Moon · May 2026

Moon calendar for Evanston, Illinois, United States: May 2026

Daily moon phases, illumination, moonrise and moonset in Evanston, Illinois, United States for May 2026. Full moon: May 1, 2026, May 31, 2026. All times are shown in the local time of Evanston, Illinois, United States.

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Full moonFriday, May 1, 2026, 12:27 PM

Full moonSunday, May 31, 2026, 3:55 AM

New moonSaturday, May 16, 2026, 2:30 PM

Day	Phase	Illumination	Moonrise	Moonset
1	Full Moon	100%	8:05 PM	5:41 AM
2	Waning Gibbous	99%	9:12 PM	6:16 AM
3	Waning Gibbous	96%	10:09 PM	6:38 AM
4	Waning Gibbous	91%	11:01 PM	7:34 AM
5	Waning Gibbous	86%	11:46 PM	8:18 AM
6	Waning Gibbous	78%	—	9:24 AM
7	Waning Gibbous	70%	12:25 AM	10:16 AM
8	Waning Gibbous	61%	1:15 AM	11:29 AM
9	Last Quarter	51%	1:37 AM	12:22 PM
10	Last Quarter	40%	2:03 AM	1:35 PM
11	Waning Crescent	30%	2:24 AM	2:30 PM
12	Waning Crescent	21%	2:33 AM	3:48 PM
13	Waning Crescent	13%	3:24 AM	5:11 PM
14	Waning Crescent	6%	3:36 AM	6:20 PM
15	Waning Crescent	2%	3:54 AM	7:39 PM
16	New Moon	0%	4:24 AM	9:02 PM
17	Waxing Crescent	1%	5:18 AM	10:19 PM
18	Waxing Crescent	5%	6:01 AM	11:34 PM
19	Waxing Crescent	12%	7:12 AM	—
20	Waxing Crescent	20%	8:20 AM	12:21 AM
21	Waxing Crescent	30%	9:40 AM	1:07 AM
22	First Quarter	41%	11:01 AM	1:36 AM
23	First Quarter	52%	12:19 PM	2:03 AM
24	Waxing Gibbous	63%	1:34 PM	2:22 AM
25	Waxing Gibbous	73%	2:27 PM	2:32 AM
26	Waxing Gibbous	81%	3:40 PM	3:11 AM
27	Waxing Gibbous	88%	4:34 PM	3:32 AM
28	Waxing Gibbous	94%	5:47 PM	3:43 AM
29	Waxing Gibbous	98%	6:47 PM	4:17 AM
30	Full Moon	99%	7:53 PM	4:36 AM
31	Full Moon	100%	8:45 PM	5:33 AM

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When is the full moon in May 2026 in Evanston, Illinois, United States?

The full moon peaks on Friday, May 1, 2026, 12:27 PM; Sunday, May 31, 2026, 3:55 AM (local time).

When is the new moon in May 2026?

The new moon falls on Saturday, May 16, 2026, 2:30 PM (local time) — the darkest nights of the month, best for stargazing.

Data: Meeus astronomical algorithms. How we calculate this

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