May 1960

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
8. 1 28%
9. 2 37%
10. 3 First qtr
11. 4 56%
12. 5 66%
13. 6 75%
14. 7 84%
15. 8 91%
16. 9 96%
17. 10 99%
18. 11 Full
19. 12 97%
20. 13 91%
21. 14 83%
22. 15 74%
23. 16 63%
24. 17 Last qtr
25. 18 41%
26. 19 31%
27. 20 22%
28. 21 14%
29. 22 8%
30. 23 3%
31. 24 1%
32. 25 New
33. 26 1%
34. 27 4%
35. 28 9%
36. 29 15%
37. 30 22%
38. 31 31%

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

Events in May 1960

1. Tue, May 39:01 PM

   First Quarter

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

2. Wed, May 43:42 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.

3. Fri, May 62:04 AM

   Mercury and Venus close together

   They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.

4. Tue, May 104:23 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.

5. Wed, May 111:42 AM

   Full Moon Flower Moon

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

6. Thu, May 12

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 360,400 km.

7. Fri, May 139:14 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.

8. Sat, May 1410:17 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.

9. Tue, May 1711:04 AM

   Mercury behind the Sun

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

10. Tue, May 173:54 PM

    Last Quarter

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

11. Fri, May 205:35 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.

12. Tue, May 243:31 PM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.

13. Wed, May 258:26 AM

    New Moon

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

14. Sat, May 28

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.

15. Tue, May 3112:03 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.

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