May 2044

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
8. 1 20%
9. 2 30%
10. 3 41%
11. 4 First qtr
12. 5 64%
13. 6 73%
14. 7 82%
15. 8 89%
16. 9 95%
17. 10 98%
18. 11 Full
19. 12 99%
20. 13 97%
21. 14 93%
22. 15 88%
23. 16 81%
24. 17 73%
25. 18 65%
26. 19 55%
27. 20 Last qtr
28. 21 35%
29. 22 25%
30. 23 16%
31. 24 9%
32. 25 3%
33. 26 New
34. 27 1%
35. 28 4%
36. 29 10%
37. 30 18%
38. 31 27%

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

Events in May 2044

1. Sun, May 18:50 PM

   Neptune behind the Sun

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

2. Wed, May 46:28 AM

   First Quarter

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

3. Wed, May 412:29 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.

4. Wed, May 46:47 PM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

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

5. Fri, May 68:42 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.

6. Wed, May 118:17 PM

   Full Moon Flower Moon

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

7. Sun, May 15

   Apogee

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

8. Tue, May 1712:25 AM

   Saturn at opposition

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

9. Wed, May 182:51 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.

10. Fri, May 2012:02 AM

    Last Quarter

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

11. Sun, May 227:20 PM

    Mercury and Neptune close together

    They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.

12. Wed, May 252:22 PM

    Mercury, Moon, and Neptune gathered

    All within 6.5° of each other in the sky.

13. Thu, May 2611:39 PM

    New Moon

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

14. Fri, May 271:10 AM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.

15. Fri, May 272:37 PM

    Venus at inferior conjunction

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

16. Fri, May 27

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,400 km.

17. Tue, May 318:05 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.

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