Moon calendar
May 2028
- 1 First qtr
- 2 57%
- 3 68%
- 4 78%
- 5 87%
- 6 94%
- 7 98%
- 8 Full
- 9 99%
- 10 96%
- 11 91%
- 12 84%
- 13 76%
- 14 67%
- 15 58%
- 16 Last qtr
- 17 39%
- 18 30%
- 19 21%
- 20 14%
- 21 8%
- 22 3%
- 23 1%
- 24 New
- 25 2%
- 26 6%
- 27 13%
- 28 21%
- 29 32%
- 30 43%
- 31 First qtr
- Moon phase
- Perigee or apogee
- Eclipse
- Planets
- Equinox or solstice
Events in May 2028
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10:26 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: 366,500 km.
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10:25 AM
Mercury and Uranus close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
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3:49 PM
Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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2:07 AM
Mercury at greatest elongation
21° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
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6:43 AM
Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.
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12:59 AM
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
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4:16 AM
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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3:01 PM
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
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8:57 PM
Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
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1:07 AM
Mercury, Moon, Uranus, and Venus gathered
All within 6.5° of each other in the sky.
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1:47 AM
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
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1:52 AM
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
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6:49 PM
Uranus 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: 369,800 km.
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3:37 AM
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.