May 1938

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
8. 1 3%
9. 2 8%
10. 3 16%
11. 4 26%
12. 5 36%
13. 6 First qtr
14. 7 59%
15. 8 69%
16. 9 79%
17. 10 87%
18. 11 93%
19. 12 97%
20. 13 100%
21. 14 Full
22. 15 98%
23. 16 95%
24. 17 90%
25. 18 84%
26. 19 76%
27. 20 68%
28. 21 59%
29. 22 Last qtr
30. 23 39%
31. 24 29%
32. 25 20%
33. 26 12%
34. 27 5%
35. 28 1%
36. 29 New
37. 30 2%
38. 31 7%

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

Events in May 1938

1. Sun, May 13:24 PM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.

2. Sun, May 18:37 PM

   Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered

   All within 3.2° of each other in the sky.

3. Sun, May 19:04 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.

4. Mon, May 2

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 363,500 km.

5. Wed, May 44:13 PM

   Uranus behind the Sun

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

6. Fri, May 65:24 PM

   First Quarter

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

7. Sat, May 77:13 PM

   Venus and Mars close together

   They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.

8. Sat, May 144:39 AM

   Full Moon Flower Moon

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

9. Sat, May 144:43 AM

   Total lunar eclipse

   The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red.

10. Wed, May 18

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,400 km.

11. Thu, May 1910:15 AM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

    26° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

12. Sun, May 228:36 AM

    Last Quarter

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

13. Fri, May 274:42 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.

14. Fri, May 275:31 PM

    Mercury, Moon, and Uranus gathered

    All within 4.3° of each other in the sky.

15. Fri, May 279:24 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.

16. Sun, May 299:49 AM

    Total solar eclipse

    The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth.

17. Sun, May 2910:00 AM

    New Moon

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

18. Sun, May 296:59 PM

    Mercury and Uranus close together

    They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.

19. Mon, May 30

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,300 km.

20. Mon, May 302:07 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.

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