May 1916

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
9. 1 0%
10. 2 New
11. 3 2%
12. 4 6%
13. 5 11%
14. 6 18%
15. 7 26%
16. 8 35%
17. 9 44%
18. 10 First qtr
19. 11 63%
20. 12 73%
21. 13 81%
22. 14 89%
23. 15 95%
24. 16 99%
25. 17 Full
26. 18 98%
27. 19 94%
28. 20 86%
29. 21 77%
30. 22 67%
31. 23 56%
32. 24 Last qtr
33. 25 34%
34. 26 25%
35. 27 16%
36. 28 9%
37. 29 4%
38. 30 1%
39. 31 New

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

Events in May 1916

1. Tue, May 212:29 AM

   New Moon

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

2. Wed, May 33:58 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.

3. Sat, May 612:32 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.

4. Sun, May 712:52 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.

5. Sun, May 7

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,000 km.

6. Mon, May 81:02 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.

7. Wed, May 103:47 AM

   First Quarter

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

8. Wed, May 109:03 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.

9. Fri, May 1210:52 AM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

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

10. Wed, May 179:11 AM

    Full Moon Flower Moon

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

11. Fri, May 19

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 361,300 km.

12. Tue, May 231:47 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.

13. Wed, May 2412:16 AM

    Last Quarter

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

14. Wed, May 249:14 PM

    Venus and Saturn close together

    They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.

15. Mon, May 298:34 PM

    Venus at its brightest

    Shines at magnitude -4.7, as bright as it gets this time around.

16. Wed, May 312:37 PM

    New Moon Black Moon

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

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