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Lunar Calendar Month May 2026 (Eritrea)

The Moon is the only natural satellite of the Earth and the fifth largest moon in the Solar System. It is the largest natural satellite in the solar system relative to the size of its planet. The following is information specific for Asmara, Eritrea during May 2026.

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Date and time of moon phases

The information in the following table comes from calculations published by the Astronomical Applications Department of the U.S. Naval Observatory.

Moon phasesDatesTime
full moon2026-05-0120:23
3rd quarter2026-05-1000:10
new moon2026-05-1623:01
1st quarter2026-05-2314:11
full moon2026-05-3111:45

Apogee and perigee of the Moon

The following table shows the dates of perigee and apogee of the Moon during May 2026.

PositionDatesTimeDistanceNotes
Apogee2026-05-0501:32405,841 km
Perigee2026-05-1716:49358,073 km

Moon-Planet Conjunctions

A Moon-planet conjunction occurs when an astronomical object has either the same, or nearly the same, right ascension or the same ecliptic longitude of that of the Moon, as observed from Earth.

Astronomical ObjectsDate and Time
Antares2026-05-04 05:20
Venus2026-05-19 04:50
Jupiter2026-05-20 15:39
Beehive2026-05-21 17:39
Regulus2026-05-23 09:40
Spica2026-05-27 17:09
Antares2026-05-31 11:32

Illumination of the Moon

The following table depicts the illumination of the Moon, calculated at 00:00, throughtout the 31 days of May 2026.

May 2026
wMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturdaySunday
Week 18
27 Monday
 
28 Tuesday
 
29 Wednesday
 
30 Thursday
 
1Friday
 
99.3% illuminated
99.3% illuminated
Age: 14
2Saturday
 
100% illuminated
100% illuminated
Age: 14.9
3Sunday
 
98.7% illuminated
98.7% illuminated
Age: 15.8
Week 19
4Monday
 
95.7% illuminated
95.7% illuminated
Age: 16.7
5Tuesday
 
91.1% illuminated
91.1% illuminated
Age: 17.6
6Wednesday
 
85% illuminated
85% illuminated
Age: 18.5
7Thursday
 
77.6% illuminated
77.6% illuminated
Age: 19.4
8Friday
 
69.2% illuminated
69.2% illuminated
Age: 20.3
9Saturday
 
59.9% illuminated
59.9% illuminated
Age: 21.2
10Sunday
 
50.1% illuminated
50.1% illuminated
Age: 22.1
Week 20
11Monday
 
40% illuminated
40% illuminated
Age: 23.1
12Tuesday
 
30% illuminated
30% illuminated
Age: 24.1
13Wednesday
 
20.5% illuminated
20.5% illuminated
Age: 25.1
14Thursday
 
12.2% illuminated
12.2% illuminated
Age: 26.2
15Friday
 
5.6% illuminated
5.6% illuminated
Age: 27.3
16Saturday
 
1.4% illuminated
1.4% illuminated
Age: 28.4
17Sunday
 
0% illuminated
0% illuminated
Age: 0
Week 21
18Monday
 
1.7% illuminated
1.7% illuminated
Age: 1.2
19Tuesday
 
6.3% illuminated
6.3% illuminated
Age: 2.4
20Wednesday
 
13.4% illuminated
13.4% illuminated
Age: 3.5
21Thursday
 
22.5% illuminated
22.5% illuminated
Age: 4.6
22Friday
 
32.8% illuminated
32.8% illuminated
Age: 5.7
23Saturday
 
43.6% illuminated
43.6% illuminated
Age: 6.8
24Sunday
 
54.3% illuminated
54.3% illuminated
Age: 7.8
Week 22
25Monday
 
64.6% illuminated
Age: 8.8
26Tuesday
 
74% illuminated
Age: 9.7
27Wednesday
 
82.3% illuminated
Age: 10.7
28Thursday
 
89.1% illuminated
Age: 11.6
29Friday
 
94.4% illuminated
Age: 12.5
30Saturday
 
98% illuminated
Age: 13.4
31Sunday
 
99.8% illuminated
Age: 14.3
1 Monday
 
2 Tuesday
 
3 Wednesday
 
4 Thursday
 
5 Friday
 
6 Saturday
 
7 Sunday
 
8 Monday
 
9 Tuesday
 
10 Wednesday
 
11 Thursday
 
12 Friday
 
13 Saturday
 
14 Sunday
 
Content last updated on 2018-10-21T17:33:00Z