May 1924

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
12. 1 5%
13. 2 2%
14. 3 New
15. 4 1%
16. 5 3%
17. 6 7%
18. 7 12%
19. 8 19%
20. 9 27%
21. 10 36%
22. 11 First qtr
23. 12 56%
24. 13 66%
25. 14 76%
26. 15 85%
27. 16 92%
28. 17 97%
29. 18 Full
30. 19 99%
31. 20 95%
32. 21 89%
33. 22 80%
34. 23 70%
35. 24 60%
36. 25 Last qtr
37. 26 39%
38. 27 30%
39. 28 21%
40. 29 14%
41. 30 8%
42. 31 4%

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

Events in May 1924

1. Sat, May 37:00 PM

   New Moon

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

2. Mon, May 5

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.

3. Wed, May 79:30 PM

   Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

4. Sun, May 113:42 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.

5. Sun, May 1110:14 PM

   First Quarter

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

6. Fri, May 165:24 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.

7. Sun, May 185:52 PM

   Full Moon Flower MoonSupermoon

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

8. Mon, May 19

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,000 km.

9. Tue, May 2012:21 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.

10. Sat, May 242:24 AM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.

11. Sun, May 2510:16 AM

    Last Quarter

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

12. Mon, May 266:15 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.

13. Tue, May 271:00 PM

    Venus at its brightest

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

14. Sat, May 316:38 AM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.

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