May 1942

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
13. 1 99%
14. 2 95%
15. 3 89%
16. 4 80%
17. 5 70%
18. 6 59%
19. 7 Last qtr
20. 8 38%
21. 9 28%
22. 10 19%
23. 11 12%
24. 12 6%
25. 13 2%
26. 14 0%
27. 15 New
28. 16 2%
29. 17 5%
30. 18 10%
31. 19 17%
32. 20 25%
33. 21 33%
34. 22 43%
35. 23 First qtr
36. 24 63%
37. 25 73%
38. 26 83%
39. 27 90%
40. 28 96%
41. 29 99%
42. 30 Full
43. 31 97%

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

Events in May 1942

1. Sat, May 2

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,900 km.

2. Sun, May 39:14 AM

   Saturn and Uranus close together

   They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.

3. Mon, May 42:30 PM

   Mercury, Saturn, and Uranus gathered

   All within 3.6° of each other in the sky.

4. Mon, May 44:51 PM

   Mercury and Uranus close together

   They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.

5. Mon, May 46:08 PM

   Mercury and Saturn close together

   They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.

6. Thu, May 78:13 AM

   Last Quarter

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

7. Mon, May 113:21 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

8. Fri, May 151:45 AM

   New Moon

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

9. Fri, May 152:09 PM

   Moon, Saturn, and Uranus gathered

   All within 4.8° of each other in the sky.

10. Fri, May 152:19 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.

11. Fri, May 154:03 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.

12. Sun, May 174:30 AM

    Jupiter, Mercury, and Moon gathered

    All within 7.4° of each other in the sky.

13. Sun, May 17

    Apogee

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

14. Sun, May 174:13 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.

15. Mon, May 184:05 PM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

    22° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

16. Thu, May 2111:19 PM

    Uranus behind the Sun

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

17. Sat, May 235:11 AM

    First Quarter

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

18. Sat, May 231:06 PM

    Saturn behind the Sun

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

19. Mon, May 254:16 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.

20. Sat, May 301:29 AM

    Full Moon Flower MoonSupermoon

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

21. Sat, May 30

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,200 km.

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