May 2078

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
8. 1 83%
9. 2 74%
10. 3 65%
11. 4 Last qtr
12. 5 44%
13. 6 33%
14. 7 23%
15. 8 14%
16. 9 7%
17. 10 2%
18. 11 New
19. 12 1%
20. 13 5%
21. 14 12%
22. 15 20%
23. 16 30%
24. 17 40%
25. 18 First qtr
26. 19 60%
27. 20 69%
28. 21 78%
29. 22 85%
30. 23 91%
31. 24 96%
32. 25 99%
33. 26 Full
34. 27 99%
35. 28 97%
36. 29 92%
37. 30 86%
38. 31 78%

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

Events in May 2078

1. Tue, May 38:19 AM

   Moon, Saturn, and Uranus gathered

   All within 5.4° of each other in the sky.

2. Tue, May 32:22 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.

3. Wed, May 410:29 PM

   Last Quarter

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

4. Sun, May 89:10 PM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.

5. Tue, May 1012:17 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.

6. Tue, May 10

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,100 km.

7. Wed, May 111:54 PM

   Total solar eclipse

   The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth.

8. Wed, May 111:56 PM

   New Moon

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

9. Wed, May 1812:16 PM

   First Quarter

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

10. Mon, May 23

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,800 km.

11. Mon, May 231:23 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.

12. Tue, May 246:36 AM

    Mercury behind the Sun

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

13. Thu, May 264:23 PM

    Full Moon Flower Moon

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

14. Fri, May 272:09 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.

15. Mon, May 309:34 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 5.0° apart in the sky.

16. Mon, May 301:05 PM

    Moon, Saturn, and Uranus gathered

    All within 5.4° of each other in the sky.

17. Mon, May 307:19 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.

18. Tue, May 316:05 AM

    Jupiter at opposition

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

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