May 1926

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
14. 1 85%
15. 2 77%
16. 3 67%
17. 4 Last qtr
18. 5 44%
19. 6 33%
20. 7 23%
21. 8 14%
22. 9 7%
23. 10 2%
24. 11 New
25. 12 1%
26. 13 3%
27. 14 8%
28. 15 15%
29. 16 22%
30. 17 31%
31. 18 40%
32. 19 First qtr
33. 20 59%
34. 21 68%
35. 22 77%
36. 23 84%
37. 24 91%
38. 25 96%
39. 26 99%
40. 27 Full
41. 28 98%
42. 29 94%
43. 30 88%
44. 31 79%

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

Events in May 1926

1. Tue, May 42:00 PM

   Venus and Uranus close together

   They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.

2. Tue, May 411:13 PM

   Last Quarter

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

3. Wed, May 55:19 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.

4. Wed, May 55:23 PM

   Jupiter, Mars, and Moon gathered

   All within 7.1° of each other in the sky.

5. Thu, May 65:48 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.

6. Fri, May 7

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 368,800 km.

7. Sat, May 81:49 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.

8. Sat, May 83:54 AM

   Moon, Uranus, and Venus gathered

   All within 4.3° of each other in the sky.

9. Sat, May 88:17 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.

10. Sun, May 910:54 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.

11. Tue, May 116:55 PM

    New Moon

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

12. Fri, May 144:09 AM

    Saturn at opposition

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

13. Wed, May 191:48 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.

14. Wed, May 191:48 PM

    First Quarter

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

15. Wed, May 19

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,100 km.

16. Wed, May 267:44 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.

17. Thu, May 277:49 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.