Moon calendar
May 2020
- 1 59%
- 2 70%
- 3 80%
- 4 89%
- 5 95%
- 6 99%
- 7 Full
- 8 98%
- 9 93%
- 10 87%
- 11 78%
- 12 69%
- 13 59%
- 14 Last qtr
- 15 40%
- 16 31%
- 17 22%
- 18 15%
- 19 9%
- 20 4%
- 21 1%
- 22 New
- 23 1%
- 24 4%
- 25 9%
- 26 15%
- 27 24%
- 28 34%
- 29 First qtr
- 30 56%
- 31 67%
- Moon phase
- Perigee or apogee
- Eclipse
- Planets
- Equinox or solstice
Events in May 2020
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5:28 PM
Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,600 km.
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6:45 AM
Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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6:29 AM
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
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1:53 PM
Jupiter, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 4.7° of each other in the sky.
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3:17 PM
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
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10:03 AM
Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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12:05 AM
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
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2:34 PM
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,600 km.
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2:07 PM
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
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4:40 AM
Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
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1:39 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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11:15 PM
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
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1:49 AM
Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 3.9° of each other in the sky.
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7:09 AM
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
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11:30 PM
First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Times are local to America/New York. Each Moon is drawn as it looks at midday.