May 1971

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
14. 1 44%
15. 2 First qtr
16. 3 63%
17. 4 72%
18. 5 80%
19. 6 87%
20. 7 93%
21. 8 97%
22. 9 99%
23. 10 Full
24. 11 98%
25. 12 95%
26. 13 90%
27. 14 82%
28. 15 73%
29. 16 63%
30. 17 Last qtr
31. 18 41%
32. 19 30%
33. 20 20%
34. 21 11%
35. 22 5%
36. 23 1%
37. 24 New
38. 25 2%
39. 26 6%
40. 27 12%
41. 28 19%
42. 29 28%
43. 30 37%
44. 31 First qtr

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

Events in May 1971

1. Sun, May 23:34 AM

   First Quarter

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

2. Wed, May 5

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,300 km.

3. Fri, May 72:27 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.

4. Mon, May 107:24 AM

   Full Moon Flower Moon

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

5. Tue, May 118:12 AM

   Jupiter, Moon, and Neptune gathered

   All within 6.6° of each other in the sky.

6. Sun, May 165:20 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.

7. Mon, May 177:57 AM

   Saturn behind the Sun

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

8. Mon, May 171:27 PM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

   26° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

9. Mon, May 174:15 PM

   Last Quarter

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

10. Fri, May 21

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 365,000 km.

11. Sat, May 222:12 AM

    Jupiter and Neptune close together

    They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.

12. Sun, May 234:47 AM

    Jupiter at opposition

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

13. Sun, May 237:27 AM

    Neptune at opposition

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

14. Mon, May 248:32 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 318:42 PM

    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.