May 1984

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
10. 1 0%
11. 2 2%
12. 3 6%
13. 4 13%
14. 5 21%
15. 6 30%
16. 7 41%
17. 8 First qtr
18. 9 63%
19. 10 74%
20. 11 84%
21. 12 91%
22. 13 97%
23. 14 100%
24. 15 Full
25. 16 97%
26. 17 93%
27. 18 86%
28. 19 78%
29. 20 70%
30. 21 60%
31. 22 Last qtr
32. 23 41%
33. 24 32%
34. 25 24%
35. 26 16%
36. 27 9%
37. 28 4%
38. 29 1%
39. 30 New
40. 31 1%

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

Events in May 1984

1. Thu, May 34:07 AM

   Saturn at opposition

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

2. Tue, May 87:50 AM

   First Quarter

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

3. Fri, May 114:46 AM

   Mars at opposition

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

4. Fri, May 11

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 365,600 km.

5. Mon, May 143:46 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.

6. Mon, May 144:06 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.

7. Mon, May 144:54 PM

   Mars, Moon, and Saturn gathered

   All within 7.9° of each other in the sky.

8. Tue, May 1512:29 AM

   Full Moon Flower Moon

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

9. Tue, May 1512:40 AM

   Penumbral lunar eclipse

   The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly.

10. Wed, May 167:01 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

11. Thu, May 174:21 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.

12. Fri, May 181:32 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.

13. Sat, May 194:22 PM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

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

14. Tue, May 221:45 PM

    Last Quarter

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

15. Wed, May 23

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,400 km.

16. Mon, May 281:29 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.

17. Wed, May 303:50 AM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.

18. Wed, May 3012:44 PM

    Annular solar eclipse

    The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light.

19. Wed, May 3012:48 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.