May 2014

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
12. 1 6%
13. 2 12%
14. 3 19%
15. 4 27%
16. 5 36%
17. 6 First qtr
18. 7 55%
19. 8 65%
20. 9 74%
21. 10 82%
22. 11 89%
23. 12 95%
24. 13 98%
25. 14 Full
26. 15 99%
27. 16 95%
28. 17 89%
29. 18 81%
30. 19 71%
31. 20 60%
32. 21 Last qtr
33. 22 37%
34. 23 27%
35. 24 18%
36. 25 10%
37. 26 5%
38. 27 1%
39. 28 New
40. 29 1%
41. 30 4%
42. 31 8%

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

Events in May 2014

1. Tue, May 6

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.

2. Tue, May 611:15 PM

   First Quarter

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

3. Sat, May 102:15 PM

   Saturn at opposition

   Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.

4. Sun, May 117:21 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.

5. Wed, May 148:01 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

6. Wed, May 143:16 PM

   Full Moon Flower Moon

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

7. Thu, May 157:53 PM

   Venus and Uranus close together

   They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.

8. Sun, May 18

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 367,100 km.

9. Wed, May 218:59 AM

   Last Quarter

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

10. Wed, May 219:05 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.

11. Sat, May 242:52 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.

12. Sun, May 253:11 AM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

    23° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

13. Sun, May 2510:06 AM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.

14. Wed, May 282:40 PM

    New Moon

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

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