May 1992

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
13. 1 1%
14. 2 New
15. 3 1%
16. 4 5%
17. 5 10%
18. 6 18%
19. 7 28%
20. 8 39%
21. 9 First qtr
22. 10 62%
23. 11 72%
24. 12 82%
25. 13 90%
26. 14 95%
27. 15 99%
28. 16 Full
29. 17 99%
30. 18 96%
31. 19 91%
32. 20 85%
33. 21 77%
34. 22 69%
35. 23 60%
36. 24 Last qtr
37. 25 41%
38. 26 31%
39. 27 22%
40. 28 14%
41. 29 8%
42. 30 3%
43. 31 New

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

Events in May 1992

1. Sat, May 21:45 PM

   New Moon

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

2. Fri, May 8

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,600 km.

3. Sat, May 911:44 AM

   First Quarter

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

4. Sat, May 1612:03 PM

   Full Moon Flower Moon

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

5. Wed, May 202:41 PM

   Moon, Neptune, and Uranus gathered

   All within 1.9° of each other in the sky.

6. Wed, May 203:00 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.

7. Wed, May 205:04 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.

8. Sat, May 23

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.

9. Sat, May 235:05 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.

10. Sun, May 2411:54 AM

    Last Quarter

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

11. Wed, May 277:51 PM

    Mercury and Venus close together

    They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.

12. Sun, May 3112:08 PM

    Mercury behind the Sun

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

13. Sun, May 315:37 PM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.

14. Sun, May 315:52 PM

    Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered

    All within 3.9° of each other in the sky.

15. Sun, May 3111:57 PM

    New Moon Black Moon

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

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