Moon calendar
May 2048
- 1 86%
- 2 76%
- 3 66%
- 4 Last qtr
- 5 44%
- 6 34%
- 7 24%
- 8 16%
- 9 10%
- 10 5%
- 11 1%
- 12 New
- 13 1%
- 14 3%
- 15 7%
- 16 12%
- 17 19%
- 18 28%
- 19 37%
- 20 First qtr
- 21 57%
- 22 67%
- 23 77%
- 24 86%
- 25 93%
- 26 98%
- 27 Full
- 28 99%
- 29 95%
- 30 88%
- 31 79%
- Moon phase
- Perigee or apogee
- Eclipse
- Planets
- Equinox or solstice
Events in May 2048
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1:33 AM
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
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7:39 PM
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
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5:26 AM
Mercury at greatest elongation
21° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
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10:22 PM
Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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3:41 AM
Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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7:22 AM
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
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1:35 PM
Moon, Neptune, and Venus gathered
All within 4.8° of each other in the sky.
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2:03 PM
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
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4:58 PM
New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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5:10 PM
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
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5:54 AM
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
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5:59 AM
Jupiter, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 6.5° of each other in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.
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1:54 AM
Venus and Neptune close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
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8:16 PM
First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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4:35 AM
Mercury and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
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10:08 AM
Mercury at inferior conjunction
Passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in its glare.
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10:39 AM
Jupiter, Mercury, and Venus gathered
All within 1.6° of each other in the sky.
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2:42 PM
Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
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2:57 PM
Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,100 km.
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4:28 AM
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
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3:16 PM
Venus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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6:03 PM
Venus and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
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6:57 PM
Jupiter behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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3:09 AM
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Times are local to America/New York. Each Moon is drawn as it looks at midday.