May 2053

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
12. 1 99%
13. 2 Full
14. 3 99%
15. 4 97%
16. 5 92%
17. 6 87%
18. 7 80%
19. 8 72%
20. 9 63%
21. 10 Last qtr
22. 11 43%
23. 12 34%
24. 13 24%
25. 14 16%
26. 15 8%
27. 16 3%
28. 17 New
29. 18 1%
30. 19 4%
31. 20 9%
32. 21 18%
33. 22 27%
34. 23 38%
35. 24 First qtr
36. 25 60%
37. 26 70%
38. 27 79%
39. 28 87%
40. 29 93%
41. 30 97%
42. 31 99%

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

Events in May 2053

1. Thu, May 13:17 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.

2. Fri, May 24:25 PM

   Full Moon Flower Moon

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

3. Sat, May 34:39 AM

   Mercury behind the Sun

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

4. Wed, May 7

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,200 km.

5. Thu, May 88:43 AM

   Venus and Neptune close together

   They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.

6. Sat, May 107:40 PM

   Last Quarter

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

7. Sun, May 117:31 PM

   Mercury, Neptune, and Venus gathered

   All within 4.5° of each other in the sky.

8. Sun, May 1110:46 PM

   Mercury and Neptune close together

   They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.

9. Mon, May 122:44 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.

10. Sat, May 175:25 PM

    Mercury and Venus close together

    They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.

11. Sat, May 1711:43 PM

    New Moon

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

12. Sun, May 187:14 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.

13. Mon, May 195:04 AM

    Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered

    All within 7.1° of each other in the sky.

14. Mon, May 19

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 360,300 km.

15. Fri, May 2312:59 AM

    Neptune behind the Sun

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

16. Sat, May 242:04 PM

    First Quarter

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

17. Mon, May 262:55 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.

18. Wed, May 284:01 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.

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