May 1993

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
14. 1 74%
15. 2 83%
16. 3 91%
17. 4 97%
18. 5 Full
19. 6 100%
20. 7 97%
21. 8 92%
22. 9 85%
23. 10 77%
24. 11 68%
25. 12 58%
26. 13 Last qtr
27. 14 39%
28. 15 30%
29. 16 22%
30. 17 15%
31. 18 8%
32. 19 4%
33. 20 1%
34. 21 New
35. 22 1%
36. 23 5%
37. 24 10%
38. 25 18%
39. 26 27%
40. 27 38%
41. 28 First qtr
42. 29 60%
43. 30 71%
44. 31 81%

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

Events in May 1993

1. Mon, May 37:29 PM

   Venus at its brightest

   Shines at magnitude -4.7, as bright as it gets this time around.

2. Mon, May 3

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 362,700 km.

3. Wed, May 511:34 PM

   Full Moon Flower Moon

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

4. Mon, May 106:41 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.

5. Mon, May 108:09 PM

   Moon, Neptune, and Uranus gathered

   All within 3.8° of each other in the sky.

6. Mon, May 108:39 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.

7. Thu, May 138:20 AM

   Last Quarter

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

8. Sat, May 15

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,900 km.

9. Sat, May 1510:38 PM

   Mercury behind the Sun

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

10. Fri, May 2110:07 AM

    New Moon

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

11. Fri, May 2110:19 AM

    Partial solar eclipse

    The Moon covers part of the Sun.

12. Sat, May 221:07 AM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.

13. Fri, May 282:22 PM

    First Quarter

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

14. Mon, May 31

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 367,700 km.

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