May 2047

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
11. 1 35%
12. 2 First qtr
13. 3 56%
14. 4 67%
15. 5 77%
16. 6 86%
17. 7 93%
18. 8 98%
19. 9 Full
20. 10 99%
21. 11 95%
22. 12 88%
23. 13 80%
24. 14 71%
25. 15 61%
26. 16 Last qtr
27. 17 41%
28. 18 31%
29. 19 23%
30. 20 15%
31. 21 9%
32. 22 5%
33. 23 1%
34. 24 New
35. 25 1%
36. 26 3%
37. 27 7%
38. 28 14%
39. 29 21%
40. 30 31%
41. 31 41%

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

Events in May 2047

1. Wed, May 112:43 AM

   Mars, Mercury, and Neptune gathered

   All within 7.2° of each other in the sky.

2. Wed, May 13:50 AM

   Mercury and Neptune close together

   They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.

3. Thu, May 211:26 PM

   First Quarter

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

4. Sat, May 410:06 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.

5. Mon, May 610:07 AM

   Mercury and Mars close together

   They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.

6. Wed, May 8

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,600 km.

7. Thu, May 91:48 PM

   Neptune behind the Sun

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

8. Thu, May 92:24 PM

   Full Moon Flower MoonSupermoon

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

9. Sun, May 123:10 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.

10. Thu, May 1612:46 PM

    Last Quarter

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

11. Tue, May 21

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.

12. Thu, May 236:38 AM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

    22° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

13. Fri, May 244:28 PM

    New Moon

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

14. Sat, May 2510:38 AM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.

15. Sun, May 263:38 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.

16. Tue, May 286:36 AM

    Venus at greatest elongation

    45° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

17. Tue, May 284:15 PM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.

18. Fri, May 315:00 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.

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