Daily Moon Almanac for Ash,North Carolina
Sunday   05/10/2026
02:30 am
MOONRISE		 07:59 am
APEX (Transit)		 01:35 pm
MOONSET
43.8%
Illumination at Apex		 Last Quarter
Moon Phase		 242,466
Distance in miles
May's full moon is called the Flower Moon
Ash,North Carolina - Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phase Calendar
May 2026
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
112:42 am 05:59 am 08:18 pm 248,647 Full Moon
01:24 pm 		100.0%
201:28 am 06:32 am 09:18 pm 250,321Full Moon 99.8%
302:15 am 07:09 am 10:16 pm 251,433Waning Gibbous 97.8%
403:05 am 07:52 am 11:11 pm 251,939Waning Gibbous 94.0%
503:56 am 08:41 am 251,814Waning Gibbous 88.5%
612:02 am 04:48 am 09:35 am 251,054Waning Gibbous 81.5%
712:47 am 05:38 am 10:33 am 249,679Waning Gibbous 73.3%
801:25 am 06:27 am 11:33 am 247,734Waning Gibbous 64.1%
901:59 am 07:14 am 12:34 pm 245,294 Last Quarter
05:11 pm 		50.0%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
1002:30 am 07:59 am 01:35 pm 242,466Last Quarter 43.8%
1102:58 am 08:43 am 02:37 pm 239,391Waning Crescent 33.4%
1203:25 am 09:28 am 03:41 pm 236,237Waning Crescent 23.4%
1303:52 am 10:15 am 04:47 pm 233,194Waning Crescent 14.4%
1404:22 am 11:04 am 05:57 pm 230,460Waning Crescent 7.0%
1504:56 am 11:58 am 07:11 pm 228,220Waning Crescent 2.1%
1605:37 am 12:58 pm 08:28 pm 226,638 New Moon
04:01 pm 		0.0%
1706:26 am 02:02 pm 09:44 pm 225,832Waxing Crescent 1.3%
1807:26 am 03:09 pm 10:53 pm 225,865Waxing Crescent 5.8%
1908:34 am 04:16 pm 11:52 pm 226,730Waxing Crescent 13.2%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
2009:47 am 05:18 pm 228,351Waxing Crescent 22.6%
2112:39 am 10:59 am 06:14 pm 230,599Waxing Crescent 33.3%
2201:18 am 12:09 pm 07:04 pm 233,307First Quarter 44.5%
2301:50 am 01:14 pm 07:51 pm 236,294 First Quarter
07:11 am 		50.0%
2402:18 am 02:15 pm 08:34 pm 239,375Waxing Gibbous 66.1%
2502:44 am 03:15 pm 09:16 pm 242,376Waxing Gibbous 75.6%
2603:09 am 04:13 pm 09:58 pm 245,144Waxing Gibbous 83.8%
2703:35 am 05:12 pm 10:41 pm 247,551Waxing Gibbous 90.5%
2804:03 am 06:11 pm 11:25 pm 249,499Waxing Gibbous 95.5%
2904:34 am 07:10 pm 250,280Waxing Gibbous 97.4%
3012:12 am 05:09 am 08:09 pm 250,913Full Moon 98.7%
3101:01 am 05:50 am 09:06 pm 251,743 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 Last Quarter.
The moon is 43.8% illuminated today.
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: 12:42 am
Set: 05:59 am
Full Moon: 01:24 pm
Rise: 08:18 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 248,647
2
May 2
Apex: 01:28 am
Set: 06:32 am
Rise: 09:18 pm
Illumination: 99.8%
Distance: 250,321
3
May 3
Apex: 02:15 am
Set: 07:09 am
Rise: 10:16 pm
Illumination: 97.8%
Distance: 251,433
4
May 4
Apex: 03:05 am
Set: 07:52 am
Rise: 11:11 pm
Illumination: 94.0%
Distance: 251,939
5
May 5
Apex: 03:56 am
Set: 08:41 am
Illumination: 88.5%
Distance: 251,814
6
May 6
Rise: 12:02 am
Apex: 04:48 am
Set: 09:35 am
Illumination: 81.5%
Distance: 251,054
7
May 7
Rise: 12:47 am
Apex: 05:38 am
Set: 10:33 am
Illumination: 73.3%
Distance: 249,679
8
May 8
Rise: 01:25 am
Apex: 06:27 am
Set: 11:33 am
Illumination: 64.1%
Distance: 247,734
9 LAST QTR
May 9
Rise: 01:59 am
Apex: 07:14 am
Set: 12:34 pm
Last Qtr: 05:11 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 245,294
10
May 10
Rise: 02:30 am
Apex: 07:59 am
Set: 01:35 pm
Illumination: 43.8%
Distance: 242,466
11
May 11
Rise: 02:58 am
Apex: 08:43 am
Set: 02:37 pm
Illumination: 33.4%
Distance: 239,391
12
May 12
Rise: 03:25 am
Apex: 09:28 am
Set: 03:41 pm
Illumination: 23.4%
Distance: 236,237
13
May 13
Rise: 03:52 am
Apex: 10:15 am
Set: 04:47 pm
Illumination: 14.4%
Distance: 233,194
14
May 14
Rise: 04:22 am
Apex: 11:04 am
Set: 05:57 pm
Illumination: 7.0%
Distance: 230,460
15
May 15
Rise: 04:56 am
Apex: 11:58 am
Set: 07:11 pm
Illumination: 2.1%
Distance: 228,220
16 NEW MOON
May 16
Rise: 05:37 am
Apex: 12:58 pm
New Moon: 04:01 pm
Set: 08:28 pm
Illumination: 0%
Distance: 226,638
17
May 17
Rise: 06:26 am
Apex: 02:02 pm
Set: 09:44 pm
Illumination: 1.3%
Distance: 225,832
18
May 18
Rise: 07:26 am
Apex: 03:09 pm
Set: 10:53 pm
Illumination: 5.8%
Distance: 225,865
19
May 19
Rise: 08:34 am
Apex: 04:16 pm
Set: 11:52 pm
Illumination: 13.2%
Distance: 226,730
20
May 20
Rise: 09:47 am
Apex: 05:18 pm
Illumination: 22.6%
Distance: 228,351
21
May 21
Set: 12:39 am
Rise: 10:59 am
Apex: 06:14 pm
Illumination: 33.3%
Distance: 230,599
22
May 22
Set: 01:18 am
Rise: 12:09 pm
Apex: 07:04 pm
Illumination: 44.5%
Distance: 233,307
23 FIRST QTR
May 23
Set: 01:50 am
First Qtr: 07:11 am
Rise: 01:14 pm
Apex: 07:51 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 236,294
24
May 24
Set: 02:18 am
Rise: 02:15 pm
Apex: 08:34 pm
Illumination: 66.1%
Distance: 239,375
25
May 25
Set: 02:44 am
Rise: 03:15 pm
Apex: 09:16 pm
Illumination: 75.6%
Distance: 242,376
26
May 26
Set: 03:09 am
Rise: 04:13 pm
Apex: 09:58 pm
Illumination: 83.8%
Distance: 245,144
27
May 27
Set: 03:35 am
Rise: 05:12 pm
Apex: 10:41 pm
Illumination: 90.5%
Distance: 247,551
28
May 28
Set: 04:03 am
Rise: 06:11 pm
Apex: 11:25 pm
Illumination: 95.5%
Distance: 249,499
29
May 29
Set: 04:34 am
Rise: 07:10 pm
Illumination: 97.4%
Distance: 250,280
30
May 30
Apex: 12:12 am
Set: 05:09 am
Rise: 08:09 pm
Illumination: 98.7%
Distance: 250,913
31 FULL MOON
May 31
Apex: 01:01 am
Full Moon: 04:46 am
Set: 05:50 am
Rise: 09:06 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 251,743