May 1903

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
13. 1 22%
14. 2 32%
15. 3 43%
16. 4 First qtr
17. 5 66%
18. 6 76%
19. 7 85%
20. 8 91%
21. 9 96%
22. 10 99%
23. 11 Full
24. 12 99%
25. 13 95%
26. 14 90%
27. 15 84%
28. 16 77%
29. 17 68%
30. 18 59%
31. 19 Last qtr
32. 20 40%
33. 21 30%
34. 22 21%
35. 23 13%
36. 24 7%
37. 25 2%
38. 26 New
39. 27 1%
40. 28 5%
41. 29 11%
42. 30 19%
43. 31 30%

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

Events in May 1903

1. Fri, May 1

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 367,200 km.

2. Fri, May 15:37 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.

3. Mon, May 42:26 AM

   First Quarter

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

4. Thu, May 78:19 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.

5. Sun, May 109:04 AM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

   22° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

6. Mon, May 118:18 AM

   Full Moon Flower Moon

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

7. Thu, May 144:35 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 5.0° apart in the sky.

8. Fri, May 153:51 AM

   Venus and Neptune close together

   They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.

9. Sat, May 16

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,800 km.

10. Tue, May 1910:18 AM

    Last Quarter

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

11. Thu, May 214:27 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.

12. Tue, May 265:50 PM

    New Moon

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

13. Wed, May 2711:19 AM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.

14. Thu, May 283:01 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.

15. Thu, May 28

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 362,100 km.

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