moon .5deg.comMay 2026: Moonrise, Moonset, Moon phase and Moon position here: Arafat, Mauritania (Nouakchott Sud). This month starts with moon illumination of 99.5% (01. May, 00:00) and ends with 99.6% (31. May, 23:59). Full moon (Arafat 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 | 19:27 | 06:10 | 100% | 401043 km |
| 02 | Saturday | 20:19 | 06:49 | 99.4% | 403417 km |
| 03 | Sunday | 21:13 | 07:32 | 97.1% | 404921 km |
| 04 | Monday | 22:06 | 08:18 | 93% | 405499 km |
| 05 | Tuesday | 22:58 | 09:08 | 87.4% | 405126 km |
| 06 | Wednesday | 23:47 | 10:00 | 80.5% | 403803 km |
| 07 | Thursday | 00:00 | 10:54 | 72.5% | 401560 km |
| 08 | Friday | 00:31 | 11:48 | 63.5% | 398466 km |
| 09 | Saturday | 01:13 | 12:41 | 53.8% | 394629 km |
| 10 | Sunday | 01:52 | 13:34 | 43.8% | 390208 km |
| 11 | Monday | 02:28 | 14:26 | 33.7% | 385410 km |
| 12 | Tuesday | 03:04 | 15:20 | 24% | 380487 km |
| 13 | Wednesday | 03:41 | 16:16 | 15.2% | 375718 km |
| 14 | Thursday | 04:20 | 17:15 | 7.8% | 371396 km |
| 15 | Friday | 05:03 | 18:18 | 2.7% | 367795 km |
| 16 | Saturday | 05:52 | 19:27 | 0.2% | 365149 km |
| 17 | Sunday | 06:47 | 20:36 | 0.7% | 363633 km |
| 18 | Monday | 07:50 | 21:45 | 4.2% | 363342 km |
| 19 | Tuesday | 08:57 | 22:49 | 10.5% | 364287 km |
| 20 | Wednesday | 10:05 | 23:45 | 18.9% | 366397 km |
| 21 | Thursday | 11:10 | 00:00 | 28.8% | 369522 km |
| 22 | Friday | 12:11 | 00:33 | 39.5% | 373454 km |
| 23 | Saturday | 13:08 | 01:15 | 50.3% | 377942 km |
| 24 | Sunday | 14:01 | 01:53 | 60.9% | 382715 km |
| 25 | Monday | 14:51 | 02:28 | 70.6% | 387504 km |
| 26 | Tuesday | 15:41 | 03:02 | 79.3% | 392062 km |
| 27 | Wednesday | 16:31 | 03:36 | 86.7% | 396176 km |
| 28 | Thursday | 17:22 | 04:11 | 92.6% | 399672 km |
| 29 | Friday | 18:14 | 04:49 | 96.8% | 402421 km |
| 30 | Saturday | 19:08 | 05:30 | 99.3% | 404330 km |
| 31 | Sunday | 20:01 | 06:15 | 100% | 405342 km |