Moon calendar
May 2072
- 1 99%
- 2 Full
- 3 98%
- 4 94%
- 5 88%
- 6 81%
- 7 73%
- 8 64%
- 9 Last qtr
- 10 45%
- 11 36%
- 12 27%
- 13 19%
- 14 12%
- 15 6%
- 16 2%
- 17 New
- 18 1%
- 19 4%
- 20 9%
- 21 16%
- 22 25%
- 23 36%
- 24 First qtr
- 25 59%
- 26 70%
- 27 79%
- 28 88%
- 29 94%
- 30 98%
- 31 Full
- Moon phase
- Perigee or apogee
- Eclipse
- Planets
- Equinox or solstice
Events in May 2072
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2:53 AM
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
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7:34 AM
Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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11:17 PM
Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,100 km.
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2:09 PM
Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
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2:56 PM
Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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6:13 PM
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
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8:18 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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1:42 AM
Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 5.8° of each other in the sky.
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12:14 AM
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
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3:22 AM
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
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6:45 PM
Venus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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8:02 AM
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,600 km.
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11:40 PM
Mercury and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
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5:53 PM
First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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7:30 AM
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
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6:18 PM
Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Times are local to America/New York. Each Moon is drawn as it looks at midday.