Daily Moon Almanac for Calera, Alabama
Friday   05/15/2026
04:32 am
MOONRISE		 11:33 am
APEX (Transit)		 06:44 pm
MOONSET
2.1%
Illumination at Apex		 Waning Crescent
Moon Phase		 228,253
Distance in miles
May's full moon is called the Flower Moon
Calera, Alabama - Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phase Calendar
May 2026
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
112:16 am 05:35 am 07:50 pm 248,613 Full Moon
12:24 pm 		100.0%
201:02 am 06:08 am 08:49 pm 250,297Full Moon 99.8%
301:50 am 06:46 am 09:48 pm 251,419Waning Gibbous 97.8%
402:39 am 07:29 am 10:43 pm 251,936Waning Gibbous 94.1%
503:31 am 08:18 am 11:33 pm 251,822Waning Gibbous 88.6%
604:22 am 09:12 am 251,073Waning Gibbous 81.6%
712:18 am 05:12 am 10:10 am 249,708Waning Gibbous 73.4%
812:57 am 06:01 am 11:10 am 247,772Waning Gibbous 64.2%
901:31 am 06:48 am 12:10 pm 245,340 Last Quarter
04:11 pm 		50.0%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
1002:02 am 07:33 am 01:11 pm 242,518Last Quarter 44.0%
1102:30 am 08:17 am 02:12 pm 239,446Waning Crescent 33.6%
1202:58 am 09:02 am 03:15 pm 236,292Waning Crescent 23.6%
1303:26 am 09:49 am 04:21 pm 233,245Waning Crescent 14.5%
1403:57 am 10:38 am 05:30 pm 230,503Waning Crescent 7.2%
1504:32 am 11:33 am 06:44 pm 228,253Waning Crescent 2.1%
1605:13 am 12:32 pm 08:01 pm 226,658 New Moon
03:01 pm 		0.0%
1706:03 am 01:37 pm 09:16 pm 225,839Waxing Crescent 1.3%
1807:03 am 02:44 pm 10:25 pm 225,858Waxing Crescent 5.7%
1908:12 am 03:50 pm 11:23 pm 226,709Waxing Crescent 13.0%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
2009:24 am 04:52 pm 228,318Waxing Crescent 22.4%
2112:11 am 10:36 am 05:48 pm 230,555Waxing Crescent 33.1%
2212:50 am 11:45 am 06:38 pm 233,257First Quarter 44.3%
2301:23 am 12:49 pm 07:25 pm 236,240 First Quarter
06:11 am 		50.0%
2401:51 am 01:50 pm 08:08 pm 239,321Waxing Gibbous 65.9%
2502:18 am 02:49 pm 08:50 pm 242,325Waxing Gibbous 75.4%
2602:43 am 03:47 pm 09:32 pm 245,098Waxing Gibbous 83.7%
2703:10 am 04:45 pm 10:15 pm 247,513Waxing Gibbous 90.4%
2803:38 am 05:43 pm 10:59 pm 249,469Waxing Gibbous 95.5%
2904:09 am 06:42 pm 11:46 pm 250,893Full Moon 98.7%
3004:45 am 07:41 pm 251,390Full Moon 99.6%
3112:35 am 05:27 am 08:37 pm 251,734 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 2.1% 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: 12:16 am
Set: 05:35 am
Full Moon: 12:24 pm
Rise: 07:50 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 248,613
2
May 2
Apex: 01:02 am
Set: 06:08 am
Rise: 08:49 pm
Illumination: 99.8%
Distance: 250,297
3
May 3
Apex: 01:50 am
Set: 06:46 am
Rise: 09:48 pm
Illumination: 97.8%
Distance: 251,419
4
May 4
Apex: 02:39 am
Set: 07:29 am
Rise: 10:43 pm
Illumination: 94.1%
Distance: 251,936
5
May 5
Apex: 03:31 am
Set: 08:18 am
Rise: 11:33 pm
Illumination: 88.6%
Distance: 251,822
6
May 6
Apex: 04:22 am
Set: 09:12 am
Illumination: 81.6%
Distance: 251,073
7
May 7
Rise: 12:18 am
Apex: 05:12 am
Set: 10:10 am
Illumination: 73.4%
Distance: 249,708
8
May 8
Rise: 12:57 am
Apex: 06:01 am
Set: 11:10 am
Illumination: 64.2%
Distance: 247,772
9 LAST QTR
May 9
Rise: 01:31 am
Apex: 06:48 am
Set: 12:10 pm
Last Qtr: 04:11 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 245,340
10
May 10
Rise: 02:02 am
Apex: 07:33 am
Set: 01:11 pm
Illumination: 44.0%
Distance: 242,518
11
May 11
Rise: 02:30 am
Apex: 08:17 am
Set: 02:12 pm
Illumination: 33.6%
Distance: 239,446
12
May 12
Rise: 02:58 am
Apex: 09:02 am
Set: 03:15 pm
Illumination: 23.6%
Distance: 236,292
13
May 13
Rise: 03:26 am
Apex: 09:49 am
Set: 04:21 pm
Illumination: 14.5%
Distance: 233,245
14
May 14
Rise: 03:57 am
Apex: 10:38 am
Set: 05:30 pm
Illumination: 7.2%
Distance: 230,503
15
May 15
Rise: 04:32 am
Apex: 11:33 am
Set: 06:44 pm
Illumination: 2.1%
Distance: 228,253
16 NEW MOON
May 16
Rise: 05:13 am
Apex: 12:32 pm
New Moon: 03:01 pm
Set: 08:01 pm
Illumination: 0%
Distance: 226,658
17
May 17
Rise: 06:03 am
Apex: 01:37 pm
Set: 09:16 pm
Illumination: 1.3%
Distance: 225,839
18
May 18
Rise: 07:03 am
Apex: 02:44 pm
Set: 10:25 pm
Illumination: 5.7%
Distance: 225,858
19
May 19
Rise: 08:12 am
Apex: 03:50 pm
Set: 11:23 pm
Illumination: 13.0%
Distance: 226,709
20
May 20
Rise: 09:24 am
Apex: 04:52 pm
Illumination: 22.4%
Distance: 228,318
21
May 21
Set: 12:11 am
Rise: 10:36 am
Apex: 05:48 pm
Illumination: 33.1%
Distance: 230,555
22
May 22
Set: 12:50 am
Rise: 11:45 am
Apex: 06:38 pm
Illumination: 44.3%
Distance: 233,257
23 FIRST QTR
May 23
Set: 01:23 am
First Qtr: 06:11 am
Rise: 12:49 pm
Apex: 07:25 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 236,240
24
May 24
Set: 01:51 am
Rise: 01:50 pm
Apex: 08:08 pm
Illumination: 65.9%
Distance: 239,321
25
May 25
Set: 02:18 am
Rise: 02:49 pm
Apex: 08:50 pm
Illumination: 75.4%
Distance: 242,325
26
May 26
Set: 02:43 am
Rise: 03:47 pm
Apex: 09:32 pm
Illumination: 83.7%
Distance: 245,098
27
May 27
Set: 03:10 am
Rise: 04:45 pm
Apex: 10:15 pm
Illumination: 90.4%
Distance: 247,513
28
May 28
Set: 03:38 am
Rise: 05:43 pm
Apex: 10:59 pm
Illumination: 95.5%
Distance: 249,469
29
May 29
Set: 04:09 am
Rise: 06:42 pm
Apex: 11:46 pm
Illumination: 98.7%
Distance: 250,893
30
May 30
Set: 04:45 am
Rise: 07:41 pm
Illumination: 99.6%
Distance: 251,390
31 FULL MOON
May 31
Apex: 12:35 am
Full Moon: 03:46 am
Set: 05:27 am
Rise: 08:37 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 251,734