May 1912

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
11. 1 New
12. 2 98%
13. 3 95%
14. 4 89%
15. 5 83%
16. 6 75%
17. 7 66%
18. 8 57%
19. 9 Last qtr
20. 10 38%
21. 11 29%
22. 12 20%
23. 13 12%
24. 14 6%
25. 15 2%
26. 16 New
27. 17 1%
28. 18 5%
29. 19 11%
30. 20 19%
31. 21 29%
32. 22 40%
33. 23 First qtr
34. 24 63%
35. 25 73%
36. 26 82%
37. 27 89%
38. 28 95%
39. 29 98%
40. 30 Full
41. 31 99%

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

Events in May 1912

1. Wed, May 15:19 AM

   New Moon

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

2. Fri, May 37:58 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 5.0° apart in the sky.

3. Tue, May 7

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,400 km.

4. Tue, May 710:48 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.

5. Thu, May 94:56 AM

   Last Quarter

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

6. Mon, May 133:37 AM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

   26° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

7. Mon, May 1312:43 PM

   Mars and Neptune close together

   They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.

8. Tue, May 1412:40 PM

   Saturn behind the Sun

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

9. Tue, May 145:24 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.

10. Wed, May 153:53 PM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.

11. Thu, May 162:07 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.

12. Thu, May 165:13 PM

    New Moon

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

13. Sun, May 19

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 364,900 km.

14. Mon, May 201:31 PM

    Mars, Moon, and Neptune gathered

    All within 5.7° of each other in the sky.

15. Mon, May 208:14 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.

16. Thu, May 239:11 AM

    First Quarter

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

17. Mon, May 2710:04 AM

    Venus and Saturn close together

    They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.

18. Thu, May 306:29 PM

    Full Moon Flower MoonBlue Moon

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

19. Thu, May 309:29 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.

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