Daily Moon Almanac for Cherryville,North Carolina
Sunday   05/10/2026
02:43 am
MOONRISE		 08:11 am
APEX (Transit)		 01:46 pm
MOONSET
43.7%
Illumination at Apex		 Last Quarter
Moon Phase		 242,442
Distance in miles
May's full moon is called the Flower Moon
Cherryville,North Carolina - Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phase Calendar
May 2026
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
112:54 am 06:09 am 08:33 pm 248,663 Full Moon
01:24 pm 		100.0%
201:39 am 06:40 am 09:33 pm 250,332Full Moon 99.7%
302:27 am 07:17 am 10:32 pm 251,440Waning Gibbous 97.8%
403:17 am 07:59 am 11:28 pm 251,941Waning Gibbous 93.9%
504:08 am 08:48 am 251,810Waning Gibbous 88.4%
612:18 am 04:59 am 09:43 am 251,046Waning Gibbous 81.4%
701:02 am 05:50 am 10:41 am 249,666Waning Gibbous 73.2%
801:41 am 06:39 am 11:42 am 247,717Waning Gibbous 64.0%
902:14 am 07:25 am 12:43 pm 245,273 Last Quarter
05:11 pm 		50.0%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
1002:43 am 08:11 am 01:46 pm 242,442Last Quarter 43.7%
1103:10 am 08:55 am 02:49 pm 239,366Waning Crescent 33.3%
1203:37 am 09:40 am 03:53 pm 236,212Waning Crescent 23.3%
1304:03 am 10:26 am 05:00 pm 233,171Waning Crescent 14.3%
1404:32 am 11:16 am 06:11 pm 230,440Waning Crescent 7.0%
1505:05 am 12:10 pm 07:26 pm 228,205Waning Crescent 2.0%
1605:45 am 01:10 pm 08:44 pm 226,628 New Moon
04:01 pm 		0.0%
1706:34 am 02:14 pm 10:01 pm 225,829Waxing Crescent 1.3%
1807:33 am 03:21 pm 11:10 pm 225,869Waxing Crescent 5.9%
1908:42 am 04:28 pm 226,740Waxing Crescent 13.3%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
2012:08 am 09:55 am 05:29 pm 228,367Waxing Crescent 22.7%
2112:55 am 11:08 am 06:26 pm 230,618Waxing Crescent 33.4%
2201:32 am 12:18 pm 07:16 pm 233,330First Quarter 44.6%
2302:03 am 01:24 pm 08:02 pm 236,318 First Quarter
07:11 am 		50.0%
2402:31 am 02:27 pm 08:46 pm 239,399Waxing Gibbous 66.2%
2502:56 am 03:27 pm 09:28 pm 242,399Waxing Gibbous 75.7%
2603:20 am 04:27 pm 10:10 pm 245,164Waxing Gibbous 83.9%
2703:45 am 05:26 pm 10:52 pm 247,569Waxing Gibbous 90.6%
2804:12 am 06:26 pm 11:37 pm 249,512Waxing Gibbous 95.6%
2904:42 am 07:26 pm 250,291Waxing Gibbous 97.4%
3012:24 am 05:17 am 08:25 pm 250,922Full Moon 98.7%
3101:13 am 05:57 am 09:22 pm 251,748 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: 12:54 am
Set: 06:09 am
Full Moon: 01:24 pm
Rise: 08:33 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 248,663
2
May 2
Apex: 01:39 am
Set: 06:40 am
Rise: 09:33 pm
Illumination: 99.7%
Distance: 250,332
3
May 3
Apex: 02:27 am
Set: 07:17 am
Rise: 10:32 pm
Illumination: 97.8%
Distance: 251,440
4
May 4
Apex: 03:17 am
Set: 07:59 am
Rise: 11:28 pm
Illumination: 93.9%
Distance: 251,941
5
May 5
Apex: 04:08 am
Set: 08:48 am
Illumination: 88.4%
Distance: 251,810
6
May 6
Rise: 12:18 am
Apex: 04:59 am
Set: 09:43 am
Illumination: 81.4%
Distance: 251,046
7
May 7
Rise: 01:02 am
Apex: 05:50 am
Set: 10:41 am
Illumination: 73.2%
Distance: 249,666
8
May 8
Rise: 01:41 am
Apex: 06:39 am
Set: 11:42 am
Illumination: 64.0%
Distance: 247,717
9 LAST QTR
May 9
Rise: 02:14 am
Apex: 07:25 am
Set: 12:43 pm
Last Qtr: 05:11 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 245,273
10
May 10
Rise: 02:43 am
Apex: 08:11 am
Set: 01:46 pm
Illumination: 43.7%
Distance: 242,442
11
May 11
Rise: 03:10 am
Apex: 08:55 am
Set: 02:49 pm
Illumination: 33.3%
Distance: 239,366
12
May 12
Rise: 03:37 am
Apex: 09:40 am
Set: 03:53 pm
Illumination: 23.3%
Distance: 236,212
13
May 13
Rise: 04:03 am
Apex: 10:26 am
Set: 05:00 pm
Illumination: 14.3%
Distance: 233,171
14
May 14
Rise: 04:32 am
Apex: 11:16 am
Set: 06:11 pm
Illumination: 7.0%
Distance: 230,440
15
May 15
Rise: 05:05 am
Apex: 12:10 pm
Set: 07:26 pm
Illumination: 2.0%
Distance: 228,205
16 NEW MOON
May 16
Rise: 05:45 am
Apex: 01:10 pm
New Moon: 04:01 pm
Set: 08:44 pm
Illumination: 0%
Distance: 226,628
17
May 17
Rise: 06:34 am
Apex: 02:14 pm
Set: 10:01 pm
Illumination: 1.3%
Distance: 225,829
18
May 18
Rise: 07:33 am
Apex: 03:21 pm
Set: 11:10 pm
Illumination: 5.9%
Distance: 225,869
19
May 19
Rise: 08:42 am
Apex: 04:28 pm
Illumination: 13.3%
Distance: 226,740
20
May 20
Set: 12:08 am
Rise: 09:55 am
Apex: 05:29 pm
Illumination: 22.7%
Distance: 228,367
21
May 21
Set: 12:55 am
Rise: 11:08 am
Apex: 06:26 pm
Illumination: 33.4%
Distance: 230,618
22
May 22
Set: 01:32 am
Rise: 12:18 pm
Apex: 07:16 pm
Illumination: 44.6%
Distance: 233,330
23 FIRST QTR
May 23
Set: 02:03 am
First Qtr: 07:11 am
Rise: 01:24 pm
Apex: 08:02 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 236,318
24
May 24
Set: 02:31 am
Rise: 02:27 pm
Apex: 08:46 pm
Illumination: 66.2%
Distance: 239,399
25
May 25
Set: 02:56 am
Rise: 03:27 pm
Apex: 09:28 pm
Illumination: 75.7%
Distance: 242,399
26
May 26
Set: 03:20 am
Rise: 04:27 pm
Apex: 10:10 pm
Illumination: 83.9%
Distance: 245,164
27
May 27
Set: 03:45 am
Rise: 05:26 pm
Apex: 10:52 pm
Illumination: 90.6%
Distance: 247,569
28
May 28
Set: 04:12 am
Rise: 06:26 pm
Apex: 11:37 pm
Illumination: 95.6%
Distance: 249,512
29
May 29
Set: 04:42 am
Rise: 07:26 pm
Illumination: 97.4%
Distance: 250,291
30
May 30
Apex: 12:24 am
Set: 05:17 am
Rise: 08:25 pm
Illumination: 98.7%
Distance: 250,922
31 FULL MOON
May 31
Apex: 01:13 am
Full Moon: 04:46 am
Set: 05:57 am
Rise: 09:22 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 251,748