May 1939

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
9. 1 95%
10. 2 99%
11. 3 Full
12. 4 99%
13. 5 95%
14. 6 90%
15. 7 83%
16. 8 75%
17. 9 67%
18. 10 57%
19. 11 Last qtr
20. 12 39%
21. 13 29%
22. 14 21%
23. 15 13%
24. 16 7%
25. 17 3%
26. 18 0%
27. 19 New
28. 20 3%
29. 21 8%
30. 22 15%
31. 23 25%
32. 24 35%
33. 25 First qtr
34. 26 58%
35. 27 69%
36. 28 79%
37. 29 87%
38. 30 93%
39. 31 98%

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

Events in May 1939

1. Mon, May 14:34 AM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

   27° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

2. Wed, May 311:11 AM

   Total lunar eclipse

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

3. Wed, May 311:15 AM

   Full Moon Flower Moon

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

4. Tue, May 94:36 AM

   Uranus behind the Sun

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

5. Wed, May 102:55 PM

   Mercury, Saturn, and Venus gathered

   All within 6.4° of each other in the sky.

6. Wed, May 104:41 PM

   Mercury and Saturn close together

   They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.

7. Thu, May 11

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.

8. Thu, May 116:41 AM

   Last Quarter

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

9. Sun, May 143:54 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.

10. Tue, May 1612:29 PM

    Venus and Saturn close together

    They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.

11. Tue, May 162:48 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.

12. Tue, May 163:01 PM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.

13. Tue, May 163:23 PM

    Moon, Saturn, and Venus gathered

    All within 3.5° of each other in the sky.

14. Wed, May 177:53 AM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.

15. Thu, May 188:38 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

16. Fri, May 1912:25 AM

    New Moon

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

17. Tue, May 23

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 368,200 km.

18. Thu, May 258:03 AM

    Mercury and Uranus close together

    They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.

19. Thu, May 257:20 PM

    First Quarter

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

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