May 2043

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
13. 1 57%
14. 2 Last qtr
15. 3 37%
16. 4 26%
17. 5 17%
18. 6 9%
19. 7 3%
20. 8 New
21. 9 1%
22. 10 4%
23. 11 10%
24. 12 18%
25. 13 27%
26. 14 37%
27. 15 First qtr
28. 16 58%
29. 17 68%
30. 18 77%
31. 19 84%
32. 20 90%
33. 21 95%
34. 22 98%
35. 23 Full
36. 24 99%
37. 25 97%
38. 26 93%
39. 27 88%
40. 28 80%
41. 29 72%
42. 30 62%
43. 31 Last qtr

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

Events in May 2043

1. Sat, May 24:59 AM

   Last Quarter

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

2. Tue, May 53:25 PM

   Saturn at opposition

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

3. Thu, May 75:49 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.

4. Thu, May 79:34 AM

   Mercury and Mars close together

   They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.

5. Thu, May 76:10 PM

   Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered

   All within 8.0° of each other in the sky.

6. Thu, May 76:54 PM

   Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered

   All within 3.8° of each other in the sky.

7. Thu, May 77:30 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.

8. Thu, May 78:08 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.

9. Fri, May 810:37 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.

10. Fri, May 8

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,100 km.

11. Fri, May 811:21 PM

    New Moon

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

12. Thu, May 149:17 AM

    Mars, Mercury, and Venus gathered

    All within 5.3° of each other in the sky.

13. Thu, May 148:12 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.

14. Thu, May 1411:51 PM

    Mercury and Venus close together

    They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.

15. Fri, May 155:05 PM

    First Quarter

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

16. Wed, May 205:04 PM

    Mars and Neptune close together

    They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.

17. Fri, May 228:35 AM

    Mars, Neptune, and Venus gathered

    All within 1.7° of each other in the sky.

18. Fri, May 22

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.

19. Fri, May 2211:12 AM

    Mercury, Neptune, and Venus gathered

    All within 4.8° of each other in the sky.

20. Fri, May 221:43 PM

    Venus and Neptune close together

    They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.

21. Sat, May 237:37 PM

    Full Moon Flower MoonMicromoon

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

22. Sun, May 241:32 AM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

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

23. Mon, May 257:16 AM

    Venus and Mars close together

    They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.

24. Tue, May 267:46 AM

    Mars, Mercury, Neptune, and Venus gathered

    All within 5.6° of each other in the sky.

25. Wed, May 272:11 AM

    Mercury and Neptune close together

    They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.

26. Sun, May 313:25 PM

    Last Quarter

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

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