May 2000

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
9. 1 8%
10. 2 3%
11. 3 1%
12. 4 New
13. 5 3%
14. 6 9%
15. 7 17%
16. 8 26%
17. 9 37%
18. 10 First qtr
19. 11 59%
20. 12 70%
21. 13 79%
22. 14 87%
23. 15 93%
24. 16 97%
25. 17 99%
26. 18 Full
27. 19 98%
28. 20 95%
29. 21 90%
30. 22 84%
31. 23 76%
32. 24 68%
33. 25 58%
34. 26 Last qtr
35. 27 38%
36. 28 29%
37. 29 19%
38. 30 11%
39. 31 5%

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

Events in May 2000

1. Wed, May 35:37 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.

2. Wed, May 39:44 AM

   Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered

   All within 4.4° of each other in the sky.

3. Wed, May 312:57 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.

4. Thu, May 412:12 AM

   New Moon

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

5. Thu, May 45:05 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.

6. Thu, May 45:16 AM

   Jupiter, Moon, and Saturn gathered

   All within 3.9° of each other in the sky.

7. Thu, May 49:27 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.

8. Fri, May 54:09 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.

9. Sat, May 6

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 363,200 km.

10. Mon, May 812:13 AM

    Jupiter behind the Sun

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

11. Mon, May 82:53 PM

    Mercury and Jupiter close together

    They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.

12. Mon, May 811:36 PM

    Mercury behind the Sun

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

13. Tue, May 94:12 PM

    Mercury and Saturn close together

    They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.

14. Tue, May 95:02 PM

    Jupiter, Mercury, and Saturn gathered

    All within 2.3° of each other in the sky.

15. Wed, May 103:50 PM

    Saturn behind the Sun

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

16. Wed, May 104:01 PM

    First Quarter

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

17. Wed, May 176:30 AM

    Venus and Jupiter close together

    They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.

18. Thu, May 183:35 AM

    Full Moon Flower Moon

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

19. Thu, May 188:57 AM

    Venus and Saturn close together

    They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.

20. Thu, May 187:55 PM

    Jupiter, Saturn, and Venus gathered

    All within 1.5° of each other in the sky.

21. Fri, May 198:27 AM

    Mercury and Mars close together

    They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.

22. Sun, May 21

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,400 km.

23. Tue, May 2310:12 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.

24. Thu, May 252:58 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.

25. Fri, May 267:55 AM

    Last Quarter

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

26. Sun, May 2812:22 PM

    Jupiter and Saturn close together

    They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.

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