Moon calendar
May 2070
- 1 68%
- 2 59%
- 3 Last qtr
- 4 39%
- 5 29%
- 6 19%
- 7 11%
- 8 5%
- 9 1%
- 10 New
- 11 2%
- 12 7%
- 13 15%
- 14 24%
- 15 35%
- 16 First qtr
- 17 56%
- 18 66%
- 19 75%
- 20 83%
- 21 90%
- 22 95%
- 23 98%
- 24 Full
- 25 100%
- 26 98%
- 27 94%
- 28 89%
- 29 82%
- 30 74%
- 31 64%
- Moon phase
- Perigee or apogee
- Eclipse
- Planets
- Equinox or solstice
Events in May 2070
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9:11 AM
Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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11:53 AM
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
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10:59 PM
Jupiter, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 6.7° of each other in the sky.
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11:51 PM
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
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1:27 AM
Jupiter, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 6.5° of each other in the sky.
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10:32 AM
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
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7:08 AM
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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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,800 km.
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11:33 PM
Mercury at greatest elongation
26° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
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12:57 PM
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
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10:09 PM
Venus and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
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10:30 PM
First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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3:01 PM
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
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9:38 PM
Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.
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9:58 AM
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Times are local to America/New York. Each Moon is drawn as it looks at midday.