May 2006

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
9. 1 18%
10. 2 26%
11. 3 35%
12. 4 45%
13. 5 First qtr
14. 6 64%
15. 7 73%
16. 8 81%
17. 9 88%
18. 10 93%
19. 11 97%
20. 12 100%
21. 13 Full
22. 14 98%
23. 15 94%
24. 16 87%
25. 17 79%
26. 18 69%
27. 19 58%
28. 20 Last qtr
29. 21 36%
30. 22 25%
31. 23 16%
32. 24 8%
33. 25 3%
34. 26 1%
35. 27 New
36. 28 3%
37. 29 7%
38. 30 13%
39. 31 21%

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

Events in May 2006

1. Tue, May 27:16 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.

2. Thu, May 46:22 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.

3. Thu, May 410:21 AM

   Jupiter at opposition

   Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.

4. Fri, May 51:13 AM

   First Quarter

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

5. Sun, May 7

   Apogee

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

6. Fri, May 129:12 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.

7. Sat, May 132:51 AM

   Full Moon Flower Moon

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

8. Thu, May 183:47 PM

   Mercury behind the Sun

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

9. Fri, May 191:18 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.

10. Sat, May 205:21 AM

    Last Quarter

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

11. Sun, May 217:03 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.

12. Mon, May 22

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 368,600 km.

13. Wed, May 241:36 AM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.

14. Sat, May 271:26 AM

    New Moon

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

15. Sat, May 2710:21 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.

16. Wed, May 3112:42 AM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.

17. Wed, May 316:36 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.

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