May 1966

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
8. 1 87%
9. 2 94%
10. 3 98%
11. 4 Full
12. 5 99%
13. 6 96%
14. 7 91%
15. 8 84%
16. 9 76%
17. 10 67%
18. 11 58%
19. 12 Last qtr
20. 13 39%
21. 14 30%
22. 15 21%
23. 16 14%
24. 17 8%
25. 18 3%
26. 19 1%
27. 20 New
28. 21 2%
29. 22 6%
30. 23 13%
31. 24 21%
32. 25 31%
33. 26 42%
34. 27 First qtr
35. 28 65%
36. 29 75%
37. 30 84%
38. 31 92%

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

Events in May 1966

1. Sun, May 14:45 AM

   Venus and Saturn close together

   They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.

2. Sun, May 1

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 366,200 km.

3. Wed, May 45:01 PM

   Full Moon Flower Moon

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

4. Wed, May 45:11 PM

   Penumbral lunar eclipse

   The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly.

5. Thu, May 55:08 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.

6. Wed, May 117:28 PM

   Neptune at opposition

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

7. Thu, May 127:19 AM

   Last Quarter

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

8. Fri, May 13

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,400 km.

9. Sun, May 157:29 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.

10. Mon, May 162:49 PM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.

11. Thu, May 1911:51 AM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.

12. Thu, May 197:59 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.

13. Thu, May 198:03 PM

    Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered

    All within 3.8° of each other in the sky.

14. Fri, May 205:38 AM

    Annular solar eclipse

    The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light.

15. Fri, May 205:42 AM

    New Moon

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

16. Sun, May 2212:18 PM

    Mercury and Mars close together

    They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.

17. Sun, May 227:03 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.

18. Fri, May 272:22 AM

    Mercury behind the Sun

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

19. Fri, May 274:50 AM

    First Quarter

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

20. Fri, May 27

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,700 km.

21. Fri, May 279:28 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.

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