moon .5deg.comMay 2026: Moonrise, Moonset, Moon phase and Moon position here: Tinwald, New Zealand (Canterbury, Ashburton District). This month starts with moon illumination of 98.6% (01. May, 00:00) and ends with 100% (31. May, 23:59). Full moon (Tinwald 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 | 16:53 | 06:43 | 99.5% | 399553 km |
| 02 | Saturday | 17:18 | 07:50 | 99.9% | 402334 km |
| 03 | Sunday | 17:48 | 08:56 | 98.5% | 404282 km |
| 04 | Monday | 18:25 | 10:00 | 95.2% | 405328 km |
| 05 | Tuesday | 19:11 | 10:59 | 90.4% | 405432 km |
| 06 | Wednesday | 20:05 | 11:50 | 84.1% | 404582 km |
| 07 | Thursday | 21:06 | 12:33 | 76.6% | 402793 km |
| 08 | Friday | 22:11 | 13:08 | 68.1% | 400114 km |
| 09 | Saturday | 23:19 | 13:37 | 58.7% | 396632 km |
| 10 | Sunday | 00:00 | 14:01 | 48.8% | 392480 km |
| 11 | Monday | 00:27 | 14:21 | 38.7% | 387842 km |
| 12 | Tuesday | 01:37 | 14:41 | 28.8% | 382947 km |
| 13 | Wednesday | 02:48 | 15:01 | 19.4% | 378065 km |
| 14 | Thursday | 04:02 | 15:23 | 11.3% | 373483 km |
| 15 | Friday | 05:20 | 15:47 | 4.9% | 369489 km |
| 16 | Saturday | 06:42 | 16:17 | 1.1% | 366340 km |
| 17 | Sunday | 08:07 | 16:57 | 0% | 364242 km |
| 18 | Monday | 09:30 | 17:50 | 2.1% | 363331 km |
| 19 | Tuesday | 10:42 | 18:56 | 7.1% | 363662 km |
| 20 | Wednesday | 11:40 | 20:13 | 14.5% | 365204 km |
| 21 | Thursday | 12:23 | 21:34 | 23.7% | 367844 km |
| 22 | Friday | 12:55 | 22:52 | 34.1% | 371402 km |
| 23 | Saturday | 13:21 | 00:00 | 44.9% | 375645 km |
| 24 | Sunday | 13:42 | 00:06 | 55.7% | 380310 km |
| 25 | Monday | 14:01 | 01:16 | 65.9% | 385123 km |
| 26 | Tuesday | 14:19 | 02:23 | 75.1% | 389826 km |
| 27 | Wednesday | 14:37 | 03:30 | 83.2% | 394186 km |
| 28 | Thursday | 14:58 | 04:35 | 89.9% | 398010 km |
| 29 | Friday | 15:22 | 05:41 | 95% | 401146 km |
| 30 | Saturday | 15:50 | 06:47 | 98.3% | 403485 km |
| 31 | Sunday | 16:25 | 07:52 | 99.9% | 404951 km |