May 2086

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
11. 1 93%
12. 2 87%
13. 3 79%
14. 4 69%
15. 5 59%
16. 6 Last qtr
17. 7 36%
18. 8 25%
19. 9 16%
20. 10 8%
21. 11 3%
22. 12 New
23. 13 0%
24. 14 3%
25. 15 9%
26. 16 15%
27. 17 24%
28. 18 33%
29. 19 42%
30. 20 First qtr
31. 21 61%
32. 22 70%
33. 23 79%
34. 24 86%
35. 25 92%
36. 26 96%
37. 27 99%
38. 28 Full
39. 29 99%
40. 30 95%
41. 31 89%

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

Events in May 2086

1. Wed, May 13:46 PM

   Mercury behind the Sun

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

2. Mon, May 66:26 AM

   Last Quarter

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

3. Fri, May 10

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 363,300 km.

4. Sun, May 129:41 PM

   New Moon

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

5. Mon, May 1310:50 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.

6. Sat, May 186:26 PM

   Jupiter, Moon, and Neptune gathered

   All within 5.3° of each other in the sky.

7. Sat, May 1811:36 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.

8. Mon, May 207:19 AM

   First Quarter

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

9. Mon, May 209:18 AM

   Venus and Saturn close together

   They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.

10. Wed, May 22

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,700 km.

11. Tue, May 288:35 AM

    Full Moon Flower Moon

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

12. Tue, May 288:40 AM

    Partial lunar eclipse

    Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow.

13. Fri, May 313:12 PM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

    23° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

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