May 1943

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
14. 1 9%
15. 2 4%
16. 3 1%
17. 4 New
18. 5 2%
19. 6 6%
20. 7 11%
21. 8 17%
22. 9 25%
23. 10 34%
24. 11 43%
25. 12 First qtr
26. 13 62%
27. 14 71%
28. 15 80%
29. 16 88%
30. 17 94%
31. 18 98%
32. 19 Full
33. 20 99%
34. 21 96%
35. 22 89%
36. 23 81%
37. 24 71%
38. 25 60%
39. 26 Last qtr
40. 27 38%
41. 28 28%
42. 29 19%
43. 30 11%
44. 31 5%

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

Events in May 1943

1. Tue, May 45:43 AM

   New Moon

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

2. Tue, May 43:45 PM

   Mercury and Uranus close together

   They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.

3. Wed, May 57:48 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.

4. Wed, May 59:25 PM

   Mercury, Moon, and Uranus gathered

   All within 7.4° of each other in the sky.

5. Thu, May 612:01 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.

6. Sun, May 93:39 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.

7. Mon, May 10

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,400 km.

8. Wed, May 125:53 AM

   First Quarter

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

9. Sat, May 159:42 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.

10. Tue, May 1812:16 PM

    Mercury and Uranus close together

    They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.

11. Wed, May 195:13 PM

    Full Moon Flower Moon

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

12. Sat, May 22

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 364,600 km.

13. Sun, May 2310:27 AM

    Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

14. Wed, May 269:34 AM

    Last Quarter

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

15. Wed, May 263:21 PM

    Uranus behind the Sun

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

16. Fri, May 287:43 AM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.

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