moon .5deg.comMay 2026: Moonrise, Moonset, Moon phase and Moon position here: Jaffna, Sri Lanka (Northern Province). This month starts with moon illumination of 99.2% (01. May, 00:00) and ends with 99.9% (31. May, 23:59). Full moon (Jaffna Local time): • 2026-05-01, 22:54 • 2026-05-31, 14:16
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:
363 298 km225 743 mi -
405 450 km251 935 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 | 18:06 | 05:17 | 99.8% | 400384 km |
| 02 | Saturday | 18:55 | 05:59 | 99.7% | 402948 km |
| 03 | Sunday | 19:47 | 06:43 | 97.8% | 404656 km |
| 04 | Monday | 20:39 | 07:31 | 94.1% | 405450 km |
| 05 | Tuesday | 21:31 | 08:20 | 88.8% | 405296 km |
| 06 | Wednesday | 22:21 | 09:12 | 82.2% | 404189 km |
| 07 | Thursday | 23:09 | 10:04 | 74.4% | 402152 km |
| 08 | Friday | 23:54 | 10:55 | 65.6% | 399245 km |
| 09 | Saturday | 00:00 | 11:46 | 56.1% | 395567 km |
| 10 | Sunday | 00:36 | 12:35 | 46.1% | 391263 km |
| 11 | Monday | 01:17 | 13:24 | 36% | 386531 km |
| 12 | Tuesday | 01:57 | 14:13 | 26.1% | 381612 km |
| 13 | Wednesday | 02:38 | 15:04 | 17.1% | 376782 km |
| 14 | Thursday | 03:21 | 15:58 | 9.4% | 372332 km |
| 15 | Friday | 04:06 | 16:56 | 3.6% | 368543 km |
| 16 | Saturday | 04:58 | 17:58 | 0.5% | 365661 km |
| 17 | Sunday | 05:55 | 19:05 | 0.3% | 363874 km |
| 18 | Monday | 06:58 | 20:13 | 3.2% | 363298 km |
| 19 | Tuesday | 08:05 | 21:19 | 8.9% | 363964 km |
| 20 | Wednesday | 09:12 | 22:20 | 16.8% | 365817 km |
| 21 | Thursday | 10:15 | 23:14 | 26.5% | 368726 km |
| 22 | Friday | 11:13 | 00:00 | 37% | 372494 km |
| 23 | Saturday | 12:07 | 00:01 | 47.9% | 376878 km |
| 24 | Sunday | 12:57 | 00:43 | 58.5% | 381610 km |
| 25 | Monday | 13:44 | 01:23 | 68.5% | 386418 km |
| 26 | Tuesday | 14:30 | 02:01 | 77.4% | 391050 km |
| 27 | Wednesday | 15:16 | 02:38 | 85.2% | 395282 km |
| 28 | Thursday | 16:03 | 03:17 | 91.4% | 398933 km |
| 29 | Friday | 16:52 | 03:57 | 96% | 401862 km |
| 30 | Saturday | 17:42 | 04:40 | 98.9% | 403970 km |
| 31 | Sunday | 18:34 | 05:27 | 100% | 405192 km |