May 2030

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
11. 1 1%
12. 2 New
13. 3 1%
14. 4 4%
15. 5 8%
16. 6 14%
17. 7 22%
18. 8 30%
19. 9 39%
20. 10 First qtr
21. 11 60%
22. 12 70%
23. 13 80%
24. 14 89%
25. 15 95%
26. 16 99%
27. 17 Full
28. 18 98%
29. 19 93%
30. 20 86%
31. 21 76%
32. 22 66%
33. 23 56%
34. 24 Last qtr
35. 25 35%
36. 26 26%
37. 27 18%
38. 28 11%
39. 29 6%
40. 30 2%
41. 31 0%

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

Events in May 2030

1. Wed, May 16:42 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.

2. Thu, May 210:12 AM

   New Moon

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

3. Thu, May 210:30 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.

4. Fri, May 32:51 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.

5. Fri, May 32:56 PM

   Mars, Moon, and Saturn gathered

   All within 7.8° of each other in the sky.

6. Fri, May 3

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.

7. Sun, May 58:14 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.

8. Fri, May 101:12 PM

   First Quarter

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

9. Sun, May 127:24 PM

   Venus and Neptune close together

   They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.

10. Mon, May 137:20 AM

    Jupiter at opposition

    Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.

11. Thu, May 169:57 AM

    Mars and Saturn close together

    They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.

12. Fri, May 1712:30 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.

13. Fri, May 177:19 AM

    Full Moon Flower MoonSupermoon

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

14. Fri, May 17

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,000 km.

15. Sun, May 192:25 AM

    Saturn behind the Sun

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

16. Mon, May 2010:27 PM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

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

17. Fri, May 2412:57 AM

    Last Quarter

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

18. Sat, May 257:16 AM

    Mars behind the Sun

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

19. Fri, May 31

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,500 km.

20. Fri, May 314:06 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.

21. Fri, May 3110:35 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.

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