Daily Moon Almanac for Carter,North Carolina
Monday   05/11/2026
02:52 am
MOONRISE		 08:36 am
APEX (Transit)		 02:28 pm
MOONSET
33.4%
Illumination at Apex		 Waning Crescent
Moon Phase		 239,407
Distance in miles
May's full moon is called the Flower Moon
Carter,North Carolina - Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phase Calendar
May 2026
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
112:35 am 05:48 am 08:16 pm 248,637 Full Moon
01:24 pm 		100.0%
201:20 am 06:19 am 09:17 pm 250,314Full Moon 99.8%
302:08 am 06:55 am 10:16 pm 251,429Waning Gibbous 97.8%
402:58 am 07:37 am 11:12 pm 251,938Waning Gibbous 94.0%
503:49 am 08:25 am 251,816Waning Gibbous 88.5%
612:02 am 04:40 am 09:20 am 251,060Waning Gibbous 81.5%
712:46 am 05:30 am 10:18 am 249,688Waning Gibbous 73.3%
801:24 am 06:19 am 11:20 am 247,745Waning Gibbous 64.1%
901:57 am 07:06 am 12:22 pm 245,307 Last Quarter
05:11 pm 		50.0%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
1002:26 am 07:51 am 01:25 pm 242,481Last Quarter 43.8%
1102:52 am 08:36 am 02:28 pm 239,407Waning Crescent 33.4%
1203:18 am 09:21 am 03:33 pm 236,253Waning Crescent 23.5%
1303:44 am 10:07 am 04:41 pm 233,209Waning Crescent 14.4%
1404:12 am 10:57 am 05:53 pm 230,472Waning Crescent 7.1%
1504:44 am 11:51 am 07:09 pm 228,230Waning Crescent 2.1%
1605:23 am 12:50 pm 08:28 pm 226,644 New Moon
04:01 pm 		0.0%
1706:11 am 01:55 pm 09:44 pm 225,834Waxing Crescent 1.3%
1807:10 am 03:02 pm 10:54 pm 225,863Waxing Crescent 5.8%
1908:18 am 04:08 pm 11:52 pm 226,724Waxing Crescent 13.2%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
2009:32 am 05:10 pm 228,341Waxing Crescent 22.6%
2112:38 am 10:46 am 06:06 pm 230,586Waxing Crescent 33.3%
2201:15 am 11:57 am 06:57 pm 233,292First Quarter 44.5%
2301:46 am 01:04 pm 07:43 pm 236,278 First Quarter
07:11 am 		50.0%
2402:12 am 02:07 pm 08:26 pm 239,359Waxing Gibbous 66.0%
2502:36 am 03:08 pm 09:08 pm 242,361Waxing Gibbous 75.5%
2603:00 am 04:08 pm 09:50 pm 245,131Waxing Gibbous 83.8%
2703:24 am 05:08 pm 10:33 pm 247,540Waxing Gibbous 90.5%
2803:51 am 06:09 pm 11:18 pm 249,490Waxing Gibbous 95.5%
2904:20 am 07:09 pm 250,273Waxing Gibbous 97.4%
3012:04 am 04:55 am 08:09 pm 250,907Full Moon 98.7%
3112:53 am 05:35 am 09:06 pm 251,741 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: 12:35 am
Set: 05:48 am
Full Moon: 01:24 pm
Rise: 08:16 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 248,637
2
May 2
Apex: 01:20 am
Set: 06:19 am
Rise: 09:17 pm
Illumination: 99.8%
Distance: 250,314
3
May 3
Apex: 02:08 am
Set: 06:55 am
Rise: 10:16 pm
Illumination: 97.8%
Distance: 251,429
4
May 4
Apex: 02:58 am
Set: 07:37 am
Rise: 11:12 pm
Illumination: 94.0%
Distance: 251,938
5
May 5
Apex: 03:49 am
Set: 08:25 am
Illumination: 88.5%
Distance: 251,816
6
May 6
Rise: 12:02 am
Apex: 04:40 am
Set: 09:20 am
Illumination: 81.5%
Distance: 251,060
7
May 7
Rise: 12:46 am
Apex: 05:30 am
Set: 10:18 am
Illumination: 73.3%
Distance: 249,688
8
May 8
Rise: 01:24 am
Apex: 06:19 am
Set: 11:20 am
Illumination: 64.1%
Distance: 247,745
9 LAST QTR
May 9
Rise: 01:57 am
Apex: 07:06 am
Set: 12:22 pm
Last Qtr: 05:11 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 245,307
10
May 10
Rise: 02:26 am
Apex: 07:51 am
Set: 01:25 pm
Illumination: 43.8%
Distance: 242,481
11
May 11
Rise: 02:52 am
Apex: 08:36 am
Set: 02:28 pm
Illumination: 33.4%
Distance: 239,407
12
May 12
Rise: 03:18 am
Apex: 09:21 am
Set: 03:33 pm
Illumination: 23.5%
Distance: 236,253
13
May 13
Rise: 03:44 am
Apex: 10:07 am
Set: 04:41 pm
Illumination: 14.4%
Distance: 233,209
14
May 14
Rise: 04:12 am
Apex: 10:57 am
Set: 05:53 pm
Illumination: 7.1%
Distance: 230,472
15
May 15
Rise: 04:44 am
Apex: 11:51 am
Set: 07:09 pm
Illumination: 2.1%
Distance: 228,230
16 NEW MOON
May 16
Rise: 05:23 am
Apex: 12:50 pm
New Moon: 04:01 pm
Set: 08:28 pm
Illumination: 0%
Distance: 226,644
17
May 17
Rise: 06:11 am
Apex: 01:55 pm
Set: 09:44 pm
Illumination: 1.3%
Distance: 225,834
18
May 18
Rise: 07:10 am
Apex: 03:02 pm
Set: 10:54 pm
Illumination: 5.8%
Distance: 225,863
19
May 19
Rise: 08:18 am
Apex: 04:08 pm
Set: 11:52 pm
Illumination: 13.2%
Distance: 226,724
20
May 20
Rise: 09:32 am
Apex: 05:10 pm
Illumination: 22.6%
Distance: 228,341
21
May 21
Set: 12:38 am
Rise: 10:46 am
Apex: 06:06 pm
Illumination: 33.3%
Distance: 230,586
22
May 22
Set: 01:15 am
Rise: 11:57 am
Apex: 06:57 pm
Illumination: 44.5%
Distance: 233,292
23 FIRST QTR
May 23
Set: 01:46 am
First Qtr: 07:11 am
Rise: 01:04 pm
Apex: 07:43 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 236,278
24
May 24
Set: 02:12 am
Rise: 02:07 pm
Apex: 08:26 pm
Illumination: 66.0%
Distance: 239,359
25
May 25
Set: 02:36 am
Rise: 03:08 pm
Apex: 09:08 pm
Illumination: 75.5%
Distance: 242,361
26
May 26
Set: 03:00 am
Rise: 04:08 pm
Apex: 09:50 pm
Illumination: 83.8%
Distance: 245,131
27
May 27
Set: 03:24 am
Rise: 05:08 pm
Apex: 10:33 pm
Illumination: 90.5%
Distance: 247,540
28
May 28
Set: 03:51 am
Rise: 06:09 pm
Apex: 11:18 pm
Illumination: 95.5%
Distance: 249,490
29
May 29
Set: 04:20 am
Rise: 07:09 pm
Illumination: 97.4%
Distance: 250,273
30
May 30
Apex: 12:04 am
Set: 04:55 am
Rise: 08:09 pm
Illumination: 98.7%
Distance: 250,907
31 FULL MOON
May 31
Apex: 12:53 am
Full Moon: 04:46 am
Set: 05:35 am
Rise: 09:06 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 251,741