May 2055

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
14. 1 21%
15. 2 31%
16. 3 41%
17. 4 First qtr
18. 5 64%
19. 6 74%
20. 7 84%
21. 8 92%
22. 9 97%
23. 10 Full
24. 11 99%
25. 12 97%
26. 13 92%
27. 14 85%
28. 15 76%
29. 16 67%
30. 17 58%
31. 18 Last qtr
32. 19 39%
33. 20 30%
34. 21 22%
35. 22 14%
36. 23 8%
37. 24 4%
38. 25 1%
39. 26 New
40. 27 2%
41. 28 5%
42. 29 11%
43. 30 18%
44. 31 28%

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

Events in May 2055

1. Sun, May 27:39 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.

2. Tue, May 47:10 AM

   First Quarter

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

3. Sat, May 86:46 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.

4. Sat, May 8

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 363,000 km.

5. Mon, May 1010:32 PM

   Full Moon Flower Moon

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

6. Fri, May 147:38 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.

7. Tue, May 187:30 AM

   Last Quarter

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

8. Wed, May 1912:55 PM

   Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

9. Thu, May 20

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,700 km.

10. Fri, May 212:52 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.

11. Tue, May 252:30 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.

12. Tue, May 259:22 PM

    Venus at greatest elongation

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

13. Wed, May 268:57 AM

    New Moon

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

14. Wed, May 2612:06 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.

15. Fri, May 284:40 AM

    Neptune behind the Sun

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

16. Sun, May 301:41 AM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.

17. Mon, May 314:46 AM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.

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