Daily Moon Almanac for Grafton,Massachusetts
Monday   05/11/2026
02:38 am
MOONRISE		 08:15 am
APEX (Transit)		 02:03 pm
MOONSET
33.6%
Illumination at Apex		 Waning Crescent
Moon Phase		 239,450
Distance in miles
May's full moon is called the Flower Moon
Grafton,Massachusetts - Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phase Calendar
May 2026
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
112:14 am 05:14 am 08:11 pm 248,610 Full Moon
01:24 pm 		100.0%
212:59 am 05:41 am 09:16 pm 250,294Full Moon 99.8%
301:47 am 06:13 am 10:18 pm 251,418Waning Gibbous 97.8%
402:37 am 06:53 am 11:15 pm 251,935Waning Gibbous 94.1%
503:28 am 07:40 am 251,822Waning Gibbous 88.6%
612:05 am 04:19 am 08:35 am 251,075Waning Gibbous 81.7%
712:48 am 05:10 am 09:36 am 249,711Waning Gibbous 73.5%
801:22 am 05:59 am 10:41 am 247,776Waning Gibbous 64.3%
901:51 am 06:45 am 11:48 am 245,344 Last Quarter
05:11 pm 		50.0%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
1002:16 am 07:31 am 12:55 pm 242,522Last Quarter 44.0%
1102:38 am 08:15 am 02:03 pm 239,450Waning Crescent 33.6%
1202:59 am 08:59 am 03:13 pm 236,296Waning Crescent 23.6%
1303:21 am 09:46 am 04:26 pm 233,250Waning Crescent 14.6%
1403:44 am 10:36 am 05:43 pm 230,508Waning Crescent 7.2%
1504:11 am 11:30 am 07:04 pm 228,257Waning Crescent 2.1%
1604:45 am 12:29 pm 08:27 pm 226,661 New Moon
04:01 pm 		0.0%
1705:29 am 01:34 pm 09:47 pm 225,840Waxing Crescent 1.2%
1806:25 am 02:41 pm 10:57 pm 225,857Waxing Crescent 5.7%
1907:34 am 03:47 pm 11:53 pm 226,706Waxing Crescent 13.0%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
2008:50 am 04:49 pm 228,314Waxing Crescent 22.4%
2112:35 am 10:09 am 05:45 pm 230,551Waxing Crescent 33.1%
2201:08 am 11:24 am 06:36 pm 233,252First Quarter 44.3%
2301:34 am 12:36 pm 07:22 pm 236,235 First Quarter
07:11 am 		50.0%
2401:56 am 01:44 pm 08:06 pm 239,316Waxing Gibbous 65.9%
2502:16 am 02:49 pm 08:48 pm 242,320Waxing Gibbous 75.4%
2602:36 am 03:54 pm 09:30 pm 245,094Waxing Gibbous 83.7%
2702:56 am 04:58 pm 10:12 pm 247,510Waxing Gibbous 90.4%
2803:18 am 06:03 pm 10:57 pm 249,467Waxing Gibbous 95.5%
2903:44 am 07:07 pm 11:44 pm 250,891Full Moon 98.7%
3004:14 am 08:10 pm 251,390Full Moon 99.6%
3112:33 am 04:52 am 09:09 pm 251,733 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: 12:14 am
Set: 05:14 am
Full Moon: 01:24 pm
Rise: 08:11 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 248,610
2
May 2
Apex: 12:59 am
Set: 05:41 am
Rise: 09:16 pm
Illumination: 99.8%
Distance: 250,294
3
May 3
Apex: 01:47 am
Set: 06:13 am
Rise: 10:18 pm
Illumination: 97.8%
Distance: 251,418
4
May 4
Apex: 02:37 am
Set: 06:53 am
Rise: 11:15 pm
Illumination: 94.1%
Distance: 251,935
5
May 5
Apex: 03:28 am
Set: 07:40 am
Illumination: 88.6%
Distance: 251,822
6
May 6
Rise: 12:05 am
Apex: 04:19 am
Set: 08:35 am
Illumination: 81.7%
Distance: 251,075
7
May 7
Rise: 12:48 am
Apex: 05:10 am
Set: 09:36 am
Illumination: 73.5%
Distance: 249,711
8
May 8
Rise: 01:22 am
Apex: 05:59 am
Set: 10:41 am
Illumination: 64.3%
Distance: 247,776
9 LAST QTR
May 9
Rise: 01:51 am
Apex: 06:45 am
Set: 11:48 am
Last Qtr: 05:11 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 245,344
10
May 10
Rise: 02:16 am
Apex: 07:31 am
Set: 12:55 pm
Illumination: 44.0%
Distance: 242,522
11
May 11
Rise: 02:38 am
Apex: 08:15 am
Set: 02:03 pm
Illumination: 33.6%
Distance: 239,450
12
May 12
Rise: 02:59 am
Apex: 08:59 am
Set: 03:13 pm
Illumination: 23.6%
Distance: 236,296
13
May 13
Rise: 03:21 am
Apex: 09:46 am
Set: 04:26 pm
Illumination: 14.6%
Distance: 233,250
14
May 14
Rise: 03:44 am
Apex: 10:36 am
Set: 05:43 pm
Illumination: 7.2%
Distance: 230,508
15
May 15
Rise: 04:11 am
Apex: 11:30 am
Set: 07:04 pm
Illumination: 2.1%
Distance: 228,257
16 NEW MOON
May 16
Rise: 04:45 am
Apex: 12:29 pm
New Moon: 04:01 pm
Set: 08:27 pm
Illumination: 0%
Distance: 226,661
17
May 17
Rise: 05:29 am
Apex: 01:34 pm
Set: 09:47 pm
Illumination: 1.2%
Distance: 225,840
18
May 18
Rise: 06:25 am
Apex: 02:41 pm
Set: 10:57 pm
Illumination: 5.7%
Distance: 225,857
19
May 19
Rise: 07:34 am
Apex: 03:47 pm
Set: 11:53 pm
Illumination: 13.0%
Distance: 226,706
20
May 20
Rise: 08:50 am
Apex: 04:49 pm
Illumination: 22.4%
Distance: 228,314
21
May 21
Set: 12:35 am
Rise: 10:09 am
Apex: 05:45 pm
Illumination: 33.1%
Distance: 230,551
22
May 22
Set: 01:08 am
Rise: 11:24 am
Apex: 06:36 pm
Illumination: 44.3%
Distance: 233,252
23 FIRST QTR
May 23
Set: 01:34 am
First Qtr: 07:11 am
Rise: 12:36 pm
Apex: 07:22 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 236,235
24
May 24
Set: 01:56 am
Rise: 01:44 pm
Apex: 08:06 pm
Illumination: 65.9%
Distance: 239,316
25
May 25
Set: 02:16 am
Rise: 02:49 pm
Apex: 08:48 pm
Illumination: 75.4%
Distance: 242,320
26
May 26
Set: 02:36 am
Rise: 03:54 pm
Apex: 09:30 pm
Illumination: 83.7%
Distance: 245,094
27
May 27
Set: 02:56 am
Rise: 04:58 pm
Apex: 10:12 pm
Illumination: 90.4%
Distance: 247,510
28
May 28
Set: 03:18 am
Rise: 06:03 pm
Apex: 10:57 pm
Illumination: 95.5%
Distance: 249,467
29
May 29
Set: 03:44 am
Rise: 07:07 pm
Apex: 11:44 pm
Illumination: 98.7%
Distance: 250,891
30
May 30
Set: 04:14 am
Rise: 08:10 pm
Illumination: 99.6%
Distance: 251,390
31 FULL MOON
May 31
Apex: 12:33 am
Full Moon: 04:46 am
Set: 04:52 am
Rise: 09:09 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 251,733