May 2013

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
11. 1 59%
12. 2 Last qtr
13. 3 37%
14. 4 27%
15. 5 18%
16. 6 11%
17. 7 5%
18. 8 2%
19. 9 New
20. 10 0%
21. 11 3%
22. 12 6%
23. 13 12%
24. 14 19%
25. 15 27%
26. 16 35%
27. 17 45%
28. 18 First qtr
29. 19 65%
30. 20 75%
31. 21 84%
32. 22 91%
33. 23 97%
34. 24 100%
35. 25 Full
36. 26 97%
37. 27 91%
38. 28 83%
39. 29 73%
40. 30 62%
41. 31 Last qtr

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

Events in May 2013

1. Thu, May 27:14 AM

   Last Quarter

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

2. Mon, May 64:57 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.

3. Tue, May 78:32 PM

   Mercury and Mars close together

   They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.

4. Thu, May 99:53 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.

5. Thu, May 910:00 AM

   Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered

   All within 2.2° of each other in the sky.

6. Thu, May 93:06 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.

7. Thu, May 98:25 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.

8. Thu, May 98:29 PM

   New Moon

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

9. Fri, May 108:49 PM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.

10. Sat, May 114:55 PM

    Mercury behind the Sun

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

11. Sun, May 129:32 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.

12. Mon, May 13

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,800 km.

13. Sat, May 1812:35 AM

    First Quarter

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

14. Thu, May 233:33 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.

15. Fri, May 247:52 PM

    Mercury and Venus close together

    They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.

16. Sat, May 2512:10 AM

    Penumbral lunar eclipse

    The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly.

17. Sat, May 2512:25 AM

    Full Moon Flower MoonSupermoon

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

18. Sat, May 25

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,400 km.

19. Mon, May 272:50 AM

    Jupiter, Mercury, and Venus gathered

    All within 2.4° of each other in the sky.

20. Mon, May 273:55 AM

    Mercury and Jupiter close together

    They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.

21. Tue, May 283:29 PM

    Venus and Jupiter close together

    They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.

22. Fri, May 312:58 PM

    Last Quarter

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

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