May 1944

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
9. 1 63%
10. 2 72%
11. 3 80%
12. 4 87%
13. 5 93%
14. 6 97%
15. 7 99%
16. 8 Full
17. 9 98%
18. 10 94%
19. 11 88%
20. 12 80%
21. 13 70%
22. 14 59%
23. 15 Last qtr
24. 16 36%
25. 17 26%
26. 18 16%
27. 19 9%
28. 20 3%
29. 21 1%
30. 22 New
31. 23 2%
32. 24 7%
33. 25 13%
34. 26 20%
35. 27 29%
36. 28 38%
37. 29 First qtr
38. 30 56%
39. 31 66%

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

Events in May 1944

1. Tue, May 2

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,600 km.

2. Tue, May 21:02 PM

   Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

3. Thu, May 411:19 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.

4. Mon, May 83:28 AM

   Full Moon Flower Moon

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

5. Wed, May 1010:43 PM

   Mercury and Venus close together

   They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

6. Mon, May 157:12 AM

   Last Quarter

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

7. Wed, May 17

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 368,300 km.

8. Sat, May 2010:09 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.

9. Sun, May 217:46 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.

10. Mon, May 222:13 AM

    New Moon

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

11. Mon, May 223:17 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.

12. Tue, May 2311:42 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.

13. Fri, May 268:04 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.

14. Sun, May 286:48 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.

15. Mon, May 294:27 PM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

    25° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

16. Mon, May 298:07 PM

    First Quarter

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

17. Tue, May 30

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,100 km.

18. Tue, May 308:01 AM

    Uranus behind the Sun

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

19. Wed, May 316:37 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.

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