Moon Phases May 2026
The full moon in May 2026 is the Flower Moon, on Friday, 1 May 2026, 17:23 UTC. A second full moon, the Blue Moon, follows on Sunday, 31 May 2026, 08:45 UTC. The new moon is on Saturday, 16 May 2026, 20:01 UTC. The Moon starts the month as a Full Moon (100% lit) and ends it as a Full Moon (100% lit).
Principal phases
Full Moon · Flower Moon
Friday, 1 May 2026, 17:23 UTC
Last Quarter
Saturday, 9 May 2026, 21:11 UTC
New Moon
Saturday, 16 May 2026, 20:01 UTC
First Quarter
Saturday, 23 May 2026, 11:11 UTC
Full Moon · Blue Moon
Sunday, 31 May 2026, 08:45 UTC
Daily moon calendar
Phase and illumination at 12:00 UTC each day.
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1Full Moon100%
2Full Moon99%
3Full Moon97%
4Waning Gibbous93%
5Waning Gibbous87%
6Waning Gibbous81%
7Waning Gibbous73%
8Last Quarter64%
9Last Quarter54%
10Last Quarter44%
11Last Quarter34%
12Waning Crescent24%
13Waning Crescent15%
14Waning Crescent8%
15New Moon3%
16New Moon0%
17New Moon1%
18Waxing Crescent4%
19Waxing Crescent11%
20Waxing Crescent19%
21Waxing Crescent29%
22First Quarter40%
23First Quarter51%
24First Quarter61%
25Waxing Gibbous71%
26Waxing Gibbous79%
27Waxing Gibbous87%
28Waxing Gibbous93%
29Full Moon97%
30Full Moon99%
31Full Moon100%