Daily Moon Almanac for Firestone,North Carolina
Sunday   05/10/2026
02:41 am
MOONRISE		 08:09 am
APEX (Transit)		 01:44 pm
MOONSET
43.7%
Illumination at Apex		 Last Quarter
Moon Phase		 242,447
Distance in miles
May's full moon is called the Flower Moon
Firestone,North Carolina - Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phase Calendar
May 2026
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
112:52 am 06:07 am 08:31 pm 248,660 Full Moon
01:24 pm 		100.0%
201:37 am 06:39 am 09:31 pm 250,330Full Moon 99.7%
302:25 am 07:15 am 10:30 pm 251,439Waning Gibbous 97.8%
403:15 am 07:58 am 11:25 pm 251,940Waning Gibbous 93.9%
504:06 am 08:46 am 251,811Waning Gibbous 88.4%
612:16 am 04:57 am 09:41 am 251,047Waning Gibbous 81.5%
701:00 am 05:48 am 10:39 am 249,668Waning Gibbous 73.2%
801:38 am 06:36 am 11:40 am 247,720Waning Gibbous 64.0%
902:12 am 07:23 am 12:42 pm 245,277 Last Quarter
05:11 pm 		50.0%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
1002:41 am 08:09 am 01:44 pm 242,447Last Quarter 43.7%
1103:08 am 08:53 am 02:46 pm 239,370Waning Crescent 33.3%
1203:35 am 09:38 am 03:51 pm 236,216Waning Crescent 23.3%
1304:01 am 10:24 am 04:58 pm 233,175Waning Crescent 14.3%
1404:30 am 11:14 am 06:09 pm 230,443Waning Crescent 7.0%
1505:03 am 12:08 pm 07:24 pm 228,207Waning Crescent 2.0%
1605:43 am 01:08 pm 08:42 pm 226,630 New Moon
04:01 pm 		0.0%
1706:32 am 02:12 pm 09:58 pm 225,830Waxing Crescent 1.3%
1807:31 am 03:19 pm 11:07 pm 225,868Waxing Crescent 5.9%
1908:40 am 04:25 pm 226,738Waxing Crescent 13.2%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
2012:05 am 09:53 am 05:27 pm 228,364Waxing Crescent 22.7%
2112:52 am 11:06 am 06:23 pm 230,615Waxing Crescent 33.4%
2201:30 am 12:16 pm 07:14 pm 233,326First Quarter 44.6%
2302:01 am 01:22 pm 08:00 pm 236,314 First Quarter
07:11 am 		50.0%
2402:29 am 02:25 pm 08:44 pm 239,395Waxing Gibbous 66.1%
2502:54 am 03:25 pm 09:26 pm 242,395Waxing Gibbous 75.6%
2603:18 am 04:24 pm 10:07 pm 245,161Waxing Gibbous 83.9%
2703:43 am 05:24 pm 10:50 pm 247,566Waxing Gibbous 90.6%
2804:10 am 06:24 pm 11:35 pm 249,510Waxing Gibbous 95.6%
2904:40 am 07:24 pm 250,289Waxing Gibbous 97.4%
3012:22 am 05:15 am 08:23 pm 250,920Full Moon 98.7%
3101:11 am 05:56 am 09:20 pm 251,747 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: 12:52 am
Set: 06:07 am
Full Moon: 01:24 pm
Rise: 08:31 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 248,660
2
May 2
Apex: 01:37 am
Set: 06:39 am
Rise: 09:31 pm
Illumination: 99.7%
Distance: 250,330
3
May 3
Apex: 02:25 am
Set: 07:15 am
Rise: 10:30 pm
Illumination: 97.8%
Distance: 251,439
4
May 4
Apex: 03:15 am
Set: 07:58 am
Rise: 11:25 pm
Illumination: 93.9%
Distance: 251,940
5
May 5
Apex: 04:06 am
Set: 08:46 am
Illumination: 88.4%
Distance: 251,811
6
May 6
Rise: 12:16 am
Apex: 04:57 am
Set: 09:41 am
Illumination: 81.5%
Distance: 251,047
7
May 7
Rise: 01:00 am
Apex: 05:48 am
Set: 10:39 am
Illumination: 73.2%
Distance: 249,668
8
May 8
Rise: 01:38 am
Apex: 06:36 am
Set: 11:40 am
Illumination: 64.0%
Distance: 247,720
9 LAST QTR
May 9
Rise: 02:12 am
Apex: 07:23 am
Set: 12:42 pm
Last Qtr: 05:11 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 245,277
10
May 10
Rise: 02:41 am
Apex: 08:09 am
Set: 01:44 pm
Illumination: 43.7%
Distance: 242,447
11
May 11
Rise: 03:08 am
Apex: 08:53 am
Set: 02:46 pm
Illumination: 33.3%
Distance: 239,370
12
May 12
Rise: 03:35 am
Apex: 09:38 am
Set: 03:51 pm
Illumination: 23.3%
Distance: 236,216
13
May 13
Rise: 04:01 am
Apex: 10:24 am
Set: 04:58 pm
Illumination: 14.3%
Distance: 233,175
14
May 14
Rise: 04:30 am
Apex: 11:14 am
Set: 06:09 pm
Illumination: 7.0%
Distance: 230,443
15
May 15
Rise: 05:03 am
Apex: 12:08 pm
Set: 07:24 pm
Illumination: 2.0%
Distance: 228,207
16 NEW MOON
May 16
Rise: 05:43 am
Apex: 01:08 pm
New Moon: 04:01 pm
Set: 08:42 pm
Illumination: 0%
Distance: 226,630
17
May 17
Rise: 06:32 am
Apex: 02:12 pm
Set: 09:58 pm
Illumination: 1.3%
Distance: 225,830
18
May 18
Rise: 07:31 am
Apex: 03:19 pm
Set: 11:07 pm
Illumination: 5.9%
Distance: 225,868
19
May 19
Rise: 08:40 am
Apex: 04:25 pm
Illumination: 13.2%
Distance: 226,738
20
May 20
Set: 12:05 am
Rise: 09:53 am
Apex: 05:27 pm
Illumination: 22.7%
Distance: 228,364
21
May 21
Set: 12:52 am
Rise: 11:06 am
Apex: 06:23 pm
Illumination: 33.4%
Distance: 230,615
22
May 22
Set: 01:30 am
Rise: 12:16 pm
Apex: 07:14 pm
Illumination: 44.6%
Distance: 233,326
23 FIRST QTR
May 23
Set: 02:01 am
First Qtr: 07:11 am
Rise: 01:22 pm
Apex: 08:00 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 236,314
24
May 24
Set: 02:29 am
Rise: 02:25 pm
Apex: 08:44 pm
Illumination: 66.1%
Distance: 239,395
25
May 25
Set: 02:54 am
Rise: 03:25 pm
Apex: 09:26 pm
Illumination: 75.6%
Distance: 242,395
26
May 26
Set: 03:18 am
Rise: 04:24 pm
Apex: 10:07 pm
Illumination: 83.9%
Distance: 245,161
27
May 27
Set: 03:43 am
Rise: 05:24 pm
Apex: 10:50 pm
Illumination: 90.6%
Distance: 247,566
28
May 28
Set: 04:10 am
Rise: 06:24 pm
Apex: 11:35 pm
Illumination: 95.6%
Distance: 249,510
29
May 29
Set: 04:40 am
Rise: 07:24 pm
Illumination: 97.4%
Distance: 250,289
30
May 30
Apex: 12:22 am
Set: 05:15 am
Rise: 08:23 pm
Illumination: 98.7%
Distance: 250,920
31 FULL MOON
May 31
Apex: 01:11 am
Full Moon: 04:46 am
Set: 05:56 am
Rise: 09:20 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 251,747