moon .5deg.comRaleigh, United States (North Carolina, Wake County) Moonrise, Moonset, Moon position (Altitude, Azimuth), Moon phase and Moon illumination for day: 2026-05-18.
All times are shown in Raleigh local time (GMT-04:00
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Moonrise: 07:20, Moonset: 23:00.
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth: 363 414 km225 815 mi. Moon illumination minimal/maximal: 2.73% / 8.14%
The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 2.1 (Day)
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2026-05-18
Table view of above data:
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth | Moon illumination |
| 000 | -17.8° | 326.3° | 2.7% |
| 100 | -23.2° | 338.6° | 2.9% |
| 200 | -26.1° | 352.2° | 3.1% |
| 300 | -26.2° | 6.4° | 3.3% |
| 400 | -23.4° | 20° | 3.5% |
| 500 | -18.2° | 32.4° | 3.6% |
| 600 | -11° | 43.2° | 3.8% |
| 700 | -2.3° | 52.5° | 4% |
| 800 | 7.4° | 60.6° | 4.2% |
| 900 | 17.9° | 67.9° | 4.5% |
| 1000 | 29° | 74.7° | 4.7% |
| 1100 | 40.4° | 81.4° | 4.9% |
| 1200 | 52° | 88.7° | 5.1% |
| 1300 | 63.6° | 98.2° | 5.3% |
| 1400 | 74.7° | 115.5° | 5.6% |
| 1500 | 82.3° | 171.6° | 5.8% |
| 1600 | 76.6° | 239.3° | 6.1% |
| 1700 | 65.6° | 259.7° | 6.3% |
| 1800 | 54° | 269.9° | 6.6% |
| 1900 | 42.4° | 277.5° | 6.8% |
| 2000 | 31° | 284.3° | 7.1% |
| 2100 | 19.9° | 291° | 7.3% |
| 2200 | 9.3° | 298.1° | 7.6% |
| 2300 | -0.6° | 306.1° | 7.9% |
| 2400 | -9.4° | 315.2° | 8.1% |