moon .5deg.comMay 2026: Moonrise, Moonset, Moon phase and Moon position here: Petra, Jordan (Ma’an). This month starts with moon illumination of 99.3% (01. May, 00:00) and ends with 99.8% (31. May, 23:59). Full moon (Petra Local time): • 2026-05-01, 20:24 • 2026-05-31, 11:46
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:
363 310 km225 750 mi -
405 478 km251 952 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 | 19:15 | 05:21 | 99.9% | 400688 km |
| 02 | Saturday | 20:13 | 05:54 | 99.6% | 403167 km |
| 03 | Sunday | 21:11 | 06:31 | 97.5% | 404783 km |
| 04 | Monday | 22:06 | 07:13 | 93.6% | 405478 km |
| 05 | Tuesday | 22:59 | 08:01 | 88.2% | 405225 km |
| 06 | Wednesday | 23:46 | 08:53 | 81.4% | 404019 km |
| 07 | Thursday | 00:00 | 09:50 | 73.5% | 401889 km |
| 08 | Friday | 00:28 | 10:47 | 64.6% | 398896 km |
| 09 | Saturday | 01:05 | 11:46 | 55.1% | 395144 km |
| 10 | Sunday | 01:38 | 12:45 | 45% | 390786 km |
| 11 | Monday | 02:09 | 13:45 | 34.9% | 386022 km |
| 12 | Tuesday | 02:38 | 14:45 | 25.2% | 381099 km |
| 13 | Wednesday | 03:08 | 15:48 | 16.2% | 376296 km |
| 14 | Thursday | 03:40 | 16:54 | 8.7% | 371902 km |
| 15 | Friday | 04:14 | 18:04 | 3.2% | 368197 km |
| 16 | Saturday | 04:55 | 19:18 | 0.3% | 365421 km |
| 17 | Sunday | 05:44 | 20:33 | 0.5% | 363757 km |
| 18 | Monday | 06:41 | 21:44 | 3.6% | 363310 km |
| 19 | Tuesday | 07:48 | 22:47 | 9.6% | 364103 km |
| 20 | Wednesday | 08:58 | 23:40 | 17.8% | 366074 km |
| 21 | Thursday | 10:09 | 00:00 | 27.5% | 369082 km |
| 22 | Friday | 11:18 | 00:23 | 38.1% | 372927 km |
| 23 | Saturday | 12:22 | 00:59 | 49% | 377360 km |
| 24 | Sunday | 13:22 | 01:31 | 59.6% | 382112 km |
| 25 | Monday | 14:20 | 01:59 | 69.5% | 386913 km |
| 26 | Tuesday | 15:16 | 02:26 | 78.3% | 391513 km |
| 27 | Wednesday | 16:12 | 02:54 | 85.9% | 395692 km |
| 28 | Thursday | 17:09 | 03:23 | 92% | 399274 km |
| 29 | Friday | 18:06 | 03:55 | 96.4% | 402122 km |
| 30 | Saturday | 19:04 | 04:30 | 99.1% | 404140 km |
| 31 | Sunday | 20:00 | 05:11 | 100% | 405266 km |