May 2007

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
10. 1 99%
11. 2 Full
12. 3 98%
13. 4 95%
14. 5 90%
15. 6 84%
16. 7 75%
17. 8 66%
18. 9 56%
19. 10 Last qtr
20. 11 34%
21. 12 23%
22. 13 14%
23. 14 7%
24. 15 2%
25. 16 New
26. 17 1%
27. 18 5%
28. 19 11%
29. 20 19%
30. 21 28%
31. 22 38%
32. 23 First qtr
33. 24 58%
34. 25 67%
35. 26 76%
36. 27 83%
37. 28 90%
38. 29 95%
39. 30 98%
40. 31 Full

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

Events in May 2007

1. Wed, May 26:10 AM

   Full Moon Flower Moon

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

2. Wed, May 211:51 PM

   Mercury behind the Sun

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

3. Thu, May 1012:27 AM

   Last Quarter

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

4. Thu, May 105:27 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.

5. Sat, May 122:18 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.

6. Sat, May 127:01 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.

7. Tue, May 15

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,400 km.

8. Wed, May 163:27 PM

   New Moon

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

9. Thu, May 177:31 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.

10. Sat, May 199:30 PM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.

11. Tue, May 223:26 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.

12. Wed, May 235:03 PM

    First Quarter

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

13. Sun, May 27

    Apogee

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

14. Thu, May 319:04 PM

    Full Moon Flower MoonBlue Moon

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

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