moon .5deg.comMay 2026: Moonrise, Moonset, Moon phase and Moon position here: Mponela, Malawi (Central Region, Dowa District). This month starts with moon illumination of 99.4% (01. May, 00:00) and ends with 99.7% (31. May, 23:59). Full moon (Mponela Local time): • 2026-05-01, 19:24 • 2026-05-31, 10:46
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:
363 318 km225 755 mi -
405 487 km251 958 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 | 17:14 | 05:27 | 99.9% | 400808 km |
| 02 | Saturday | 17:55 | 06:17 | 99.5% | 403252 km |
| 03 | Sunday | 18:40 | 07:09 | 97.3% | 404830 km |
| 04 | Monday | 19:29 | 08:02 | 93.4% | 405487 km |
| 05 | Tuesday | 20:20 | 08:54 | 88% | 405193 km |
| 06 | Wednesday | 21:13 | 09:45 | 81.1% | 403949 km |
| 07 | Thursday | 22:05 | 10:33 | 73.2% | 401781 km |
| 08 | Friday | 22:57 | 11:18 | 64.3% | 398754 km |
| 09 | Saturday | 23:49 | 12:00 | 54.6% | 394974 km |
| 10 | Sunday | 00:00 | 12:40 | 44.6% | 390594 km |
| 11 | Monday | 00:39 | 13:19 | 34.5% | 385819 km |
| 12 | Tuesday | 01:30 | 13:57 | 24.8% | 380895 km |
| 13 | Wednesday | 02:21 | 14:37 | 15.8% | 376103 km |
| 14 | Thursday | 03:16 | 15:20 | 8.4% | 371732 km |
| 15 | Friday | 04:14 | 16:06 | 3% | 368061 km |
| 16 | Saturday | 05:17 | 17:00 | 0.3% | 365329 km |
| 17 | Sunday | 06:24 | 17:59 | 0.5% | 363713 km |
| 18 | Monday | 07:34 | 19:04 | 3.8% | 363318 km |
| 19 | Tuesday | 08:40 | 20:12 | 9.9% | 364162 km |
| 20 | Wednesday | 09:43 | 21:18 | 18.2% | 366179 km |
| 21 | Thursday | 10:37 | 22:20 | 28% | 369228 km |
| 22 | Friday | 11:25 | 23:17 | 38.6% | 373102 km |
| 23 | Saturday | 12:08 | 00:00 | 49.4% | 377553 km |
| 24 | Sunday | 12:46 | 00:10 | 60% | 382313 km |
| 25 | Monday | 13:23 | 01:00 | 69.8% | 387110 km |
| 26 | Tuesday | 13:59 | 01:48 | 78.7% | 391697 km |
| 27 | Wednesday | 14:35 | 02:35 | 86.2% | 395854 km |
| 28 | Thursday | 15:13 | 03:24 | 92.2% | 399408 km |
| 29 | Friday | 15:54 | 04:13 | 96.6% | 402223 km |
| 30 | Saturday | 16:37 | 05:04 | 99.2% | 404205 km |
| 31 | Sunday | 17:25 | 05:57 | 100% | 405293 km |