May 1909

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
14. 1 87%
15. 2 93%
16. 3 97%
17. 4 99%
18. 5 Full
19. 6 99%
20. 7 95%
21. 8 90%
22. 9 82%
23. 10 74%
24. 11 63%
25. 12 Last qtr
26. 13 41%
27. 14 30%
28. 15 20%
29. 16 11%
30. 17 5%
31. 18 1%
32. 19 New
33. 20 2%
34. 21 6%
35. 22 12%
36. 23 19%
37. 24 28%
38. 25 37%
39. 26 First qtr
40. 27 56%
41. 28 66%
42. 29 74%
43. 30 82%
44. 31 89%

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

Events in May 1909

1. Wed, May 57:08 AM

   Full Moon Flower Moon

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

2. Mon, May 1011:26 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.

3. Wed, May 124:45 PM

   Last Quarter

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

4. Wed, May 125:10 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.

5. Sun, May 163:11 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.

6. Sun, May 16

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 364,700 km.

7. Wed, May 198:42 AM

   New Moon

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

8. Wed, May 196:57 PM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.

9. Thu, May 2011:26 AM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

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

10. Fri, May 211:47 AM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.

11. Sat, May 227:50 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.

12. Wed, May 268:28 PM

    First Quarter

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

13. Wed, May 269:13 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.

14. Fri, May 28

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,500 km.

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