May 2042

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
12. 1 89%
13. 2 94%
14. 3 98%
15. 4 100%
16. 5 Full
17. 6 98%
18. 7 94%
19. 8 89%
20. 9 82%
21. 10 73%
22. 11 63%
23. 12 Last qtr
24. 13 40%
25. 14 29%
26. 15 19%
27. 16 11%
28. 17 5%
29. 18 1%
30. 19 New
31. 20 2%
32. 21 7%
33. 22 13%
34. 23 21%
35. 24 30%
36. 25 40%
37. 26 First qtr
38. 27 59%
39. 28 68%
40. 29 76%
41. 30 84%
42. 31 90%

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

Events in May 2042

1. Thu, May 1

   Apogee

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

2. Sun, May 41:59 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.

3. Mon, May 52:49 AM

   Full Moon Flower Moon

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

4. Tue, May 65:44 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.

5. Mon, May 123:18 PM

   Last Quarter

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

6. Fri, May 163:56 AM

   Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

7. Sat, May 17

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 362,600 km.

8. Sat, May 177:42 PM

   Jupiter at opposition

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

9. Sat, May 1710:03 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.

10. Sun, May 1811:17 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.

11. Mon, May 196:55 AM

    New Moon

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

12. Wed, May 218:01 PM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.

13. Sat, May 2410:59 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.

14. Sun, May 2510:56 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.

15. Mon, May 262:18 PM

    First Quarter

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

16. Thu, May 29

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,700 km.

17. Sat, May 315:40 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.

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