Daily Moon Almanac for Medford, Oregon
Tuesday   05/12/2026
03:27 am
MOONRISE		 09:31 am
APEX (Transit)		 03:48 pm
MOONSET
23.4%
Illumination at Apex		 Waning Crescent
Moon Phase		 236,231
Distance in miles
May's full moon is called the Flower Moon
Medford, Oregon - Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phase Calendar
May 2026
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
112:45 am 05:42 am 08:46 pm 248,651 Full Moon
10:24 am 		100.0%
201:31 am 06:09 am 09:50 pm 250,324Full Moon 99.8%
302:19 am 06:42 am 10:52 pm 251,435Waning Gibbous 97.8%
403:09 am 07:23 am 11:49 pm 251,940Waning Gibbous 94.0%
504:00 am 08:12 am 251,813Waning Gibbous 88.5%
612:37 am 04:51 am 09:08 am 251,052Waning Gibbous 81.5%
701:18 am 05:42 am 10:10 am 249,675Waning Gibbous 73.3%
801:52 am 06:30 am 11:15 am 247,729Waning Gibbous 64.1%
902:20 am 07:17 am 12:21 pm 245,288 Last Quarter
02:11 pm 		50.0%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
1002:44 am 08:02 am 01:29 pm 242,460Last Quarter 43.8%
1103:06 am 08:46 am 02:37 pm 239,384Waning Crescent 33.4%
1203:27 am 09:31 am 03:48 pm 236,231Waning Crescent 23.4%
1303:49 am 10:18 am 05:01 pm 233,188Waning Crescent 14.4%
1404:12 am 11:08 am 06:19 pm 230,453Waning Crescent 7.0%
1504:40 am 12:03 pm 07:41 pm 228,214Waning Crescent 2.0%
1605:15 am 01:03 pm 09:04 pm 226,634 New Moon
01:01 pm 		0.0%
1705:59 am 02:08 pm 10:23 pm 225,831Waxing Crescent 1.3%
1806:58 am 03:15 pm 11:31 pm 225,867Waxing Crescent 5.9%
1908:08 am 04:21 pm 226,735Waxing Crescent 13.2%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
2012:25 am 09:26 am 05:22 pm 228,357Waxing Crescent 22.7%
2101:06 am 10:44 am 06:18 pm 230,605Waxing Crescent 33.3%
2201:37 am 11:59 am 07:08 pm 233,313First Quarter 44.5%
2302:02 am 01:10 pm 07:53 pm 236,300 First Quarter
04:11 am 		50.0%
2402:24 am 02:18 pm 08:37 pm 239,380Waxing Gibbous 66.1%
2502:44 am 03:23 pm 09:19 pm 242,381Waxing Gibbous 75.6%
2603:03 am 04:28 pm 10:00 pm 245,148Waxing Gibbous 83.8%
2703:23 am 05:32 pm 10:43 pm 247,556Waxing Gibbous 90.5%
2803:46 am 06:37 pm 11:28 pm 249,502Waxing Gibbous 95.5%
2904:12 am 07:42 pm 250,284Waxing Gibbous 97.4%
3012:15 am 04:43 am 08:44 pm 250,915Full Moon 98.7%
3101:05 am 05:21 am 251,745 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 23.4% 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: 12:45 am
Set: 05:42 am
Full Moon: 10:24 am
Rise: 08:46 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 248,651
2
May 2
Apex: 01:31 am
Set: 06:09 am
Rise: 09:50 pm
Illumination: 99.8%
Distance: 250,324
3
May 3
Apex: 02:19 am
Set: 06:42 am
Rise: 10:52 pm
Illumination: 97.8%
Distance: 251,435
4
May 4
Apex: 03:09 am
Set: 07:23 am
Rise: 11:49 pm
Illumination: 94.0%
Distance: 251,940
5
May 5
Apex: 04:00 am
Set: 08:12 am
Illumination: 88.5%
Distance: 251,813
6
May 6
Rise: 12:37 am
Apex: 04:51 am
Set: 09:08 am
Illumination: 81.5%
Distance: 251,052
7
May 7
Rise: 01:18 am
Apex: 05:42 am
Set: 10:10 am
Illumination: 73.3%
Distance: 249,675
8
May 8
Rise: 01:52 am
Apex: 06:30 am
Set: 11:15 am
Illumination: 64.1%
Distance: 247,729
9 LAST QTR
May 9
Rise: 02:20 am
Apex: 07:17 am
Set: 12:21 pm
Last Qtr: 02:11 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 245,288
10
May 10
Rise: 02:44 am
Apex: 08:02 am
Set: 01:29 pm
Illumination: 43.8%
Distance: 242,460
11
May 11
Rise: 03:06 am
Apex: 08:46 am
Set: 02:37 pm
Illumination: 33.4%
Distance: 239,384
12
May 12
Rise: 03:27 am
Apex: 09:31 am
Set: 03:48 pm
Illumination: 23.4%
Distance: 236,231
13
May 13
Rise: 03:49 am
Apex: 10:18 am
Set: 05:01 pm
Illumination: 14.4%
Distance: 233,188
14
May 14
Rise: 04:12 am
Apex: 11:08 am
Set: 06:19 pm
Illumination: 7.0%
Distance: 230,453
15
May 15
Rise: 04:40 am
Apex: 12:03 pm
Set: 07:41 pm
Illumination: 2.0%
Distance: 228,214
16 NEW MOON
May 16
Rise: 05:15 am
New Moon: 01:01 pm
Apex: 01:03 pm
Set: 09:04 pm
Illumination: 0%
Distance: 226,634
17
May 17
Rise: 05:59 am
Apex: 02:08 pm
Set: 10:23 pm
Illumination: 1.3%
Distance: 225,831
18
May 18
Rise: 06:58 am
Apex: 03:15 pm
Set: 11:31 pm
Illumination: 5.9%
Distance: 225,867
19
May 19
Rise: 08:08 am
Apex: 04:21 pm
Illumination: 13.2%
Distance: 226,735
20
May 20
Set: 12:25 am
Rise: 09:26 am
Apex: 05:22 pm
Illumination: 22.7%
Distance: 228,357
21
May 21
Set: 01:06 am
Rise: 10:44 am
Apex: 06:18 pm
Illumination: 33.3%
Distance: 230,605
22
May 22
Set: 01:37 am
Rise: 11:59 am
Apex: 07:08 pm
Illumination: 44.5%
Distance: 233,313
23 FIRST QTR
May 23
Set: 02:02 am
First Qtr: 04:11 am
Rise: 01:10 pm
Apex: 07:53 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 236,300
24
May 24
Set: 02:24 am
Rise: 02:18 pm
Apex: 08:37 pm
Illumination: 66.1%
Distance: 239,380
25
May 25
Set: 02:44 am
Rise: 03:23 pm
Apex: 09:19 pm
Illumination: 75.6%
Distance: 242,381
26
May 26
Set: 03:03 am
Rise: 04:28 pm
Apex: 10:00 pm
Illumination: 83.8%
Distance: 245,148
27
May 27
Set: 03:23 am
Rise: 05:32 pm
Apex: 10:43 pm
Illumination: 90.5%
Distance: 247,556
28
May 28
Set: 03:46 am
Rise: 06:37 pm
Apex: 11:28 pm
Illumination: 95.5%
Distance: 249,502
29
May 29
Set: 04:12 am
Rise: 07:42 pm
Illumination: 97.4%
Distance: 250,284
30
May 30
Apex: 12:15 am
Set: 04:43 am
Rise: 08:44 pm
Illumination: 98.7%
Distance: 250,915
31 FULL MOON
May 31
Apex: 01:05 am
Full Moon: 01:46 am
Set: 05:21 am
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 251,745