May 2016

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
8. 1 34%
9. 2 23%
10. 3 14%
11. 4 7%
12. 5 2%
13. 6 New
14. 7 1%
15. 8 5%
16. 9 12%
17. 10 20%
18. 11 29%
19. 12 40%
20. 13 First qtr
21. 14 60%
22. 15 69%
23. 16 77%
24. 17 85%
25. 18 91%
26. 19 95%
27. 20 98%
28. 21 Full
29. 22 99%
30. 23 97%
31. 24 93%
32. 25 86%
33. 26 79%
34. 27 70%
35. 28 59%
36. 29 Last qtr
37. 30 37%
38. 31 26%

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

Events in May 2016

1. Mon, May 26:23 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.

2. Thu, May 512:17 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.

3. Fri, May 6

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,800 km.

4. Fri, May 61:12 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.

5. Fri, May 63:30 PM

   New Moon

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

6. Mon, May 911:04 AM

   Mercury at inferior conjunction

   Passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in its glare.

7. Fri, May 131:02 PM

   First Quarter

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

8. Fri, May 133:10 PM

   Mercury and Venus close together

   They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.

9. Sun, May 154:01 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.

10. Wed, May 18

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,900 km.

11. Sat, May 215:15 PM

    Full Moon Flower Moon

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

12. Sun, May 227:12 AM

    Mars at opposition

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

13. Sun, May 226:19 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.

14. Sun, May 298:12 AM

    Last Quarter

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

15. Sun, May 292:12 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.

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