May 1918

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
11. 1 74%
12. 2 64%
13. 3 New
14. 4 42%
15. 5 31%
16. 6 21%
17. 7 12%
18. 8 5%
19. 9 1%
20. 10 New
21. 11 2%
22. 12 6%
23. 13 12%
24. 14 20%
25. 15 29%
26. 16 39%
27. 17 First qtr
28. 18 58%
29. 19 67%
30. 20 76%
31. 21 83%
32. 22 90%
33. 23 95%
34. 24 98%
35. 25 Full
36. 26 99%
37. 27 97%
38. 28 92%
39. 29 85%
40. 30 77%
41. 31 67%

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

Events in May 1918

1. Fri, May 36:26 PM

   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 8

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 361,900 km.

3. Fri, May 109:01 AM

   New Moon

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

4. Sun, May 126:02 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.

5. Wed, May 1510:13 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.

6. Thu, May 164:14 AM

   Moon, Neptune, and Saturn gathered

   All within 4.8° of each other in the sky.

7. Thu, May 166:22 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.

8. Fri, May 174:14 PM

   First Quarter

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

9. Mon, May 20

   Apogee

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

10. Fri, May 2410:12 AM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

    25° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

11. Sat, May 256:32 PM

    Full Moon Flower Moon

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

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