May 1997

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
12. 1 33%
13. 2 22%
14. 3 13%
15. 4 6%
16. 5 2%
17. 6 New
18. 7 1%
19. 8 4%
20. 9 9%
21. 10 16%
22. 11 24%
23. 12 33%
24. 13 43%
25. 14 First qtr
26. 15 62%
27. 16 70%
28. 17 79%
29. 18 86%
30. 19 92%
31. 20 97%
32. 21 99%
33. 22 Full
34. 23 98%
35. 24 94%
36. 25 87%
37. 26 79%
38. 27 69%
39. 28 58%
40. 29 Last qtr
41. 30 35%
42. 31 25%

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

Events in May 1997

1. Sat, May 3

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 366,600 km.

2. Sun, May 411:06 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.

3. Mon, May 512:48 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.

4. Tue, May 64:47 PM

   New Moon

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

5. Wed, May 79:35 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.

6. Wed, May 146:55 AM

   First Quarter

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

7. Thu, May 15

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.

8. Fri, May 169:49 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.

9. Thu, May 225:13 AM

   Full Moon Flower Moon

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

10. Thu, May 227:23 PM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

    25° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

11. Mon, May 2610:59 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.

12. Tue, May 271:56 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.

13. Wed, May 2812:10 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.

14. Thu, May 29

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,800 km.

15. Thu, May 293:51 AM

    Last Quarter

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

16. Sat, May 3110:54 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.

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