.5% | 401560 km |
| 08 | Friday | 04:50 | 08:28 | 63.5% | 398466 km |
| 09 | Saturday | 04:29 | 10:27 | 53.8% | 394629 km |
| 10 | Sunday | 04:15 | 12:15 | 43.8% | 390208 km |
| 11 | Monday | 04:05 | 13:59 | 33.7% | 385410 km |
| 12 | Tuesday | 03:55 | 15:42 | 24% | 380487 km |
| 13 | Wednesday | 03:46 | 17:30 | 15.2% | 375718 km |
| 14 | Thursday | 03:36 | 19:26 | 7.8% | 371396 km |
| 15 | Friday | 03:25 | 21:37 | 2.7% | 367795 km |
| 16 | Saturday | 03:10 | 00:00 | 0.2% | 365149 km |
| 17 | Sunday | 02:36 | 00:18 | 0.7% | 363633 km |
| 18 | Monday | 00:00 | 00:00 | 4.2% | 363342 km |
| 19 | Tuesday | 00:00 | 00:00 | 10.5% | 364287 km |
| 20 | Wednesday | 00:00 | 00:00 | 18.9% | 366397 km |
| 21 | Thursday | 08:10 | 03:48 | 28.8% | 369522 km |
| 22 | Friday | 10:20 | 03:30 | 39.5% | 373454 km |
| 23 | Saturday | 12:13 | 03:18 | 50.3% | 377942 km |
| 24 | Sunday | 13:56 | 03:08 | 60.9% | 382715 km |
| 25 | Monday | 15:34 | 02:59 | 70.6% | 387504 km |
| 26 | Tuesday | 17:10 | 02:50 | 79.3% | 392062 km |
| 27 | Wednesday | 18:48 | 02:40 | 86.7% | 396176 km |
| 28 | Thursday | 20:32 | 02:30 | 92.6% | 399672 km |
| 29 | Friday | 22:31 | 02:17 | 96.8% | 402421 km |
| 30 | Saturday | 00:00 | 01:55 | 99.3% | 404330 km |
| 31 | Sunday | 00:00 | 00:00 | 100% | 405342 km |