Moon calendar
May 1986
- 1 44%
- 2 34%
- 3 25%
- 4 16%
- 5 10%
- 6 5%
- 7 1%
- 8 New
- 9 1%
- 10 3%
- 11 7%
- 12 12%
- 13 19%
- 14 27%
- 15 36%
- 16 First qtr
- 17 57%
- 18 67%
- 19 77%
- 20 86%
- 21 93%
- 22 98%
- 23 Full
- 24 99%
- 25 95%
- 26 88%
- 27 80%
- 28 70%
- 29 59%
- 30 Last qtr
- 31 39%
- Moon phase
- Perigee or apogee
- Eclipse
- Planets
- Equinox or solstice
Events in May 1986
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4:02 PM
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
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5:31 AM
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
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6:10 PM
New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.
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6:32 AM
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
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9:00 PM
First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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9:10 PM
Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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4:45 PM
Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,100 km.
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10:06 PM
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
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11:55 PM
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
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8:30 PM
Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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8:55 AM
Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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5:53 AM
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Times are local to America/New York. Each Moon is drawn as it looks at midday.