May 1973

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
10. 1 2%
11. 2 New
12. 3 1%
13. 4 5%
14. 5 11%
15. 6 20%
16. 7 30%
17. 8 41%
18. 9 First qtr
19. 10 63%
20. 11 72%
21. 12 81%
22. 13 88%
23. 14 94%
24. 15 98%
25. 16 100%
26. 17 Full
27. 18 98%
28. 19 95%
29. 20 90%
30. 21 83%
31. 22 75%
32. 23 67%
33. 24 57%
34. 25 Last qtr
35. 26 37%
36. 27 27%
37. 28 17%
38. 29 9%
39. 30 4%
40. 31 0%

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

Events in May 1973

1. Wed, May 24:55 PM

   New Moon

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

2. Thu, May 33:26 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.

3. Fri, May 4

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 360,100 km.

4. Sat, May 53:41 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.

5. Wed, May 98:07 AM

   First Quarter

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

6. Thu, May 1712:58 AM

   Full Moon Flower Moon

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

7. Thu, May 179:24 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.

8. Sat, May 19

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,900 km.

9. Sun, May 204:08 AM

   Mercury behind the Sun

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

10. Wed, May 2310:14 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.

11. Fri, May 254:40 AM

    Last Quarter

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

12. Sun, May 278:09 AM

    Neptune at opposition

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

13. Wed, May 303:17 AM

    Venus and Saturn close together

    They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.

14. Wed, May 308:47 PM

    Mercury, Saturn, and Venus gathered

    All within 2.9° of each other in the sky.

15. Wed, May 3010:29 PM

    Mercury and Saturn close together

    They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.

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