May 1961

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
9. 1 99%
10. 2 95%
11. 3 90%
12. 4 82%
13. 5 72%
14. 6 61%
15. 7 Last qtr
16. 8 39%
17. 9 28%
18. 10 19%
19. 11 11%
20. 12 5%
21. 13 1%
22. 14 New
23. 15 1%
24. 16 4%
25. 17 9%
26. 18 16%
27. 19 23%
28. 20 32%
29. 21 41%
30. 22 First qtr
31. 23 60%
32. 24 69%
33. 25 78%
34. 26 85%
35. 27 92%
36. 28 97%
37. 29 99%
38. 30 Full
39. 31 97%

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

Events in May 1961

1. Mon, May 17:03 PM

   Mercury behind the Sun

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

2. Sat, May 67:08 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.

3. Sat, May 6

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,600 km.

4. Sat, May 68:23 AM

   Jupiter, Moon, and Saturn gathered

   All within 6.7° of each other in the sky.

5. Sat, May 66:34 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.

6. Sun, May 711:57 AM

   Last Quarter

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

7. Thu, May 113:03 PM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.

8. Sat, May 1312:28 PM

   Venus at its brightest

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

9. Sun, May 1412:54 PM

   New Moon

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

10. Sat, May 2012:24 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.

11. Sun, May 21

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.

12. Sun, May 215:09 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.

13. Mon, May 2212:19 PM

    First Quarter

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

14. Sat, May 2710:06 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.

15. Tue, May 3012:37 AM

    Full Moon Flower Moon

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

16. Wed, May 3111:51 PM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

    23° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

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