moon .5deg.comMay 2026: Moonrise, Moonset, Moon phase and Moon position here: Kangdong-ŭp, North Korea (Pyongyang). This month starts with moon illumination of 98.9% (01. May, 00:00) and ends with 99.9% (31. May, 23:59). Full moon (Kangdong-ŭp Local time): • 2026-05-02, 02:24 • 2026-05-31, 17:46
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:
363 305 km225 747 mi -
405 393 km251 900 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 | 19:17 | 04:55 | 99.7% | 399943 km |
| 02 | Saturday | 20:19 | 05:22 | 99.8% | 402625 km |
| 03 | Sunday | 21:22 | 05:54 | 98.2% | 404463 km |
| 04 | Monday | 22:21 | 06:30 | 94.7% | 405393 km |
| 05 | Tuesday | 23:15 | 07:15 | 89.7% | 405378 km |
| 06 | Wednesday | 00:00 | 08:06 | 83.3% | 404409 km |
| 07 | Thursday | 00:02 | 09:03 | 75.6% | 402505 km |
| 08 | Friday | 00:42 | 10:05 | 66.9% | 399720 km |
| 09 | Saturday | 01:16 | 11:08 | 57.5% | 396146 km |
| 10 | Sunday | 01:45 | 12:12 | 47.6% | 391922 km |
| 11 | Monday | 02:10 | 13:18 | 37.5% | 387239 km |
| 12 | Tuesday | 02:34 | 14:24 | 27.5% | 382330 km |
| 13 | Wednesday | 02:58 | 15:33 | 18.3% | 377470 km |
| 14 | Thursday | 03:23 | 16:44 | 10.4% | 372946 km |
| 15 | Friday | 03:50 | 18:01 | 4.3% | 369045 km |
| 16 | Saturday | 04:22 | 19:21 | 0.8% | 366017 km |
| 17 | Sunday | 05:03 | 20:40 | 0.1% | 364061 km |
| 18 | Monday | 05:54 | 21:56 | 2.6% | 363305 km |
| 19 | Tuesday | 06:56 | 23:00 | 7.9% | 363790 km |
| 20 | Wednesday | 08:08 | 23:51 | 15.6% | 365477 km |
| 21 | Thursday | 09:25 | 00:00 | 25% | 368243 km |
| 22 | Friday | 10:39 | 00:31 | 35.4% | 371900 km |
| 23 | Saturday | 11:51 | 01:03 | 46.3% | 376211 km |
| 24 | Sunday | 12:58 | 01:30 | 57% | 380909 km |
| 25 | Monday | 14:03 | 01:53 | 67.1% | 385722 km |
| 26 | Tuesday | 15:05 | 02:14 | 76.2% | 390394 km |
| 27 | Wednesday | 16:07 | 02:36 | 84.1% | 394697 km |
| 28 | Thursday | 17:09 | 03:00 | 90.6% | 398442 km |
| 29 | Friday | 18:12 | 03:25 | 95.5% | 401484 km |
| 30 | Saturday | 19:14 | 03:55 | 98.6% | 403717 km |
| 31 | Sunday | 20:14 | 04:30 | 99.9% | 405070 km |