May 1999

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
14. 1 99%
15. 2 96%
16. 3 92%
17. 4 86%
18. 5 79%
19. 6 70%
20. 7 61%
21. 8 Last qtr
22. 9 40%
23. 10 30%
24. 11 20%
25. 12 12%
26. 13 5%
27. 14 1%
28. 15 New
29. 16 2%
30. 17 7%
31. 18 14%
32. 19 24%
33. 20 34%
34. 21 44%
35. 22 First qtr
36. 23 65%
37. 24 74%
38. 25 82%
39. 26 89%
40. 27 94%
41. 28 97%
42. 29 99%
43. 30 Full
44. 31 98%

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

Events in May 1999

1. Sat, May 16:01 PM

   Mercury and Jupiter close together

   They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.

2. Sun, May 2

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.

3. Fri, May 712:08 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.

4. Sat, May 811:39 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.

5. Sat, May 81:29 PM

   Last Quarter

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

6. Thu, May 133:30 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.

7. Thu, May 1311:38 AM

   Mercury and Saturn close together

   They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

8. Fri, May 148:04 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.

9. Fri, May 1410:42 AM

   Mercury, Moon, and Saturn gathered

   All within 3.5° of each other in the sky.

10. Fri, May 1410:51 AM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.

11. Sat, May 158:05 AM

    New Moon

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

12. Sat, May 15

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,100 km.

13. Sat, May 221:34 AM

    First Quarter

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

14. Tue, May 252:10 PM

    Mercury behind the Sun

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

15. Wed, May 2610:55 AM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.

16. Sat, May 29

    Apogee

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

17. Sun, May 302:40 AM

    Full Moon Flower MoonMicromoon

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

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