May 1911

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
9. 1 11%
10. 2 20%
11. 3 30%
12. 4 41%
13. 5 First qtr
14. 6 63%
15. 7 72%
16. 8 81%
17. 9 88%
18. 10 94%
19. 11 98%
20. 12 100%
21. 13 Full
22. 14 98%
23. 15 95%
24. 16 90%
25. 17 83%
26. 18 75%
27. 19 67%
28. 20 57%
29. 21 Last qtr
30. 22 37%
31. 23 27%
32. 24 17%
33. 25 9%
34. 26 4%
35. 27 0%
36. 28 New
37. 29 3%
38. 30 9%
39. 31 17%

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

Events in May 1911

1. Mon, May 112:58 AM

   Saturn behind the Sun

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

2. Mon, May 17:54 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.

3. Fri, May 58:14 AM

   First Quarter

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

4. Fri, May 512:41 PM

   Mercury at inferior conjunction

   Passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in its glare.

5. Wed, May 106:55 PM

   Mercury and Saturn close together

   They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.

6. Thu, May 1111:01 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.

7. Sat, May 1312:56 AM

   Penumbral lunar eclipse

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

8. Sat, May 131:10 AM

   Full Moon Flower Moon

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

9. Mon, May 15

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,000 km.

10. Thu, May 186:12 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.

11. Sun, May 214:23 AM

    Last Quarter

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

12. Mon, May 2210:39 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.

13. Fri, May 269:24 AM

    Mercury, Moon, and Saturn gathered

    All within 3.7° of each other in the sky.

14. Fri, May 2610:01 AM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.

15. Fri, May 2612:58 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.

16. Sun, May 281:24 AM

    New Moon

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

17. Sun, May 28

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,600 km.

18. Mon, May 293:48 PM

    Mercury and Saturn close together

    They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.

19. Tue, May 307:25 AM

    Venus and Neptune close together

    They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.

20. Tue, May 3010:58 PM

    Moon, Neptune, and Venus gathered

    All within 5.5° of each other in the sky.

21. Wed, May 3112:31 AM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.

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