Daily Moon Almanac for Waukegan Harbor, Illinois
Friday   05/08/2026
02:29 am
MOONRISE		 07:05 am
APEX (Transit)		 11:48 am
MOONSET
63.8%
Illumination at Apex		 Waning Gibbous
Moon Phase		 247,677
Distance in miles
May's full moon is called the Flower Moon
Waukegan Harbor, Illinois - Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phase Calendar
May 2026
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
101:20 am 06:19 am 09:19 pm 248,697 Full Moon
01:24 pm 		100.0%
202:06 am 06:46 am 10:24 pm 250,357Full Moon 99.7%
302:54 am 07:19 am 11:26 pm 251,454Waning Gibbous 97.7%
403:44 am 07:58 am 251,944Waning Gibbous 93.9%
512:23 am 04:35 am 08:46 am 251,802Waning Gibbous 88.3%
601:13 am 05:26 am 09:42 am 251,026Waning Gibbous 81.3%
701:54 am 06:17 am 10:43 am 249,636Waning Gibbous 73.1%
802:29 am 07:05 am 11:48 am 247,677Waning Gibbous 63.8%
902:57 am 07:52 am 12:55 pm 245,225 Last Quarter
05:11 pm 		50.0%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
1003:22 am 08:37 am 02:02 pm 242,389Last Quarter 43.5%
1103:44 am 09:22 am 03:10 pm 239,309Waning Crescent 33.1%
1204:05 am 10:07 am 04:21 pm 236,156Waning Crescent 23.2%
1304:26 am 10:53 am 05:34 pm 233,119Waning Crescent 14.2%
1404:50 am 11:43 am 06:51 pm 230,395Waning Crescent 6.9%
1505:17 am 12:37 pm 08:12 pm 228,170Waning Crescent 2.0%
1605:51 am 01:37 pm 09:36 pm 226,607 New Moon
04:01 pm 		0.0%
1706:35 am 02:41 pm 10:56 pm 225,822Waxing Crescent 1.4%
1807:32 am 03:48 pm 225,877Waxing Crescent 6.0%
1912:05 am 08:41 am 04:54 pm 226,763Waxing Crescent 13.4%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
2012:59 am 09:58 am 05:56 pm 228,402Waxing Crescent 22.9%
2101:42 am 11:16 am 06:52 pm 230,663Waxing Crescent 33.6%
2202:14 am 12:32 pm 07:43 pm 233,381First Quarter 44.8%
2302:40 am 01:43 pm 08:29 pm 236,373 First Quarter
07:11 am 		50.0%
2403:02 am 02:51 pm 09:12 pm 239,454Waxing Gibbous 66.3%
2503:22 am 03:57 pm 09:54 pm 242,451Waxing Gibbous 75.8%
2603:41 am 05:01 pm 10:36 pm 245,211Waxing Gibbous 84.0%
2704:01 am 06:06 pm 11:19 pm 247,608Waxing Gibbous 90.7%
2804:23 am 07:11 pm 248,646Waxing Gibbous 93.4%
2912:03 am 04:49 am 08:15 pm 249,542Waxing Gibbous 95.6%
3012:50 am 05:20 am 09:18 pm 250,942Full Moon 98.8%
3101:39 am 05:57 am 10:17 pm 251,757 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 Gibbous.
The moon is 63.8% 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: 01:20 am
Set: 06:19 am
Full Moon: 01:24 pm
Rise: 09:19 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 248,697
2
May 2
Apex: 02:06 am
Set: 06:46 am
Rise: 10:24 pm
Illumination: 99.7%
Distance: 250,357
3
May 3
Apex: 02:54 am
Set: 07:19 am
Rise: 11:26 pm
Illumination: 97.7%
Distance: 251,454
4
May 4
Apex: 03:44 am
Set: 07:58 am
Illumination: 93.9%
Distance: 251,944
5
May 5
Rise: 12:23 am
Apex: 04:35 am
Set: 08:46 am
Illumination: 88.3%
Distance: 251,802
6
May 6
Rise: 01:13 am
Apex: 05:26 am
Set: 09:42 am
Illumination: 81.3%
Distance: 251,026
7
May 7
Rise: 01:54 am
Apex: 06:17 am
Set: 10:43 am
Illumination: 73.1%
Distance: 249,636
8
May 8
Rise: 02:29 am
Apex: 07:05 am
Set: 11:48 am
Illumination: 63.8%
Distance: 247,677
9 LAST QTR
May 9
Rise: 02:57 am
Apex: 07:52 am
Set: 12:55 pm
Last Qtr: 05:11 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 245,225
10
May 10
Rise: 03:22 am
Apex: 08:37 am
Set: 02:02 pm
Illumination: 43.5%
Distance: 242,389
11
May 11
Rise: 03:44 am
Apex: 09:22 am
Set: 03:10 pm
Illumination: 33.1%
Distance: 239,309
12
May 12
Rise: 04:05 am
Apex: 10:07 am
Set: 04:21 pm
Illumination: 23.2%
Distance: 236,156
13
May 13
Rise: 04:26 am
Apex: 10:53 am
Set: 05:34 pm
Illumination: 14.2%
Distance: 233,119
14
May 14
Rise: 04:50 am
Apex: 11:43 am
Set: 06:51 pm
Illumination: 6.9%
Distance: 230,395
15
May 15
Rise: 05:17 am
Apex: 12:37 pm
Set: 08:12 pm
Illumination: 2.0%
Distance: 228,170
16 NEW MOON
May 16
Rise: 05:51 am
Apex: 01:37 pm
New Moon: 04:01 pm
Set: 09:36 pm
Illumination: 0%
Distance: 226,607
17
May 17
Rise: 06:35 am
Apex: 02:41 pm
Set: 10:56 pm
Illumination: 1.4%
Distance: 225,822
18
May 18
Rise: 07:32 am
Apex: 03:48 pm
Illumination: 6.0%
Distance: 225,877
19
May 19
Set: 12:05 am
Rise: 08:41 am
Apex: 04:54 pm
Illumination: 13.4%
Distance: 226,763
20
May 20
Set: 12:59 am
Rise: 09:58 am
Apex: 05:56 pm
Illumination: 22.9%
Distance: 228,402
21
May 21
Set: 01:42 am
Rise: 11:16 am
Apex: 06:52 pm
Illumination: 33.6%
Distance: 230,663
22
May 22
Set: 02:14 am
Rise: 12:32 pm
Apex: 07:43 pm
Illumination: 44.8%
Distance: 233,381
23 FIRST QTR
May 23
Set: 02:40 am
First Qtr: 07:11 am
Rise: 01:43 pm
Apex: 08:29 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 236,373
24
May 24
Set: 03:02 am
Rise: 02:51 pm
Apex: 09:12 pm
Illumination: 66.3%
Distance: 239,454
25
May 25
Set: 03:22 am
Rise: 03:57 pm
Apex: 09:54 pm
Illumination: 75.8%
Distance: 242,451
26
May 26
Set: 03:41 am
Rise: 05:01 pm
Apex: 10:36 pm
Illumination: 84.0%
Distance: 245,211
27
May 27
Set: 04:01 am
Rise: 06:06 pm
Apex: 11:19 pm
Illumination: 90.7%
Distance: 247,608
28
May 28
Set: 04:23 am
Rise: 07:11 pm
Illumination: 93.4%
Distance: 248,646
29
May 29
Apex: 12:03 am
Set: 04:49 am
Rise: 08:15 pm
Illumination: 95.6%
Distance: 249,542
30
May 30
Apex: 12:50 am
Set: 05:20 am
Rise: 09:18 pm
Illumination: 98.8%
Distance: 250,942
31 FULL MOON
May 31
Apex: 01:39 am
Full Moon: 04:46 am
Set: 05:57 am
Rise: 10:17 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 251,757