May 2104

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
12. 1 First qtr
13. 2 56%
14. 3 65%
15. 4 74%
16. 5 82%
17. 6 89%
18. 7 94%
19. 8 98%
20. 9 100%
21. 10 Full
22. 11 98%
23. 12 94%
24. 13 89%
25. 14 81%
26. 15 72%
27. 16 62%
28. 17 Last qtr
29. 18 40%
30. 19 29%
31. 20 19%
32. 21 10%
33. 22 4%
34. 23 1%
35. 24 New
36. 25 2%
37. 26 7%
38. 27 13%
39. 28 21%
40. 29 30%
41. 30 40%
42. 31 First qtr

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

Events in May 2104

1. Thu, May 17:19 AM

   Venus and Uranus close together

   They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

2. Thu, May 19:42 PM

   First Quarter

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

3. Tue, May 6

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,800 km.

4. Sat, May 101:33 AM

   Full Moon Flower Moon

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

5. Sun, May 118:56 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.

6. Tue, May 131:52 PM

   Venus behind the Sun

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

7. Thu, May 154:42 AM

   Mercury and Uranus close together

   They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.

8. Sat, May 172:16 PM

   Last Quarter

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

9. Thu, May 22

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 362,800 km.

10. Thu, May 221:38 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.

11. Fri, May 234:26 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.

12. Sat, May 245:11 AM

    New Moon

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

13. Sat, May 2410:20 AM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.

14. Thu, May 294:29 PM

    Mercury behind the Sun

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

15. Sat, May 311:46 PM

    First Quarter

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

16. Sat, May 314:56 PM

    Saturn at opposition

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

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