Moon calendar
May 2101
- 1 10%
- 2 16%
- 3 23%
- 4 32%
- 5 41%
- 6 First qtr
- 7 62%
- 8 72%
- 9 81%
- 10 89%
- 11 95%
- 12 99%
- 13 Full
- 14 97%
- 15 92%
- 16 85%
- 17 76%
- 18 65%
- 19 Last qtr
- 20 44%
- 21 34%
- 22 25%
- 23 17%
- 24 10%
- 25 5%
- 26 2%
- 27 New
- 28 1%
- 29 3%
- 30 6%
- 31 12%
- Moon phase
- Perigee or apogee
- Eclipse
- Planets
- Equinox or solstice
Events in May 2101
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9:00 AM
First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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1:35 PM
Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
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6:03 PM
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
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12:43 AM
Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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6:15 AM
Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,400 km.
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9:52 PM
Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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7:49 PM
Mercury at inferior conjunction
Passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in its glare.
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6:35 AM
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
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8:50 PM
New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,600 km.
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10:27 PM
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
Times are local to America/New York. Each Moon is drawn as it looks at midday.