May 1950

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
9. 1 99%
10. 2 Full
11. 3 97%
12. 4 91%
13. 5 83%
14. 6 74%
15. 7 64%
16. 8 Last qtr
17. 9 43%
18. 10 33%
19. 11 24%
20. 12 16%
21. 13 10%
22. 14 5%
23. 15 2%
24. 16 New
25. 17 0%
26. 18 3%
27. 19 6%
28. 20 12%
29. 21 19%
30. 22 28%
31. 23 37%
32. 24 First qtr
33. 25 59%
34. 26 69%
35. 27 79%
36. 28 88%
37. 29 95%
38. 30 99%
39. 31 Full

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

Events in May 1950

1. Tue, May 21:19 AM

   Full Moon Flower MoonSupermoon

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

2. Tue, May 2

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,900 km.

3. Mon, May 86:32 PM

   Last Quarter

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

4. Wed, May 101:13 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.

5. Fri, May 128:12 PM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.

6. Sun, May 142:09 PM

   Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

7. Mon, May 15

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,500 km.

8. Tue, May 162:05 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.

9. Tue, May 168:55 PM

   New Moon

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

10. Fri, May 1911:45 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.

11. Wed, May 245:28 PM

    First Quarter

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

12. Thu, May 2510:27 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.

13. Fri, May 267:49 AM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.

14. Sat, May 275:12 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.

15. Tue, May 30

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,200 km.

16. Wed, May 318:43 AM

    Full Moon Flower MoonBlue MoonSupermoon

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

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