May 1995

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
9. 1 3%
10. 2 8%
11. 3 14%
12. 4 21%
13. 5 29%
14. 6 38%
15. 7 First qtr
16. 8 58%
17. 9 68%
18. 10 77%
19. 11 86%
20. 12 93%
21. 13 98%
22. 14 Full
23. 15 99%
24. 16 95%
25. 17 88%
26. 18 80%
27. 19 70%
28. 20 59%
29. 21 Last qtr
30. 22 38%
31. 23 28%
32. 24 19%
33. 25 12%
34. 26 7%
35. 27 3%
36. 28 1%
37. 29 New
38. 30 2%
39. 31 5%

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

Events in May 1995

1. Mon, May 13:26 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.

2. Tue, May 2

   Apogee

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

3. Sun, May 75:44 PM

   First Quarter

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

4. Thu, May 119:55 PM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

   22° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

5. Sun, May 144:48 PM

   Full Moon Flower MoonSupermoon

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

6. Mon, May 15

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,000 km.

7. Mon, May 1510:48 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.

8. Thu, May 188:01 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.

9. Fri, May 192:06 AM

   Moon, Neptune, and Uranus gathered

   All within 5.9° of each other in the sky.

10. Sun, May 217:36 AM

    Last Quarter

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

11. Sat, May 272:47 AM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.

12. Mon, May 295:27 AM

    New Moon

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

13. Tue, May 3012:55 AM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.

14. Tue, May 30

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,500 km.

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