May 1962

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
10. 1 9%
11. 2 3%
12. 3 1%
13. 4 New
14. 5 3%
15. 6 8%
16. 7 15%
17. 8 23%
18. 9 32%
19. 10 42%
20. 11 First qtr
21. 12 61%
22. 13 70%
23. 14 78%
24. 15 85%
25. 16 91%
26. 17 96%
27. 18 99%
28. 19 Full
29. 20 99%
30. 21 95%
31. 22 90%
32. 23 82%
33. 24 73%
34. 25 63%
35. 26 Last qtr
36. 27 40%
37. 28 29%
38. 29 19%
39. 30 11%
40. 31 5%

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

Events in May 1962

1. Tue, May 15:29 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.

2. Tue, May 1

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 362,700 km.

3. Wed, May 28:40 PM

   Neptune at opposition

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

4. Fri, May 412:25 AM

   New Moon

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

5. Sat, May 511:41 AM

   Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered

   All within 7.0° of each other in the sky.

6. Fri, May 118:44 AM

   First Quarter

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

7. Fri, May 118:57 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.

8. Sun, May 135:48 PM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

   22° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

9. Sun, May 13

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,700 km.

10. Fri, May 183:22 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.

11. Sat, May 1910:32 AM

    Full Moon Flower Moon

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

12. Thu, May 2410:23 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

13. Sat, May 263:05 PM

    Last Quarter

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

14. Sun, May 2712:38 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.

15. Tue, May 29

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 367,700 km.

16. Wed, May 301:26 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.

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