May 1957

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
11. 1 3%
12. 2 8%
13. 3 15%
14. 4 24%
15. 5 34%
16. 6 First qtr
17. 7 57%
18. 8 68%
19. 9 78%
20. 10 87%
21. 11 94%
22. 12 98%
23. 13 Full
24. 14 99%
25. 15 97%
26. 16 92%
27. 17 85%
28. 18 78%
29. 19 69%
30. 20 60%
31. 21 Last qtr
32. 22 41%
33. 23 32%
34. 24 23%
35. 25 15%
36. 26 9%
37. 27 4%
38. 28 1%
39. 29 New
40. 30 2%
41. 31 6%

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

Events in May 1957

1. Thu, May 26:52 PM

   Mercury and Venus close together

   They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.

2. Fri, May 32:10 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.

3. Sun, May 58:25 PM

   Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

4. Mon, May 610:30 PM

   First Quarter

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

5. Wed, May 8

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 368,800 km.

6. Sun, May 123:57 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.

7. Mon, May 136:30 PM

   Total lunar eclipse

   The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red.

8. Mon, May 136:34 PM

   Full Moon Flower Moon

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

9. Wed, May 155:22 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.

10. Tue, May 21

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.

11. Tue, May 211:03 PM

    Last Quarter

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

12. Mon, May 2710:26 AM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.

13. Wed, May 297:39 AM

    New Moon

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

14. Thu, May 306:22 AM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.

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