May 1989

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
9. 1 20%
10. 2 12%
11. 3 5%
12. 4 1%
13. 5 New
14. 6 2%
15. 7 7%
16. 8 14%
17. 9 22%
18. 10 31%
19. 11 41%
20. 12 First qtr
21. 13 60%
22. 14 70%
23. 15 78%
24. 16 85%
25. 17 91%
26. 18 96%
27. 19 99%
28. 20 Full
29. 21 99%
30. 22 96%
31. 23 91%
32. 24 85%
33. 25 76%
34. 26 67%
35. 27 56%
36. 28 Last qtr
37. 29 33%
38. 30 23%
39. 31 14%

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

Events in May 1989

1. Thu, May 4

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,800 km.

2. Fri, May 57:46 AM

   New Moon

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

3. Sat, May 65:04 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.

4. Sun, May 72:14 AM

   Jupiter, Mercury, and Moon gathered

   All within 6.0° of each other in the sky.

5. Mon, May 88:57 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.

6. Fri, May 1210:20 AM

   First Quarter

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

7. Tue, May 163:46 AM

   Jupiter, Mercury, and Venus gathered

   All within 6.8° of each other in the sky.

8. Tue, May 164:51 AM

   Mercury and Venus close together

   They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.

9. Tue, May 16

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,400 km.

10. Sat, May 202:16 PM

    Full Moon Flower Moon

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

11. Mon, May 229:56 PM

    Venus and Jupiter close together

    They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.

12. Tue, May 238:23 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.

13. Tue, May 2311:41 AM

    Moon, Neptune, and Uranus gathered

    All within 7.5° of each other in the sky.

14. Tue, May 235:27 PM

    Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

15. Tue, May 2310:06 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.

16. Tue, May 2310:37 PM

    Moon, Neptune, and Saturn gathered

    All within 4.6° of each other in the sky.

17. Wed, May 2412:18 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.

18. Sun, May 2812:01 AM

    Last Quarter

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

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