moon .5deg.comMay 2026: Moonrise, Moonset, Moon phase and Moon position here: New Orleans, United States (Louisiana, Orleans Parish). This month starts with moon illumination of 99.8% (01. May, 00:00) and ends with 99.4% (31. May, 23:59). Full moon (New Orleans Local time): • 2026-05-01, 12:24 • 2026-05-31, 03:46
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:
363 438 km225 830 mi -
405 500 km251 966 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 | 19:57 | 05:55 | 100% | 401606 km |
| 02 | Saturday | 20:54 | 06:29 | 99.1% | 403805 km |
| 03 | Sunday | 21:52 | 07:08 | 96.4% | 405119 km |
| 04 | Monday | 22:46 | 07:53 | 92% | 405500 km |
| 05 | Tuesday | 23:37 | 08:42 | 86.1% | 404928 km |
| 06 | Wednesday | 00:00 | 09:36 | 78.9% | 403410 km |
| 07 | Thursday | 00:22 | 10:33 | 70.6% | 400983 km |
| 08 | Friday | 01:03 | 11:31 | 61.5% | 397723 km |
| 09 | Saturday | 01:39 | 12:29 | 51.8% | 393750 km |
| 10 | Sunday | 02:11 | 13:29 | 41.7% | 389232 km |
| 11 | Monday | 02:41 | 14:28 | 31.6% | 384386 km |
| 12 | Tuesday | 03:11 | 15:29 | 22% | 379471 km |
| 13 | Wednesday | 03:41 | 16:32 | 13.5% | 374771 km |
| 14 | Thursday | 04:13 | 17:40 | 6.6% | 370578 km |
| 15 | Friday | 04:51 | 18:51 | 1.9% | 367158 km |
| 16 | Saturday | 05:34 | 20:05 | 0% | 364736 km |
| 17 | Sunday | 06:26 | 21:20 | 1.2% | 363470 km |
| 18 | Monday | 07:27 | 22:28 | 5.3% | 363438 km |
| 19 | Tuesday | 08:35 | 23:28 | 12.1% | 364634 km |
| 20 | Wednesday | 09:47 | 00:00 | 20.9% | 366970 km |
| 21 | Thursday | 10:57 | 00:17 | 31% | 370283 km |
| 22 | Friday | 12:03 | 00:58 | 41.8% | 374352 km |
| 23 | Saturday | 13:06 | 01:32 | 52.6% | 378922 km |
| 24 | Sunday | 14:05 | 02:03 | 63% | 383720 km |
| 25 | Monday | 15:02 | 02:31 | 72.5% | 388480 km |
| 26 | Tuesday | 15:58 | 02:58 | 81% | 392962 km |
| 27 | Wednesday | 16:54 | 03:27 | 88.1% | 396960 km |
| 28 | Thursday | 17:51 | 03:57 | 93.6% | 400310 km |
| 29 | Friday | 18:48 | 04:30 | 97.5% | 402890 km |
| 30 | Saturday | 19:45 | 05:07 | 99.6% | 404617 km |
| 31 | Sunday | 20:40 | 05:50 | 99.9% | 405437 km |