May 1978

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
9. 1 31%
10. 2 21%
11. 3 13%
12. 4 7%
13. 5 2%
14. 6 0%
15. 7 New
16. 8 2%
17. 9 6%
18. 10 11%
19. 11 18%
20. 12 26%
21. 13 35%
22. 14 44%
23. 15 First qtr
24. 16 63%
25. 17 73%
26. 18 82%
27. 19 89%
28. 20 95%
29. 21 99%
30. 22 Full
31. 23 98%
32. 24 93%
33. 25 86%
34. 26 77%
35. 27 67%
36. 28 Last qtr
37. 29 44%
38. 30 34%
39. 31 24%

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

Events in May 1978

1. Thu, May 48:24 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.

2. Fri, May 51:46 AM

   Uranus at opposition

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

3. Sun, May 712:47 AM

   New Moon

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

4. Tue, May 911:28 AM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

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

5. Fri, May 12

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,200 km.

6. Mon, May 153:24 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.

7. Mon, May 153:40 AM

   First Quarter

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

8. Sun, May 214:46 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.

9. Mon, May 229:17 AM

   Full Moon Flower Moon

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

10. Tue, May 2311:27 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.

11. Wed, May 24

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 360,900 km.

12. Sun, May 2811:30 PM

    Last Quarter

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

13. Mon, May 2912:40 AM

    Venus and Jupiter close together

    They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.

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