Daily Moon Almanac for Carlsbad, New Mexico
Friday   05/08/2026
01:06 am
MOONRISE		 06:13 am
APEX (Transit)		 11:25 am
MOONSET
64.2%
Illumination at Apex		 Waning Gibbous
Moon Phase		 247,754
Distance in miles
May's full moon is called the Flower Moon
Carlsbad, New Mexico - Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phase Calendar
May 2026
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
112:28 am 05:49 am 08:01 pm 248,629 Full Moon
11:24 am 		100.0%
201:14 am 06:22 am 08:59 pm 250,308Full Moon 99.8%
302:02 am 07:00 am 09:58 pm 251,426Waning Gibbous 97.8%
402:52 am 07:44 am 10:52 pm 251,937Waning Gibbous 94.0%
503:43 am 08:34 am 11:43 pm 251,818Waning Gibbous 88.5%
604:34 am 09:28 am 251,064Waning Gibbous 81.6%
712:27 am 05:25 am 10:25 am 249,694Waning Gibbous 73.4%
801:06 am 06:13 am 11:25 am 247,754Waning Gibbous 64.2%
901:41 am 06:59 am 12:25 pm 245,318 Last Quarter
03:11 pm 		50.0%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
1002:12 am 07:45 am 01:25 pm 242,494Last Quarter 43.9%
1102:41 am 08:30 am 02:26 pm 239,420Waning Crescent 33.5%
1203:09 am 09:14 am 03:28 pm 236,266Waning Crescent 23.5%
1303:38 am 10:01 am 04:34 pm 233,221Waning Crescent 14.5%
1404:09 am 10:51 am 05:43 pm 230,482Waning Crescent 7.1%
1504:45 am 11:45 am 06:56 pm 228,237Waning Crescent 2.1%
1605:27 am 12:45 pm 08:12 pm 226,648 New Moon
02:01 pm 		0.0%
1706:18 am 01:50 pm 09:27 pm 225,835Waxing Crescent 1.3%
1807:19 am 02:57 pm 10:35 pm 225,862Waxing Crescent 5.8%
1908:28 am 04:03 pm 11:33 pm 226,720Waxing Crescent 13.1%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
2009:40 am 05:05 pm 228,335Waxing Crescent 22.5%
2112:21 am 10:51 am 06:00 pm 230,576Waxing Crescent 33.2%
2201:00 am 11:59 am 06:51 pm 233,281First Quarter 44.4%
2301:33 am 01:03 pm 07:37 pm 236,265 First Quarter
05:11 am 		50.0%
2402:02 am 02:03 pm 08:20 pm 239,346Waxing Gibbous 66.0%
2502:29 am 03:01 pm 09:02 pm 242,348Waxing Gibbous 75.5%
2602:55 am 03:59 pm 09:44 pm 245,119Waxing Gibbous 83.7%
2703:22 am 04:56 pm 10:27 pm 247,531Waxing Gibbous 90.5%
2803:51 am 05:54 pm 11:11 pm 249,483Waxing Gibbous 95.5%
2904:23 am 06:53 pm 11:58 pm 250,903Full Moon 98.7%
3004:59 am 07:51 pm 251,397Full Moon 99.6%
3112:48 am 05:42 am 08:47 pm 251,739 Full Moon
02:46 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 Gibbous.
The moon is 64.2% 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: 12:28 am
Set: 05:49 am
Full Moon: 11:24 am
Rise: 08:01 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 248,629
2
May 2
Apex: 01:14 am
Set: 06:22 am
Rise: 08:59 pm
Illumination: 99.8%
Distance: 250,308
3
May 3
Apex: 02:02 am
Set: 07:00 am
Rise: 09:58 pm
Illumination: 97.8%
Distance: 251,426
4
May 4
Apex: 02:52 am
Set: 07:44 am
Rise: 10:52 pm
Illumination: 94.0%
Distance: 251,937
5
May 5
Apex: 03:43 am
Set: 08:34 am
Rise: 11:43 pm
Illumination: 88.5%
Distance: 251,818
6
May 6
Apex: 04:34 am
Set: 09:28 am
Illumination: 81.6%
Distance: 251,064
7
May 7
Rise: 12:27 am
Apex: 05:25 am
Set: 10:25 am
Illumination: 73.4%
Distance: 249,694
8
May 8
Rise: 01:06 am
Apex: 06:13 am
Set: 11:25 am
Illumination: 64.2%
Distance: 247,754
9 LAST QTR
May 9
Rise: 01:41 am
Apex: 06:59 am
Set: 12:25 pm
Last Qtr: 03:11 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 245,318
10
May 10
Rise: 02:12 am
Apex: 07:45 am
Set: 01:25 pm
Illumination: 43.9%
Distance: 242,494
11
May 11
Rise: 02:41 am
Apex: 08:30 am
Set: 02:26 pm
Illumination: 33.5%
Distance: 239,420
12
May 12
Rise: 03:09 am
Apex: 09:14 am
Set: 03:28 pm
Illumination: 23.5%
Distance: 236,266
13
May 13
Rise: 03:38 am
Apex: 10:01 am
Set: 04:34 pm
Illumination: 14.5%
Distance: 233,221
14
May 14
Rise: 04:09 am
Apex: 10:51 am
Set: 05:43 pm
Illumination: 7.1%
Distance: 230,482
15
May 15
Rise: 04:45 am
Apex: 11:45 am
Set: 06:56 pm
Illumination: 2.1%
Distance: 228,237
16 NEW MOON
May 16
Rise: 05:27 am
Apex: 12:45 pm
New Moon: 02:01 pm
Set: 08:12 pm
Illumination: 0%
Distance: 226,648
17
May 17
Rise: 06:18 am
Apex: 01:50 pm
Set: 09:27 pm
Illumination: 1.3%
Distance: 225,835
18
May 18
Rise: 07:19 am
Apex: 02:57 pm
Set: 10:35 pm
Illumination: 5.8%
Distance: 225,862
19
May 19
Rise: 08:28 am
Apex: 04:03 pm
Set: 11:33 pm
Illumination: 13.1%
Distance: 226,720
20
May 20
Rise: 09:40 am
Apex: 05:05 pm
Illumination: 22.5%
Distance: 228,335
21
May 21
Set: 12:21 am
Rise: 10:51 am
Apex: 06:00 pm
Illumination: 33.2%
Distance: 230,576
22
May 22
Set: 01:00 am
Rise: 11:59 am
Apex: 06:51 pm
Illumination: 44.4%
Distance: 233,281
23 FIRST QTR
May 23
Set: 01:33 am
First Qtr: 05:11 am
Rise: 01:03 pm
Apex: 07:37 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 236,265
24
May 24
Set: 02:02 am
Rise: 02:03 pm
Apex: 08:20 pm
Illumination: 66.0%
Distance: 239,346
25
May 25
Set: 02:29 am
Rise: 03:01 pm
Apex: 09:02 pm
Illumination: 75.5%
Distance: 242,348
26
May 26
Set: 02:55 am
Rise: 03:59 pm
Apex: 09:44 pm
Illumination: 83.7%
Distance: 245,119
27
May 27
Set: 03:22 am
Rise: 04:56 pm
Apex: 10:27 pm
Illumination: 90.5%
Distance: 247,531
28
May 28
Set: 03:51 am
Rise: 05:54 pm
Apex: 11:11 pm
Illumination: 95.5%
Distance: 249,483
29
May 29
Set: 04:23 am
Rise: 06:53 pm
Apex: 11:58 pm
Illumination: 98.7%
Distance: 250,903
30
May 30
Set: 04:59 am
Rise: 07:51 pm
Illumination: 99.6%
Distance: 251,397
31 FULL MOON
May 31
Apex: 12:48 am
Full Moon: 02:46 am
Set: 05:42 am
Rise: 08:47 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 251,739