Daily Moon Almanac for Chalk Level,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		 239,376
Distance in miles
May's full moon is called the Flower Moon
Chalk Level,North Carolina - Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phase Calendar
May 2026
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
112:49 am 06:02 am 08:30 pm 248,656 Full Moon
01:24 pm 		100.0%
201:35 am 06:34 am 09:31 pm 250,328Full Moon 99.7%
302:22 am 07:10 am 10:30 pm 251,437Waning Gibbous 97.8%
403:12 am 07:52 am 11:26 pm 251,940Waning Gibbous 94.0%
504:03 am 08:41 am 251,812Waning Gibbous 88.5%
612:16 am 04:55 am 09:35 am 251,049Waning Gibbous 81.5%
701:00 am 05:45 am 10:34 am 249,671Waning Gibbous 73.3%
801:38 am 06:34 am 11:35 am 247,724Waning Gibbous 64.0%
902:11 am 07:21 am 12:37 pm 245,281 Last Quarter
05:11 pm 		50.0%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
1002:40 am 08:06 am 01:40 pm 242,452Last Quarter 43.7%
1103:06 am 08:50 am 02:43 pm 239,376Waning Crescent 33.3%
1203:32 am 09:35 am 03:48 pm 236,222Waning Crescent 23.4%
1303:58 am 10:22 am 04:56 pm 233,181Waning Crescent 14.4%
1404:27 am 11:11 am 06:08 pm 230,448Waning Crescent 7.0%
1504:59 am 12:05 pm 07:23 pm 228,211Waning Crescent 2.0%
1605:38 am 01:05 pm 08:42 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 11:08 pm 225,868Waxing Crescent 5.9%
1908:34 am 04:23 pm 226,736Waxing Crescent 13.2%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
2012:06 am 09:48 am 05:25 pm 228,360Waxing Crescent 22.7%
2112:52 am 11:01 am 06:21 pm 230,610Waxing Crescent 33.4%
2201:29 am 12:12 pm 07:11 pm 233,320First Quarter 44.6%
2301:59 am 01:19 pm 07:58 pm 236,308 First Quarter
07:11 am 		50.0%
2402:26 am 02:22 pm 08:41 pm 239,389Waxing Gibbous 66.1%
2502:51 am 03:23 pm 09:23 pm 242,389Waxing Gibbous 75.6%
2603:15 am 04:22 pm 10:05 pm 245,156Waxing Gibbous 83.9%
2703:39 am 05:22 pm 10:47 pm 247,562Waxing Gibbous 90.6%
2804:06 am 06:23 pm 11:32 pm 249,507Waxing Gibbous 95.6%
2904:35 am 07:23 pm 250,287Waxing Gibbous 97.4%
3012:19 am 05:10 am 08:23 pm 250,918Full Moon 98.7%
3101:08 am 05:50 am 09:20 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: 08:30 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 248,656
2
May 2
Apex: 01:35 am
Set: 06:34 am
Rise: 09:31 pm
Illumination: 99.7%
Distance: 250,328
3
May 3
Apex: 02:22 am
Set: 07:10 am
Rise: 10:30 pm
Illumination: 97.8%
Distance: 251,437
4
May 4
Apex: 03:12 am
Set: 07:52 am
Rise: 11:26 pm
Illumination: 94.0%
Distance: 251,940
5
May 5
Apex: 04:03 am
Set: 08:41 am
Illumination: 88.5%
Distance: 251,812
6
May 6
Rise: 12:16 am
Apex: 04:55 am
Set: 09:35 am
Illumination: 81.5%
Distance: 251,049
7
May 7
Rise: 01:00 am
Apex: 05:45 am
Set: 10:34 am
Illumination: 73.3%
Distance: 249,671
8
May 8
Rise: 01:38 am
Apex: 06:34 am
Set: 11:35 am
Illumination: 64.0%
Distance: 247,724
9 LAST QTR
May 9
Rise: 02:11 am
Apex: 07:21 am
Set: 12:37 pm
Last Qtr: 05:11 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 245,281
10
May 10
Rise: 02:40 am
Apex: 08:06 am
Set: 01:40 pm
Illumination: 43.7%
Distance: 242,452
11
May 11
Rise: 03:06 am
Apex: 08:50 am
Set: 02:43 pm
Illumination: 33.3%
Distance: 239,376
12
May 12
Rise: 03:32 am
Apex: 09:35 am
Set: 03:48 pm
Illumination: 23.4%
Distance: 236,222
13
May 13
Rise: 03:58 am
Apex: 10:22 am
Set: 04:56 pm
Illumination: 14.4%
Distance: 233,181
14
May 14
Rise: 04:27 am
Apex: 11:11 am
Set: 06:08 pm
Illumination: 7.0%
Distance: 230,448
15
May 15
Rise: 04:59 am
Apex: 12:05 pm
Set: 07:23 pm
Illumination: 2.0%
Distance: 228,211
16 NEW MOON
May 16
Rise: 05:38 am
Apex: 01:05 pm
New Moon: 04:01 pm
Set: 08:42 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: 11:08 pm
Illumination: 5.9%
Distance: 225,868
19
May 19
Rise: 08:34 am
Apex: 04:23 pm
Illumination: 13.2%
Distance: 226,736
20
May 20
Set: 12:06 am
Rise: 09:48 am
Apex: 05:25 pm
Illumination: 22.7%
Distance: 228,360
21
May 21
Set: 12:52 am
Rise: 11:01 am
Apex: 06:21 pm
Illumination: 33.4%
Distance: 230,610
22
May 22
Set: 01:29 am
Rise: 12:12 pm
Apex: 07:11 pm
Illumination: 44.6%
Distance: 233,320
23 FIRST QTR
May 23
Set: 01:59 am
First Qtr: 07:11 am
Rise: 01:19 pm
Apex: 07:58 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 236,308
24
May 24
Set: 02:26 am
Rise: 02:22 pm
Apex: 08:41 pm
Illumination: 66.1%
Distance: 239,389
25
May 25
Set: 02:51 am
Rise: 03:23 pm
Apex: 09:23 pm
Illumination: 75.6%
Distance: 242,389
26
May 26
Set: 03:15 am
Rise: 04:22 pm
Apex: 10:05 pm
Illumination: 83.9%
Distance: 245,156
27
May 27
Set: 03:39 am
Rise: 05:22 pm
Apex: 10:47 pm
Illumination: 90.6%
Distance: 247,562
28
May 28
Set: 04:06 am
Rise: 06:23 pm
Apex: 11:32 pm
Illumination: 95.6%
Distance: 249,507
29
May 29
Set: 04:35 am
Rise: 07:23 pm
Illumination: 97.4%
Distance: 250,287
30
May 30
Apex: 12:19 am
Set: 05:10 am
Rise: 08:23 pm
Illumination: 98.7%
Distance: 250,918
31 FULL MOON
May 31
Apex: 01:08 am
Full Moon: 04:46 am
Set: 05:50 am
Rise: 09:20 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 251,746