Daily Moon Almanac for Cliffwood,North Carolina
Monday   05/11/2026
03:06 am
MOONRISE		 08:50 am
APEX (Transit)		 02:43 pm
MOONSET
33.3%
Illumination at Apex		 Waning Crescent
Moon Phase		 239,377
Distance in miles
May's full moon is called the Flower Moon
Cliffwood,North Carolina - Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phase Calendar
May 2026
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
112:49 am 06:02 am 08:29 pm 248,656 Full Moon
01:24 pm 		100.0%
201:34 am 06:33 am 09:30 pm 250,327Full Moon 99.7%
302:22 am 07:09 am 10:30 pm 251,437Waning Gibbous 97.8%
403:12 am 07:51 am 11:25 pm 251,940Waning Gibbous 94.0%
504:03 am 08:40 am 251,812Waning Gibbous 88.5%
612:16 am 04:54 am 09:34 am 251,050Waning Gibbous 81.5%
712:59 am 05:44 am 10:33 am 249,672Waning Gibbous 73.3%
801:37 am 06:33 am 11:34 am 247,725Waning Gibbous 64.0%
902:10 am 07:20 am 12:36 pm 245,282 Last Quarter
05:11 pm 		50.0%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
1002:39 am 08:05 am 01:39 pm 242,453Last Quarter 43.7%
1103:06 am 08:50 am 02:43 pm 239,377Waning Crescent 33.3%
1203:32 am 09:35 am 03:48 pm 236,223Waning Crescent 23.4%
1303:58 am 10:21 am 04:55 pm 233,182Waning Crescent 14.4%
1404:26 am 11:11 am 06:07 pm 230,449Waning Crescent 7.0%
1504:58 am 12:05 pm 07:23 pm 228,212Waning Crescent 2.0%
1605:37 am 01:04 pm 08:41 pm 226,632 New Moon
04:01 pm 		0.0%
1706:26 am 02:09 pm 09:58 pm 225,830Waxing Crescent 1.3%
1807:25 am 03:16 pm 11:07 pm 225,867Waxing Crescent 5.9%
1908:33 am 04:22 pm 226,736Waxing Crescent 13.2%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
2012:05 am 09:47 am 05:24 pm 228,360Waxing Crescent 22.7%
2112:51 am 11:01 am 06:20 pm 230,609Waxing Crescent 33.4%
2201:28 am 12:11 pm 07:11 pm 233,319First Quarter 44.6%
2301:59 am 01:18 pm 07:57 pm 236,307 First Quarter
07:11 am 		50.0%
2402:26 am 02:21 pm 08:40 pm 239,388Waxing Gibbous 66.1%
2502:50 am 03:22 pm 09:22 pm 242,388Waxing Gibbous 75.6%
2603:14 am 04:22 pm 10:04 pm 245,155Waxing Gibbous 83.8%
2703:39 am 05:22 pm 10:47 pm 247,561Waxing Gibbous 90.6%
2804:05 am 06:22 pm 11:31 pm 249,506Waxing Gibbous 95.6%
2904:35 am 07:23 pm 250,286Waxing Gibbous 97.4%
3012:18 am 05:09 am 08:22 pm 250,918Full Moon 98.7%
3101:07 am 05:49 am 09:19 pm 251,746 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: 12:49 am
Set: 06:02 am
Full Moon: 01:24 pm
Rise: 08:29 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 248,656
2
May 2
Apex: 01:34 am
Set: 06:33 am
Rise: 09:30 pm
Illumination: 99.7%
Distance: 250,327
3
May 3
Apex: 02:22 am
Set: 07:09 am
Rise: 10:30 pm
Illumination: 97.8%
Distance: 251,437
4
May 4
Apex: 03:12 am
Set: 07:51 am
Rise: 11:25 pm
Illumination: 94.0%
Distance: 251,940
5
May 5
Apex: 04:03 am
Set: 08:40 am
Illumination: 88.5%
Distance: 251,812
6
May 6
Rise: 12:16 am
Apex: 04:54 am
Set: 09:34 am
Illumination: 81.5%
Distance: 251,050
7
May 7
Rise: 12:59 am
Apex: 05:44 am
Set: 10:33 am
Illumination: 73.3%
Distance: 249,672
8
May 8
Rise: 01:37 am
Apex: 06:33 am
Set: 11:34 am
Illumination: 64.0%
Distance: 247,725
9 LAST QTR
May 9
Rise: 02:10 am
Apex: 07:20 am
Set: 12:36 pm
Last Qtr: 05:11 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 245,282
10
May 10
Rise: 02:39 am
Apex: 08:05 am
Set: 01:39 pm
Illumination: 43.7%
Distance: 242,453
11
May 11
Rise: 03:06 am
Apex: 08:50 am
Set: 02:43 pm
Illumination: 33.3%
Distance: 239,377
12
May 12
Rise: 03:32 am
Apex: 09:35 am
Set: 03:48 pm
Illumination: 23.4%
Distance: 236,223
13
May 13
Rise: 03:58 am
Apex: 10:21 am
Set: 04:55 pm
Illumination: 14.4%
Distance: 233,182
14
May 14
Rise: 04:26 am
Apex: 11:11 am
Set: 06:07 pm
Illumination: 7.0%
Distance: 230,449
15
May 15
Rise: 04:58 am
Apex: 12:05 pm
Set: 07:23 pm
Illumination: 2.0%
Distance: 228,212
16 NEW MOON
May 16
Rise: 05:37 am
Apex: 01:04 pm
New Moon: 04:01 pm
Set: 08:41 pm
Illumination: 0%
Distance: 226,632
17
May 17
Rise: 06:26 am
Apex: 02:09 pm
Set: 09:58 pm
Illumination: 1.3%
Distance: 225,830
18
May 18
Rise: 07:25 am
Apex: 03:16 pm
Set: 11:07 pm
Illumination: 5.9%
Distance: 225,867
19
May 19
Rise: 08:33 am
Apex: 04:22 pm
Illumination: 13.2%
Distance: 226,736
20
May 20
Set: 12:05 am
Rise: 09:47 am
Apex: 05:24 pm
Illumination: 22.7%
Distance: 228,360
21
May 21
Set: 12:51 am
Rise: 11:01 am
Apex: 06:20 pm
Illumination: 33.4%
Distance: 230,609
22
May 22
Set: 01:28 am
Rise: 12:11 pm
Apex: 07:11 pm
Illumination: 44.6%
Distance: 233,319
23 FIRST QTR
May 23
Set: 01:59 am
First Qtr: 07:11 am
Rise: 01:18 pm
Apex: 07:57 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 236,307
24
May 24
Set: 02:26 am
Rise: 02:21 pm
Apex: 08:40 pm
Illumination: 66.1%
Distance: 239,388
25
May 25
Set: 02:50 am
Rise: 03:22 pm
Apex: 09:22 pm
Illumination: 75.6%
Distance: 242,388
26
May 26
Set: 03:14 am
Rise: 04:22 pm
Apex: 10:04 pm
Illumination: 83.8%
Distance: 245,155
27
May 27
Set: 03:39 am
Rise: 05:22 pm
Apex: 10:47 pm
Illumination: 90.6%
Distance: 247,561
28
May 28
Set: 04:05 am
Rise: 06:22 pm
Apex: 11:31 pm
Illumination: 95.6%
Distance: 249,506
29
May 29
Set: 04:35 am
Rise: 07:23 pm
Illumination: 97.4%
Distance: 250,286
30
May 30
Apex: 12:18 am
Set: 05:09 am
Rise: 08:22 pm
Illumination: 98.7%
Distance: 250,918
31 FULL MOON
May 31
Apex: 01:07 am
Full Moon: 04:46 am
Set: 05:49 am
Rise: 09:19 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 251,746