Moon calendar
May 2066
- 1 40%
- 2 First qtr
- 3 60%
- 4 69%
- 5 79%
- 6 87%
- 7 94%
- 8 98%
- 9 Full
- 10 99%
- 11 95%
- 12 88%
- 13 79%
- 14 69%
- 15 58%
- 16 Last qtr
- 17 37%
- 18 27%
- 19 18%
- 20 11%
- 21 6%
- 22 2%
- 23 New
- 24 0%
- 25 2%
- 26 6%
- 27 11%
- 28 17%
- 29 25%
- 30 34%
- 31 44%
- Moon phase
- Perigee or apogee
- Eclipse
- Planets
- Equinox or solstice
Events in May 2066
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12:57 PM
First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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4:40 AM
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
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10:14 PM
Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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2:58 PM
Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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2:42 PM
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
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6:42 PM
Jupiter, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 3.9° of each other in the sky.
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8:19 PM
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,600 km.
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8:55 PM
Venus and Mars close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
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6:01 AM
Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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5:02 PM
Mars, Neptune, and Venus gathered
All within 2.9° of each other in the sky.
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6:37 PM
Venus and Neptune close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
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6:59 AM
Mars and Neptune close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
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11:38 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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10:33 AM
Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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8:03 PM
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.
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6:10 AM
Mars, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 4.8° of each other in the sky.
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7:16 AM
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
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9:03 AM
Mercury, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 5.8° of each other in the sky.
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3:57 PM
Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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4:36 PM
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
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4:54 PM
Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 6.9° of each other in the sky.
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8:02 AM
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
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10:21 AM
Mars, Mercury, and Neptune gathered
All within 6.6° of each other in the sky.
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3:43 PM
Mercury and Neptune close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
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2:16 PM
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
Times are local to America/New York. Each Moon is drawn as it looks at midday.