May 2012

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
10. 1 74%
11. 2 83%
12. 3 91%
13. 4 97%
14. 5 Full
15. 6 100%
16. 7 97%
17. 8 91%
18. 9 83%
19. 10 73%
20. 11 63%
21. 12 Last qtr
22. 13 42%
23. 14 33%
24. 15 24%
25. 16 16%
26. 17 10%
27. 18 5%
28. 19 2%
29. 20 New
30. 21 0%
31. 22 3%
32. 23 6%
33. 24 12%
34. 25 19%
35. 26 28%
36. 27 38%
37. 28 First qtr
38. 29 59%
39. 30 70%
40. 31 80%

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

Events in May 2012

1. Wed, May 24:34 AM

   Venus at its brightest

   Shines at magnitude -4.7, as bright as it gets this time around.

2. Sat, May 5

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,900 km.

3. Sat, May 511:35 PM

   Full Moon Flower MoonSupermoon

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

4. Sat, May 125:47 PM

   Last Quarter

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

5. Sun, May 139:28 AM

   Jupiter behind the Sun

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

6. Sat, May 19

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.

7. Sun, May 2012:37 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.

8. Sun, May 207:36 AM

   Jupiter, Mercury, and Moon gathered

   All within 3.3° of each other in the sky.

9. Sun, May 208:35 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.

10. Sun, May 207:47 PM

    New Moon

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

11. Sun, May 207:52 PM

    Annular solar eclipse

    The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light.

12. Tue, May 221:58 AM

    Mercury and Jupiter close together

    They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.

13. Tue, May 225:24 PM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.

14. Sun, May 277:05 AM

    Mercury behind the Sun

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

15. Mon, May 284:16 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.