May 2026 · Friday · 5 months ago
1 May 2026
Full Moon
100% illuminated and waxing, 14.0 days into the lunar cycle. This full moon is known as the Flower Moon.
Ephemeris for 1 May 2026 at 12:00 UTC
- Phase
- Full Moon
- Illumination
- 99.8%
- Lunar age
- 14.0 days
- Elongation
- 177.5°
- Distance
- 401,489 km
- Distance (mi)
- 249,474 mi
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Scorpio
- Libration lat
- 5.9° N
- Libration lon
- 2.8° E
Moonrise and moonset
| City | Moonrise | Transit | Moonset | Peak altitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | 20:45 | 00:18 | 04:55 | 21.6° |
| New York | 20:16 | 00:23 | 05:26 | 31.4° |
| Chicago | 20:16 | 00:19 | 05:19 | 30.1° |
| Denver | 20:23 | 00:31 | 05:35 | 32.0° |
| Los Angeles | 20:03 | 00:25 | 05:42 | 37.5° |
| Mexico City | 19:13 | 00:07 | 05:49 | 52.6° |
| São Paulo | 17:27 | 00:15 +1 | 06:15 | 87.7° |
| Berlin | 20:53 | 00:23 | 04:57 | 20.7° |
Somewhere else? The calculator works for any latitude and longitude, including your own.
Phases around this date
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) | From this date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full Moon | 1 May 2026 | 17:23 | today |
| Last Quarter | 9 May 2026 | 21:11 | in 8 days |
| New Moon | 16 May 2026 | 20:01 | in 15 days |
| First Quarter | 23 May 2026 | 11:11 | in 22 days |