Daily Moon Almanac for Flat Rock Forest,North Carolina
Monday   05/11/2026
03:15 am
MOONRISE		 08:59 am
APEX (Transit)		 02:53 pm
MOONSET
33.3%
Illumination at Apex		 Waning Crescent
Moon Phase		 239,356
Distance in miles
May's full moon is called the Flower Moon
Flat Rock Forest,North Carolina - Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phase Calendar
May 2026
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
112:58 am 06:13 am 08:37 pm 248,668 Full Moon
01:24 pm 		100.0%
201:44 am 06:45 am 09:38 pm 250,336Full Moon 99.7%
302:32 am 07:22 am 10:36 pm 251,442Waning Gibbous 97.8%
403:21 am 08:04 am 11:32 pm 251,941Waning Gibbous 93.9%
504:13 am 08:53 am 251,809Waning Gibbous 88.4%
612:22 am 05:04 am 09:47 am 251,043Waning Gibbous 81.4%
701:07 am 05:54 am 10:46 am 249,661Waning Gibbous 73.2%
801:45 am 06:43 am 11:46 am 247,710Waning Gibbous 64.0%
902:18 am 07:30 am 12:48 pm 245,265 Last Quarter
05:11 pm 		50.0%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
1002:48 am 08:15 am 01:50 pm 242,433Last Quarter 43.7%
1103:15 am 08:59 am 02:53 pm 239,356Waning Crescent 33.3%
1203:41 am 09:44 am 03:57 pm 236,203Waning Crescent 23.3%
1304:08 am 10:31 am 05:05 pm 233,163Waning Crescent 14.3%
1404:37 am 11:20 am 06:16 pm 230,432Waning Crescent 7.0%
1505:10 am 12:15 pm 07:31 pm 228,199Waning Crescent 2.0%
1605:50 am 01:14 pm 08:49 pm 226,625 New Moon
04:01 pm 		0.0%
1706:38 am 02:19 pm 10:05 pm 225,828Waxing Crescent 1.3%
1807:38 am 03:26 pm 11:14 pm 225,870Waxing Crescent 5.9%
1908:46 am 04:32 pm 226,744Waxing Crescent 13.3%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
2012:12 am 09:59 am 05:34 pm 228,373Waxing Crescent 22.7%
2112:59 am 11:13 am 06:30 pm 230,626Waxing Crescent 33.4%
2201:36 am 12:23 pm 07:21 pm 233,338First Quarter 44.6%
2302:08 am 01:29 pm 08:07 pm 236,327 First Quarter
07:11 am 		50.0%
2402:35 am 02:31 pm 08:50 pm 239,408Waxing Gibbous 66.2%
2502:59 am 03:32 pm 09:32 pm 242,407Waxing Gibbous 75.7%
2603:24 am 04:31 pm 10:14 pm 245,172Waxing Gibbous 83.9%
2703:49 am 05:30 pm 10:57 pm 247,575Waxing Gibbous 90.6%
2804:16 am 06:30 pm 11:41 pm 249,517Waxing Gibbous 95.6%
2904:47 am 07:30 pm 250,295Waxing Gibbous 97.4%
3012:28 am 05:21 am 08:29 pm 250,925Full Moon 98.7%
3101:17 am 06:02 am 09:26 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 Waning Crescent.
The moon is 33.3% 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: 12:58 am
Set: 06:13 am
Full Moon: 01:24 pm
Rise: 08:37 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 248,668
2
May 2
Apex: 01:44 am
Set: 06:45 am
Rise: 09:38 pm
Illumination: 99.7%
Distance: 250,336
3
May 3
Apex: 02:32 am
Set: 07:22 am
Rise: 10:36 pm
Illumination: 97.8%
Distance: 251,442
4
May 4
Apex: 03:21 am
Set: 08:04 am
Rise: 11:32 pm
Illumination: 93.9%
Distance: 251,941
5
May 5
Apex: 04:13 am
Set: 08:53 am
Illumination: 88.4%
Distance: 251,809
6
May 6
Rise: 12:22 am
Apex: 05:04 am
Set: 09:47 am
Illumination: 81.4%
Distance: 251,043
7
May 7
Rise: 01:07 am
Apex: 05:54 am
Set: 10:46 am
Illumination: 73.2%
Distance: 249,661
8
May 8
Rise: 01:45 am
Apex: 06:43 am
Set: 11:46 am
Illumination: 64.0%
Distance: 247,710
9 LAST QTR
May 9
Rise: 02:18 am
Apex: 07:30 am
Set: 12:48 pm
Last Qtr: 05:11 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 245,265
10
May 10
Rise: 02:48 am
Apex: 08:15 am
Set: 01:50 pm
Illumination: 43.7%
Distance: 242,433
11
May 11
Rise: 03:15 am
Apex: 08:59 am
Set: 02:53 pm
Illumination: 33.3%
Distance: 239,356
12
May 12
Rise: 03:41 am
Apex: 09:44 am
Set: 03:57 pm
Illumination: 23.3%
Distance: 236,203
13
May 13
Rise: 04:08 am
Apex: 10:31 am
Set: 05:05 pm
Illumination: 14.3%
Distance: 233,163
14
May 14
Rise: 04:37 am
Apex: 11:20 am
Set: 06:16 pm
Illumination: 7.0%
Distance: 230,432
15
May 15
Rise: 05:10 am
Apex: 12:15 pm
Set: 07:31 pm
Illumination: 2.0%
Distance: 228,199
16 NEW MOON
May 16
Rise: 05:50 am
Apex: 01:14 pm
New Moon: 04:01 pm
Set: 08:49 pm
Illumination: 0%
Distance: 226,625
17
May 17
Rise: 06:38 am
Apex: 02:19 pm
Set: 10:05 pm
Illumination: 1.3%
Distance: 225,828
18
May 18
Rise: 07:38 am
Apex: 03:26 pm
Set: 11:14 pm
Illumination: 5.9%
Distance: 225,870
19
May 19
Rise: 08:46 am
Apex: 04:32 pm
Illumination: 13.3%
Distance: 226,744
20
May 20
Set: 12:12 am
Rise: 09:59 am
Apex: 05:34 pm
Illumination: 22.7%
Distance: 228,373
21
May 21
Set: 12:59 am
Rise: 11:13 am
Apex: 06:30 pm
Illumination: 33.4%
Distance: 230,626
22
May 22
Set: 01:36 am
Rise: 12:23 pm
Apex: 07:21 pm
Illumination: 44.6%
Distance: 233,338
23 FIRST QTR
May 23
Set: 02:08 am
First Qtr: 07:11 am
Rise: 01:29 pm
Apex: 08:07 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 236,327
24
May 24
Set: 02:35 am
Rise: 02:31 pm
Apex: 08:50 pm
Illumination: 66.2%
Distance: 239,408
25
May 25
Set: 02:59 am
Rise: 03:32 pm
Apex: 09:32 pm
Illumination: 75.7%
Distance: 242,407
26
May 26
Set: 03:24 am
Rise: 04:31 pm
Apex: 10:14 pm
Illumination: 83.9%
Distance: 245,172
27
May 27
Set: 03:49 am
Rise: 05:30 pm
Apex: 10:57 pm
Illumination: 90.6%
Distance: 247,575
28
May 28
Set: 04:16 am
Rise: 06:30 pm
Apex: 11:41 pm
Illumination: 95.6%
Distance: 249,517
29
May 29
Set: 04:47 am
Rise: 07:30 pm
Illumination: 97.4%
Distance: 250,295
30
May 30
Apex: 12:28 am
Set: 05:21 am
Rise: 08:29 pm
Illumination: 98.7%
Distance: 250,925
31 FULL MOON
May 31
Apex: 01:17 am
Full Moon: 04:46 am
Set: 06:02 am
Rise: 09:26 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 251,749