May 1972

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
9. 1 91%
10. 2 85%
11. 3 78%
12. 4 69%
13. 5 59%
14. 6 Last qtr
15. 7 38%
16. 8 27%
17. 9 18%
18. 10 10%
19. 11 4%
20. 12 1%
21. 13 New
22. 14 3%
23. 15 9%
24. 16 17%
25. 17 26%
26. 18 36%
27. 19 First qtr
28. 20 56%
29. 21 66%
30. 22 75%
31. 23 82%
32. 24 89%
33. 25 94%
34. 26 98%
35. 27 100%
36. 28 Full
37. 29 98%
38. 30 94%
39. 31 89%

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

Events in May 1972

1. Wed, May 38:37 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.

2. Sat, May 68:26 AM

   Last Quarter

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

3. Fri, May 12

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,500 km.

4. Sat, May 1312:08 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 134:09 PM

   Venus at its brightest

   Shines at magnitude -4.7, as bright as it gets this time around.

6. Mon, May 153:44 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.

7. Mon, May 154:17 PM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.

8. Mon, May 157:41 PM

   Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered

   All within 2.7° of each other in the sky.

9. Tue, May 168:48 PM

   Venus and Mars close together

   They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.

10. Fri, May 199:17 PM

    First Quarter

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

11. Wed, May 247:44 PM

    Neptune at opposition

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

12. Thu, May 25

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,100 km.

13. Sun, May 2812:28 AM

    Full Moon Flower Moon

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

14. Tue, May 3010:48 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.

15. Wed, May 313:59 AM

    Saturn behind the Sun

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

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