May 2024

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
11. 1 Last qtr
12. 2 37%
13. 3 26%
14. 4 16%
15. 5 9%
16. 6 3%
17. 7 New
18. 8 0%
19. 9 3%
20. 10 8%
21. 11 15%
22. 12 24%
23. 13 33%
24. 14 42%
25. 15 First qtr
26. 16 61%
27. 17 70%
28. 18 78%
29. 19 86%
30. 20 92%
31. 21 96%
32. 22 99%
33. 23 Full
34. 24 99%
35. 25 95%
36. 26 89%
37. 27 82%
38. 28 73%
39. 29 62%
40. 30 Last qtr
41. 31 39%

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

Events in May 2024

1. Wed, May 17:27 AM

   Last Quarter

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

2. Fri, May 37:04 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.

3. Sat, May 43:06 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.

4. Sat, May 43:07 PM

   Mars, Moon, and Neptune gathered

   All within 4.2° of each other in the sky.

5. Sat, May 410:17 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.

6. Sun, May 5

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 363,200 km.

7. Mon, May 61:57 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.

8. Tue, May 710:05 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.

9. Tue, May 711:22 PM

   New Moon

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

10. Wed, May 87:19 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.

11. Wed, May 810:54 AM

    Jupiter, Moon, and Uranus gathered

    All within 4.2° of each other in the sky.

12. Wed, May 812:30 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.

13. Thu, May 95:31 PM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

    26° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

14. Mon, May 135:15 AM

    Uranus behind the Sun

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

15. Wed, May 157:48 AM

    First Quarter

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

16. Fri, May 17

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,600 km.

17. Sat, May 187:12 AM

    Jupiter, Uranus, and Venus gathered

    All within 4.9° of each other in the sky.

18. Sat, May 187:40 AM

    Venus and Uranus close together

    They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.

19. Sat, May 182:49 PM

    Jupiter behind the Sun

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

20. Thu, May 234:27 AM

    Venus and Jupiter close together

    They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.

21. Thu, May 239:53 AM

    Full Moon Flower Moon

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

22. Thu, May 301:13 PM

    Last Quarter

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

23. Fri, May 311:53 AM

    Mercury and Uranus close together

    They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.

24. Fri, May 312:18 AM

    Jupiter, Mercury, and Uranus gathered

    All within 7.1° of each other in the sky.

25. Fri, May 314:23 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.

26. Fri, May 3110:55 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.

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