Daily Moon Almanac for Carpenter,North Carolina
Monday   05/11/2026
03:01 am
MOONRISE		 08:45 am
APEX (Transit)		 02:38 pm
MOONSET
33.4%
Illumination at Apex		 Waning Crescent
Moon Phase		 239,387
Distance in miles
May's full moon is called the Flower Moon
Carpenter,North Carolina - Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phase Calendar
May 2026
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
112:44 am 05:58 am 08:24 pm 248,649 Full Moon
01:24 pm 		100.0%
201:29 am 06:29 am 09:24 pm 250,323Full Moon 99.8%
302:17 am 07:05 am 10:23 pm 251,434Waning Gibbous 97.8%
403:07 am 07:48 am 11:19 pm 251,939Waning Gibbous 94.0%
503:58 am 08:36 am 251,814Waning Gibbous 88.5%
612:09 am 04:49 am 09:31 am 251,053Waning Gibbous 81.5%
712:54 am 05:40 am 10:29 am 249,678Waning Gibbous 73.3%
801:32 am 06:28 am 11:30 am 247,732Waning Gibbous 64.1%
902:05 am 07:15 am 12:32 pm 245,291 Last Quarter
05:11 pm 		50.0%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
1002:34 am 08:00 am 01:35 pm 242,463Last Quarter 43.8%
1103:01 am 08:45 am 02:38 pm 239,387Waning Crescent 33.4%
1203:27 am 09:30 am 03:43 pm 236,234Waning Crescent 23.4%
1303:53 am 10:16 am 04:50 pm 233,192Waning Crescent 14.4%
1404:21 am 11:06 am 06:01 pm 230,457Waning Crescent 7.0%
1504:54 am 11:59 am 07:17 pm 228,218Waning Crescent 2.0%
1605:33 am 12:59 pm 08:35 pm 226,636 New Moon
04:01 pm 		0.0%
1706:22 am 02:04 pm 09:52 pm 225,832Waxing Crescent 1.3%
1807:21 am 03:11 pm 11:01 pm 225,866Waxing Crescent 5.8%
1908:29 am 04:17 pm 11:59 pm 226,731Waxing Crescent 13.2%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
2009:43 am 05:19 pm 228,353Waxing Crescent 22.6%
2112:46 am 10:57 am 06:15 pm 230,601Waxing Crescent 33.3%
2201:23 am 12:07 pm 07:06 pm 233,310First Quarter 44.5%
2301:54 am 01:13 pm 07:52 pm 236,297 First Quarter
07:11 am 		50.0%
2402:21 am 02:16 pm 08:35 pm 239,378Waxing Gibbous 66.1%
2502:45 am 03:17 pm 09:17 pm 242,379Waxing Gibbous 75.6%
2603:09 am 04:17 pm 09:59 pm 245,146Waxing Gibbous 83.8%
2703:34 am 05:16 pm 10:42 pm 247,554Waxing Gibbous 90.5%
2804:01 am 06:16 pm 11:27 pm 249,501Waxing Gibbous 95.5%
2904:31 am 07:17 pm 250,281Waxing Gibbous 97.4%
3012:13 am 05:05 am 08:16 pm 250,914Full Moon 98.7%
3101:02 am 05:46 am 09:13 pm 251,744 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: 12:44 am
Set: 05:58 am
Full Moon: 01:24 pm
Rise: 08:24 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 248,649
2
May 2
Apex: 01:29 am
Set: 06:29 am
Rise: 09:24 pm
Illumination: 99.8%
Distance: 250,323
3
May 3
Apex: 02:17 am
Set: 07:05 am
Rise: 10:23 pm
Illumination: 97.8%
Distance: 251,434
4
May 4
Apex: 03:07 am
Set: 07:48 am
Rise: 11:19 pm
Illumination: 94.0%
Distance: 251,939
5
May 5
Apex: 03:58 am
Set: 08:36 am
Illumination: 88.5%
Distance: 251,814
6
May 6
Rise: 12:09 am
Apex: 04:49 am
Set: 09:31 am
Illumination: 81.5%
Distance: 251,053
7
May 7
Rise: 12:54 am
Apex: 05:40 am
Set: 10:29 am
Illumination: 73.3%
Distance: 249,678
8
May 8
Rise: 01:32 am
Apex: 06:28 am
Set: 11:30 am
Illumination: 64.1%
Distance: 247,732
9 LAST QTR
May 9
Rise: 02:05 am
Apex: 07:15 am
Set: 12:32 pm
Last Qtr: 05:11 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 245,291
10
May 10
Rise: 02:34 am
Apex: 08:00 am
Set: 01:35 pm
Illumination: 43.8%
Distance: 242,463
11
May 11
Rise: 03:01 am
Apex: 08:45 am
Set: 02:38 pm
Illumination: 33.4%
Distance: 239,387
12
May 12
Rise: 03:27 am
Apex: 09:30 am
Set: 03:43 pm
Illumination: 23.4%
Distance: 236,234
13
May 13
Rise: 03:53 am
Apex: 10:16 am
Set: 04:50 pm
Illumination: 14.4%
Distance: 233,192
14
May 14
Rise: 04:21 am
Apex: 11:06 am
Set: 06:01 pm
Illumination: 7.0%
Distance: 230,457
15
May 15
Rise: 04:54 am
Apex: 11:59 am
Set: 07:17 pm
Illumination: 2.0%
Distance: 228,218
16 NEW MOON
May 16
Rise: 05:33 am
Apex: 12:59 pm
New Moon: 04:01 pm
Set: 08:35 pm
Illumination: 0%
Distance: 226,636
17
May 17
Rise: 06:22 am
Apex: 02:04 pm
Set: 09:52 pm
Illumination: 1.3%
Distance: 225,832
18
May 18
Rise: 07:21 am
Apex: 03:11 pm
Set: 11:01 pm
Illumination: 5.8%
Distance: 225,866
19
May 19
Rise: 08:29 am
Apex: 04:17 pm
Set: 11:59 pm
Illumination: 13.2%
Distance: 226,731
20
May 20
Rise: 09:43 am
Apex: 05:19 pm
Illumination: 22.6%
Distance: 228,353
21
May 21
Set: 12:46 am
Rise: 10:57 am
Apex: 06:15 pm
Illumination: 33.3%
Distance: 230,601
22
May 22
Set: 01:23 am
Rise: 12:07 pm
Apex: 07:06 pm
Illumination: 44.5%
Distance: 233,310
23 FIRST QTR
May 23
Set: 01:54 am
First Qtr: 07:11 am
Rise: 01:13 pm
Apex: 07:52 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 236,297
24
May 24
Set: 02:21 am
Rise: 02:16 pm
Apex: 08:35 pm
Illumination: 66.1%
Distance: 239,378
25
May 25
Set: 02:45 am
Rise: 03:17 pm
Apex: 09:17 pm
Illumination: 75.6%
Distance: 242,379
26
May 26
Set: 03:09 am
Rise: 04:17 pm
Apex: 09:59 pm
Illumination: 83.8%
Distance: 245,146
27
May 27
Set: 03:34 am
Rise: 05:16 pm
Apex: 10:42 pm
Illumination: 90.5%
Distance: 247,554
28
May 28
Set: 04:01 am
Rise: 06:16 pm
Apex: 11:27 pm
Illumination: 95.5%
Distance: 249,501
29
May 29
Set: 04:31 am
Rise: 07:17 pm
Illumination: 97.4%
Distance: 250,281
30
May 30
Apex: 12:13 am
Set: 05:05 am
Rise: 08:16 pm
Illumination: 98.7%
Distance: 250,914
31 FULL MOON
May 31
Apex: 01:02 am
Full Moon: 04:46 am
Set: 05:46 am
Rise: 09:13 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 251,744