May 1991

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
11. 1 93%
12. 2 87%
13. 3 80%
14. 4 72%
15. 5 63%
16. 6 Last qtr
17. 7 44%
18. 8 34%
19. 9 25%
20. 10 16%
21. 11 9%
22. 12 3%
23. 13 1%
24. 14 New
25. 15 3%
26. 16 9%
27. 17 17%
28. 18 27%
29. 19 37%
30. 20 First qtr
31. 21 59%
32. 22 69%
33. 23 79%
34. 24 86%
35. 25 92%
36. 26 97%
37. 27 99%
38. 28 Full
39. 29 99%
40. 30 96%
41. 31 91%

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

Events in May 1991

1. Fri, May 3

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,000 km.

2. Sat, May 43:47 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.

3. Sat, May 44:03 AM

   Moon, Neptune, and Uranus gathered

   All within 3.2° of each other in the sky.

4. Sat, May 49:52 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.

5. Mon, May 62:24 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.

6. Mon, May 68:46 PM

   Last Quarter

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

7. Sun, May 122:01 PM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

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

8. Tue, May 1412:36 AM

   New Moon

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

9. Wed, May 15

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 360,600 km.

10. Fri, May 173:02 AM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.

11. Sat, May 185:37 AM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.

12. Sun, May 191:30 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.

13. Mon, May 203:46 PM

    First Quarter

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

14. Tue, May 287:37 AM

    Full Moon Flower Moon

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

15. Thu, May 30

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,900 km.

16. Fri, May 319:17 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.

17. Fri, May 319:27 AM

    Moon, Neptune, and Uranus gathered

    All within 3.4° of each other in the sky.

18. Fri, May 313:49 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.

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