Daily Moon Almanac for Cowarts,North Carolina
Monday   05/11/2026
03:17 am
MOONRISE		 09:02 am
APEX (Transit)		 02:56 pm
MOONSET
33.3%
Illumination at Apex		 Waning Crescent
Moon Phase		 239,350
Distance in miles
May's full moon is called the Flower Moon
Cowarts,North Carolina - Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phase Calendar
May 2026
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
101:01 am 06:16 am 08:40 pm 248,672 Full Moon
01:24 pm 		100.0%
201:47 am 06:48 am 09:40 pm 250,339Full Moon 99.7%
302:34 am 07:24 am 10:39 pm 251,444Waning Gibbous 97.8%
403:24 am 08:07 am 11:35 pm 251,942Waning Gibbous 93.9%
504:15 am 08:56 am 251,808Waning Gibbous 88.4%
612:25 am 05:07 am 09:50 am 251,041Waning Gibbous 81.4%
701:09 am 05:57 am 10:48 am 249,658Waning Gibbous 73.2%
801:48 am 06:46 am 11:49 am 247,706Waning Gibbous 64.0%
902:21 am 07:33 am 12:51 pm 245,260 Last Quarter
05:11 pm 		50.0%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
1002:50 am 08:18 am 01:53 pm 242,428Last Quarter 43.7%
1103:17 am 09:02 am 02:56 pm 239,350Waning Crescent 33.3%
1203:44 am 09:47 am 04:00 pm 236,197Waning Crescent 23.3%
1304:10 am 10:34 am 05:07 pm 233,157Waning Crescent 14.3%
1404:39 am 11:23 am 06:18 pm 230,428Waning Crescent 7.0%
1505:13 am 12:17 pm 07:34 pm 228,195Waning Crescent 2.0%
1605:52 am 01:17 pm 08:51 pm 226,622 New Moon
04:01 pm 		0.0%
1706:41 am 02:21 pm 10:08 pm 225,827Waxing Crescent 1.3%
1807:40 am 03:29 pm 11:17 pm 225,871Waxing Crescent 5.9%
1908:49 am 04:35 pm 226,746Waxing Crescent 13.3%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
2012:15 am 10:03 am 05:37 pm 228,376Waxing Crescent 22.8%
2101:02 am 11:16 am 06:33 pm 230,630Waxing Crescent 33.5%
2201:39 am 12:26 pm 07:23 pm 233,344First Quarter 44.7%
2302:10 am 01:32 pm 08:10 pm 236,333 First Quarter
07:11 am 		50.0%
2402:38 am 02:34 pm 08:53 pm 239,414Waxing Gibbous 66.2%
2503:03 am 03:34 pm 09:35 pm 242,413Waxing Gibbous 75.7%
2603:27 am 04:34 pm 10:17 pm 245,177Waxing Gibbous 83.9%
2703:52 am 05:33 pm 10:59 pm 247,579Waxing Gibbous 90.6%
2804:19 am 06:33 pm 11:44 pm 249,520Waxing Gibbous 95.6%
2904:49 am 07:33 pm 250,298Waxing Gibbous 97.4%
3012:31 am 05:24 am 08:32 pm 250,927Full Moon 98.7%
3101:20 am 06:05 am 09:29 pm 251,750 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: 01:01 am
Set: 06:16 am
Full Moon: 01:24 pm
Rise: 08:40 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 248,672
2
May 2
Apex: 01:47 am
Set: 06:48 am
Rise: 09:40 pm
Illumination: 99.7%
Distance: 250,339
3
May 3
Apex: 02:34 am
Set: 07:24 am
Rise: 10:39 pm
Illumination: 97.8%
Distance: 251,444
4
May 4
Apex: 03:24 am
Set: 08:07 am
Rise: 11:35 pm
Illumination: 93.9%
Distance: 251,942
5
May 5
Apex: 04:15 am
Set: 08:56 am
Illumination: 88.4%
Distance: 251,808
6
May 6
Rise: 12:25 am
Apex: 05:07 am
Set: 09:50 am
Illumination: 81.4%
Distance: 251,041
7
May 7
Rise: 01:09 am
Apex: 05:57 am
Set: 10:48 am
Illumination: 73.2%
Distance: 249,658
8
May 8
Rise: 01:48 am
Apex: 06:46 am
Set: 11:49 am
Illumination: 64.0%
Distance: 247,706
9 LAST QTR
May 9
Rise: 02:21 am
Apex: 07:33 am
Set: 12:51 pm
Last Qtr: 05:11 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 245,260
10
May 10
Rise: 02:50 am
Apex: 08:18 am
Set: 01:53 pm
Illumination: 43.7%
Distance: 242,428
11
May 11
Rise: 03:17 am
Apex: 09:02 am
Set: 02:56 pm
Illumination: 33.3%
Distance: 239,350
12
May 12
Rise: 03:44 am
Apex: 09:47 am
Set: 04:00 pm
Illumination: 23.3%
Distance: 236,197
13
May 13
Rise: 04:10 am
Apex: 10:34 am
Set: 05:07 pm
Illumination: 14.3%
Distance: 233,157
14
May 14
Rise: 04:39 am
Apex: 11:23 am
Set: 06:18 pm
Illumination: 7.0%
Distance: 230,428
15
May 15
Rise: 05:13 am
Apex: 12:17 pm
Set: 07:34 pm
Illumination: 2.0%
Distance: 228,195
16 NEW MOON
May 16
Rise: 05:52 am
Apex: 01:17 pm
New Moon: 04:01 pm
Set: 08:51 pm
Illumination: 0%
Distance: 226,622
17
May 17
Rise: 06:41 am
Apex: 02:21 pm
Set: 10:08 pm
Illumination: 1.3%
Distance: 225,827
18
May 18
Rise: 07:40 am
Apex: 03:29 pm
Set: 11:17 pm
Illumination: 5.9%
Distance: 225,871
19
May 19
Rise: 08:49 am
Apex: 04:35 pm
Illumination: 13.3%
Distance: 226,746
20
May 20
Set: 12:15 am
Rise: 10:03 am
Apex: 05:37 pm
Illumination: 22.8%
Distance: 228,376
21
May 21
Set: 01:02 am
Rise: 11:16 am
Apex: 06:33 pm
Illumination: 33.5%
Distance: 230,630
22
May 22
Set: 01:39 am
Rise: 12:26 pm
Apex: 07:23 pm
Illumination: 44.7%
Distance: 233,344
23 FIRST QTR
May 23
Set: 02:10 am
First Qtr: 07:11 am
Rise: 01:32 pm
Apex: 08:10 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 236,333
24
May 24
Set: 02:38 am
Rise: 02:34 pm
Apex: 08:53 pm
Illumination: 66.2%
Distance: 239,414
25
May 25
Set: 03:03 am
Rise: 03:34 pm
Apex: 09:35 pm
Illumination: 75.7%
Distance: 242,413
26
May 26
Set: 03:27 am
Rise: 04:34 pm
Apex: 10:17 pm
Illumination: 83.9%
Distance: 245,177
27
May 27
Set: 03:52 am
Rise: 05:33 pm
Apex: 10:59 pm
Illumination: 90.6%
Distance: 247,579
28
May 28
Set: 04:19 am
Rise: 06:33 pm
Apex: 11:44 pm
Illumination: 95.6%
Distance: 249,520
29
May 29
Set: 04:49 am
Rise: 07:33 pm
Illumination: 97.4%
Distance: 250,298
30
May 30
Apex: 12:31 am
Set: 05:24 am
Rise: 08:32 pm
Illumination: 98.7%
Distance: 250,927
31 FULL MOON
May 31
Apex: 01:20 am
Full Moon: 04:46 am
Set: 06:05 am
Rise: 09:29 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 251,750