May 2010

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
14. 1 89%
15. 2 82%
16. 3 73%
17. 4 64%
18. 5 55%
19. 6 Last qtr
20. 7 36%
21. 8 27%
22. 9 19%
23. 10 12%
24. 11 6%
25. 12 2%
26. 13 New
27. 14 1%
28. 15 3%
29. 16 8%
30. 17 16%
31. 18 25%
32. 19 35%
33. 20 First qtr
34. 21 58%
35. 22 69%
36. 23 79%
37. 24 87%
38. 25 94%
39. 26 98%
40. 27 Full
41. 28 99%
42. 29 97%
43. 30 92%
44. 31 86%

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

Events in May 2010

1. Thu, May 612:15 AM

   Last Quarter

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

2. Thu, May 6

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.

3. Fri, May 72:37 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.

4. Sun, May 911:22 AM

   Jupiter, Moon, and Uranus gathered

   All within 6.1° of each other in the sky.

5. Thu, May 139:05 PM

   New Moon

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

6. Sun, May 166:16 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.

7. Thu, May 20

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,700 km.

8. Thu, May 204:51 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.

9. Thu, May 207:43 PM

   First Quarter

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

10. Tue, May 2510:28 PM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

    25° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

11. Thu, May 277:07 PM

    Full Moon Flower 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.