May 1946

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
11. 1 New
12. 2 2%
13. 3 7%
14. 4 14%
15. 5 23%
16. 6 33%
17. 7 44%
18. 8 First qtr
19. 9 65%
20. 10 74%
21. 11 83%
22. 12 89%
23. 13 95%
24. 14 98%
25. 15 Full
26. 16 100%
27. 17 98%
28. 18 94%
29. 19 89%
30. 20 82%
31. 21 74%
32. 22 65%
33. 23 55%
34. 24 Last qtr
35. 25 34%
36. 26 24%
37. 27 15%
38. 28 7%
39. 29 2%
40. 30 New
41. 31 1%

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

Events in May 1946

1. Wed, May 19:16 AM

   New Moon

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

2. Thu, May 2

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,000 km.

3. Thu, May 211:11 PM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.

4. Fri, May 34:49 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

5. Mon, May 61:37 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.

6. Tue, May 76:55 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.

7. Wed, May 81:13 AM

   First Quarter

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

8. Sat, May 119:55 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.

9. Sun, May 129:38 AM

   Venus and Uranus close together

   They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.

10. Sun, May 1211:11 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.

11. Wed, May 1510:53 PM

    Full Moon Flower MoonMicromoon

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

12. Thu, May 16

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.

13. Fri, May 2412:02 AM

    Last Quarter

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

14. Thu, May 30

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,300 km.

15. Thu, May 303:25 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.

16. Thu, May 304:49 PM

    New Moon Black Moon

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

17. Thu, May 304:59 PM

    Partial solar eclipse

    The Moon covers part of the Sun.

18. Fri, May 315:47 AM

    Mercury, Moon, and Uranus gathered

    All within 7.8° of each other in the sky.

19. Fri, May 315:51 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.

20. Fri, May 317:26 AM

    Mercury behind the Sun

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

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