Daily Moon Almanac for Elmira, New York
Monday   05/11/2026
02:59 am
MOONRISE		 08:37 am
APEX (Transit)		 02:25 pm
MOONSET
33.4%
Illumination at Apex		 Waning Crescent
Moon Phase		 239,405
Distance in miles
May's full moon is called the Flower Moon
Elmira, New York - Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phase Calendar
May 2026
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
112:35 am 05:35 am 08:33 pm 248,638 Full Moon
01:24 pm 		100.0%
201:21 am 06:02 am 09:38 pm 250,315Full Moon 99.8%
302:09 am 06:35 am 10:40 pm 251,430Waning Gibbous 97.8%
402:59 am 07:14 am 11:37 pm 251,938Waning Gibbous 94.0%
503:50 am 08:02 am 251,816Waning Gibbous 88.5%
612:27 am 04:41 am 08:57 am 251,059Waning Gibbous 81.5%
701:09 am 05:31 am 09:58 am 249,687Waning Gibbous 73.3%
801:44 am 06:20 am 11:03 am 247,744Waning Gibbous 64.1%
902:12 am 07:07 am 12:10 pm 245,306 Last Quarter
05:11 pm 		50.0%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
1002:37 am 07:52 am 01:17 pm 242,479Last Quarter 43.8%
1102:59 am 08:37 am 02:25 pm 239,405Waning Crescent 33.4%
1203:20 am 09:21 am 03:35 pm 236,251Waning Crescent 23.4%
1303:42 am 10:08 am 04:48 pm 233,208Waning Crescent 14.4%
1404:05 am 10:57 am 06:04 pm 230,471Waning Crescent 7.1%
1504:33 am 11:52 am 07:26 pm 228,229Waning Crescent 2.1%
1605:07 am 12:51 pm 08:49 pm 226,643 New Moon
04:01 pm 		0.0%
1705:50 am 01:55 pm 10:09 pm 225,834Waxing Crescent 1.3%
1806:47 am 03:03 pm 11:18 pm 225,863Waxing Crescent 5.8%
1907:56 am 04:09 pm 226,725Waxing Crescent 13.2%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
2012:14 am 09:12 am 05:11 pm 228,342Waxing Crescent 22.6%
2112:56 am 10:31 am 06:07 pm 230,587Waxing Crescent 33.3%
2201:29 am 11:46 am 06:58 pm 233,294First Quarter 44.5%
2301:55 am 12:58 pm 07:44 pm 236,280 First Quarter
07:11 am 		50.0%
2402:17 am 02:06 pm 08:27 pm 239,361Waxing Gibbous 66.0%
2502:37 am 03:11 pm 09:09 pm 242,363Waxing Gibbous 75.6%
2602:57 am 04:16 pm 09:51 pm 245,132Waxing Gibbous 83.8%
2703:17 am 05:20 pm 10:34 pm 247,542Waxing Gibbous 90.5%
2803:39 am 06:24 pm 11:18 pm 249,491Waxing Gibbous 95.5%
2904:05 am 07:29 pm 250,275Waxing Gibbous 97.4%
3012:05 am 04:36 am 08:32 pm 250,908Full Moon 98.7%
3112:54 am 05:13 am 09:31 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: 05:35 am
Full Moon: 01:24 pm
Rise: 08:33 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 248,638
2
May 2
Apex: 01:21 am
Set: 06:02 am
Rise: 09:38 pm
Illumination: 99.8%
Distance: 250,315
3
May 3
Apex: 02:09 am
Set: 06:35 am
Rise: 10:40 pm
Illumination: 97.8%
Distance: 251,430
4
May 4
Apex: 02:59 am
Set: 07:14 am
Rise: 11:37 pm
Illumination: 94.0%
Distance: 251,938
5
May 5
Apex: 03:50 am
Set: 08:02 am
Illumination: 88.5%
Distance: 251,816
6
May 6
Rise: 12:27 am
Apex: 04:41 am
Set: 08:57 am
Illumination: 81.5%
Distance: 251,059
7
May 7
Rise: 01:09 am
Apex: 05:31 am
Set: 09:58 am
Illumination: 73.3%
Distance: 249,687
8
May 8
Rise: 01:44 am
Apex: 06:20 am
Set: 11:03 am
Illumination: 64.1%
Distance: 247,744
9 LAST QTR
May 9
Rise: 02:12 am
Apex: 07:07 am
Set: 12:10 pm
Last Qtr: 05:11 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 245,306
10
May 10
Rise: 02:37 am
Apex: 07:52 am
Set: 01:17 pm
Illumination: 43.8%
Distance: 242,479
11
May 11
Rise: 02:59 am
Apex: 08:37 am
Set: 02:25 pm
Illumination: 33.4%
Distance: 239,405
12
May 12
Rise: 03:20 am
Apex: 09:21 am
Set: 03:35 pm
Illumination: 23.4%
Distance: 236,251
13
May 13
Rise: 03:42 am
Apex: 10:08 am
Set: 04:48 pm
Illumination: 14.4%
Distance: 233,208
14
May 14
Rise: 04:05 am
Apex: 10:57 am
Set: 06:04 pm
Illumination: 7.1%
Distance: 230,471
15
May 15
Rise: 04:33 am
Apex: 11:52 am
Set: 07:26 pm
Illumination: 2.1%
Distance: 228,229
16 NEW MOON
May 16
Rise: 05:07 am
Apex: 12:51 pm
New Moon: 04:01 pm
Set: 08:49 pm
Illumination: 0%
Distance: 226,643
17
May 17
Rise: 05:50 am
Apex: 01:55 pm
Set: 10:09 pm
Illumination: 1.3%
Distance: 225,834
18
May 18
Rise: 06:47 am
Apex: 03:03 pm
Set: 11:18 pm
Illumination: 5.8%
Distance: 225,863
19
May 19
Rise: 07:56 am
Apex: 04:09 pm
Illumination: 13.2%
Distance: 226,725
20
May 20
Set: 12:14 am
Rise: 09:12 am
Apex: 05:11 pm
Illumination: 22.6%
Distance: 228,342
21
May 21
Set: 12:56 am
Rise: 10:31 am
Apex: 06:07 pm
Illumination: 33.3%
Distance: 230,587
22
May 22
Set: 01:29 am
Rise: 11:46 am
Apex: 06:58 pm
Illumination: 44.5%
Distance: 233,294
23 FIRST QTR
May 23
Set: 01:55 am
First Qtr: 07:11 am
Rise: 12:58 pm
Apex: 07:44 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 236,280
24
May 24
Set: 02:17 am
Rise: 02:06 pm
Apex: 08:27 pm
Illumination: 66.0%
Distance: 239,361
25
May 25
Set: 02:37 am
Rise: 03:11 pm
Apex: 09:09 pm
Illumination: 75.6%
Distance: 242,363
26
May 26
Set: 02:57 am
Rise: 04:16 pm
Apex: 09:51 pm
Illumination: 83.8%
Distance: 245,132
27
May 27
Set: 03:17 am
Rise: 05:20 pm
Apex: 10:34 pm
Illumination: 90.5%
Distance: 247,542
28
May 28
Set: 03:39 am
Rise: 06:24 pm
Apex: 11:18 pm
Illumination: 95.5%
Distance: 249,491
29
May 29
Set: 04:05 am
Rise: 07:29 pm
Illumination: 97.4%
Distance: 250,275
30
May 30
Apex: 12:05 am
Set: 04:36 am
Rise: 08:32 pm
Illumination: 98.7%
Distance: 250,908
31 FULL MOON
May 31
Apex: 12:54 am
Full Moon: 04:46 am
Set: 05:13 am
Rise: 09:31 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 251,741