May 1947

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
12. 1 87%
13. 2 93%
14. 3 97%
15. 4 100%
16. 5 Full
17. 6 98%
18. 7 94%
19. 8 89%
20. 9 82%
21. 10 75%
22. 11 66%
23. 12 57%
24. 13 Last qtr
25. 14 37%
26. 15 28%
27. 16 19%
28. 17 11%
29. 18 5%
30. 19 1%
31. 20 New
32. 21 2%
33. 22 6%
34. 23 13%
35. 24 23%
36. 25 33%
37. 26 44%
38. 27 First qtr
39. 28 66%
40. 29 76%
41. 30 84%
42. 31 91%

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

Events in May 1947

1. Fri, May 26:59 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.

2. Mon, May 512:53 AM

   Full Moon Flower Moon

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

3. Mon, May 57:57 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.

4. Sat, May 10

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,900 km.

5. Tue, May 134:08 AM

   Last Quarter

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

6. Wed, May 144:02 AM

   Jupiter at opposition

   Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.

7. Thu, May 155:55 PM

   Mercury behind the Sun

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

8. Sun, May 183:41 AM

   Venus and Mars close together

   They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.

9. Sun, May 186:21 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.

10. Sun, May 186:27 AM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.

11. Sun, May 186:40 AM

    Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered

    All within 2.2° of each other in the sky.

12. Tue, May 209:44 AM

    New Moon

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

13. Tue, May 209:47 AM

    Total solar eclipse

    The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth.

14. Tue, May 208:34 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.

15. Wed, May 219:15 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.

16. Thu, May 22

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 361,400 km.

17. Sat, May 248:14 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.

18. Tue, May 2712:36 AM

    First Quarter

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

19. Wed, May 2810:38 AM

    Mercury and Uranus close together

    They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.

20. Thu, May 2911:46 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.

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