May 2018

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
10. 1 97%
11. 2 93%
12. 3 87%
13. 4 80%
14. 5 72%
15. 6 63%
16. 7 Last qtr
17. 8 45%
18. 9 35%
19. 10 26%
20. 11 17%
21. 12 10%
22. 13 5%
23. 14 1%
24. 15 New
25. 16 2%
26. 17 7%
27. 18 14%
28. 19 23%
29. 20 33%
30. 21 First qtr
31. 22 56%
32. 23 67%
33. 24 76%
34. 25 85%
35. 26 91%
36. 27 96%
37. 28 99%
38. 29 Full
39. 30 99%
40. 31 96%

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

Events in May 2018

1. Fri, May 44:01 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.

2. Sat, May 5

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,400 km.

3. Sun, May 62:19 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.

4. Mon, May 710:09 PM

   Last Quarter

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

5. Tue, May 88:28 PM

   Jupiter at opposition

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

6. Thu, May 106:27 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.

7. Sun, May 136:50 AM

   Mercury and Uranus close together

   They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.

8. Sun, May 131:58 PM

   Mercury, Moon, and Uranus gathered

   All within 4.4° of each other in the sky.

9. Sun, May 132:05 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.

10. Sun, May 132:57 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.

11. Tue, May 157:48 AM

    New Moon

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

12. Thu, May 172:18 PM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.

13. Thu, May 17

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 363,800 km.

14. Mon, May 2111:49 PM

    First Quarter

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

15. Sun, May 273:47 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.

16. Tue, May 2910:20 AM

    Full Moon Flower Moon

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

17. Thu, May 318:52 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.

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