Daily Moon Almanac for Reno, Nevada
Tuesday   05/12/2026
03:14 am
MOONRISE		 09:18 am
APEX (Transit)		 03:34 pm
MOONSET
23.5%
Illumination at Apex		 Waning Crescent
Moon Phase		 236,257
Distance in miles
May's full moon is called the Flower Moon
Reno, Nevada - Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phase Calendar
May 2026
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
112:32 am 05:36 am 08:24 pm 248,634 Full Moon
10:24 am 		100.0%
201:18 am 06:06 am 09:27 pm 250,312Full Moon 99.8%
302:06 am 06:41 am 10:27 pm 251,428Waning Gibbous 97.8%
402:56 am 07:22 am 11:23 pm 251,938Waning Gibbous 94.0%
503:47 am 08:11 am 251,817Waning Gibbous 88.5%
612:12 am 04:39 am 09:07 am 251,061Waning Gibbous 81.6%
712:55 am 05:29 am 10:07 am 249,690Waning Gibbous 73.3%
801:30 am 06:17 am 11:11 am 247,748Waning Gibbous 64.1%
902:00 am 07:04 am 12:15 pm 245,311 Last Quarter
02:11 pm 		50.0%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
1002:27 am 07:49 am 01:20 pm 242,486Last Quarter 43.9%
1102:51 am 08:33 am 02:26 pm 239,411Waning Crescent 33.5%
1203:14 am 09:18 am 03:34 pm 236,257Waning Crescent 23.5%
1303:38 am 10:05 am 04:45 pm 233,213Waning Crescent 14.5%
1404:04 am 10:55 am 06:00 pm 230,475Waning Crescent 7.1%
1504:34 am 11:50 am 07:19 pm 228,231Waning Crescent 2.1%
1605:11 am 12:50 pm 08:40 pm 226,644 New Moon
01:01 pm 		0.0%
1705:59 am 01:55 pm 09:58 pm 225,834Waxing Crescent 1.3%
1806:58 am 03:02 pm 11:06 pm 225,863Waxing Crescent 5.8%
1908:07 am 04:08 pm 226,724Waxing Crescent 13.2%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
2012:01 am 09:23 am 05:09 pm 228,340Waxing Crescent 22.6%
2112:44 am 10:39 am 06:05 pm 230,584Waxing Crescent 33.2%
2201:18 am 11:52 am 06:55 pm 233,288First Quarter 44.4%
2301:46 am 01:00 pm 07:41 pm 236,273 First Quarter
04:11 am 		50.0%
2402:09 am 02:06 pm 08:24 pm 239,354Waxing Gibbous 66.0%
2502:31 am 03:09 pm 09:06 pm 242,356Waxing Gibbous 75.5%
2602:53 am 04:11 pm 09:48 pm 245,126Waxing Gibbous 83.8%
2703:15 am 05:14 pm 10:31 pm 247,537Waxing Gibbous 90.5%
2803:40 am 06:16 pm 11:15 pm 249,488Waxing Gibbous 95.5%
2904:08 am 07:19 pm 250,272Waxing Gibbous 97.3%
3012:02 am 04:41 am 08:20 pm 250,906Full Moon 98.7%
3112:52 am 05:21 am 251,740 Full Moon
01:46 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 23.5% 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: 12:32 am
Set: 05:36 am
Full Moon: 10:24 am
Rise: 08:24 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 248,634
2
May 2
Apex: 01:18 am
Set: 06:06 am
Rise: 09:27 pm
Illumination: 99.8%
Distance: 250,312
3
May 3
Apex: 02:06 am
Set: 06:41 am
Rise: 10:27 pm
Illumination: 97.8%
Distance: 251,428
4
May 4
Apex: 02:56 am
Set: 07:22 am
Rise: 11:23 pm
Illumination: 94.0%
Distance: 251,938
5
May 5
Apex: 03:47 am
Set: 08:11 am
Illumination: 88.5%
Distance: 251,817
6
May 6
Rise: 12:12 am
Apex: 04:39 am
Set: 09:07 am
Illumination: 81.6%
Distance: 251,061
7
May 7
Rise: 12:55 am
Apex: 05:29 am
Set: 10:07 am
Illumination: 73.3%
Distance: 249,690
8
May 8
Rise: 01:30 am
Apex: 06:17 am
Set: 11:11 am
Illumination: 64.1%
Distance: 247,748
9 LAST QTR
May 9
Rise: 02:00 am
Apex: 07:04 am
Set: 12:15 pm
Last Qtr: 02:11 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 245,311
10
May 10
Rise: 02:27 am
Apex: 07:49 am
Set: 01:20 pm
Illumination: 43.9%
Distance: 242,486
11
May 11
Rise: 02:51 am
Apex: 08:33 am
Set: 02:26 pm
Illumination: 33.5%
Distance: 239,411
12
May 12
Rise: 03:14 am
Apex: 09:18 am
Set: 03:34 pm
Illumination: 23.5%
Distance: 236,257
13
May 13
Rise: 03:38 am
Apex: 10:05 am
Set: 04:45 pm
Illumination: 14.5%
Distance: 233,213
14
May 14
Rise: 04:04 am
Apex: 10:55 am
Set: 06:00 pm
Illumination: 7.1%
Distance: 230,475
15
May 15
Rise: 04:34 am
Apex: 11:50 am
Set: 07:19 pm
Illumination: 2.1%
Distance: 228,231
16 NEW MOON
May 16
Rise: 05:11 am
Apex: 12:50 pm
New Moon: 01:01 pm
Set: 08:40 pm
Illumination: 0%
Distance: 226,644
17
May 17
Rise: 05:59 am
Apex: 01:55 pm
Set: 09:58 pm
Illumination: 1.3%
Distance: 225,834
18
May 18
Rise: 06:58 am
Apex: 03:02 pm
Set: 11:06 pm
Illumination: 5.8%
Distance: 225,863
19
May 19
Rise: 08:07 am
Apex: 04:08 pm
Illumination: 13.2%
Distance: 226,724
20
May 20
Set: 12:01 am
Rise: 09:23 am
Apex: 05:09 pm
Illumination: 22.6%
Distance: 228,340
21
May 21
Set: 12:44 am
Rise: 10:39 am
Apex: 06:05 pm
Illumination: 33.2%
Distance: 230,584
22
May 22
Set: 01:18 am
Rise: 11:52 am
Apex: 06:55 pm
Illumination: 44.4%
Distance: 233,288
23 FIRST QTR
May 23
Set: 01:46 am
First Qtr: 04:11 am
Rise: 01:00 pm
Apex: 07:41 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 236,273
24
May 24
Set: 02:09 am
Rise: 02:06 pm
Apex: 08:24 pm
Illumination: 66.0%
Distance: 239,354
25
May 25
Set: 02:31 am
Rise: 03:09 pm
Apex: 09:06 pm
Illumination: 75.5%
Distance: 242,356
26
May 26
Set: 02:53 am
Rise: 04:11 pm
Apex: 09:48 pm
Illumination: 83.8%
Distance: 245,126
27
May 27
Set: 03:15 am
Rise: 05:14 pm
Apex: 10:31 pm
Illumination: 90.5%
Distance: 247,537
28
May 28
Set: 03:40 am
Rise: 06:16 pm
Apex: 11:15 pm
Illumination: 95.5%
Distance: 249,488
29
May 29
Set: 04:08 am
Rise: 07:19 pm
Illumination: 97.3%
Distance: 250,272
30
May 30
Apex: 12:02 am
Set: 04:41 am
Rise: 08:20 pm
Illumination: 98.7%
Distance: 250,906
31 FULL MOON
May 31
Apex: 12:52 am
Full Moon: 01:46 am
Set: 05:21 am
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 251,740