Daily Moon Almanac for Castle Oaks,North Carolina
Monday   05/11/2026
02:55 am
MOONRISE		 08:40 am
APEX (Transit)		 02:33 pm
MOONSET
33.4%
Illumination at Apex		 Waning Crescent
Moon Phase		 239,398
Distance in miles
May's full moon is called the Flower Moon
Castle Oaks,North Carolina - Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phase Calendar
May 2026
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
112:39 am 05:54 am 08:17 pm 248,643 Full Moon
01:24 pm 		100.0%
201:24 am 06:25 am 09:18 pm 250,318Full Moon 99.8%
302:12 am 07:02 am 10:17 pm 251,431Waning Gibbous 97.8%
403:02 am 07:44 am 11:12 pm 251,939Waning Gibbous 94.0%
503:53 am 08:33 am 251,815Waning Gibbous 88.5%
612:03 am 04:44 am 09:27 am 251,057Waning Gibbous 81.5%
712:47 am 05:35 am 10:26 am 249,683Waning Gibbous 73.3%
801:25 am 06:23 am 11:27 am 247,739Waning Gibbous 64.1%
901:59 am 07:10 am 12:28 pm 245,300 Last Quarter
05:11 pm 		50.0%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
1002:28 am 07:55 am 01:30 pm 242,473Last Quarter 43.8%
1102:55 am 08:40 am 02:33 pm 239,398Waning Crescent 33.4%
1203:21 am 09:25 am 03:37 pm 236,244Waning Crescent 23.4%
1303:48 am 10:11 am 04:45 pm 233,201Waning Crescent 14.4%
1404:17 am 11:01 am 05:55 pm 230,466Waning Crescent 7.1%
1504:50 am 11:55 am 07:11 pm 228,225Waning Crescent 2.1%
1605:30 am 12:54 pm 08:28 pm 226,641 New Moon
04:01 pm 		0.0%
1706:19 am 01:59 pm 09:45 pm 225,833Waxing Crescent 1.3%
1807:18 am 03:06 pm 10:54 pm 225,864Waxing Crescent 5.8%
1908:26 am 04:12 pm 11:52 pm 226,727Waxing Crescent 13.2%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
2009:40 am 05:14 pm 228,347Waxing Crescent 22.6%
2112:39 am 10:53 am 06:10 pm 230,592Waxing Crescent 33.3%
2201:17 am 12:03 pm 07:01 pm 233,300First Quarter 44.5%
2301:48 am 01:09 pm 07:47 pm 236,286 First Quarter
07:11 am 		50.0%
2402:15 am 02:11 pm 08:31 pm 239,367Waxing Gibbous 66.1%
2502:40 am 03:12 pm 09:12 pm 242,369Waxing Gibbous 75.6%
2603:05 am 04:11 pm 09:54 pm 245,138Waxing Gibbous 83.8%
2703:30 am 05:10 pm 10:37 pm 247,546Waxing Gibbous 90.5%
2803:57 am 06:10 pm 11:22 pm 249,495Waxing Gibbous 95.5%
2904:27 am 07:10 pm 250,277Waxing Gibbous 97.4%
3012:08 am 05:02 am 08:10 pm 250,910Full Moon 98.7%
3112:57 am 05:42 am 09:06 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: 12:39 am
Set: 05:54 am
Full Moon: 01:24 pm
Rise: 08:17 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 248,643
2
May 2
Apex: 01:24 am
Set: 06:25 am
Rise: 09:18 pm
Illumination: 99.8%
Distance: 250,318
3
May 3
Apex: 02:12 am
Set: 07:02 am
Rise: 10:17 pm
Illumination: 97.8%
Distance: 251,431
4
May 4
Apex: 03:02 am
Set: 07:44 am
Rise: 11:12 pm
Illumination: 94.0%
Distance: 251,939
5
May 5
Apex: 03:53 am
Set: 08:33 am
Illumination: 88.5%
Distance: 251,815
6
May 6
Rise: 12:03 am
Apex: 04:44 am
Set: 09:27 am
Illumination: 81.5%
Distance: 251,057
7
May 7
Rise: 12:47 am
Apex: 05:35 am
Set: 10:26 am
Illumination: 73.3%
Distance: 249,683
8
May 8
Rise: 01:25 am
Apex: 06:23 am
Set: 11:27 am
Illumination: 64.1%
Distance: 247,739
9 LAST QTR
May 9
Rise: 01:59 am
Apex: 07:10 am
Set: 12:28 pm
Last Qtr: 05:11 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 245,300
10
May 10
Rise: 02:28 am
Apex: 07:55 am
Set: 01:30 pm
Illumination: 43.8%
Distance: 242,473
11
May 11
Rise: 02:55 am
Apex: 08:40 am
Set: 02:33 pm
Illumination: 33.4%
Distance: 239,398
12
May 12
Rise: 03:21 am
Apex: 09:25 am
Set: 03:37 pm
Illumination: 23.4%
Distance: 236,244
13
May 13
Rise: 03:48 am
Apex: 10:11 am
Set: 04:45 pm
Illumination: 14.4%
Distance: 233,201
14
May 14
Rise: 04:17 am
Apex: 11:01 am
Set: 05:55 pm
Illumination: 7.1%
Distance: 230,466
15
May 15
Rise: 04:50 am
Apex: 11:55 am
Set: 07:11 pm
Illumination: 2.1%
Distance: 228,225
16 NEW MOON
May 16
Rise: 05:30 am
Apex: 12:54 pm
New Moon: 04:01 pm
Set: 08:28 pm
Illumination: 0%
Distance: 226,641
17
May 17
Rise: 06:19 am
Apex: 01:59 pm
Set: 09:45 pm
Illumination: 1.3%
Distance: 225,833
18
May 18
Rise: 07:18 am
Apex: 03:06 pm
Set: 10:54 pm
Illumination: 5.8%
Distance: 225,864
19
May 19
Rise: 08:26 am
Apex: 04:12 pm
Set: 11:52 pm
Illumination: 13.2%
Distance: 226,727
20
May 20
Rise: 09:40 am
Apex: 05:14 pm
Illumination: 22.6%
Distance: 228,347
21
May 21
Set: 12:39 am
Rise: 10:53 am
Apex: 06:10 pm
Illumination: 33.3%
Distance: 230,592
22
May 22
Set: 01:17 am
Rise: 12:03 pm
Apex: 07:01 pm
Illumination: 44.5%
Distance: 233,300
23 FIRST QTR
May 23
Set: 01:48 am
First Qtr: 07:11 am
Rise: 01:09 pm
Apex: 07:47 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 236,286
24
May 24
Set: 02:15 am
Rise: 02:11 pm
Apex: 08:31 pm
Illumination: 66.1%
Distance: 239,367
25
May 25
Set: 02:40 am
Rise: 03:12 pm
Apex: 09:12 pm
Illumination: 75.6%
Distance: 242,369
26
May 26
Set: 03:05 am
Rise: 04:11 pm
Apex: 09:54 pm
Illumination: 83.8%
Distance: 245,138
27
May 27
Set: 03:30 am
Rise: 05:10 pm
Apex: 10:37 pm
Illumination: 90.5%
Distance: 247,546
28
May 28
Set: 03:57 am
Rise: 06:10 pm
Apex: 11:22 pm
Illumination: 95.5%
Distance: 249,495
29
May 29
Set: 04:27 am
Rise: 07:10 pm
Illumination: 97.4%
Distance: 250,277
30
May 30
Apex: 12:08 am
Set: 05:02 am
Rise: 08:10 pm
Illumination: 98.7%
Distance: 250,910
31 FULL MOON
May 31
Apex: 12:57 am
Full Moon: 04:46 am
Set: 05:42 am
Rise: 09:06 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 251,742