May 1920

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
14. 1 98%
15. 2 Full
16. 3 100%
17. 4 98%
18. 5 94%
19. 6 89%
20. 7 82%
21. 8 74%
22. 9 65%
23. 10 56%
24. 11 Last qtr
25. 12 36%
26. 13 26%
27. 14 17%
28. 15 9%
29. 16 4%
30. 17 1%
31. 18 New
32. 19 3%
33. 20 9%
34. 21 17%
35. 22 26%
36. 23 37%
37. 24 First qtr
38. 25 59%
39. 26 69%
40. 27 78%
41. 28 85%
42. 29 92%
43. 30 96%
44. 31 99%

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

Events in May 1920

1. Sat, May 13:54 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.

2. Sun, May 29:47 PM

   Full Moon Flower Moon

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

3. Sun, May 29:50 PM

   Total lunar eclipse

   The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red.

4. Thu, May 6

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,500 km.

5. Tue, May 111:51 AM

   Last Quarter

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

6. Thu, May 134:40 PM

   Mercury and Venus close together

   They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.

7. Mon, May 174:18 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.

8. Mon, May 174:48 AM

   Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered

   All within 2.6° of each other in the sky.

9. Mon, May 179:13 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.

10. Tue, May 182:14 AM

    Partial solar eclipse

    The Moon covers part of the Sun.

11. Tue, May 182:25 AM

    New Moon

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

12. Wed, May 19

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,900 km.

13. Sun, May 233:14 AM

    Jupiter, Moon, and Neptune gathered

    All within 6.1° of each other in the sky.

14. Mon, May 245:07 PM

    First Quarter

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

15. Tue, May 259:40 PM

    Mercury behind the Sun

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

16. Fri, May 2810:33 AM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.

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