Daily Moon Almanac for Falls Creek,North Carolina
Sunday   05/10/2026
02:48 am
MOONRISE		 08:16 am
APEX (Transit)		 01:51 pm
MOONSET
43.7%
Illumination at Apex		 Last Quarter
Moon Phase		 242,431
Distance in miles
May's full moon is called the Flower Moon
Falls Creek,North Carolina - Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phase Calendar
May 2026
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
112:59 am 06:15 am 08:38 pm 248,670 Full Moon
01:24 pm 		100.0%
201:45 am 06:46 am 09:38 pm 250,337Full Moon 99.7%
302:33 am 07:23 am 10:37 pm 251,443Waning Gibbous 97.8%
403:23 am 08:05 am 11:33 pm 251,941Waning Gibbous 93.9%
504:14 am 08:54 am 251,809Waning Gibbous 88.4%
612:23 am 05:05 am 09:49 am 251,042Waning Gibbous 81.4%
701:07 am 05:55 am 10:47 am 249,660Waning Gibbous 73.2%
801:46 am 06:44 am 11:48 am 247,708Waning Gibbous 64.0%
902:19 am 07:31 am 12:49 pm 245,263 Last Quarter
05:11 pm 		50.0%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
1002:48 am 08:16 am 01:51 pm 242,431Last Quarter 43.7%
1103:16 am 09:01 am 02:54 pm 239,354Waning Crescent 33.3%
1203:42 am 09:45 am 03:58 pm 236,201Waning Crescent 23.3%
1304:09 am 10:32 am 05:06 pm 233,161Waning Crescent 14.3%
1404:38 am 11:21 am 06:17 pm 230,430Waning Crescent 7.0%
1505:11 am 12:16 pm 07:32 pm 228,198Waning Crescent 2.0%
1605:51 am 01:15 pm 08:49 pm 226,624 New Moon
04:01 pm 		0.0%
1706:40 am 02:20 pm 10:06 pm 225,828Waxing Crescent 1.3%
1807:39 am 03:27 pm 11:15 pm 225,871Waxing Crescent 5.9%
1908:48 am 04:33 pm 226,745Waxing Crescent 13.3%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
2012:13 am 10:01 am 05:35 pm 228,374Waxing Crescent 22.7%
2112:59 am 11:14 am 06:31 pm 230,628Waxing Crescent 33.4%
2201:37 am 12:24 pm 07:22 pm 233,340First Quarter 44.6%
2302:09 am 01:30 pm 08:08 pm 236,329 First Quarter
07:11 am 		50.0%
2402:36 am 02:32 pm 08:51 pm 239,410Waxing Gibbous 66.2%
2503:01 am 03:33 pm 09:33 pm 242,409Waxing Gibbous 75.7%
2603:25 am 04:32 pm 10:15 pm 245,174Waxing Gibbous 83.9%
2703:50 am 05:31 pm 10:58 pm 247,577Waxing Gibbous 90.6%
2804:17 am 06:31 pm 11:42 pm 249,518Waxing Gibbous 95.6%
2904:48 am 07:31 pm 250,296Waxing Gibbous 97.4%
3012:29 am 05:23 am 08:30 pm 250,926Full Moon 98.7%
3101:18 am 06:03 am 09:27 pm 251,749 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 43.7% 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: 12:59 am
Set: 06:15 am
Full Moon: 01:24 pm
Rise: 08:38 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 248,670
2
May 2
Apex: 01:45 am
Set: 06:46 am
Rise: 09:38 pm
Illumination: 99.7%
Distance: 250,337
3
May 3
Apex: 02:33 am
Set: 07:23 am
Rise: 10:37 pm
Illumination: 97.8%
Distance: 251,443
4
May 4
Apex: 03:23 am
Set: 08:05 am
Rise: 11:33 pm
Illumination: 93.9%
Distance: 251,941
5
May 5
Apex: 04:14 am
Set: 08:54 am
Illumination: 88.4%
Distance: 251,809
6
May 6
Rise: 12:23 am
Apex: 05:05 am
Set: 09:49 am
Illumination: 81.4%
Distance: 251,042
7
May 7
Rise: 01:07 am
Apex: 05:55 am
Set: 10:47 am
Illumination: 73.2%
Distance: 249,660
8
May 8
Rise: 01:46 am
Apex: 06:44 am
Set: 11:48 am
Illumination: 64.0%
Distance: 247,708
9 LAST QTR
May 9
Rise: 02:19 am
Apex: 07:31 am
Set: 12:49 pm
Last Qtr: 05:11 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 245,263
10
May 10
Rise: 02:48 am
Apex: 08:16 am
Set: 01:51 pm
Illumination: 43.7%
Distance: 242,431
11
May 11
Rise: 03:16 am
Apex: 09:01 am
Set: 02:54 pm
Illumination: 33.3%
Distance: 239,354
12
May 12
Rise: 03:42 am
Apex: 09:45 am
Set: 03:58 pm
Illumination: 23.3%
Distance: 236,201
13
May 13
Rise: 04:09 am
Apex: 10:32 am
Set: 05:06 pm
Illumination: 14.3%
Distance: 233,161
14
May 14
Rise: 04:38 am
Apex: 11:21 am
Set: 06:17 pm
Illumination: 7.0%
Distance: 230,430
15
May 15
Rise: 05:11 am
Apex: 12:16 pm
Set: 07:32 pm
Illumination: 2.0%
Distance: 228,198
16 NEW MOON
May 16
Rise: 05:51 am
Apex: 01:15 pm
New Moon: 04:01 pm
Set: 08:49 pm
Illumination: 0%
Distance: 226,624
17
May 17
Rise: 06:40 am
Apex: 02:20 pm
Set: 10:06 pm
Illumination: 1.3%
Distance: 225,828
18
May 18
Rise: 07:39 am
Apex: 03:27 pm
Set: 11:15 pm
Illumination: 5.9%
Distance: 225,871
19
May 19
Rise: 08:48 am
Apex: 04:33 pm
Illumination: 13.3%
Distance: 226,745
20
May 20
Set: 12:13 am
Rise: 10:01 am
Apex: 05:35 pm
Illumination: 22.7%
Distance: 228,374
21
May 21
Set: 12:59 am
Rise: 11:14 am
Apex: 06:31 pm
Illumination: 33.4%
Distance: 230,628
22
May 22
Set: 01:37 am
Rise: 12:24 pm
Apex: 07:22 pm
Illumination: 44.6%
Distance: 233,340
23 FIRST QTR
May 23
Set: 02:09 am
First Qtr: 07:11 am
Rise: 01:30 pm
Apex: 08:08 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 236,329
24
May 24
Set: 02:36 am
Rise: 02:32 pm
Apex: 08:51 pm
Illumination: 66.2%
Distance: 239,410
25
May 25
Set: 03:01 am
Rise: 03:33 pm
Apex: 09:33 pm
Illumination: 75.7%
Distance: 242,409
26
May 26
Set: 03:25 am
Rise: 04:32 pm
Apex: 10:15 pm
Illumination: 83.9%
Distance: 245,174
27
May 27
Set: 03:50 am
Rise: 05:31 pm
Apex: 10:58 pm
Illumination: 90.6%
Distance: 247,577
28
May 28
Set: 04:17 am
Rise: 06:31 pm
Apex: 11:42 pm
Illumination: 95.6%
Distance: 249,518
29
May 29
Set: 04:48 am
Rise: 07:31 pm
Illumination: 97.4%
Distance: 250,296
30
May 30
Apex: 12:29 am
Set: 05:23 am
Rise: 08:30 pm
Illumination: 98.7%
Distance: 250,926
31 FULL MOON
May 31
Apex: 01:18 am
Full Moon: 04:46 am
Set: 06:03 am
Rise: 09:27 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 251,749