Daily Moon Almanac for Cardinal Village,North Carolina
Monday   05/11/2026
02:54 am
MOONRISE		 08:39 am
APEX (Transit)		 02:32 pm
MOONSET
33.4%
Illumination at Apex		 Waning Crescent
Moon Phase		 239,400
Distance in miles
May's full moon is called the Flower Moon
Cardinal Village,North Carolina - Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phase Calendar
May 2026
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
112:38 am 05:54 am 08:15 pm 248,641 Full Moon
01:24 pm 		100.0%
201:23 am 06:26 am 09:15 pm 250,317Full Moon 99.8%
302:11 am 07:03 am 10:14 pm 251,431Waning Gibbous 97.8%
403:01 am 07:45 am 11:09 pm 251,939Waning Gibbous 94.0%
503:52 am 08:34 am 11:59 pm 251,815Waning Gibbous 88.5%
604:43 am 09:28 am 251,058Waning Gibbous 81.5%
712:44 am 05:34 am 10:26 am 249,684Waning Gibbous 73.3%
801:23 am 06:22 am 11:27 am 247,741Waning Gibbous 64.1%
901:56 am 07:09 am 12:28 pm 245,302 Last Quarter
05:11 pm 		50.0%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
1002:26 am 07:54 am 01:30 pm 242,475Last Quarter 43.8%
1102:54 am 08:39 am 02:32 pm 239,400Waning Crescent 33.4%
1203:20 am 09:24 am 03:36 pm 236,246Waning Crescent 23.4%
1303:47 am 10:10 am 04:43 pm 233,203Waning Crescent 14.4%
1404:17 am 10:59 am 05:54 pm 230,467Waning Crescent 7.1%
1504:50 am 11:54 am 07:08 pm 228,226Waning Crescent 2.1%
1605:30 am 12:53 pm 08:26 pm 226,641 New Moon
04:01 pm 		0.0%
1706:19 am 01:58 pm 09:42 pm 225,833Waxing Crescent 1.3%
1807:18 am 03:05 pm 10:51 pm 225,864Waxing Crescent 5.8%
1908:27 am 04:11 pm 11:50 pm 226,726Waxing Crescent 13.2%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
2009:40 am 05:13 pm 228,345Waxing Crescent 22.6%
2112:37 am 10:53 am 06:09 pm 230,591Waxing Crescent 33.3%
2201:15 am 12:03 pm 06:59 pm 233,298First Quarter 44.5%
2301:47 am 01:08 pm 07:46 pm 236,284 First Quarter
07:11 am 		50.0%
2402:14 am 02:10 pm 08:30 pm 239,365Waxing Gibbous 66.1%
2502:40 am 03:10 pm 09:11 pm 242,367Waxing Gibbous 75.6%
2603:04 am 04:10 pm 09:53 pm 245,136Waxing Gibbous 83.8%
2703:29 am 05:09 pm 10:36 pm 247,545Waxing Gibbous 90.5%
2803:57 am 06:08 pm 11:21 pm 249,494Waxing Gibbous 95.5%
2904:27 am 07:08 pm 250,276Waxing Gibbous 97.4%
3012:07 am 05:02 am 08:07 pm 250,909Full Moon 98.7%
3112:56 am 05:43 am 09:04 pm 251,742 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 Waning Crescent.
The moon is 33.4% 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: 12:38 am
Set: 05:54 am
Full Moon: 01:24 pm
Rise: 08:15 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 248,641
2
May 2
Apex: 01:23 am
Set: 06:26 am
Rise: 09:15 pm
Illumination: 99.8%
Distance: 250,317
3
May 3
Apex: 02:11 am
Set: 07:03 am
Rise: 10:14 pm
Illumination: 97.8%
Distance: 251,431
4
May 4
Apex: 03:01 am
Set: 07:45 am
Rise: 11:09 pm
Illumination: 94.0%
Distance: 251,939
5
May 5
Apex: 03:52 am
Set: 08:34 am
Rise: 11:59 pm
Illumination: 88.5%
Distance: 251,815
6
May 6
Apex: 04:43 am
Set: 09:28 am
Illumination: 81.5%
Distance: 251,058
7
May 7
Rise: 12:44 am
Apex: 05:34 am
Set: 10:26 am
Illumination: 73.3%
Distance: 249,684
8
May 8
Rise: 01:23 am
Apex: 06:22 am
Set: 11:27 am
Illumination: 64.1%
Distance: 247,741
9 LAST QTR
May 9
Rise: 01:56 am
Apex: 07:09 am
Set: 12:28 pm
Last Qtr: 05:11 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 245,302
10
May 10
Rise: 02:26 am
Apex: 07:54 am
Set: 01:30 pm
Illumination: 43.8%
Distance: 242,475
11
May 11
Rise: 02:54 am
Apex: 08:39 am
Set: 02:32 pm
Illumination: 33.4%
Distance: 239,400
12
May 12
Rise: 03:20 am
Apex: 09:24 am
Set: 03:36 pm
Illumination: 23.4%
Distance: 236,246
13
May 13
Rise: 03:47 am
Apex: 10:10 am
Set: 04:43 pm
Illumination: 14.4%
Distance: 233,203
14
May 14
Rise: 04:17 am
Apex: 10:59 am
Set: 05:54 pm
Illumination: 7.1%
Distance: 230,467
15
May 15
Rise: 04:50 am
Apex: 11:54 am
Set: 07:08 pm
Illumination: 2.1%
Distance: 228,226
16 NEW MOON
May 16
Rise: 05:30 am
Apex: 12:53 pm
New Moon: 04:01 pm
Set: 08:26 pm
Illumination: 0%
Distance: 226,641
17
May 17
Rise: 06:19 am
Apex: 01:58 pm
Set: 09:42 pm
Illumination: 1.3%
Distance: 225,833
18
May 18
Rise: 07:18 am
Apex: 03:05 pm
Set: 10:51 pm
Illumination: 5.8%
Distance: 225,864
19
May 19
Rise: 08:27 am
Apex: 04:11 pm
Set: 11:50 pm
Illumination: 13.2%
Distance: 226,726
20
May 20
Rise: 09:40 am
Apex: 05:13 pm
Illumination: 22.6%
Distance: 228,345
21
May 21
Set: 12:37 am
Rise: 10:53 am
Apex: 06:09 pm
Illumination: 33.3%
Distance: 230,591
22
May 22
Set: 01:15 am
Rise: 12:03 pm
Apex: 06:59 pm
Illumination: 44.5%
Distance: 233,298
23 FIRST QTR
May 23
Set: 01:47 am
First Qtr: 07:11 am
Rise: 01:08 pm
Apex: 07:46 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 236,284
24
May 24
Set: 02:14 am
Rise: 02:10 pm
Apex: 08:30 pm
Illumination: 66.1%
Distance: 239,365
25
May 25
Set: 02:40 am
Rise: 03:10 pm
Apex: 09:11 pm
Illumination: 75.6%
Distance: 242,367
26
May 26
Set: 03:04 am
Rise: 04:10 pm
Apex: 09:53 pm
Illumination: 83.8%
Distance: 245,136
27
May 27
Set: 03:29 am
Rise: 05:09 pm
Apex: 10:36 pm
Illumination: 90.5%
Distance: 247,545
28
May 28
Set: 03:57 am
Rise: 06:08 pm
Apex: 11:21 pm
Illumination: 95.5%
Distance: 249,494
29
May 29
Set: 04:27 am
Rise: 07:08 pm
Illumination: 97.4%
Distance: 250,276
30
May 30
Apex: 12:07 am
Set: 05:02 am
Rise: 08:07 pm
Illumination: 98.7%
Distance: 250,909
31 FULL MOON
May 31
Apex: 12:56 am
Full Moon: 04:46 am
Set: 05:43 am
Rise: 09:04 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 251,742