Moon calendar
May 2021
- 1 73%
- 2 63%
- 3 Last qtr
- 4 41%
- 5 31%
- 6 23%
- 7 15%
- 8 9%
- 9 4%
- 10 1%
- 11 New
- 12 1%
- 13 3%
- 14 7%
- 15 13%
- 16 20%
- 17 29%
- 18 38%
- 19 First qtr
- 20 59%
- 21 70%
- 22 80%
- 23 89%
- 24 95%
- 25 99%
- 26 Full
- 27 98%
- 28 93%
- 29 86%
- 30 77%
- 31 67%
- Moon phase
- Perigee or apogee
- Eclipse
- Planets
- Equinox or solstice
Events in May 2021
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3:08 PM
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
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3:50 PM
Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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8:05 PM
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
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5:17 PM
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
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6:36 PM
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
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3:00 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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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,500 km.
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6:21 PM
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
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2:33 PM
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
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1:06 AM
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
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1:51 AM
Mercury at greatest elongation
22° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
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3:13 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: 357,300 km.
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7:14 AM
Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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7:18 AM
Total lunar eclipse
The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red.
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1:14 AM
Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
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11:24 PM
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Times are local to America/New York. Each Moon is drawn as it looks at midday.