Moon calendar
May 2019
- 1 11%
- 2 6%
- 3 2%
- 4 New
- 5 1%
- 6 3%
- 7 8%
- 8 15%
- 9 24%
- 10 35%
- 11 First qtr
- 12 57%
- 13 68%
- 14 78%
- 15 87%
- 16 94%
- 17 98%
- 18 Full
- 19 99%
- 20 96%
- 21 92%
- 22 85%
- 23 77%
- 24 69%
- 25 60%
- 26 Last qtr
- 27 41%
- 28 32%
- 29 23%
- 30 15%
- 31 9%
- Moon phase
- Perigee or apogee
- Eclipse
- Planets
- Equinox or solstice
Events in May 2019
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10:39 AM
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
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4:47 AM
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
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10:15 PM
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
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6:46 PM
New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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7:50 PM
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
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10:22 AM
Mercury and Uranus close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
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9:12 PM
First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,000 km.
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12:17 PM
Venus and Uranus close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
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5:11 PM
Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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1:04 PM
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
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8:53 AM
Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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6:21 PM
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,100 km.
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12:34 PM
Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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3:39 PM
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
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9:26 AM
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
Times are local to America/New York. Each Moon is drawn as it looks at midday.