May 1958

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
12. 1 95%
13. 2 99%
14. 3 Full
15. 4 98%
16. 5 94%
17. 6 87%
18. 7 79%
19. 8 69%
20. 9 59%
21. 10 Last qtr
22. 11 40%
23. 12 31%
24. 13 22%
25. 14 15%
26. 15 9%
27. 16 4%
28. 17 1%
29. 18 New
30. 19 1%
31. 20 4%
32. 21 8%
33. 22 15%
34. 23 24%
35. 24 33%
36. 25 44%
37. 26 First qtr
38. 27 67%
39. 28 77%
40. 29 86%
41. 30 93%
42. 31 98%

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

Events in May 1958

1. Fri, May 2

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,500 km.

2. Fri, May 24:05 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.

3. Fri, May 25:18 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.

4. Sat, May 38:12 AM

   Partial lunar eclipse

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

5. Sat, May 38:23 AM

   Full Moon Flower Moon

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

6. Tue, May 66:32 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.

7. Sat, May 1010:38 AM

   Last Quarter

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

8. Wed, May 14

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,500 km.

9. Wed, May 1410:39 AM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

   26° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

10. Wed, May 145:07 PM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.

11. Fri, May 167:32 AM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.

12. Sun, May 183:01 PM

    New Moon

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

13. Mon, May 2612:38 AM

    First Quarter

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

14. Thu, May 299:01 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.

15. Fri, May 301:39 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.

16. Fri, May 30

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 364,200 km.

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