May 1985

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
11. 1 86%
12. 2 93%
13. 3 98%
14. 4 Full
15. 5 99%
16. 6 95%
17. 7 89%
18. 8 80%
19. 9 71%
20. 10 61%
21. 11 Last qtr
22. 12 41%
23. 13 31%
24. 14 23%
25. 15 15%
26. 16 9%
27. 17 5%
28. 18 1%
29. 19 New
30. 20 1%
31. 21 3%
32. 22 7%
33. 23 13%
34. 24 21%
35. 25 30%
36. 26 41%
37. 27 First qtr
38. 28 63%
39. 29 73%
40. 30 83%
41. 31 91%

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

Events in May 1985

1. Wed, May 110:32 AM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

   27° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

2. Sat, May 4

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,600 km.

3. Sat, May 43:53 PM

   Full Moon Flower MoonSupermoon

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

4. Sat, May 43:56 PM

   Total lunar eclipse

   The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red.

5. Sun, May 59:51 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.

6. Mon, May 65:07 AM

   Venus at its brightest

   Shines at magnitude -4.7, as bright as it gets this time around.

7. Mon, May 68:48 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.

8. Tue, May 711:49 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.

9. Sat, May 114:13 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.

10. Sat, May 111:34 PM

    Last Quarter

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

11. Wed, May 151:44 PM

    Saturn at opposition

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

12. Wed, May 159:24 PM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.

13. Thu, May 16

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,100 km.

14. Fri, May 177:49 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.

15. Sun, May 195:28 PM

    Partial solar eclipse

    The Moon covers part of the Sun.

16. Sun, May 195:41 PM

    New Moon

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

17. Tue, May 216:08 AM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.

18. Mon, May 278:56 AM

    First Quarter

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

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