May 1951

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
10. 1 19%
11. 2 11%
12. 3 6%
13. 4 2%
14. 5 New
15. 6 1%
16. 7 3%
17. 8 6%
18. 9 12%
19. 10 18%
20. 11 26%
21. 12 35%
22. 13 45%
23. 14 First qtr
24. 15 64%
25. 16 74%
26. 17 83%
27. 18 91%
28. 19 96%
29. 20 99%
30. 21 Full
31. 22 97%
32. 23 91%
33. 24 83%
34. 25 74%
35. 26 63%
36. 27 Last qtr
37. 28 41%
38. 29 31%
39. 30 22%
40. 31 15%

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

Events in May 1951

1. Wed, May 212:00 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.

2. Fri, May 42:37 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.

3. Sat, May 59:36 PM

   New Moon

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

4. Sun, May 66:12 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.

5. Wed, May 9

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,900 km.

6. Wed, May 91:04 PM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.

7. Thu, May 105:34 AM

   Moon, Uranus, and Venus gathered

   All within 7.8° of each other in the sky.

8. Thu, May 105:55 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.

9. Mon, May 141:32 AM

   First Quarter

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

10. Wed, May 163:20 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.

11. Thu, May 173:31 AM

    Venus and Uranus close together

    They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.

12. Fri, May 184:55 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.

13. Mon, May 211:45 AM

    Full Moon Flower MoonSupermoon

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

14. Tue, May 22

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,400 km.

15. Tue, May 229:48 AM

    Mars behind the Sun

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

16. Tue, May 221:16 PM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

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

17. Sun, May 274:17 PM

    Last Quarter

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

18. Wed, May 303:43 AM

    Moon and Jupiter 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.