Waxing · 99.8% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 08°
Full Moon at
17:23UTC
Moon phase on May 1, 2026Full Moon
On Friday, May 1, 2026, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.8% of its visible face lit, 14.0 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.8%Illumination at noon UTC
14.0 dMoon age
401,489 km249,474 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (9°)
29.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Flower Moon, 401,990 km from Earth. Micromoon
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 1, 2026 is on Friday, May 1, 2026 at 17:23 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, April 17, 2026 at 11:52 UTC, 14 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Friday, April 24, 2026 | 02:32 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Friday, May 1, 2026 | 17:23 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Saturday, May 9, 2026 | 21:11 |
The Moon around May 1
More about this date
Friday, May 1, 2026 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 17, 2026 to the new moon of May 16, 2026, a cycle of 29.34 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 2026, or the whole moon calendar 2026.
- The same date one year apart: 2025 · 2027.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.