May 2026 · Saturday · 5 months ago
2 May 2026
Full Moon
99% illuminated and waning, 15.0 days into the lunar cycle.
Ephemeris for 2 May 2026 at 12:00 UTC
- Phase
- Full Moon
- Illumination
- 99.3%
- Lunar age
- 15.0 days
- Elongation
- 188.6°
- Distance
- 403,520 km
- Distance (mi)
- 250,736 mi
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Scorpio
- Libration lat
- 6.4° N
- Libration lon
- 1.7° E
Moonrise and moonset
| City | Moonrise | Transit | Moonset | Peak altitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | 21:59 | 01:03 | 05:12 | 17.0° |
| New York | 21:20 | 01:08 | 05:54 | 27.0° |
| Chicago | 21:21 | 01:05 | 05:46 | 25.7° |
| Denver | 21:26 | 01:16 | 06:04 | 27.6° |
| Los Angeles | 21:03 | 01:11 | 06:14 | 33.2° |
| Mexico City | 20:07 | 00:52 | 06:29 | 48.2° |
| São Paulo | 18:05 | 00:15 | 07:09 | 87.7° |
| Berlin | 22:08 | 01:08 | 05:13 | 16.1° |
Somewhere else? The calculator works for any latitude and longitude, including your own.
Phases around this date
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) | From this date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter | 9 May 2026 | 21:11 | in 7 days |
| New Moon | 16 May 2026 | 20:01 | in 14 days |
| First Quarter | 23 May 2026 | 11:11 | in 21 days |
| Full Moon | 31 May 2026 | 08:45 | in 29 days |