Moon Phases May 2026
The full moon is on May 1 at 17:23 UTC, the last quarter is on May 9 at 21:11 UTC, the new moon is on May 16 at 20:01 UTC, the first quarter is on May 23 at 11:11 UTC and the full moon is on May 31 at 08:45 UTC. This month's full moon is the Flower Moon.
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
100%
Full Moon
2
99%
3
97%
4
93%
5
87%
6
81%
7
73%
8
64%
9
54%
Last Quarter
10
44%
11
34%
12
24%
13
15%
14
8%
15
3%
16
0%
New Moon
17
1%
18
4%
19
11%
20
19%
21
29%
22
40%
23
50%
First Quarter
24
61%
25
71%
26
79%
27
87%
28
93%
29
97%
30
99%
31
100%
Full Moon
Illumination at 12:00 UTC each day, drawn as seen from the Northern Hemisphere. South of the equator the lit side is mirrored.
Exact times, May 2026
| Phase | UTC | Pacific | Eastern | UK | Sydney | Auckland |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full Moon | May 1 17:23 | May 1 | May 1 | 1 May | 2 May | 2 May |
| Last Quarter | May 9 21:11 | May 9 | May 9 | 9 May | 10 May | 10 May |
| New Moon | May 16 20:01 | May 16 | May 16 | 16 May | 17 May | 17 May |
| First Quarter | May 23 11:11 | May 23 | May 23 | 23 May | 23 May | 23 May |
| Full Moon | May 31 08:45 | May 31 | May 31 | 31 May | 31 May | 31 May |
Moonrise and moonset this month
Rise and set times depend on where you are. Open a city for its own moon calendar: