May 2036

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
12. 1 32%
13. 2 43%
14. 3 First qtr
15. 4 66%
16. 5 76%
17. 6 85%
18. 7 92%
19. 8 97%
20. 9 99%
21. 10 Full
22. 11 98%
23. 12 94%
24. 13 89%
25. 14 82%
26. 15 75%
27. 16 66%
28. 17 57%
29. 18 Last qtr
30. 19 38%
31. 20 28%
32. 21 20%
33. 22 12%
34. 23 6%
35. 24 2%
36. 25 New
37. 26 1%
38. 27 5%
39. 28 11%
40. 29 20%
41. 30 30%
42. 31 41%

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

Events in May 2036

1. Thu, May 1

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,100 km.

2. Sat, May 312:43 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.

3. Sat, May 31:54 AM

   First Quarter

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

4. Sun, May 42:25 AM

   Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

5. Sat, May 104:10 AM

   Full Moon Flower Moon

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

6. Fri, May 16

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,400 km.

7. Sun, May 184:40 AM

   Last Quarter

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

8. Thu, May 224:33 AM

   Mars and Uranus close together

   They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.

9. Thu, May 227:15 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.

10. Fri, May 236:39 PM

    Jupiter behind the Sun

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

11. Fri, May 239:49 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.

12. Sun, May 2512:59 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.

13. Sun, May 253:17 PM

    New Moon

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

14. Wed, May 28

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 364,400 km.

15. Wed, May 285:35 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.

16. Wed, May 2810:04 AM

    Mars, Moon, and Uranus gathered

    All within 4.2° of each other in the sky.

17. Wed, May 2811:32 AM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.

18. Thu, May 2910:18 PM

    Venus at inferior conjunction

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

19. Fri, May 309:13 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.

20. Sat, May 314:41 AM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

    25° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

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