May 2096

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
10. 1 72%
11. 2 80%
12. 3 87%
13. 4 93%
14. 5 97%
15. 6 99%
16. 7 Full
17. 8 99%
18. 9 96%
19. 10 91%
20. 11 85%
21. 12 77%
22. 13 68%
23. 14 58%
24. 15 Last qtr
25. 16 37%
26. 17 26%
27. 18 16%
28. 19 9%
29. 20 3%
30. 21 New
31. 22 1%
32. 23 4%
33. 24 10%
34. 25 18%
35. 26 27%
36. 27 37%
37. 28 First qtr
38. 29 57%
39. 30 67%
40. 31 75%

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

Events in May 2096

1. Tue, May 15:20 AM

   Moon, Neptune, and Saturn gathered

   All within 7.5° of each other in the sky.

2. Tue, May 16:57 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.

3. Sun, May 6

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.

4. Mon, May 77:07 AM

   Full Moon Flower MoonMicromoon

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

5. Mon, May 77:21 AM

   Penumbral lunar eclipse

   The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly.

6. Mon, May 149:02 PM

   Venus behind the Sun

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

7. Tue, May 155:54 AM

   Last Quarter

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

8. Wed, May 164:46 AM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

   26° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

9. Fri, May 187:45 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.

10. Sun, May 202:38 AM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.

11. Sun, May 2011:02 PM

    Mars and Jupiter close together

    They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.

12. Mon, May 21

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,900 km.

13. Mon, May 219:34 PM

    Total solar eclipse

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

14. Mon, May 219:35 PM

    New Moon

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

15. Tue, May 2212:49 AM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

16. Wed, May 235:46 AM

    Jupiter, Mars, and Moon gathered

    All within 2.2° of each other in the sky.

17. Wed, May 236:05 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.

18. Wed, May 237:50 AM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.

19. Mon, May 281:04 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.

20. Mon, May 2811:46 AM

    Moon, Neptune, and Saturn gathered

    All within 6.8° of each other in the sky.

21. Mon, May 281:41 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.

22. Mon, May 287:07 PM

    First Quarter

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

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