May 2050

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
8. 1 75%
9. 2 83%
10. 3 89%
11. 4 95%
12. 5 98%
13. 6 Full
14. 7 99%
15. 8 97%
16. 9 92%
17. 10 84%
18. 11 76%
19. 12 65%
20. 13 Last qtr
21. 14 42%
22. 15 31%
23. 16 21%
24. 17 13%
25. 18 6%
26. 19 2%
27. 20 New
28. 21 1%
29. 22 4%
30. 23 9%
31. 24 15%
32. 25 23%
33. 26 31%
34. 27 41%
35. 28 First qtr
36. 29 60%
37. 30 69%
38. 31 77%

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

Events in May 2050

1. Fri, May 66:26 PM

   Full Moon Flower Moon

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

2. Fri, May 66:30 PM

   Total lunar eclipse

   The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red.

3. Thu, May 124:07 PM

   Mars, Moon, and Saturn gathered

   All within 7.0° of each other in the sky.

4. Fri, May 138:04 PM

   Last Quarter

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

5. Sun, May 15

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,200 km.

6. Sun, May 1510:43 PM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

   26° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

7. Mon, May 167:00 AM

   Mars and Saturn close together

   They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.

8. Mon, May 167:29 AM

   Neptune behind the Sun

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

9. Wed, May 184:52 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 5.0° apart in the sky.

10. Fri, May 209:37 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.

11. Fri, May 204:41 PM

    Total solar eclipse

    The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth.

12. Fri, May 204:51 PM

    New Moon

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

13. Sat, May 28

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.

14. Sat, May 2812:04 PM

    First Quarter

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

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