May 1963

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
11. 1 61%
12. 2 70%
13. 3 78%
14. 4 86%
15. 5 92%
16. 6 96%
17. 7 99%
18. 8 Full
19. 9 99%
20. 10 96%
21. 11 92%
22. 12 86%
23. 13 79%
24. 14 70%
25. 15 60%
26. 16 Last qtr
27. 17 38%
28. 18 27%
29. 19 18%
30. 20 9%
31. 21 4%
32. 22 1%
33. 23 New
34. 24 3%
35. 25 9%
36. 26 16%
37. 27 25%
38. 28 35%
39. 29 45%
40. 30 First qtr
41. 31 64%

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

Events in May 1963

1. Thu, May 24:29 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.

2. Sun, May 58:08 AM

   Neptune at opposition

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

3. Tue, May 7

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.

4. Wed, May 86:57 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.

5. Wed, May 81:23 PM

   Full Moon Flower MoonMicromoon

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

6. Thu, May 165:48 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.

7. Thu, May 169:36 AM

   Last Quarter

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

8. Fri, May 1711:02 PM

   Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

9. Sun, May 192:28 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.

10. Tue, May 212:37 AM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.

11. Tue, May 21

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,800 km.

12. Wed, May 2212:16 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.

13. Thu, May 2312:00 AM

    New Moon

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

14. Wed, May 294:44 AM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.

15. Wed, May 2911:03 AM

    Mars, Moon, and Uranus gathered

    All within 3.7° of each other in the sky.

16. Wed, May 2911:54 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.

17. Thu, May 3012:55 AM

    First Quarter

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

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