May 1982

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
14. 1 63%
15. 2 73%
16. 3 82%
17. 4 89%
18. 5 94%
19. 6 98%
20. 7 Full
21. 8 100%
22. 9 97%
23. 10 94%
24. 11 88%
25. 12 82%
26. 13 74%
27. 14 65%
28. 15 56%
29. 16 Last qtr
30. 17 36%
31. 18 26%
32. 19 17%
33. 20 9%
34. 21 4%
35. 22 1%
36. 23 New
37. 24 3%
38. 25 9%
39. 26 17%
40. 27 27%
41. 28 37%
42. 29 First qtr
43. 30 59%
44. 31 69%

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

Events in May 1982

1. Tue, May 43:54 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.

2. Wed, May 510:29 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.

3. Thu, May 67:16 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.

4. Fri, May 78:45 PM

   Full Moon Flower Moon

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

5. Sat, May 88:15 PM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

   21° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

6. Sun, May 94:42 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.

7. Tue, May 113:51 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.

8. Tue, May 11

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,500 km.

9. Sun, May 161:11 AM

   Last Quarter

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

10. Thu, May 2012:47 AM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.

11. Sun, May 2312:40 AM

    New Moon

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

12. Sun, May 239:30 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.

13. Sun, May 2310:32 PM

    Uranus at opposition

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

14. Sun, May 23

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,700 km.

15. Sat, May 294:07 PM

    First Quarter

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

16. Mon, May 311:04 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.

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