moon .5deg.comMay 2026: Moonrise, Moonset, Moon phase and Moon position here: Vanimo, Papua New Guinea (Sandaun). This month starts with moon illumination of 98.8% (01. May, 00:00) and ends with 100% (31. May, 23:59). Full moon (Vanimo Local time): • 2026-05-02, 03:24 • 2026-05-31, 18:46
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:
363 311 km225 751 mi -
405 397 km251 902 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 | 18:06 | 05:49 | 99.6% | 399815 km |
| 02 | Saturday | 18:51 | 06:35 | 99.9% | 402530 km |
| 03 | Sunday | 19:38 | 07:23 | 98.3% | 404404 km |
| 04 | Monday | 20:28 | 08:12 | 94.9% | 405373 km |
| 05 | Tuesday | 21:19 | 09:04 | 89.9% | 405397 km |
| 06 | Wednesday | 22:10 | 09:55 | 83.5% | 404468 km |
| 07 | Thursday | 23:01 | 10:46 | 75.9% | 402603 km |
| 08 | Friday | 23:50 | 11:35 | 67.3% | 399853 km |
| 09 | Saturday | 00:00 | 12:21 | 57.9% | 396309 km |
| 10 | Sunday | 00:37 | 13:06 | 48% | 392109 km |
| 11 | Monday | 01:24 | 13:49 | 37.9% | 387440 km |
| 12 | Tuesday | 02:09 | 14:32 | 27.9% | 382536 km |
| 13 | Wednesday | 02:56 | 15:17 | 18.7% | 377667 km |
| 14 | Thursday | 03:44 | 16:04 | 10.7% | 373124 km |
| 15 | Friday | 04:35 | 16:55 | 4.5% | 369191 km |
| 16 | Saturday | 05:32 | 17:51 | 0.9% | 366123 km |
| 17 | Sunday | 06:33 | 18:53 | 0.1% | 364120 km |
| 18 | Monday | 07:39 | 19:59 | 2.4% | 363311 km |
| 19 | Tuesday | 08:46 | 21:06 | 7.6% | 363746 km |
| 20 | Wednesday | 09:51 | 22:10 | 15.2% | 365384 km |
| 21 | Thursday | 10:51 | 23:10 | 24.6% | 368109 km |
| 22 | Friday | 11:46 | 00:00 | 35% | 371733 km |
| 23 | Saturday | 12:35 | 00:03 | 45.8% | 376022 km |
| 24 | Sunday | 13:20 | 00:52 | 56.5% | 380709 km |
| 25 | Monday | 14:01 | 01:38 | 66.7% | 385523 km |
| 26 | Tuesday | 14:42 | 02:21 | 75.9% | 390206 km |
| 27 | Wednesday | 15:23 | 03:04 | 83.8% | 394528 km |
| 28 | Thursday | 16:04 | 03:48 | 90.4% | 398300 km |
| 29 | Friday | 16:48 | 04:32 | 95.3% | 401373 km |
| 30 | Saturday | 17:35 | 05:20 | 98.5% | 403641 km |
| 31 | Sunday | 18:23 | 06:08 | 99.9% | 405032 km |