May 2003

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
12. 1 New
13. 2 1%
14. 3 4%
15. 4 9%
16. 5 15%
17. 6 23%
18. 7 32%
19. 8 41%
20. 9 First qtr
21. 10 63%
22. 11 73%
23. 12 83%
24. 13 91%
25. 14 97%
26. 15 Full
27. 16 100%
28. 17 97%
29. 18 91%
30. 19 83%
31. 20 74%
32. 21 64%
33. 22 Last qtr
34. 23 44%
35. 24 34%
36. 25 25%
37. 26 17%
38. 27 11%
39. 28 6%
40. 29 2%
41. 30 0%
42. 31 New

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

Events in May 2003

1. Thu, May 1

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,500 km.

2. Thu, May 18:15 AM

   New Moon

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

3. Fri, May 21:27 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.

4. Mon, May 54:43 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.

5. Wed, May 73:13 AM

   Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

6. Thu, May 84:11 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.

7. Fri, May 97:53 AM

   First Quarter

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

8. Wed, May 1410:47 AM

   Mars and Neptune close together

   They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.

9. Thu, May 15

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,400 km.

10. Thu, May 1511:36 PM

    Full Moon Flower MoonSupermoon

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

11. Thu, May 1511:40 PM

    Total lunar eclipse

    The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red.

12. Wed, May 2110:18 AM

    Mars, Moon, and Neptune gathered

    All within 5.1° of each other in the sky.

13. Wed, May 215:53 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.

14. Thu, May 228:31 PM

    Last Quarter

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

15. Thu, May 2210:50 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.

16. Mon, May 268:04 PM

    Mercury and Venus close together

    They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.

17. Wed, May 28

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.

18. Wed, May 286:02 PM

    Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered

    All within 2.6° of each other in the sky.

19. Wed, May 288:57 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.

20. Wed, May 2811:58 PM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.

21. Sat, May 3112:08 AM

    Annular solar eclipse

    The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light.

22. Sat, May 3112:20 AM

    New Moon Black Moon

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

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