May 1953

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
13. 1 93%
14. 2 87%
15. 3 80%
16. 4 70%
17. 5 60%
18. 6 Last qtr
19. 7 37%
20. 8 26%
21. 9 17%
22. 10 9%
23. 11 3%
24. 12 1%
25. 13 New
26. 14 3%
27. 15 7%
28. 16 14%
29. 17 22%
30. 18 30%
31. 19 40%
32. 20 First qtr
33. 21 59%
34. 22 68%
35. 23 76%
36. 24 84%
37. 25 90%
38. 26 95%
39. 27 99%
40. 28 Full
41. 29 99%
42. 30 96%
43. 31 90%

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

Events in May 1953

1. Wed, May 68:21 AM

   Last Quarter

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

2. Sun, May 10

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 365,600 km.

3. Sun, May 1012:38 PM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.

4. Wed, May 131:06 AM

   New Moon

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

5. Wed, May 135:47 PM

   Jupiter, Mars, and Moon gathered

   All within 7.9° of each other in the sky.

6. Thu, May 146:11 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.

7. Fri, May 1511:21 PM

   Venus at its brightest

   Shines at magnitude -4.7, as bright as it gets this time around.

8. Sun, May 1712:25 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.

9. Sun, May 173:47 PM

   Saturn and Neptune close together

   They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.

10. Wed, May 202:20 PM

    First Quarter

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

11. Thu, May 21

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.

12. Sun, May 249:26 AM

    Mercury behind the Sun

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

13. Sun, May 242:49 PM

    Mercury and Jupiter close together

    They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.

14. Sun, May 2410:12 PM

    Moon, Neptune, and Saturn gathered

    All within 7.6° of each other in the sky.

15. Sun, May 2411:44 PM

    Jupiter behind the Sun

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

16. Thu, May 281:03 PM

    Full Moon Flower Moon

    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.