May 1936

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
13. 1 79%
14. 2 86%
15. 3 92%
16. 4 96%
17. 5 99%
18. 6 Full
19. 7 99%
20. 8 96%
21. 9 91%
22. 10 85%
23. 11 77%
24. 12 67%
25. 13 57%
26. 14 Last qtr
27. 15 34%
28. 16 24%
29. 17 14%
30. 18 7%
31. 19 2%
32. 20 New
33. 21 1%
34. 22 4%
35. 23 10%
36. 24 18%
37. 25 27%
38. 26 36%
39. 27 First qtr
40. 28 55%
41. 29 65%
42. 30 74%
43. 31 81%

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

Events in May 1936

1. Sun, May 3

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,000 km.

2. Wed, May 611:01 AM

   Full Moon Flower Moon

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

3. Thu, May 72:24 PM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

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

4. Sat, May 911:52 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.

5. Sun, May 1010:44 AM

   Venus and Uranus close together

   They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.

6. Thu, May 142:12 AM

   Last Quarter

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

7. Mon, May 18

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 361,400 km.

8. Tue, May 193:44 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.

9. Tue, May 199:38 PM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.

10. Wed, May 204:34 PM

    New Moon

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

11. Thu, May 212:16 AM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.

12. Thu, May 214:06 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.

13. Wed, May 2710:46 PM

    First Quarter

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

14. Fri, May 292:21 AM

    Mercury and Mars close together

    They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.

15. Sat, May 30

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,100 km.

16. Sun, May 318:32 AM

    Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

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