Daily Moon Almanac for Cape Lookout,North Carolina
Sunday   05/10/2026
02:22 am
MOONRISE		 07:51 am
APEX (Transit)		 01:26 pm
MOONSET
43.9%
Illumination at Apex		 Last Quarter
Moon Phase		 242,482
Distance in miles
May's full moon is called the Flower Moon
Cape Lookout,North Carolina - Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phase Calendar
May 2026
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
112:34 am 05:51 am 08:11 pm 248,637 Full Moon
01:24 pm 		100.0%
201:19 am 06:23 am 09:11 pm 250,313Full Moon 99.8%
302:07 am 06:59 am 10:10 pm 251,429Waning Gibbous 97.8%
402:57 am 07:42 am 11:05 pm 251,938Waning Gibbous 94.0%
503:48 am 08:31 am 11:56 pm 251,816Waning Gibbous 88.5%
604:39 am 09:25 am 251,060Waning Gibbous 81.6%
712:40 am 05:30 am 10:23 am 249,688Waning Gibbous 73.3%
801:19 am 06:19 am 11:24 am 247,746Waning Gibbous 64.1%
901:52 am 07:05 am 12:25 pm 245,308 Last Quarter
05:11 pm 		50.0%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
1002:22 am 07:51 am 01:26 pm 242,482Last Quarter 43.9%
1102:50 am 08:35 am 02:29 pm 239,408Waning Crescent 33.4%
1203:17 am 09:20 am 03:33 pm 236,254Waning Crescent 23.5%
1303:44 am 10:06 am 04:39 pm 233,211Waning Crescent 14.4%
1404:13 am 10:56 am 05:50 pm 230,474Waning Crescent 7.1%
1504:47 am 11:50 am 07:04 pm 228,231Waning Crescent 2.1%
1605:27 am 12:49 pm 08:22 pm 226,644 New Moon
04:01 pm 		0.0%
1706:16 am 01:54 pm 09:38 pm 225,834Waxing Crescent 1.3%
1807:15 am 03:01 pm 10:47 pm 225,863Waxing Crescent 5.8%
1908:24 am 04:07 pm 11:45 pm 226,723Waxing Crescent 13.1%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
2009:37 am 05:09 pm 228,340Waxing Crescent 22.6%
2112:33 am 10:50 am 06:05 pm 230,585Waxing Crescent 33.2%
2201:11 am 11:59 am 06:56 pm 233,291First Quarter 44.4%
2301:43 am 01:05 pm 07:42 pm 236,277 First Quarter
07:11 am 		50.0%
2402:10 am 02:07 pm 08:26 pm 239,358Waxing Gibbous 66.0%
2502:36 am 03:07 pm 09:08 pm 242,360Waxing Gibbous 75.5%
2603:01 am 04:06 pm 09:50 pm 245,129Waxing Gibbous 83.8%
2703:26 am 05:05 pm 10:32 pm 247,539Waxing Gibbous 90.5%
2803:53 am 06:04 pm 11:17 pm 249,490Waxing Gibbous 95.5%
2904:24 am 07:04 pm 250,272Waxing Gibbous 97.4%
3012:04 am 04:59 am 08:03 pm 250,907Full Moon 98.7%
3112:53 am 05:40 am 08:59 pm 251,740 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 43.9% 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: 12:34 am
Set: 05:51 am
Full Moon: 01:24 pm
Rise: 08:11 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 248,637
2
May 2
Apex: 01:19 am
Set: 06:23 am
Rise: 09:11 pm
Illumination: 99.8%
Distance: 250,313
3
May 3
Apex: 02:07 am
Set: 06:59 am
Rise: 10:10 pm
Illumination: 97.8%
Distance: 251,429
4
May 4
Apex: 02:57 am
Set: 07:42 am
Rise: 11:05 pm
Illumination: 94.0%
Distance: 251,938
5
May 5
Apex: 03:48 am
Set: 08:31 am
Rise: 11:56 pm
Illumination: 88.5%
Distance: 251,816
6
May 6
Apex: 04:39 am
Set: 09:25 am
Illumination: 81.6%
Distance: 251,060
7
May 7
Rise: 12:40 am
Apex: 05:30 am
Set: 10:23 am
Illumination: 73.3%
Distance: 249,688
8
May 8
Rise: 01:19 am
Apex: 06:19 am
Set: 11:24 am
Illumination: 64.1%
Distance: 247,746
9 LAST QTR
May 9
Rise: 01:52 am
Apex: 07:05 am
Set: 12:25 pm
Last Qtr: 05:11 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 245,308
10
May 10
Rise: 02:22 am
Apex: 07:51 am
Set: 01:26 pm
Illumination: 43.9%
Distance: 242,482
11
May 11
Rise: 02:50 am
Apex: 08:35 am
Set: 02:29 pm
Illumination: 33.4%
Distance: 239,408
12
May 12
Rise: 03:17 am
Apex: 09:20 am
Set: 03:33 pm
Illumination: 23.5%
Distance: 236,254
13
May 13
Rise: 03:44 am
Apex: 10:06 am
Set: 04:39 pm
Illumination: 14.4%
Distance: 233,211
14
May 14
Rise: 04:13 am
Apex: 10:56 am
Set: 05:50 pm
Illumination: 7.1%
Distance: 230,474
15
May 15
Rise: 04:47 am
Apex: 11:50 am
Set: 07:04 pm
Illumination: 2.1%
Distance: 228,231
16 NEW MOON
May 16
Rise: 05:27 am
Apex: 12:49 pm
New Moon: 04:01 pm
Set: 08:22 pm
Illumination: 0%
Distance: 226,644
17
May 17
Rise: 06:16 am
Apex: 01:54 pm
Set: 09:38 pm
Illumination: 1.3%
Distance: 225,834
18
May 18
Rise: 07:15 am
Apex: 03:01 pm
Set: 10:47 pm
Illumination: 5.8%
Distance: 225,863
19
May 19
Rise: 08:24 am
Apex: 04:07 pm
Set: 11:45 pm
Illumination: 13.1%
Distance: 226,723
20
May 20
Rise: 09:37 am
Apex: 05:09 pm
Illumination: 22.6%
Distance: 228,340
21
May 21
Set: 12:33 am
Rise: 10:50 am
Apex: 06:05 pm
Illumination: 33.2%
Distance: 230,585
22
May 22
Set: 01:11 am
Rise: 11:59 am
Apex: 06:56 pm
Illumination: 44.4%
Distance: 233,291
23 FIRST QTR
May 23
Set: 01:43 am
First Qtr: 07:11 am
Rise: 01:05 pm
Apex: 07:42 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 236,277
24
May 24
Set: 02:10 am
Rise: 02:07 pm
Apex: 08:26 pm
Illumination: 66.0%
Distance: 239,358
25
May 25
Set: 02:36 am
Rise: 03:07 pm
Apex: 09:08 pm
Illumination: 75.5%
Distance: 242,360
26
May 26
Set: 03:01 am
Rise: 04:06 pm
Apex: 09:50 pm
Illumination: 83.8%
Distance: 245,129
27
May 27
Set: 03:26 am
Rise: 05:05 pm
Apex: 10:32 pm
Illumination: 90.5%
Distance: 247,539
28
May 28
Set: 03:53 am
Rise: 06:04 pm
Apex: 11:17 pm
Illumination: 95.5%
Distance: 249,490
29
May 29
Set: 04:24 am
Rise: 07:04 pm
Illumination: 97.4%
Distance: 250,272
30
May 30
Apex: 12:04 am
Set: 04:59 am
Rise: 08:03 pm
Illumination: 98.7%
Distance: 250,907
31 FULL MOON
May 31
Apex: 12:53 am
Full Moon: 04:46 am
Set: 05:40 am
Rise: 08:59 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 251,740