Moon calendar
May 1952
- 1 First qtr
- 2 55%
- 3 64%
- 4 73%
- 5 81%
- 6 89%
- 7 94%
- 8 98%
- 9 Full
- 10 99%
- 11 96%
- 12 90%
- 13 82%
- 14 72%
- 15 61%
- 16 Last qtr
- 17 38%
- 18 28%
- 19 18%
- 20 11%
- 21 5%
- 22 2%
- 23 New
- 24 1%
- 25 4%
- 26 8%
- 27 14%
- 28 21%
- 29 29%
- 30 38%
- 31 First qtr
- Moon phase
- Perigee or apogee
- Eclipse
- Planets
- Equinox or solstice
Events in May 1952
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.
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11:58 PM
First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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6:46 AM
Mercury at greatest elongation
27° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
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12:41 PM
Venus and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
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4:16 PM
Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 367,500 km.
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10:39 AM
Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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8:54 AM
Mercury and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
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9:10 PM
Jupiter, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 7.3° of each other in the sky.
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3:28 PM
New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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7:35 PM
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,700 km.
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5:47 PM
First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Times are local to America/New York. Each Moon is drawn as it looks at midday.