Daily Moon Almanac for East Boxford,Massachusetts
Monday   05/11/2026
02:36 am
MOONRISE		 08:12 am
APEX (Transit)		 01:59 pm
MOONSET
33.6%
Illumination at Apex		 Waning Crescent
Moon Phase		 239,456
Distance in miles
May's full moon is called the Flower Moon
East Boxford,Massachusetts - Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phase Calendar
May 2026
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
112:11 am 05:10 am 08:10 pm 248,607 Full Moon
01:24 pm 		100.0%
212:57 am 05:36 am 09:15 pm 250,292Full Moon 99.8%
301:44 am 06:08 am 10:17 pm 251,416Waning Gibbous 97.9%
402:34 am 06:48 am 11:15 pm 251,935Waning Gibbous 94.1%
503:25 am 07:35 am 251,823Waning Gibbous 88.6%
612:05 am 04:16 am 08:30 am 251,077Waning Gibbous 81.7%
712:47 am 05:07 am 09:32 am 249,714Waning Gibbous 73.5%
801:21 am 05:56 am 10:37 am 247,780Waning Gibbous 64.3%
901:50 am 06:42 am 11:43 am 245,349 Last Quarter
05:11 pm 		50.0%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
1002:14 am 07:28 am 12:51 pm 242,528Last Quarter 44.0%
1102:36 am 08:12 am 01:59 pm 239,456Waning Crescent 33.6%
1202:57 am 08:57 am 03:10 pm 236,303Waning Crescent 23.6%
1303:18 am 09:43 am 04:23 pm 233,256Waning Crescent 14.6%
1403:41 am 10:33 am 05:41 pm 230,512Waning Crescent 7.2%
1504:07 am 11:27 am 07:02 pm 228,261Waning Crescent 2.1%
1604:41 am 12:26 pm 08:26 pm 226,663 New Moon
04:01 pm 		0.0%
1705:24 am 01:31 pm 09:46 pm 225,841Waxing Crescent 1.2%
1806:20 am 02:38 pm 10:56 pm 225,856Waxing Crescent 5.7%
1907:28 am 03:44 pm 11:52 pm 226,704Waxing Crescent 13.0%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
2008:45 am 04:46 pm 228,310Waxing Crescent 22.4%
2112:34 am 10:04 am 05:42 pm 230,546Waxing Crescent 33.1%
2201:06 am 11:20 am 06:33 pm 233,247First Quarter 44.3%
2301:32 am 12:32 pm 07:20 pm 236,229 First Quarter
07:11 am 		50.0%
2401:54 am 01:41 pm 08:03 pm 239,310Waxing Gibbous 65.9%
2502:13 am 02:47 pm 08:45 pm 242,315Waxing Gibbous 75.4%
2602:32 am 03:51 pm 09:27 pm 245,089Waxing Gibbous 83.7%
2702:52 am 04:56 pm 10:09 pm 247,505Waxing Gibbous 90.4%
2803:14 am 06:01 pm 10:54 pm 249,463Waxing Gibbous 95.4%
2903:39 am 07:06 pm 11:41 pm 250,889Full Moon 98.7%
3004:10 am 08:09 pm 251,388Full Moon 99.6%
3112:30 am 04:47 am 09:08 pm 251,732 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: 12:11 am
Set: 05:10 am
Full Moon: 01:24 pm
Rise: 08:10 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 248,607
2
May 2
Apex: 12:57 am
Set: 05:36 am
Rise: 09:15 pm
Illumination: 99.8%
Distance: 250,292
3
May 3
Apex: 01:44 am
Set: 06:08 am
Rise: 10:17 pm
Illumination: 97.9%
Distance: 251,416
4
May 4
Apex: 02:34 am
Set: 06:48 am
Rise: 11:15 pm
Illumination: 94.1%
Distance: 251,935
5
May 5
Apex: 03:25 am
Set: 07:35 am
Illumination: 88.6%
Distance: 251,823
6
May 6
Rise: 12:05 am
Apex: 04:16 am
Set: 08:30 am
Illumination: 81.7%
Distance: 251,077
7
May 7
Rise: 12:47 am
Apex: 05:07 am
Set: 09:32 am
Illumination: 73.5%
Distance: 249,714
8
May 8
Rise: 01:21 am
Apex: 05:56 am
Set: 10:37 am
Illumination: 64.3%
Distance: 247,780
9 LAST QTR
May 9
Rise: 01:50 am
Apex: 06:42 am
Set: 11:43 am
Last Qtr: 05:11 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 245,349
10
May 10
Rise: 02:14 am
Apex: 07:28 am
Set: 12:51 pm
Illumination: 44.0%
Distance: 242,528
11
May 11
Rise: 02:36 am
Apex: 08:12 am
Set: 01:59 pm
Illumination: 33.6%
Distance: 239,456
12
May 12
Rise: 02:57 am
Apex: 08:57 am
Set: 03:10 pm
Illumination: 23.6%
Distance: 236,303
13
May 13
Rise: 03:18 am
Apex: 09:43 am
Set: 04:23 pm
Illumination: 14.6%
Distance: 233,256
14
May 14
Rise: 03:41 am
Apex: 10:33 am
Set: 05:41 pm
Illumination: 7.2%
Distance: 230,512
15
May 15
Rise: 04:07 am
Apex: 11:27 am
Set: 07:02 pm
Illumination: 2.1%
Distance: 228,261
16 NEW MOON
May 16
Rise: 04:41 am
Apex: 12:26 pm
New Moon: 04:01 pm
Set: 08:26 pm
Illumination: 0%
Distance: 226,663
17
May 17
Rise: 05:24 am
Apex: 01:31 pm
Set: 09:46 pm
Illumination: 1.2%
Distance: 225,841
18
May 18
Rise: 06:20 am
Apex: 02:38 pm
Set: 10:56 pm
Illumination: 5.7%
Distance: 225,856
19
May 19
Rise: 07:28 am
Apex: 03:44 pm
Set: 11:52 pm
Illumination: 13.0%
Distance: 226,704
20
May 20
Rise: 08:45 am
Apex: 04:46 pm
Illumination: 22.4%
Distance: 228,310
21
May 21
Set: 12:34 am
Rise: 10:04 am
Apex: 05:42 pm
Illumination: 33.1%
Distance: 230,546
22
May 22
Set: 01:06 am
Rise: 11:20 am
Apex: 06:33 pm
Illumination: 44.3%
Distance: 233,247
23 FIRST QTR
May 23
Set: 01:32 am
First Qtr: 07:11 am
Rise: 12:32 pm
Apex: 07:20 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 236,229
24
May 24
Set: 01:54 am
Rise: 01:41 pm
Apex: 08:03 pm
Illumination: 65.9%
Distance: 239,310
25
May 25
Set: 02:13 am
Rise: 02:47 pm
Apex: 08:45 pm
Illumination: 75.4%
Distance: 242,315
26
May 26
Set: 02:32 am
Rise: 03:51 pm
Apex: 09:27 pm
Illumination: 83.7%
Distance: 245,089
27
May 27
Set: 02:52 am
Rise: 04:56 pm
Apex: 10:09 pm
Illumination: 90.4%
Distance: 247,505
28
May 28
Set: 03:14 am
Rise: 06:01 pm
Apex: 10:54 pm
Illumination: 95.4%
Distance: 249,463
29
May 29
Set: 03:39 am
Rise: 07:06 pm
Apex: 11:41 pm
Illumination: 98.7%
Distance: 250,889
30
May 30
Set: 04:10 am
Rise: 08:09 pm
Illumination: 99.6%
Distance: 251,388
31 FULL MOON
May 31
Apex: 12:30 am
Full Moon: 04:46 am
Set: 04:47 am
Rise: 09:08 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 251,732