Moon calendar
May 2009
- 1 First qtr
- 2 59%
- 3 70%
- 4 79%
- 5 87%
- 6 93%
- 7 97%
- 8 100%
- 9 Full
- 10 98%
- 11 94%
- 12 89%
- 13 82%
- 14 74%
- 15 66%
- 16 56%
- 17 Last qtr
- 18 37%
- 19 27%
- 20 19%
- 21 11%
- 22 5%
- 23 1%
- 24 New
- 25 2%
- 26 7%
- 27 14%
- 28 23%
- 29 34%
- 30 First qtr
- 31 56%
- Moon phase
- Perigee or apogee
- Eclipse
- Planets
- Equinox or solstice
Events in May 2009
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4:44 PM
First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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12:02 AM
Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,900 km.
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1:19 AM
Jupiter, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 2.7° of each other in the sky.
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1:46 AM
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
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3:15 AM
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
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3:26 AM
Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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5:55 AM
Mercury at inferior conjunction
Passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in its glare.
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11:55 AM
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
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4:55 AM
Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 6.9° of each other in the sky.
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8:11 AM
New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 361,100 km.
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6:49 PM
Jupiter and Neptune close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
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11:22 PM
First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Times are local to America/New York. Each Moon is drawn as it looks at midday.