May 1955

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
8. 1 75%
9. 2 83%
10. 3 90%
11. 4 95%
12. 5 98%
13. 6 Full
14. 7 99%
15. 8 97%
16. 9 93%
17. 10 88%
18. 11 81%
19. 12 73%
20. 13 64%
21. 14 Last qtr
22. 15 44%
23. 16 34%
24. 17 24%
25. 18 15%
26. 19 7%
27. 20 2%
28. 21 New
29. 22 1%
30. 23 5%
31. 24 11%
32. 25 20%
33. 26 30%
34. 27 40%
35. 28 First qtr
36. 29 61%
37. 30 71%
38. 31 79%

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

Events in May 1955

1. Fri, May 66:14 PM

   Full Moon Flower Moon

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

2. Sun, May 8

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,000 km.

3. Mon, May 92:27 AM

   Saturn at opposition

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

4. Tue, May 104:34 PM

   Jupiter and Uranus close together

   They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.

5. Sat, May 149:42 PM

   Last Quarter

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

6. Sat, May 214:59 PM

   New Moon

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

7. Sat, May 216:31 PM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

   22° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

8. Sat, May 21

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,400 km.

9. Mon, May 236:35 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.

10. Mon, May 231:26 PM

    Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered

    All within 4.6° of each other in the sky.

11. Mon, May 232:09 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.

12. Wed, May 259:11 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.

13. Wed, May 2510:39 AM

    Jupiter, Moon, and Uranus gathered

    All within 3.2° of each other in the sky.

14. Wed, May 2512:12 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.

15. Sat, May 2810:01 AM

    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.