May 1956

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
10. 1 64%
11. 2 Last qtr
12. 3 45%
13. 4 35%
14. 5 26%
15. 6 18%
16. 7 10%
17. 8 5%
18. 9 1%
19. 10 New
20. 11 2%
21. 12 6%
22. 13 13%
23. 14 22%
24. 15 33%
25. 16 44%
26. 17 First qtr
27. 18 66%
28. 19 76%
29. 20 84%
30. 21 91%
31. 22 96%
32. 23 99%
33. 24 Full
34. 25 99%
35. 26 96%
36. 27 92%
37. 28 86%
38. 29 78%
39. 30 70%
40. 31 61%

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

Events in May 1956

1. Tue, May 1

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,500 km.

2. Wed, May 25:52 PM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

   21° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

3. Wed, May 210:56 PM

   Last Quarter

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

4. Thu, May 109:04 AM

   New Moon

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

5. Fri, May 114:11 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.

6. Sat, May 12

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 364,100 km.

7. Tue, May 153:03 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.

8. Thu, May 171:15 AM

   First Quarter

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

9. Fri, May 188:17 AM

   Venus at its brightest

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

10. Sun, May 2010:02 AM

    Saturn at opposition

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

11. Thu, May 243:17 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.

12. Thu, May 2411:26 AM

    Full Moon Flower Moon

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

13. Thu, May 2411:31 AM

    Partial lunar eclipse

    Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow.

14. Fri, May 258:02 PM

    Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

15. Mon, May 28

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,300 km.

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