May 1983

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
8. 1 81%
9. 2 73%
10. 3 64%
11. 4 Last qtr
12. 5 45%
13. 6 36%
14. 7 27%
15. 8 19%
16. 9 11%
17. 10 6%
18. 11 2%
19. 12 New
20. 13 1%
21. 14 4%
22. 15 10%
23. 16 19%
24. 17 29%
25. 18 40%
26. 19 First qtr
27. 20 62%
28. 21 73%
29. 22 82%
30. 23 89%
31. 24 95%
32. 25 99%
33. 26 Full
34. 27 99%
35. 28 96%
36. 29 92%
37. 30 86%
38. 31 79%

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

Events in May 1983

1. Sun, May 15:01 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.

2. Wed, May 4

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.

3. Wed, May 411:43 PM

   Last Quarter

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

4. Sun, May 82:20 AM

   Mercury and Mars close together

   They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.

5. Thu, May 1212:29 PM

   Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

6. Thu, May 123:07 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.

7. Thu, May 123:25 PM

   New Moon

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

8. Thu, May 124:30 PM

   Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered

   All within 5.9° of each other in the sky.

9. Fri, May 131:35 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.

10. Sat, May 144:55 PM

    Jupiter and Uranus close together

    They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.

11. Sun, May 159:07 PM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.

12. Mon, May 16

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 367,500 km.

13. Thu, May 1910:17 AM

    First Quarter

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

14. Mon, May 238:15 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.

15. Thu, May 262:48 PM

    Full Moon Flower Moon

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

16. Thu, May 265:08 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.

17. Thu, May 267:02 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.

18. Thu, May 267:17 PM

    Jupiter, Moon, and Uranus gathered

    All within 1.5° of each other in the sky.

19. Fri, May 276:17 PM

    Jupiter at opposition

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

20. Sat, May 2812:01 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.

21. Sat, May 288:31 PM

    Uranus at opposition

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

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