May 2079

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
9. 1 New
10. 2 2%
11. 3 7%
12. 4 15%
13. 5 24%
14. 6 35%
15. 7 First qtr
16. 8 57%
17. 9 67%
18. 10 76%
19. 11 84%
20. 12 91%
21. 13 96%
22. 14 99%
23. 15 Full
24. 16 99%
25. 17 97%
26. 18 93%
27. 19 87%
28. 20 81%
29. 21 72%
30. 22 63%
31. 23 Last qtr
32. 24 43%
33. 25 32%
34. 26 23%
35. 27 14%
36. 28 7%
37. 29 2%
38. 30 New
39. 31 1%

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

Events in May 2079

1. Mon, May 16:47 AM

   Total solar eclipse

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

2. Mon, May 16:57 AM

   New Moon

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

3. Tue, May 2

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,300 km.

4. Tue, May 21:06 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.

5. Thu, May 411:34 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.

6. Sun, May 79:37 PM

   First Quarter

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

7. Mon, May 83:45 PM

   Mercury behind the Sun

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

8. Mon, May 154:58 PM

   Full Moon Flower MoonMicromoon

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

9. Wed, May 17

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,100 km.

10. Thu, May 187:55 PM

    Venus at greatest elongation

    45° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

11. Fri, May 198:54 PM

    Mercury and Mars close together

    They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.

12. Sun, May 216:34 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.

13. Sun, May 2110:22 AM

    Moon, Saturn, and Uranus gathered

    All within 5.0° of each other in the sky.

14. Sun, May 2111:27 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 5.0° apart in the sky.

15. Tue, May 237:15 PM

    Last Quarter

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

16. Tue, May 302:41 PM

    New Moon Black Moon

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

17. Tue, May 30

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,300 km.

18. Wed, May 317:11 AM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.

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