Daily Moon Almanac for New Braunfels, Texas
Tuesday   05/12/2026
03:43 am
MOONRISE		 09:49 am
APEX (Transit)		 04:02 pm
MOONSET
23.3%
Illumination at Apex		 Waning Crescent
Moon Phase		 236,194
Distance in miles
May's full moon is called the Flower Moon
New Braunfels, Texas - Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phase Calendar
May 2026
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
101:03 am 06:28 am 08:29 pm 248,674 Full Moon
12:24 pm 		100.0%
201:48 am 07:03 am 09:27 pm 250,341Full Moon 99.7%
302:36 am 07:42 am 10:24 pm 251,445Waning Gibbous 97.7%
403:26 am 08:27 am 11:18 pm 251,942Waning Gibbous 93.9%
504:17 am 09:16 am 251,808Waning Gibbous 88.4%
612:09 am 05:09 am 10:10 am 251,039Waning Gibbous 81.4%
712:54 am 05:59 am 11:07 am 249,656Waning Gibbous 73.2%
801:34 am 06:47 am 12:05 pm 247,703Waning Gibbous 63.9%
902:10 am 07:34 am 01:03 pm 245,257 Last Quarter
04:11 pm 		50.0%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
1002:43 am 08:19 am 02:02 pm 242,425Last Quarter 43.6%
1103:13 am 09:04 am 03:01 pm 239,347Waning Crescent 33.3%
1203:43 am 09:49 am 04:02 pm 236,194Waning Crescent 23.3%
1304:14 am 10:35 am 05:05 pm 233,154Waning Crescent 14.3%
1404:47 am 11:25 am 06:13 pm 230,424Waning Crescent 7.0%
1505:24 am 12:19 pm 07:24 pm 228,193Waning Crescent 2.0%
1606:08 am 01:19 pm 08:38 pm 226,620 New Moon
03:01 pm 		0.0%
1706:59 am 02:24 pm 09:52 pm 225,827Waxing Crescent 1.3%
1808:01 am 03:31 pm 11:01 pm 225,872Waxing Crescent 5.9%
1909:10 am 04:37 pm 11:59 pm 226,748Waxing Crescent 13.3%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
2010:21 am 05:39 pm 228,379Waxing Crescent 22.8%
2112:49 am 11:31 am 06:35 pm 230,634Waxing Crescent 33.5%
2201:30 am 12:37 pm 07:25 pm 233,347First Quarter 44.7%
2302:05 am 01:39 pm 08:11 pm 236,336 First Quarter
06:11 am 		50.0%
2402:35 am 02:38 pm 08:54 pm 239,417Waxing Gibbous 66.2%
2503:04 am 03:35 pm 09:36 pm 242,416Waxing Gibbous 75.7%
2603:31 am 04:30 pm 10:18 pm 245,180Waxing Gibbous 83.9%
2703:59 am 05:26 pm 11:01 pm 247,582Waxing Gibbous 90.6%
2804:30 am 06:23 pm 11:46 pm 249,522Waxing Gibbous 95.6%
2905:03 am 07:20 pm 250,299Waxing Gibbous 97.4%
3012:33 am 05:41 am 08:17 pm 250,928Full Moon 98.7%
3101:22 am 06:24 am 09:13 pm 251,751 Full Moon
03:46 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 23.3% 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: 01:03 am
Set: 06:28 am
Full Moon: 12:24 pm
Rise: 08:29 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 248,674
2
May 2
Apex: 01:48 am
Set: 07:03 am
Rise: 09:27 pm
Illumination: 99.7%
Distance: 250,341
3
May 3
Apex: 02:36 am
Set: 07:42 am
Rise: 10:24 pm
Illumination: 97.7%
Distance: 251,445
4
May 4
Apex: 03:26 am
Set: 08:27 am
Rise: 11:18 pm
Illumination: 93.9%
Distance: 251,942
5
May 5
Apex: 04:17 am
Set: 09:16 am
Illumination: 88.4%
Distance: 251,808
6
May 6
Rise: 12:09 am
Apex: 05:09 am
Set: 10:10 am
Illumination: 81.4%
Distance: 251,039
7
May 7
Rise: 12:54 am
Apex: 05:59 am
Set: 11:07 am
Illumination: 73.2%
Distance: 249,656
8
May 8
Rise: 01:34 am
Apex: 06:47 am
Set: 12:05 pm
Illumination: 63.9%
Distance: 247,703
9 LAST QTR
May 9
Rise: 02:10 am
Apex: 07:34 am
Set: 01:03 pm
Last Qtr: 04:11 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 245,257
10
May 10
Rise: 02:43 am
Apex: 08:19 am
Set: 02:02 pm
Illumination: 43.6%
Distance: 242,425
11
May 11
Rise: 03:13 am
Apex: 09:04 am
Set: 03:01 pm
Illumination: 33.3%
Distance: 239,347
12
May 12
Rise: 03:43 am
Apex: 09:49 am
Set: 04:02 pm
Illumination: 23.3%
Distance: 236,194
13
May 13
Rise: 04:14 am
Apex: 10:35 am
Set: 05:05 pm
Illumination: 14.3%
Distance: 233,154
14
May 14
Rise: 04:47 am
Apex: 11:25 am
Set: 06:13 pm
Illumination: 7.0%
Distance: 230,424
15
May 15
Rise: 05:24 am
Apex: 12:19 pm
Set: 07:24 pm
Illumination: 2.0%
Distance: 228,193
16 NEW MOON
May 16
Rise: 06:08 am
Apex: 01:19 pm
New Moon: 03:01 pm
Set: 08:38 pm
Illumination: 0%
Distance: 226,620
17
May 17
Rise: 06:59 am
Apex: 02:24 pm
Set: 09:52 pm
Illumination: 1.3%
Distance: 225,827
18
May 18
Rise: 08:01 am
Apex: 03:31 pm
Set: 11:01 pm
Illumination: 5.9%
Distance: 225,872
19
May 19
Rise: 09:10 am
Apex: 04:37 pm
Set: 11:59 pm
Illumination: 13.3%
Distance: 226,748
20
May 20
Rise: 10:21 am
Apex: 05:39 pm
Illumination: 22.8%
Distance: 228,379
21
May 21
Set: 12:49 am
Rise: 11:31 am
Apex: 06:35 pm
Illumination: 33.5%
Distance: 230,634
22
May 22
Set: 01:30 am
Rise: 12:37 pm
Apex: 07:25 pm
Illumination: 44.7%
Distance: 233,347
23 FIRST QTR
May 23
Set: 02:05 am
First Qtr: 06:11 am
Rise: 01:39 pm
Apex: 08:11 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 236,336
24
May 24
Set: 02:35 am
Rise: 02:38 pm
Apex: 08:54 pm
Illumination: 66.2%
Distance: 239,417
25
May 25
Set: 03:04 am
Rise: 03:35 pm
Apex: 09:36 pm
Illumination: 75.7%
Distance: 242,416
26
May 26
Set: 03:31 am
Rise: 04:30 pm
Apex: 10:18 pm
Illumination: 83.9%
Distance: 245,180
27
May 27
Set: 03:59 am
Rise: 05:26 pm
Apex: 11:01 pm
Illumination: 90.6%
Distance: 247,582
28
May 28
Set: 04:30 am
Rise: 06:23 pm
Apex: 11:46 pm
Illumination: 95.6%
Distance: 249,522
29
May 29
Set: 05:03 am
Rise: 07:20 pm
Illumination: 97.4%
Distance: 250,299
30
May 30
Apex: 12:33 am
Set: 05:41 am
Rise: 08:17 pm
Illumination: 98.7%
Distance: 250,928
31 FULL MOON
May 31
Apex: 01:22 am
Full Moon: 03:46 am
Set: 06:24 am
Rise: 09:13 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 251,751