May 1923

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
10. 1 99%
11. 2 95%
12. 3 89%
13. 4 81%
14. 5 71%
15. 6 61%
16. 7 Last qtr
17. 8 41%
18. 9 32%
19. 10 23%
20. 11 16%
21. 12 10%
22. 13 5%
23. 14 2%
24. 15 New
25. 16 1%
26. 17 3%
27. 18 7%
28. 19 13%
29. 20 21%
30. 21 30%
31. 22 40%
32. 23 First qtr
33. 24 62%
34. 25 73%
35. 26 83%
36. 27 91%
37. 28 96%
38. 29 99%
39. 30 Full
40. 31 97%

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

Events in May 1923

1. Tue, May 11:34 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.

2. Sat, May 510:27 AM

   Jupiter at opposition

   Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.

3. Sat, May 51:07 PM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

   21° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

4. Mon, May 72:18 PM

   Last Quarter

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

5. Thu, May 102:30 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.

6. Sat, May 129:21 PM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.

7. Sun, May 13

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.

8. Tue, May 156:38 PM

   New Moon

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

9. Tue, May 226:07 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.

10. Wed, May 2310:25 AM

    First Quarter

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

11. Sat, May 2610:08 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.

12. Mon, May 286:44 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.

13. Mon, May 28

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 360,500 km.

14. Mon, May 2810:44 PM

    Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

15. Wed, May 301:07 AM

    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.