May 1987

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
13. 1 13%
14. 2 20%
15. 3 28%
16. 4 37%
17. 5 First qtr
18. 6 56%
19. 7 65%
20. 8 74%
21. 9 83%
22. 10 90%
23. 11 95%
24. 12 99%
25. 13 Full
26. 14 98%
27. 15 94%
28. 16 86%
29. 17 77%
30. 18 67%
31. 19 56%
32. 20 Last qtr
33. 21 34%
34. 22 24%
35. 23 16%
36. 24 9%
37. 25 4%
38. 26 1%
39. 27 New
40. 28 1%
41. 29 4%
42. 30 9%
43. 31 15%

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

Events in May 1987

1. Fri, May 11:49 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.

2. Sun, May 3

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,700 km.

3. Tue, May 512:09 AM

   Venus and Jupiter close together

   They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

4. Tue, May 510:26 PM

   First Quarter

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

5. Thu, May 76:12 AM

   Mercury behind the Sun

   On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.

6. Wed, May 138:50 AM

   Full Moon Flower Moon

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

7. Fri, May 158:19 AM

   Moon, Saturn, and Uranus gathered

   All within 6.7° of each other in the sky.

8. Fri, May 154:00 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.

9. Fri, May 15

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 363,600 km.

10. Wed, May 2012:02 AM

    Last Quarter

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

11. Sat, May 236:27 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.

12. Mon, May 259:04 AM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.

13. Wed, May 2711:14 AM

    New Moon

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

14. Fri, May 299:10 AM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.

15. Fri, May 299:23 PM

    Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered

    All within 6.1° of each other in the sky.

16. Fri, May 2910:40 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.

17. Sun, May 31

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,600 km.

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