May 2056

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
9. 1 95%
10. 2 88%
11. 3 79%
12. 4 70%
13. 5 59%
14. 6 Last qtr
15. 7 39%
16. 8 30%
17. 9 21%
18. 10 14%
19. 11 8%
20. 12 4%
21. 13 1%
22. 14 New
23. 15 1%
24. 16 4%
25. 17 8%
26. 18 14%
27. 19 22%
28. 20 31%
29. 21 41%
30. 22 First qtr
31. 23 63%
32. 24 74%
33. 25 83%
34. 26 91%
35. 27 97%
36. 28 Full
37. 29 99%
38. 30 96%
39. 31 91%

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

Events in May 2056

1. Tue, May 25:06 PM

   Mercury and Venus close together

   They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.

2. Fri, May 510:40 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.

3. Sat, May 69:30 AM

   Last Quarter

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

4. Wed, May 109:59 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.

5. Thu, May 115:35 AM

   Mars, Moon, and Saturn gathered

   All within 5.2° of each other in the sky.

6. Thu, May 118:49 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.

7. Fri, May 126:06 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.

8. Fri, May 12

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,500 km.

9. Sun, May 144:57 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.

10. Sun, May 1412:06 PM

    New Moon

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

11. Mon, May 154:34 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.

12. Fri, May 1912:46 AM

    Mars and Saturn close together

    They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.

13. Mon, May 227:50 AM

    First Quarter

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

14. Thu, May 259:42 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.

15. Fri, May 264:37 AM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

    25° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

16. Fri, May 268:43 AM

    Venus behind the Sun

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

17. Sat, May 27

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,900 km.

18. Sun, May 289:58 PM

    Full Moon Flower MoonSupermoon

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

19. Mon, May 2912:15 AM

    Venus and Neptune close together

    They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.

20. Mon, May 296:43 PM

    Neptune behind the Sun

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

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