Daily Moon Almanac for Cedar Ridge,North Carolina
Monday   05/11/2026
03:04 am
MOONRISE		 08:48 am
APEX (Transit)		 02:41 pm
MOONSET
33.4%
Illumination at Apex		 Waning Crescent
Moon Phase		 239,381
Distance in miles
May's full moon is called the Flower Moon
Cedar Ridge,North Carolina - Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phase Calendar
May 2026
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
112:47 am 05:59 am 08:28 pm 248,653 Full Moon
01:24 pm 		100.0%
201:32 am 06:31 am 09:29 pm 250,326Full Moon 99.7%
302:20 am 07:07 am 10:29 pm 251,436Waning Gibbous 97.8%
403:10 am 07:49 am 11:25 pm 251,940Waning Gibbous 94.0%
504:01 am 08:37 am 251,813Waning Gibbous 88.5%
612:15 am 04:52 am 09:32 am 251,051Waning Gibbous 81.5%
712:59 am 05:43 am 10:31 am 249,674Waning Gibbous 73.3%
801:37 am 06:31 am 11:32 am 247,727Waning Gibbous 64.0%
902:09 am 07:18 am 12:34 pm 245,286 Last Quarter
05:11 pm 		50.0%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
1002:38 am 08:04 am 01:37 pm 242,457Last Quarter 43.8%
1103:04 am 08:48 am 02:41 pm 239,381Waning Crescent 33.4%
1203:30 am 09:33 am 03:46 pm 236,227Waning Crescent 23.4%
1303:56 am 10:19 am 04:54 pm 233,185Waning Crescent 14.4%
1404:24 am 11:09 am 06:06 pm 230,452Waning Crescent 7.0%
1504:56 am 12:03 pm 07:22 pm 228,214Waning Crescent 2.0%
1605:35 am 01:03 pm 08:40 pm 226,634 New Moon
04:01 pm 		0.0%
1706:23 am 02:07 pm 09:57 pm 225,831Waxing Crescent 1.3%
1807:22 am 03:14 pm 11:06 pm 225,867Waxing Crescent 5.9%
1908:31 am 04:20 pm 226,734Waxing Crescent 13.2%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
2012:04 am 09:44 am 05:22 pm 228,357Waxing Crescent 22.7%
2112:50 am 10:58 am 06:18 pm 230,606Waxing Crescent 33.3%
2201:27 am 12:09 pm 07:09 pm 233,316First Quarter 44.5%
2301:58 am 01:16 pm 07:55 pm 236,303 First Quarter
07:11 am 		50.0%
2402:24 am 02:19 pm 08:39 pm 239,384Waxing Gibbous 66.1%
2502:49 am 03:20 pm 09:21 pm 242,385Waxing Gibbous 75.6%
2603:12 am 04:20 pm 10:02 pm 245,152Waxing Gibbous 83.8%
2703:36 am 05:21 pm 10:45 pm 247,558Waxing Gibbous 90.5%
2804:03 am 06:21 pm 11:30 pm 249,504Waxing Gibbous 95.5%
2904:32 am 07:22 pm 250,285Waxing Gibbous 97.4%
3012:17 am 05:07 am 08:22 pm 250,916Full Moon 98.7%
3101:06 am 05:47 am 09:19 pm 251,745 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: 12:47 am
Set: 05:59 am
Full Moon: 01:24 pm
Rise: 08:28 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 248,653
2
May 2
Apex: 01:32 am
Set: 06:31 am
Rise: 09:29 pm
Illumination: 99.7%
Distance: 250,326
3
May 3
Apex: 02:20 am
Set: 07:07 am
Rise: 10:29 pm
Illumination: 97.8%
Distance: 251,436
4
May 4
Apex: 03:10 am
Set: 07:49 am
Rise: 11:25 pm
Illumination: 94.0%
Distance: 251,940
5
May 5
Apex: 04:01 am
Set: 08:37 am
Illumination: 88.5%
Distance: 251,813
6
May 6
Rise: 12:15 am
Apex: 04:52 am
Set: 09:32 am
Illumination: 81.5%
Distance: 251,051
7
May 7
Rise: 12:59 am
Apex: 05:43 am
Set: 10:31 am
Illumination: 73.3%
Distance: 249,674
8
May 8
Rise: 01:37 am
Apex: 06:31 am
Set: 11:32 am
Illumination: 64.0%
Distance: 247,727
9 LAST QTR
May 9
Rise: 02:09 am
Apex: 07:18 am
Set: 12:34 pm
Last Qtr: 05:11 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 245,286
10
May 10
Rise: 02:38 am
Apex: 08:04 am
Set: 01:37 pm
Illumination: 43.8%
Distance: 242,457
11
May 11
Rise: 03:04 am
Apex: 08:48 am
Set: 02:41 pm
Illumination: 33.4%
Distance: 239,381
12
May 12
Rise: 03:30 am
Apex: 09:33 am
Set: 03:46 pm
Illumination: 23.4%
Distance: 236,227
13
May 13
Rise: 03:56 am
Apex: 10:19 am
Set: 04:54 pm
Illumination: 14.4%
Distance: 233,185
14
May 14
Rise: 04:24 am
Apex: 11:09 am
Set: 06:06 pm
Illumination: 7.0%
Distance: 230,452
15
May 15
Rise: 04:56 am
Apex: 12:03 pm
Set: 07:22 pm
Illumination: 2.0%
Distance: 228,214
16 NEW MOON
May 16
Rise: 05:35 am
Apex: 01:03 pm
New Moon: 04:01 pm
Set: 08:40 pm
Illumination: 0%
Distance: 226,634
17
May 17
Rise: 06:23 am
Apex: 02:07 pm
Set: 09:57 pm
Illumination: 1.3%
Distance: 225,831
18
May 18
Rise: 07:22 am
Apex: 03:14 pm
Set: 11:06 pm
Illumination: 5.9%
Distance: 225,867
19
May 19
Rise: 08:31 am
Apex: 04:20 pm
Illumination: 13.2%
Distance: 226,734
20
May 20
Set: 12:04 am
Rise: 09:44 am
Apex: 05:22 pm
Illumination: 22.7%
Distance: 228,357
21
May 21
Set: 12:50 am
Rise: 10:58 am
Apex: 06:18 pm
Illumination: 33.3%
Distance: 230,606
22
May 22
Set: 01:27 am
Rise: 12:09 pm
Apex: 07:09 pm
Illumination: 44.5%
Distance: 233,316
23 FIRST QTR
May 23
Set: 01:58 am
First Qtr: 07:11 am
Rise: 01:16 pm
Apex: 07:55 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 236,303
24
May 24
Set: 02:24 am
Rise: 02:19 pm
Apex: 08:39 pm
Illumination: 66.1%
Distance: 239,384
25
May 25
Set: 02:49 am
Rise: 03:20 pm
Apex: 09:21 pm
Illumination: 75.6%
Distance: 242,385
26
May 26
Set: 03:12 am
Rise: 04:20 pm
Apex: 10:02 pm
Illumination: 83.8%
Distance: 245,152
27
May 27
Set: 03:36 am
Rise: 05:21 pm
Apex: 10:45 pm
Illumination: 90.5%
Distance: 247,558
28
May 28
Set: 04:03 am
Rise: 06:21 pm
Apex: 11:30 pm
Illumination: 95.5%
Distance: 249,504
29
May 29
Set: 04:32 am
Rise: 07:22 pm
Illumination: 97.4%
Distance: 250,285
30
May 30
Apex: 12:17 am
Set: 05:07 am
Rise: 08:22 pm
Illumination: 98.7%
Distance: 250,916
31 FULL MOON
May 31
Apex: 01:06 am
Full Moon: 04:46 am
Set: 05:47 am
Rise: 09:19 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 251,745