moon .5deg.comMay 2026: Moonrise, Moonset, Moon phase and Moon position here: Hamilton, New Zealand (Waikato, Hamilton City). This month starts with moon illumination of 98.6% (01. May, 00:00) and ends with 100% (31. May, 23:59). Full moon (Hamilton Local time): • 2026-05-02, 05:24 • 2026-05-31, 20:46
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:
363 331 km225 763 mi -
405 432 km251 924 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 | 16:52 | 06:16 | 99.5% | 399553 km |
| 02 | Saturday | 17:22 | 07:18 | 99.9% | 402334 km |
| 03 | Sunday | 17:56 | 08:20 | 98.5% | 404282 km |
| 04 | Monday | 18:36 | 09:21 | 95.2% | 405328 km |
| 05 | Tuesday | 19:23 | 10:17 | 90.4% | 405432 km |
| 06 | Wednesday | 20:16 | 11:09 | 84.1% | 404582 km |
| 07 | Thursday | 21:15 | 11:54 | 76.6% | 402793 km |
| 08 | Friday | 22:16 | 12:32 | 68.1% | 400114 km |
| 09 | Saturday | 23:20 | 13:05 | 58.7% | 396632 km |
| 10 | Sunday | 00:00 | 13:34 | 48.8% | 392480 km |
| 11 | Monday | 00:23 | 13:59 | 38.7% | 387842 km |
| 12 | Tuesday | 01:28 | 14:24 | 28.8% | 382947 km |
| 13 | Wednesday | 02:33 | 14:49 | 19.4% | 378065 km |
| 14 | Thursday | 03:42 | 15:15 | 11.3% | 373483 km |
| 15 | Friday | 04:54 | 15:45 | 4.9% | 369489 km |
| 16 | Saturday | 06:11 | 16:21 | 1.1% | 366340 km |
| 17 | Sunday | 07:30 | 17:06 | 0% | 364242 km |
| 18 | Monday | 08:48 | 18:02 | 2.1% | 363331 km |
| 19 | Tuesday | 10:00 | 19:08 | 7.1% | 363662 km |
| 20 | Wednesday | 11:00 | 20:22 | 14.5% | 365204 km |
| 21 | Thursday | 11:48 | 21:38 | 23.7% | 367844 km |
| 22 | Friday | 12:25 | 22:51 | 34.1% | 371402 km |
| 23 | Saturday | 12:56 | 23:59 | 44.9% | 375645 km |
| 24 | Sunday | 13:22 | 00:00 | 55.7% | 380310 km |
| 25 | Monday | 13:45 | 01:05 | 65.9% | 385123 km |
| 26 | Tuesday | 14:08 | 02:07 | 75.1% | 389826 km |
| 27 | Wednesday | 14:31 | 03:08 | 83.2% | 394186 km |
| 28 | Thursday | 14:56 | 04:09 | 89.9% | 398010 km |
| 29 | Friday | 15:24 | 05:10 | 95% | 401146 km |
| 30 | Saturday | 15:56 | 06:12 | 98.3% | 403485 km |
| 31 | Sunday | 16:34 | 07:13 | 99.9% | 404951 km |