May 1901

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
11. 1 96%
12. 2 99%
13. 3 Full
14. 4 99%
15. 5 97%
16. 6 92%
17. 7 86%
18. 8 79%
19. 9 70%
20. 10 60%
21. 11 Last qtr
22. 12 38%
23. 13 27%
24. 14 18%
25. 15 9%
26. 16 4%
27. 17 0%
28. 18 New
29. 19 3%
30. 20 9%
31. 21 16%
32. 22 25%
33. 23 35%
34. 24 45%
35. 25 First qtr
36. 26 64%
37. 27 73%
38. 28 81%
39. 29 88%
40. 30 93%
41. 31 97%

• Moon phase
• Perigee or apogee
• Eclipse
• Planets
• Equinox or solstice

Events in May 1901

1. Thu, May 2

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.

2. Fri, May 31:19 PM

   Full Moon Flower MoonMicromoon

   The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.

3. Fri, May 31:30 PM

   Penumbral lunar eclipse

   The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly.

4. Mon, May 68:33 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.

5. Wed, May 812:53 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.

6. Wed, May 83:12 PM

   Jupiter, Moon, and Saturn gathered

   All within 4.2° of each other in the sky.

7. Wed, May 87:10 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.

8. Sat, May 119:38 AM

   Last Quarter

   Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.

9. Tue, May 1412:10 PM

   Mercury behind the Sun

   On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.

10. Fri, May 17

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,700 km.

11. Sat, May 1812:33 AM

    Total solar eclipse

    The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth.

12. Sat, May 1812:38 AM

    New Moon

    The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.

13. Sat, May 187:26 AM

    Mercury and Venus close together

    They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.

14. Sat, May 188:17 AM

    Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered

    All within 1.6° of each other in the sky.

15. Sat, May 188:35 AM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

16. Sat, May 188:40 AM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.

17. Mon, May 203:24 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.

18. Sat, May 2512:40 AM

    First Quarter

    Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.

19. Wed, May 29

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,600 km.

20. Fri, May 315:26 PM

    Mercury and Neptune close together

    They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.

Times are local to America/New York. Each Moon is drawn as it looks at midday.