Daily Moon Almanac for Asheboro,North Carolina
Monday   05/11/2026
03:04 am
MOONRISE		 08:49 am
APEX (Transit)		 02:42 pm
MOONSET
33.4%
Illumination at Apex		 Waning Crescent
Moon Phase		 239,379
Distance in miles
May's full moon is called the Flower Moon
Asheboro,North Carolina - Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phase Calendar
May 2026
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
112:47 am 06:02 am 08:27 pm 248,654 Full Moon
01:24 pm 		100.0%
201:33 am 06:33 am 09:28 pm 250,326Full Moon 99.7%
302:21 am 07:09 am 10:27 pm 251,436Waning Gibbous 97.8%
403:11 am 07:52 am 11:23 pm 251,940Waning Gibbous 94.0%
504:02 am 08:41 am 251,812Waning Gibbous 88.5%
612:13 am 04:53 am 09:35 am 251,050Waning Gibbous 81.5%
712:57 am 05:43 am 10:33 am 249,673Waning Gibbous 73.3%
801:35 am 06:32 am 11:34 am 247,726Waning Gibbous 64.0%
902:08 am 07:19 am 12:36 pm 245,284 Last Quarter
05:11 pm 		50.0%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
1002:37 am 08:04 am 01:39 pm 242,455Last Quarter 43.8%
1103:04 am 08:49 am 02:42 pm 239,379Waning Crescent 33.4%
1203:30 am 09:33 am 03:46 pm 236,226Waning Crescent 23.4%
1303:57 am 10:20 am 04:54 pm 233,184Waning Crescent 14.4%
1404:25 am 11:10 am 06:05 pm 230,451Waning Crescent 7.0%
1504:58 am 12:04 pm 07:21 pm 228,213Waning Crescent 2.0%
1605:38 am 01:03 pm 08:39 pm 226,633 New Moon
04:01 pm 		0.0%
1706:26 am 02:08 pm 09:55 pm 225,831Waxing Crescent 1.3%
1807:25 am 03:15 pm 11:04 pm 225,867Waxing Crescent 5.9%
1908:34 am 04:21 pm 226,735Waxing Crescent 13.2%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
2012:02 am 09:47 am 05:23 pm 228,358Waxing Crescent 22.7%
2112:49 am 11:01 am 06:19 pm 230,607Waxing Crescent 33.3%
2201:27 am 12:11 pm 07:10 pm 233,317First Quarter 44.5%
2301:58 am 01:17 pm 07:56 pm 236,305 First Quarter
07:11 am 		50.0%
2402:24 am 02:20 pm 08:39 pm 239,386Waxing Gibbous 66.1%
2502:49 am 03:21 pm 09:21 pm 242,386Waxing Gibbous 75.6%
2603:13 am 04:20 pm 10:03 pm 245,153Waxing Gibbous 83.8%
2703:38 am 05:20 pm 10:46 pm 247,559Waxing Gibbous 90.5%
2804:05 am 06:20 pm 11:30 pm 249,505Waxing Gibbous 95.6%
2904:35 am 07:20 pm 250,285Waxing Gibbous 97.4%
3012:17 am 05:09 am 08:20 pm 250,917Full Moon 98.7%
3101:06 am 05:50 am 09:17 pm 251,745 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: 12:47 am
Set: 06:02 am
Full Moon: 01:24 pm
Rise: 08:27 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 248,654
2
May 2
Apex: 01:33 am
Set: 06:33 am
Rise: 09:28 pm
Illumination: 99.7%
Distance: 250,326
3
May 3
Apex: 02:21 am
Set: 07:09 am
Rise: 10:27 pm
Illumination: 97.8%
Distance: 251,436
4
May 4
Apex: 03:11 am
Set: 07:52 am
Rise: 11:23 pm
Illumination: 94.0%
Distance: 251,940
5
May 5
Apex: 04:02 am
Set: 08:41 am
Illumination: 88.5%
Distance: 251,812
6
May 6
Rise: 12:13 am
Apex: 04:53 am
Set: 09:35 am
Illumination: 81.5%
Distance: 251,050
7
May 7
Rise: 12:57 am
Apex: 05:43 am
Set: 10:33 am
Illumination: 73.3%
Distance: 249,673
8
May 8
Rise: 01:35 am
Apex: 06:32 am
Set: 11:34 am
Illumination: 64.0%
Distance: 247,726
9 LAST QTR
May 9
Rise: 02:08 am
Apex: 07:19 am
Set: 12:36 pm
Last Qtr: 05:11 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 245,284
10
May 10
Rise: 02:37 am
Apex: 08:04 am
Set: 01:39 pm
Illumination: 43.8%
Distance: 242,455
11
May 11
Rise: 03:04 am
Apex: 08:49 am
Set: 02:42 pm
Illumination: 33.4%
Distance: 239,379
12
May 12
Rise: 03:30 am
Apex: 09:33 am
Set: 03:46 pm
Illumination: 23.4%
Distance: 236,226
13
May 13
Rise: 03:57 am
Apex: 10:20 am
Set: 04:54 pm
Illumination: 14.4%
Distance: 233,184
14
May 14
Rise: 04:25 am
Apex: 11:10 am
Set: 06:05 pm
Illumination: 7.0%
Distance: 230,451
15
May 15
Rise: 04:58 am
Apex: 12:04 pm
Set: 07:21 pm
Illumination: 2.0%
Distance: 228,213
16 NEW MOON
May 16
Rise: 05:38 am
Apex: 01:03 pm
New Moon: 04:01 pm
Set: 08:39 pm
Illumination: 0%
Distance: 226,633
17
May 17
Rise: 06:26 am
Apex: 02:08 pm
Set: 09:55 pm
Illumination: 1.3%
Distance: 225,831
18
May 18
Rise: 07:25 am
Apex: 03:15 pm
Set: 11:04 pm
Illumination: 5.9%
Distance: 225,867
19
May 19
Rise: 08:34 am
Apex: 04:21 pm
Illumination: 13.2%
Distance: 226,735
20
May 20
Set: 12:02 am
Rise: 09:47 am
Apex: 05:23 pm
Illumination: 22.7%
Distance: 228,358
21
May 21
Set: 12:49 am
Rise: 11:01 am
Apex: 06:19 pm
Illumination: 33.3%
Distance: 230,607
22
May 22
Set: 01:27 am
Rise: 12:11 pm
Apex: 07:10 pm
Illumination: 44.5%
Distance: 233,317
23 FIRST QTR
May 23
Set: 01:58 am
First Qtr: 07:11 am
Rise: 01:17 pm
Apex: 07:56 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 236,305
24
May 24
Set: 02:24 am
Rise: 02:20 pm
Apex: 08:39 pm
Illumination: 66.1%
Distance: 239,386
25
May 25
Set: 02:49 am
Rise: 03:21 pm
Apex: 09:21 pm
Illumination: 75.6%
Distance: 242,386
26
May 26
Set: 03:13 am
Rise: 04:20 pm
Apex: 10:03 pm
Illumination: 83.8%
Distance: 245,153
27
May 27
Set: 03:38 am
Rise: 05:20 pm
Apex: 10:46 pm
Illumination: 90.5%
Distance: 247,559
28
May 28
Set: 04:05 am
Rise: 06:20 pm
Apex: 11:30 pm
Illumination: 95.6%
Distance: 249,505
29
May 29
Set: 04:35 am
Rise: 07:20 pm
Illumination: 97.4%
Distance: 250,285
30
May 30
Apex: 12:17 am
Set: 05:09 am
Rise: 08:20 pm
Illumination: 98.7%
Distance: 250,917
31 FULL MOON
May 31
Apex: 01:06 am
Full Moon: 04:46 am
Set: 05:50 am
Rise: 09:17 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 251,745