Daily Moon Almanac for East Longmeadow,Massachusetts
Monday   05/11/2026
02:41 am
MOONRISE		 08:19 am
APEX (Transit)		 02:07 pm
MOONSET
33.6%
Illumination at Apex		 Waning Crescent
Moon Phase		 239,443
Distance in miles
May's full moon is called the Flower Moon
East Longmeadow,Massachusetts - Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phase Calendar
May 2026
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
112:17 am 05:17 am 08:14 pm 248,615 Full Moon
01:24 pm 		100.0%
201:03 am 05:44 am 09:19 pm 250,298Full Moon 99.8%
301:51 am 06:17 am 10:21 pm 251,420Waning Gibbous 97.8%
402:40 am 06:57 am 11:18 pm 251,936Waning Gibbous 94.1%
503:31 am 07:44 am 251,821Waning Gibbous 88.6%
612:08 am 04:23 am 08:39 am 251,072Waning Gibbous 81.6%
712:50 am 05:13 am 09:41 am 249,707Waning Gibbous 73.4%
801:25 am 06:02 am 10:45 am 247,771Waning Gibbous 64.2%
901:54 am 06:49 am 11:51 am 245,338 Last Quarter
05:11 pm 		50.0%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
1002:19 am 07:34 am 12:59 pm 242,516Last Quarter 44.0%
1102:41 am 08:19 am 02:07 pm 239,443Waning Crescent 33.6%
1203:03 am 09:03 am 03:16 pm 236,289Waning Crescent 23.6%
1303:24 am 09:50 am 04:29 pm 233,243Waning Crescent 14.5%
1403:48 am 10:39 am 05:46 pm 230,502Waning Crescent 7.2%
1504:15 am 11:33 am 07:07 pm 228,252Waning Crescent 2.1%
1604:49 am 12:33 pm 08:30 pm 226,658 New Moon
04:01 pm 		0.0%
1705:33 am 01:37 pm 09:50 pm 225,839Waxing Crescent 1.3%
1806:29 am 02:44 pm 10:59 pm 225,858Waxing Crescent 5.7%
1907:38 am 03:51 pm 11:55 pm 226,709Waxing Crescent 13.1%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
2008:54 am 04:53 pm 228,319Waxing Crescent 22.5%
2112:38 am 10:13 am 05:49 pm 230,557Waxing Crescent 33.1%
2201:11 am 11:28 am 06:39 pm 233,259First Quarter 44.3%
2301:37 am 12:39 pm 07:26 pm 236,243 First Quarter
07:11 am 		50.0%
2401:59 am 01:47 pm 08:09 pm 239,323Waxing Gibbous 65.9%
2502:20 am 02:53 pm 08:51 pm 242,327Waxing Gibbous 75.4%
2602:39 am 03:57 pm 09:33 pm 245,100Waxing Gibbous 83.7%
2702:59 am 05:01 pm 10:16 pm 247,515Waxing Gibbous 90.4%
2803:22 am 06:06 pm 11:00 pm 249,471Waxing Gibbous 95.5%
2903:47 am 07:10 pm 11:47 pm 250,894Full Moon 98.7%
3004:18 am 08:13 pm 251,392Full Moon 99.6%
3112:36 am 04:56 am 09:12 pm 251,735 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 33.6% 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: 12:17 am
Set: 05:17 am
Full Moon: 01:24 pm
Rise: 08:14 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 248,615
2
May 2
Apex: 01:03 am
Set: 05:44 am
Rise: 09:19 pm
Illumination: 99.8%
Distance: 250,298
3
May 3
Apex: 01:51 am
Set: 06:17 am
Rise: 10:21 pm
Illumination: 97.8%
Distance: 251,420
4
May 4
Apex: 02:40 am
Set: 06:57 am
Rise: 11:18 pm
Illumination: 94.1%
Distance: 251,936
5
May 5
Apex: 03:31 am
Set: 07:44 am
Illumination: 88.6%
Distance: 251,821
6
May 6
Rise: 12:08 am
Apex: 04:23 am
Set: 08:39 am
Illumination: 81.6%
Distance: 251,072
7
May 7
Rise: 12:50 am
Apex: 05:13 am
Set: 09:41 am
Illumination: 73.4%
Distance: 249,707
8
May 8
Rise: 01:25 am
Apex: 06:02 am
Set: 10:45 am
Illumination: 64.2%
Distance: 247,771
9 LAST QTR
May 9
Rise: 01:54 am
Apex: 06:49 am
Set: 11:51 am
Last Qtr: 05:11 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 245,338
10
May 10
Rise: 02:19 am
Apex: 07:34 am
Set: 12:59 pm
Illumination: 44.0%
Distance: 242,516
11
May 11
Rise: 02:41 am
Apex: 08:19 am
Set: 02:07 pm
Illumination: 33.6%
Distance: 239,443
12
May 12
Rise: 03:03 am
Apex: 09:03 am
Set: 03:16 pm
Illumination: 23.6%
Distance: 236,289
13
May 13
Rise: 03:24 am
Apex: 09:50 am
Set: 04:29 pm
Illumination: 14.5%
Distance: 233,243
14
May 14
Rise: 03:48 am
Apex: 10:39 am
Set: 05:46 pm
Illumination: 7.2%
Distance: 230,502
15
May 15
Rise: 04:15 am
Apex: 11:33 am
Set: 07:07 pm
Illumination: 2.1%
Distance: 228,252
16 NEW MOON
May 16
Rise: 04:49 am
Apex: 12:33 pm
New Moon: 04:01 pm
Set: 08:30 pm
Illumination: 0%
Distance: 226,658
17
May 17
Rise: 05:33 am
Apex: 01:37 pm
Set: 09:50 pm
Illumination: 1.3%
Distance: 225,839
18
May 18
Rise: 06:29 am
Apex: 02:44 pm
Set: 10:59 pm
Illumination: 5.7%
Distance: 225,858
19
May 19
Rise: 07:38 am
Apex: 03:51 pm
Set: 11:55 pm
Illumination: 13.1%
Distance: 226,709
20
May 20
Rise: 08:54 am
Apex: 04:53 pm
Illumination: 22.5%
Distance: 228,319
21
May 21
Set: 12:38 am
Rise: 10:13 am
Apex: 05:49 pm
Illumination: 33.1%
Distance: 230,557
22
May 22
Set: 01:11 am
Rise: 11:28 am
Apex: 06:39 pm
Illumination: 44.3%
Distance: 233,259
23 FIRST QTR
May 23
Set: 01:37 am
First Qtr: 07:11 am
Rise: 12:39 pm
Apex: 07:26 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 236,243
24
May 24
Set: 01:59 am
Rise: 01:47 pm
Apex: 08:09 pm
Illumination: 65.9%
Distance: 239,323
25
May 25
Set: 02:20 am
Rise: 02:53 pm
Apex: 08:51 pm
Illumination: 75.4%
Distance: 242,327
26
May 26
Set: 02:39 am
Rise: 03:57 pm
Apex: 09:33 pm
Illumination: 83.7%
Distance: 245,100
27
May 27
Set: 02:59 am
Rise: 05:01 pm
Apex: 10:16 pm
Illumination: 90.4%
Distance: 247,515
28
May 28
Set: 03:22 am
Rise: 06:06 pm
Apex: 11:00 pm
Illumination: 95.5%
Distance: 249,471
29
May 29
Set: 03:47 am
Rise: 07:10 pm
Apex: 11:47 pm
Illumination: 98.7%
Distance: 250,894
30
May 30
Set: 04:18 am
Rise: 08:13 pm
Illumination: 99.6%
Distance: 251,392
31 FULL MOON
May 31
Apex: 12:36 am
Full Moon: 04:46 am
Set: 04:56 am
Rise: 09:12 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 251,735