May 1937

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
14. 1 71%
15. 2 61%
16. 3 Last qtr
17. 4 41%
18. 5 30%
19. 6 21%
20. 7 12%
21. 8 5%
22. 9 1%
23. 10 New
24. 11 2%
25. 12 7%
26. 13 14%
27. 14 23%
28. 15 33%
29. 16 44%
30. 17 First qtr
31. 18 64%
32. 19 73%
33. 20 82%
34. 21 88%
35. 22 94%
36. 23 98%
37. 24 100%
38. 25 Full
39. 26 98%
40. 27 95%
41. 28 90%
42. 29 84%
43. 30 75%
44. 31 66%

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

Events in May 1937

1. Sun, May 28:26 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.

2. Mon, May 32:37 PM

   Last Quarter

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

3. Sat, May 89:38 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.

4. Sun, May 96:35 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.

5. Mon, May 109:18 AM

   New Moon

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

6. Mon, May 1011:19 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.

7. Mon, May 10

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,300 km.

8. Tue, May 115:37 AM

   Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

9. Mon, May 172:49 AM

   First Quarter

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

10. Wed, May 192:30 PM

    Mars at opposition

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

11. Thu, May 207:42 PM

    Venus at its brightest

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

12. Mon, May 24

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.

13. Mon, May 241:14 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.

14. Tue, May 253:38 AM

    Full Moon Flower MoonMicromoon

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

15. Tue, May 253:51 AM

    Penumbral lunar eclipse

    The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly.

16. Sat, May 292:22 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.

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