May 2031

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
12. 1 68%
13. 2 77%
14. 3 85%
15. 4 92%
16. 5 97%
17. 6 Full
18. 7 100%
19. 8 97%
20. 9 91%
21. 10 83%
22. 11 74%
23. 12 63%
24. 13 Last qtr
25. 14 40%
26. 15 30%
27. 16 21%
28. 17 13%
29. 18 7%
30. 19 3%
31. 20 0%
32. 21 New
33. 22 2%
34. 23 5%
35. 24 10%
36. 25 17%
37. 26 24%
38. 27 33%
39. 28 42%
40. 29 First qtr
41. 30 62%
42. 31 72%

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

Events in May 2031

1. Thu, May 13:42 AM

   Mercury and Neptune close together

   They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.

2. Fri, May 24:30 PM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

   27° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

3. Sun, May 47:57 AM

   Mars at opposition

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

4. Tue, May 65:55 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.

5. Tue, May 611:40 PM

   Full Moon Flower Moon

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

6. Tue, May 611:50 PM

   Penumbral lunar eclipse

   The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly.

7. Fri, May 9

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 362,800 km.

8. Fri, May 97:46 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.

9. Tue, May 133:07 PM

   Last Quarter

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

10. Mon, May 197:31 AM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.

11. Wed, May 213:14 AM

    Annular solar eclipse

    The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light.

12. Wed, May 213:17 AM

    New Moon

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

13. Thu, May 2212:40 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.

14. Thu, May 2210:28 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.

15. Sat, May 24

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,700 km.

16. Thu, May 297:20 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.