May 2102

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
9. 1 97%
10. 2 Full
11. 3 99%
12. 4 96%
13. 5 91%
14. 6 83%
15. 7 73%
16. 8 63%
17. 9 Last qtr
18. 10 40%
19. 11 30%
20. 12 20%
21. 13 12%
22. 14 6%
23. 15 2%
24. 16 New
25. 17 0%
26. 18 2%
27. 19 6%
28. 20 12%
29. 21 18%
30. 22 26%
31. 23 35%
32. 24 44%
33. 25 First qtr
34. 26 64%
35. 27 73%
36. 28 82%
37. 29 90%
38. 30 96%
39. 31 99%

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

Events in May 2102

1. Mon, May 11:50 AM

   Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

2. Tue, May 29:34 PM

   Full Moon Flower Moon

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

3. Fri, May 55:43 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.

4. Fri, May 5

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 365,400 km.

5. Mon, May 82:41 AM

   Saturn at opposition

   Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.

6. Tue, May 92:30 PM

   Last Quarter

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

7. Mon, May 156:44 AM

   Mercury, Moon, and Uranus gathered

   All within 7.7° of each other in the sky.

8. Tue, May 1610:31 PM

   New Moon

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

9. Sun, May 21

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,100 km.

10. Mon, May 2210:59 AM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.

11. Thu, May 252:21 AM

    First Quarter

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

12. Fri, May 261:19 AM

    Venus and Uranus close together

    They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.

13. Fri, May 267:56 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.

14. Sun, May 2810:44 AM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

    25° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

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