May 2074

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
10. 1 24%
11. 2 33%
12. 3 43%
13. 4 First qtr
14. 5 64%
15. 6 74%
16. 7 83%
17. 8 91%
18. 9 97%
19. 10 Full
20. 11 99%
21. 12 96%
22. 13 90%
23. 14 82%
24. 15 73%
25. 16 63%
26. 17 Last qtr
27. 18 42%
28. 19 32%
29. 20 24%
30. 21 16%
31. 22 10%
32. 23 5%
33. 24 2%
34. 25 New
35. 26 1%
36. 27 3%
37. 28 7%
38. 29 12%
39. 30 20%
40. 31 28%

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

Events in May 2074

1. Wed, May 21:31 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.

2. Thu, May 312:09 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.

3. Fri, May 44:53 AM

   First Quarter

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

4. Fri, May 410:10 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.

5. Thu, May 107:59 AM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

   21° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

6. Thu, May 10

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,800 km.

7. Thu, May 1010:18 PM

   Full Moon Flower MoonSupermoon

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

8. Fri, May 118:03 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.

9. Mon, May 145:37 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.

10. Thu, May 174:39 PM

    Last Quarter

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

11. Thu, May 24

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,600 km.

12. Thu, May 249:09 AM

    Saturn at opposition

    Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.

13. Fri, May 256:44 PM

    New Moon

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

14. Sat, May 266:12 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.

15. Tue, May 293:34 AM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.

16. Tue, May 295:05 AM

    Moon, Neptune, and Venus gathered

    All within 3.7° of each other in the sky.

17. Tue, May 298:36 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.

18. Thu, May 311:02 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.

19. Thu, May 319:29 AM

    Venus and Neptune close together

    They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.

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