Daily Moon Almanac for Cascades,North Carolina
Monday   05/11/2026
03:02 am
MOONRISE		 08:45 am
APEX (Transit)		 02:38 pm
MOONSET
33.4%
Illumination at Apex		 Waning Crescent
Moon Phase		 239,386
Distance in miles
May's full moon is called the Flower Moon
Cascades,North Carolina - Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phase Calendar
May 2026
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
112:44 am 05:58 am 08:25 pm 248,650 Full Moon
01:24 pm 		100.0%
201:30 am 06:29 am 09:26 pm 250,323Full Moon 99.8%
302:18 am 07:05 am 10:25 pm 251,435Waning Gibbous 97.8%
403:07 am 07:47 am 11:21 pm 251,939Waning Gibbous 94.0%
503:59 am 08:36 am 251,813Waning Gibbous 88.5%
612:11 am 04:50 am 09:30 am 251,053Waning Gibbous 81.5%
712:55 am 05:40 am 10:29 am 249,677Waning Gibbous 73.3%
801:33 am 06:29 am 11:30 am 247,731Waning Gibbous 64.1%
902:06 am 07:16 am 12:32 pm 245,290 Last Quarter
05:11 pm 		50.0%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
1002:35 am 08:01 am 01:35 pm 242,462Last Quarter 43.8%
1103:02 am 08:45 am 02:38 pm 239,386Waning Crescent 33.4%
1203:27 am 09:30 am 03:43 pm 236,232Waning Crescent 23.4%
1303:53 am 10:17 am 04:51 pm 233,190Waning Crescent 14.4%
1404:22 am 11:06 am 06:03 pm 230,456Waning Crescent 7.0%
1504:54 am 12:00 pm 07:18 pm 228,217Waning Crescent 2.0%
1605:33 am 12:59 pm 08:37 pm 226,636 New Moon
04:01 pm 		0.0%
1706:21 am 02:04 pm 09:53 pm 225,832Waxing Crescent 1.3%
1807:20 am 03:12 pm 11:03 pm 225,866Waxing Crescent 5.9%
1908:29 am 04:18 pm 226,732Waxing Crescent 13.2%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
2012:01 am 09:43 am 05:20 pm 228,354Waxing Crescent 22.6%
2112:47 am 10:57 am 06:16 pm 230,602Waxing Crescent 33.3%
2201:24 am 12:07 pm 07:06 pm 233,311First Quarter 44.5%
2301:55 am 01:14 pm 07:53 pm 236,298 First Quarter
07:11 am 		50.0%
2402:22 am 02:17 pm 08:36 pm 239,379Waxing Gibbous 66.1%
2502:46 am 03:18 pm 09:18 pm 242,380Waxing Gibbous 75.6%
2603:10 am 04:18 pm 09:59 pm 245,148Waxing Gibbous 83.8%
2703:34 am 05:18 pm 10:43 pm 247,555Waxing Gibbous 90.5%
2804:01 am 06:18 pm 11:27 pm 249,501Waxing Gibbous 95.5%
2904:31 am 07:18 pm 250,282Waxing Gibbous 97.4%
3012:14 am 05:05 am 08:18 pm 250,914Full Moon 98.7%
3101:03 am 05:45 am 09:15 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: 08:25 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 248,650
2
May 2
Apex: 01:30 am
Set: 06:29 am
Rise: 09:26 pm
Illumination: 99.8%
Distance: 250,323
3
May 3
Apex: 02:18 am
Set: 07:05 am
Rise: 10:25 pm
Illumination: 97.8%
Distance: 251,435
4
May 4
Apex: 03:07 am
Set: 07:47 am
Rise: 11:21 pm
Illumination: 94.0%
Distance: 251,939
5
May 5
Apex: 03:59 am
Set: 08:36 am
Illumination: 88.5%
Distance: 251,813
6
May 6
Rise: 12:11 am
Apex: 04:50 am
Set: 09:30 am
Illumination: 81.5%
Distance: 251,053
7
May 7
Rise: 12:55 am
Apex: 05:40 am
Set: 10:29 am
Illumination: 73.3%
Distance: 249,677
8
May 8
Rise: 01:33 am
Apex: 06:29 am
Set: 11:30 am
Illumination: 64.1%
Distance: 247,731
9 LAST QTR
May 9
Rise: 02:06 am
Apex: 07:16 am
Set: 12:32 pm
Last Qtr: 05:11 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 245,290
10
May 10
Rise: 02:35 am
Apex: 08:01 am
Set: 01:35 pm
Illumination: 43.8%
Distance: 242,462
11
May 11
Rise: 03:02 am
Apex: 08:45 am
Set: 02:38 pm
Illumination: 33.4%
Distance: 239,386
12
May 12
Rise: 03:27 am
Apex: 09:30 am
Set: 03:43 pm
Illumination: 23.4%
Distance: 236,232
13
May 13
Rise: 03:53 am
Apex: 10:17 am
Set: 04:51 pm
Illumination: 14.4%
Distance: 233,190
14
May 14
Rise: 04:22 am
Apex: 11:06 am
Set: 06:03 pm
Illumination: 7.0%
Distance: 230,456
15
May 15
Rise: 04:54 am
Apex: 12:00 pm
Set: 07:18 pm
Illumination: 2.0%
Distance: 228,217
16 NEW MOON
May 16
Rise: 05:33 am
Apex: 12:59 pm
New Moon: 04:01 pm
Set: 08:37 pm
Illumination: 0%
Distance: 226,636
17
May 17
Rise: 06:21 am
Apex: 02:04 pm
Set: 09:53 pm
Illumination: 1.3%
Distance: 225,832
18
May 18
Rise: 07:20 am
Apex: 03:12 pm
Set: 11:03 pm
Illumination: 5.9%
Distance: 225,866
19
May 19
Rise: 08:29 am
Apex: 04:18 pm
Illumination: 13.2%
Distance: 226,732
20
May 20
Set: 12:01 am
Rise: 09:43 am
Apex: 05:20 pm
Illumination: 22.6%
Distance: 228,354
21
May 21
Set: 12:47 am
Rise: 10:57 am
Apex: 06:16 pm
Illumination: 33.3%
Distance: 230,602
22
May 22
Set: 01:24 am
Rise: 12:07 pm
Apex: 07:06 pm
Illumination: 44.5%
Distance: 233,311
23 FIRST QTR
May 23
Set: 01:55 am
First Qtr: 07:11 am
Rise: 01:14 pm
Apex: 07:53 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 236,298
24
May 24
Set: 02:22 am
Rise: 02:17 pm
Apex: 08:36 pm
Illumination: 66.1%
Distance: 239,379
25
May 25
Set: 02:46 am
Rise: 03:18 pm
Apex: 09:18 pm
Illumination: 75.6%
Distance: 242,380
26
May 26
Set: 03:10 am
Rise: 04:18 pm
Apex: 09:59 pm
Illumination: 83.8%
Distance: 245,148
27
May 27
Set: 03:34 am
Rise: 05:18 pm
Apex: 10:43 pm
Illumination: 90.5%
Distance: 247,555
28
May 28
Set: 04:01 am
Rise: 06:18 pm
Apex: 11:27 pm
Illumination: 95.5%
Distance: 249,501
29
May 29
Set: 04:31 am
Rise: 07:18 pm
Illumination: 97.4%
Distance: 250,282
30
May 30
Apex: 12:14 am
Set: 05:05 am
Rise: 08:18 pm
Illumination: 98.7%
Distance: 250,914
31 FULL MOON
May 31
Apex: 01:03 am
Full Moon: 04:46 am
Set: 05:45 am
Rise: 09:15 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 251,744