May 1994

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
8. 1 60%
9. 2 Last qtr
10. 3 39%
11. 4 30%
12. 5 21%
13. 6 14%
14. 7 8%
15. 8 4%
16. 9 1%
17. 10 New
18. 11 1%
19. 12 3%
20. 13 8%
21. 14 14%
22. 15 22%
23. 16 31%
24. 17 41%
25. 18 First qtr
26. 19 63%
27. 20 73%
28. 21 83%
29. 22 91%
30. 23 97%
31. 24 Full
32. 25 100%
33. 26 97%
34. 27 91%
35. 28 84%
36. 29 75%
37. 30 65%
38. 31 55%

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

Events in May 1994

1. Sun, May 112:35 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.

2. Sun, May 15:34 AM

   Moon, Neptune, and Uranus gathered

   All within 5.2° of each other in the sky.

3. Mon, May 210:33 AM

   Last Quarter

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

4. Sat, May 78:17 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.

5. Sun, May 8

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.

6. Tue, May 101:07 PM

   New Moon

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

7. Tue, May 101:11 PM

   Annular solar eclipse

   The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light.

8. Wed, May 115:59 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.

9. Fri, May 133:02 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.

10. Wed, May 188:50 AM

    First Quarter

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

11. Mon, May 235:04 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.

12. Mon, May 23

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,800 km.

13. Tue, May 2411:30 PM

    Partial lunar eclipse

    Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow.

14. Tue, May 2411:39 PM

    Full Moon Flower MoonSupermoon

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

15. Sat, May 289:12 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.

16. Sat, May 281:58 PM

    Moon, Neptune, and Uranus gathered

    All within 5.2° of each other in the sky.

17. Mon, May 302:51 AM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

    23° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

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