May 1998

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
13. 1 32%
14. 2 43%
15. 3 First qtr
16. 4 62%
17. 5 71%
18. 6 80%
19. 7 87%
20. 8 92%
21. 9 96%
22. 10 99%
23. 11 Full
24. 12 99%
25. 13 96%
26. 14 91%
27. 15 84%
28. 16 76%
29. 17 66%
30. 18 56%
31. 19 Last qtr
32. 20 34%
33. 21 23%
34. 22 14%
35. 23 7%
36. 24 2%
37. 25 New
38. 26 1%
39. 27 5%
40. 28 11%
41. 29 18%
42. 30 27%
43. 31 36%

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

Events in May 1998

1. Sun, May 36:04 AM

   First Quarter

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

2. Mon, May 412:46 PM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

   27° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

3. Fri, May 8

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,800 km.

4. Mon, May 1110:30 AM

   Full Moon Flower Moon

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

5. Tue, May 124:16 PM

   Mars behind the Sun

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

6. Tue, May 125:57 PM

   Mercury and Saturn close together

   They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.

7. Sun, May 172:22 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.

8. Sun, May 179:32 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.

9. Tue, May 1912:35 AM

   Last Quarter

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

10. Wed, May 207:31 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.

11. Fri, May 226:56 PM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.

12. Sat, May 234:41 AM

    Moon, Saturn, and Venus gathered

    All within 5.9° of each other in the sky.

13. Sat, May 235:13 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.

14. Sat, May 23

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 361,700 km.

15. Sun, May 248:19 AM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.

16. Mon, May 253:32 PM

    New Moon

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

17. Thu, May 287:24 PM

    Venus and Saturn close together

    They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.

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