May 1934

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
10. 1 94%
11. 2 87%
12. 3 78%
13. 4 68%
14. 5 57%
15. 6 Last qtr
16. 7 35%
17. 8 25%
18. 9 16%
19. 10 9%
20. 11 4%
21. 12 1%
22. 13 New
23. 14 2%
24. 15 5%
25. 16 10%
26. 17 16%
27. 18 23%
28. 19 32%
29. 20 41%
30. 21 First qtr
31. 22 60%
32. 23 70%
33. 24 79%
34. 25 87%
35. 26 93%
36. 27 98%
37. 28 Full
38. 29 99%
39. 30 95%
40. 31 89%

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

Events in May 1934

1. Tue, May 14:03 PM

   Mercury and Uranus close together

   They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.

2. Wed, May 2

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 366,900 km.

3. Sun, May 62:41 AM

   Last Quarter

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

4. Sun, May 611:48 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.

5. Tue, May 810:12 AM

   Mercury and Mars close together

   They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.

6. Sat, May 1211:43 PM

   Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered

   All within 6.5° of each other in the sky.

7. Sun, May 1312:42 AM

   Mercury behind the Sun

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

8. Sun, May 138:30 AM

   New Moon

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

9. Sun, May 139:23 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.

10. Fri, May 18

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,900 km.

11. Mon, May 2111:20 AM

    First Quarter

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

12. Tue, May 226:34 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.

13. Mon, May 285:41 PM

    Full Moon Flower Moon

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

14. Wed, May 30

    Perigee

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

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