May 2081

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
12. 1 43%
13. 2 34%
14. 3 25%
15. 4 17%
16. 5 11%
17. 6 5%
18. 7 2%
19. 8 New
20. 9 1%
21. 10 4%
22. 11 9%
23. 12 16%
24. 13 25%
25. 14 35%
26. 15 First qtr
27. 16 58%
28. 17 69%
29. 18 79%
30. 19 88%
31. 20 94%
32. 21 98%
33. 22 Full
34. 23 99%
35. 24 96%
36. 25 91%
37. 26 85%
38. 27 77%
39. 28 69%
40. 29 59%
41. 30 Last qtr
42. 31 41%

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

Events in May 2081

1. Fri, May 212:08 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.

2. Fri, May 2

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,500 km.

3. Fri, May 210:22 AM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

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

4. Sun, May 412:34 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.

5. Sun, May 47:16 PM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.

6. Thu, May 86:09 PM

   New Moon

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

7. Sat, May 105:36 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.

8. Sun, May 112:16 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.

9. Wed, May 144:20 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.

10. Thu, May 156:11 AM

    Venus at greatest elongation

    46° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

11. Thu, May 157:21 PM

    First Quarter

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

12. Sat, May 17

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,300 km.

13. Thu, May 224:26 PM

    Full Moon Flower Moon

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

14. Sun, May 257:36 AM

    Mercury at inferior conjunction

    Passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in its glare.

15. Tue, May 2710:40 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.

16. Thu, May 2910:02 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.

17. Fri, May 30

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,100 km.

18. Fri, May 3011:36 AM

    Last Quarter

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

19. Sat, May 315:37 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.

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