moon .5deg.comMay 2026: Moonrise, Moonset, Moon phase and Moon position here: Waitangi, New Zealand (Chatham Islands). This month starts with moon illumination of 98.5% (01. May, 00:00) and ends with 100% (31. May, 23:59). Full moon (Waitangi Local time): • 2026-05-02, 06:09 • 2026-05-31, 21:31
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:
363 341 km225 770 mi -
405 443 km251 931 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 | 16:50 | 06:39 | 99.5% | 399454 km |
| 02 | Saturday | 17:15 | 07:46 | 99.9% | 402260 km |
| 03 | Sunday | 17:45 | 08:52 | 98.5% | 404234 km |
| 04 | Monday | 18:22 | 09:56 | 95.4% | 405309 km |
| 05 | Tuesday | 19:08 | 10:55 | 90.6% | 405443 km |
| 06 | Wednesday | 20:01 | 11:47 | 84.3% | 404623 km |
| 07 | Thursday | 21:02 | 12:30 | 76.9% | 402863 km |
| 08 | Friday | 22:07 | 13:05 | 68.3% | 400210 km |
| 09 | Saturday | 23:15 | 13:34 | 59% | 396751 km |
| 10 | Sunday | 00:00 | 13:58 | 49.1% | 392618 km |
| 11 | Monday | 00:23 | 14:19 | 39% | 387992 km |
| 12 | Tuesday | 01:33 | 14:39 | 29.1% | 383101 km |
| 13 | Wednesday | 02:44 | 14:59 | 19.7% | 378214 km |
| 14 | Thursday | 03:58 | 15:20 | 11.5% | 373619 km |
| 15 | Friday | 05:16 | 15:44 | 5.1% | 369602 km |
| 16 | Saturday | 06:38 | 16:14 | 1.1% | 366423 km |
| 17 | Sunday | 08:03 | 16:54 | 0% | 364290 km |
| 18 | Monday | 09:26 | 17:46 | 2% | 363341 km |
| 19 | Tuesday | 10:38 | 18:52 | 6.9% | 363633 km |
| 20 | Wednesday | 11:36 | 20:08 | 14.2% | 365138 km |
| 21 | Thursday | 12:20 | 21:29 | 23.4% | 367747 km |
| 22 | Friday | 12:53 | 22:47 | 33.8% | 371279 km |
| 23 | Saturday | 13:18 | 00:00 | 44.6% | 375505 km |
| 24 | Sunday | 13:40 | 00:01 | 55.3% | 380160 km |
| 25 | Monday | 13:58 | 01:12 | 65.5% | 384973 km |
| 26 | Tuesday | 14:16 | 02:19 | 74.9% | 389683 km |
| 27 | Wednesday | 14:35 | 03:26 | 83% | 394057 km |
| 28 | Thursday | 14:55 | 04:31 | 89.7% | 397900 km |
| 29 | Friday | 15:19 | 05:37 | 94.8% | 401060 km |
| 30 | Saturday | 15:47 | 06:43 | 98.2% | 403425 km |
| 31 | Sunday | 16:21 | 07:48 | 99.9% | 404919 km |