May 2005

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
8. 1 Last qtr
9. 2 34%
10. 3 24%
11. 4 15%
12. 5 8%
13. 6 3%
14. 7 1%
15. 8 New
16. 9 2%
17. 10 6%
18. 11 11%
19. 12 18%
20. 13 26%
21. 14 34%
22. 15 43%
23. 16 First qtr
24. 17 62%
25. 18 72%
26. 19 80%
27. 20 88%
28. 21 94%
29. 22 98%
30. 23 Full
31. 24 99%
32. 25 95%
33. 26 89%
34. 27 81%
35. 28 71%
36. 29 59%
37. 30 Last qtr
38. 31 37%

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

Events in May 2005

1. Sun, May 12:24 AM

   Last Quarter

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

2. Sun, May 11:27 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.

3. Mon, May 212:39 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.

4. Tue, May 33:56 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.

5. Fri, May 63:45 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.

6. Sun, May 84:46 AM

   New Moon

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

7. Mon, May 91:15 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.

8. Sat, May 14

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,600 km.

9. Sun, May 157:50 AM

   Mars and Uranus close together

   They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.

10. Mon, May 164:57 AM

    First Quarter

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

11. Thu, May 196:05 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.

12. Mon, May 234:18 PM

    Full Moon Flower Moon

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

13. Thu, May 26

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 364,200 km.

14. Sat, May 287:15 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.

15. Mon, May 307:47 AM

    Last Quarter

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

16. Mon, May 3010:22 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.

17. Tue, May 315:38 AM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.

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