May 2022

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
8. 1 1%
9. 2 3%
10. 3 7%
11. 4 13%
12. 5 20%
13. 6 28%
14. 7 37%
15. 8 First qtr
16. 9 57%
17. 10 66%
18. 11 76%
19. 12 84%
20. 13 92%
21. 14 97%
22. 15 100%
23. 16 Full
24. 17 97%
25. 18 91%
26. 19 83%
27. 20 73%
28. 21 63%
29. 22 Last qtr
30. 23 40%
31. 24 30%
32. 25 21%
33. 26 13%
34. 27 7%
35. 28 3%
36. 29 1%
37. 30 New
38. 31 1%

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

Events in May 2022

1. Sun, May 112:24 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.

2. Mon, May 211:05 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.

3. Thu, May 53:24 AM

   Uranus behind the Sun

   On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.

4. Thu, May 5

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,300 km.

5. Sun, May 88:22 PM

   First Quarter

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

6. Mon, May 1612:11 AM

   Total lunar eclipse

   The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red.

7. Mon, May 1612:14 AM

   Full Moon Flower Moon

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

8. Tue, May 17

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 360,300 km.

9. Wed, May 182:40 AM

   Mars and Neptune close together

   They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.

10. Wed, May 183:26 AM

    Jupiter, Mars, and Neptune gathered

    All within 6.4° of each other in the sky.

11. Sat, May 213:10 PM

    Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

12. Sun, May 223:19 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.

13. Sun, May 222:43 PM

    Last Quarter

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

14. Tue, May 248:41 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.

15. Tue, May 2410:05 AM

    Jupiter, Mars, Moon, and Neptune gathered

    All within 7.4° of each other in the sky.

16. Tue, May 245:33 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.

17. Tue, May 2410:27 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.

18. Thu, May 2611:00 PM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.

19. Sat, May 289:51 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.

20. Sun, May 296:28 AM

    Mars and Jupiter close together

    They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

21. Sun, May 297:15 AM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.

22. Mon, May 307:31 AM

    New Moon

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

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