Daily Moon Almanac for Gainesville, Florida
Monday   05/11/2026
03:09 am
MOONRISE		 08:59 am
APEX (Transit)		 02:56 pm
MOONSET
33.3%
Illumination at Apex		 Waning Crescent
Moon Phase		 239,358
Distance in miles
May's full moon is called the Flower Moon
Gainesville, Florida - Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phase Calendar
May 2026
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
112:58 am 06:24 am 08:24 pm 248,667 Full Moon
01:24 pm 		100.0%
201:43 am 06:58 am 09:21 pm 250,336Full Moon 99.7%
302:31 am 07:37 am 10:18 pm 251,442Waning Gibbous 97.8%
403:21 am 08:21 am 11:13 pm 251,941Waning Gibbous 93.9%
504:12 am 09:11 am 251,809Waning Gibbous 88.4%
612:03 am 05:03 am 10:05 am 251,043Waning Gibbous 81.4%
712:49 am 05:54 am 11:01 am 249,662Waning Gibbous 73.2%
801:30 am 06:42 am 11:59 am 247,711Waning Gibbous 64.0%
902:06 am 07:29 am 12:58 pm 245,266 Last Quarter
05:11 pm 		50.0%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
1002:38 am 08:14 am 01:57 pm 242,435Last Quarter 43.7%
1103:09 am 08:59 am 02:56 pm 239,358Waning Crescent 33.3%
1203:39 am 09:44 am 03:56 pm 236,204Waning Crescent 23.3%
1304:09 am 10:30 am 04:59 pm 233,164Waning Crescent 14.3%
1404:42 am 11:20 am 06:06 pm 230,433Waning Crescent 7.0%
1505:19 am 12:14 pm 07:18 pm 228,200Waning Crescent 2.0%
1606:03 am 01:13 pm 08:32 pm 226,625 New Moon
04:01 pm 		0.0%
1706:54 am 02:18 pm 09:46 pm 225,828Waxing Crescent 1.3%
1807:56 am 03:25 pm 10:55 pm 225,870Waxing Crescent 5.9%
1909:04 am 04:31 pm 11:54 pm 226,743Waxing Crescent 13.3%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
2010:15 am 05:33 pm 228,372Waxing Crescent 22.7%
2112:44 am 11:25 am 06:29 pm 230,625Waxing Crescent 33.4%
2201:25 am 12:31 pm 07:20 pm 233,337First Quarter 44.6%
2302:00 am 01:33 pm 08:06 pm 236,326 First Quarter
07:11 am 		50.0%
2402:31 am 02:32 pm 08:49 pm 239,406Waxing Gibbous 66.2%
2502:59 am 03:29 pm 09:31 pm 242,406Waxing Gibbous 75.7%
2603:27 am 04:25 pm 10:13 pm 245,171Waxing Gibbous 83.9%
2703:55 am 05:21 pm 10:56 pm 247,574Waxing Gibbous 90.6%
2804:26 am 06:17 pm 11:41 pm 249,516Waxing Gibbous 95.6%
2904:59 am 07:15 pm 250,294Waxing Gibbous 97.4%
3012:27 am 05:36 am 08:12 pm 250,925Full Moon 98.7%
3101:16 am 06:19 am 09:07 pm 251,749 Full Moon
04:46 am 		100.0%
Did you know?
 This month has 2 full moons.
This first full moon on the 1st is known as the Full Flower Moon.
This second full moon on the 31st is commonly named the Blue Moon.
The moon phase for today is Waning Crescent.
The moon is 33.3% illuminated today.
Tomorrow the moon will decrease in illumination.
The full moon of May is described by the Native Americans as the
   Full Flower Moon due to the abundance of flowering plants and trees.


May 2026
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1 FULL MOON
May 1
Apex: 12:58 am
Set: 06:24 am
Full Moon: 01:24 pm
Rise: 08:24 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 248,667
2
May 2
Apex: 01:43 am
Set: 06:58 am
Rise: 09:21 pm
Illumination: 99.7%
Distance: 250,336
3
May 3
Apex: 02:31 am
Set: 07:37 am
Rise: 10:18 pm
Illumination: 97.8%
Distance: 251,442
4
May 4
Apex: 03:21 am
Set: 08:21 am
Rise: 11:13 pm
Illumination: 93.9%
Distance: 251,941
5
May 5
Apex: 04:12 am
Set: 09:11 am
Illumination: 88.4%
Distance: 251,809
6
May 6
Rise: 12:03 am
Apex: 05:03 am
Set: 10:05 am
Illumination: 81.4%
Distance: 251,043
7
May 7
Rise: 12:49 am
Apex: 05:54 am
Set: 11:01 am
Illumination: 73.2%
Distance: 249,662
8
May 8
Rise: 01:30 am
Apex: 06:42 am
Set: 11:59 am
Illumination: 64.0%
Distance: 247,711
9 LAST QTR
May 9
Rise: 02:06 am
Apex: 07:29 am
Set: 12:58 pm
Last Qtr: 05:11 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 245,266
10
May 10
Rise: 02:38 am
Apex: 08:14 am
Set: 01:57 pm
Illumination: 43.7%
Distance: 242,435
11
May 11
Rise: 03:09 am
Apex: 08:59 am
Set: 02:56 pm
Illumination: 33.3%
Distance: 239,358
12
May 12
Rise: 03:39 am
Apex: 09:44 am
Set: 03:56 pm
Illumination: 23.3%
Distance: 236,204
13
May 13
Rise: 04:09 am
Apex: 10:30 am
Set: 04:59 pm
Illumination: 14.3%
Distance: 233,164
14
May 14
Rise: 04:42 am
Apex: 11:20 am
Set: 06:06 pm
Illumination: 7.0%
Distance: 230,433
15
May 15
Rise: 05:19 am
Apex: 12:14 pm
Set: 07:18 pm
Illumination: 2.0%
Distance: 228,200
16 NEW MOON
May 16
Rise: 06:03 am
Apex: 01:13 pm
New Moon: 04:01 pm
Set: 08:32 pm
Illumination: 0%
Distance: 226,625
17
May 17
Rise: 06:54 am
Apex: 02:18 pm
Set: 09:46 pm
Illumination: 1.3%
Distance: 225,828
18
May 18
Rise: 07:56 am
Apex: 03:25 pm
Set: 10:55 pm
Illumination: 5.9%
Distance: 225,870
19
May 19
Rise: 09:04 am
Apex: 04:31 pm
Set: 11:54 pm
Illumination: 13.3%
Distance: 226,743
20
May 20
Rise: 10:15 am
Apex: 05:33 pm
Illumination: 22.7%
Distance: 228,372
21
May 21
Set: 12:44 am
Rise: 11:25 am
Apex: 06:29 pm
Illumination: 33.4%
Distance: 230,625
22
May 22
Set: 01:25 am
Rise: 12:31 pm
Apex: 07:20 pm
Illumination: 44.6%
Distance: 233,337
23 FIRST QTR
May 23
Set: 02:00 am
First Qtr: 07:11 am
Rise: 01:33 pm
Apex: 08:06 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 236,326
24
May 24
Set: 02:31 am
Rise: 02:32 pm
Apex: 08:49 pm
Illumination: 66.2%
Distance: 239,406
25
May 25
Set: 02:59 am
Rise: 03:29 pm
Apex: 09:31 pm
Illumination: 75.7%
Distance: 242,406
26
May 26
Set: 03:27 am
Rise: 04:25 pm
Apex: 10:13 pm
Illumination: 83.9%
Distance: 245,171
27
May 27
Set: 03:55 am
Rise: 05:21 pm
Apex: 10:56 pm
Illumination: 90.6%
Distance: 247,574
28
May 28
Set: 04:26 am
Rise: 06:17 pm
Apex: 11:41 pm
Illumination: 95.6%
Distance: 249,516
29
May 29
Set: 04:59 am
Rise: 07:15 pm
Illumination: 97.4%
Distance: 250,294
30
May 30
Apex: 12:27 am
Set: 05:36 am
Rise: 08:12 pm
Illumination: 98.7%
Distance: 250,925
31 FULL MOON
May 31
Apex: 01:16 am
Full Moon: 04:46 am
Set: 06:19 am
Rise: 09:07 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 251,749