May 1976

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
14. 1 5%
15. 2 10%
16. 3 16%
17. 4 24%
18. 5 34%
19. 6 44%
20. 7 First qtr
21. 8 66%
22. 9 76%
23. 10 86%
24. 11 93%
25. 12 98%
26. 13 Full
27. 14 99%
28. 15 95%
29. 16 89%
30. 17 81%
31. 18 72%
32. 19 62%
33. 20 Last qtr
34. 21 43%
35. 22 33%
36. 23 25%
37. 24 17%
38. 25 10%
39. 26 5%
40. 27 2%
41. 28 New
42. 29 0%
43. 30 3%
44. 31 7%

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

Events in May 1976

1. Sat, May 12:01 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.

2. Wed, May 57:39 AM

   Mars, Moon, and Saturn gathered

   All within 6.8° of each other in the sky.

3. Fri, May 71:17 AM

   First Quarter

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

4. Tue, May 1111:39 AM

   Venus and Jupiter close together

   They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.

5. Wed, May 1210:02 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.

6. Wed, May 1210:40 AM

   Mars and Saturn close together

   They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.

7. Wed, May 12

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,200 km.

8. Thu, May 133:54 PM

   Partial lunar eclipse

   Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow.

9. Thu, May 134:04 PM

   Full Moon Flower Moon

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

10. Sat, May 1512:21 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.

11. Thu, May 208:07 AM

    Mercury at inferior conjunction

    Passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in its glare.

12. Thu, May 205:22 PM

    Last Quarter

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

13. Mon, May 244:47 PM

    Mercury and Venus close together

    They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.

14. Mon, May 24

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,600 km.

15. Wed, May 2611:36 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.

16. Thu, May 279:03 PM

    Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered

    All within 5.8° of each other in the sky.

17. Thu, May 2710:05 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.

18. Fri, May 289:49 AM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.

19. Fri, May 289:47 PM

    New Moon

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

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