May 2026

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
13. 1 Full
14. 2 99%
15. 3 96%
16. 4 92%
17. 5 86%
18. 6 79%
19. 7 71%
20. 8 62%
21. 9 Last qtr
22. 10 42%
23. 11 32%
24. 12 23%
25. 13 14%
26. 14 7%
27. 15 2%
28. 16 New
29. 17 1%
30. 18 5%
31. 19 12%
32. 20 21%
33. 21 31%
34. 22 41%
35. 23 First qtr
36. 24 63%
37. 25 72%
38. 26 81%
39. 27 88%
40. 28 93%
41. 29 97%
42. 30 99%
43. 31 Full

• Moon phase
• Perigee or apogee
• Eclipse
• Planets
• Equinox or solstice

Events in May 2026

1. Fri, May 11:23 PM

   Full Moon Flower Moon

   The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.

2. Mon, May 4

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,800 km.

3. Sat, May 95:11 PM

   Last Quarter

   Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.

4. Wed, May 132:21 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.

5. Wed, May 135:26 AM

   Moon, Neptune, and Saturn gathered

   All within 6.9° of each other in the sky.

6. Thu, May 1410:11 AM

   Mercury behind the Sun

   On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.

7. Thu, May 145:33 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.

8. Sat, May 164:01 PM

   New Moon

   The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.

9. Sat, May 169:02 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.

10. Sun, May 1712:13 AM

    Mercury, Moon, and Uranus gathered

    All within 5.2° of each other in the sky.

11. Sun, May 17

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,100 km.

12. Sun, May 178:09 PM

    Mercury and Uranus close together

    They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.

13. Mon, May 189:50 PM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.

14. Wed, May 209:26 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.

15. Fri, May 2210:28 AM

    Uranus behind the Sun

    On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.

16. Sat, May 237:11 AM

    First Quarter

    Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.

17. Sun, May 314:45 AM

    Full Moon Flower MoonBlue MoonMicromoon

    The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.

Times are local to America/New York. Each Moon is drawn as it looks at midday.