May 2002

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
11. 1 76%
12. 2 66%
13. 3 56%
14. 4 Last qtr
15. 5 37%
16. 6 28%
17. 7 20%
18. 8 13%
19. 9 7%
20. 10 3%
21. 11 1%
22. 12 New
23. 13 2%
24. 14 5%
25. 15 11%
26. 16 18%
27. 17 27%
28. 18 37%
29. 19 First qtr
30. 20 60%
31. 21 71%
32. 22 81%
33. 23 89%
34. 24 95%
35. 25 99%
36. 26 Full
37. 27 98%
38. 28 94%
39. 29 88%
40. 30 81%
41. 31 72%

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

Events in May 2002

1. Fri, May 39:58 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.

2. Fri, May 311:37 PM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

   21° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

3. Sat, May 42:03 AM

   Mars and Saturn close together

   They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.

4. Sat, May 43:16 AM

   Last Quarter

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

5. Sun, May 58:46 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.

6. Mon, May 610:17 AM

   Mars, Saturn, and Venus gathered

   All within 2.6° of each other in the sky.

7. Tue, May 78:13 AM

   Venus and Saturn close together

   They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.

8. Tue, May 7

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,500 km.

9. Wed, May 83:35 AM

   Mercury, Saturn, and Venus gathered

   All within 7.7° of each other in the sky.

10. Fri, May 103:55 PM

    Venus and Mars close together

    They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.

11. Sun, May 126:45 AM

    New Moon

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

12. Mon, May 135:50 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.

13. Tue, May 143:13 AM

    Mars, Moon, Saturn, and Venus gathered

    All within 7.8° of each other in the sky.

14. Tue, May 143:47 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.

15. Tue, May 144:43 AM

    Mercury, Moon, and Saturn gathered

    All within 6.0° of each other in the sky.

16. Tue, May 142:41 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

17. Tue, May 143:07 PM

    Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered

    All within 2.2° of each other in the sky.

18. Tue, May 147:04 PM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.

19. Thu, May 168:26 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.

20. Sun, May 193:42 PM

    First Quarter

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

21. Thu, May 23

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 365,000 km.

22. Sun, May 267:51 AM

    Full Moon Flower Moon

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

23. Sun, May 268:03 AM

    Penumbral lunar eclipse

    The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly.

24. Mon, May 273:02 AM

    Mercury at inferior conjunction

    Passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in its glare.

25. Fri, May 316:18 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.

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