May 1968

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
11. 1 14%
12. 2 21%
13. 3 30%
14. 4 39%
15. 5 First qtr
16. 6 60%
17. 7 70%
18. 8 80%
19. 9 88%
20. 10 95%
21. 11 99%
22. 12 Full
23. 13 98%
24. 14 93%
25. 15 86%
26. 16 77%
27. 17 67%
28. 18 56%
29. 19 Last qtr
30. 20 36%
31. 21 26%
32. 22 18%
33. 23 12%
34. 24 6%
35. 25 2%
36. 26 0%
37. 27 New
38. 28 2%
39. 29 5%
40. 30 10%
41. 31 17%

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

Events in May 1968

1. Sun, May 51:54 PM

   First Quarter

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

2. Sun, May 59:02 PM

   Mercury and Mars close together

   They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.

3. Mon, May 69:59 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.

4. Wed, May 81:25 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.

5. Sun, May 129:05 AM

   Full Moon Flower MoonSupermoon

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

6. Sun, May 12

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,000 km.

7. Sun, May 122:24 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.

8. Wed, May 157:10 PM

   Neptune at opposition

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

9. Sun, May 191:44 AM

   Last Quarter

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

10. Thu, May 238:20 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.

11. Thu, May 239:06 PM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

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

12. Sun, May 26

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,500 km.

13. Sun, May 2612:40 PM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.

14. Mon, May 273:30 AM

    New Moon

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

15. Mon, May 276:30 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.

16. Wed, May 292:57 AM

    Moon and Mercury 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.