May 2105

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
13. 1 95%
14. 2 90%
15. 3 84%
16. 4 76%
17. 5 67%
18. 6 57%
19. 7 Last qtr
20. 8 36%
21. 9 26%
22. 10 16%
23. 11 9%
24. 12 3%
25. 13 New
26. 14 1%
27. 15 4%
28. 16 10%
29. 17 18%
30. 18 27%
31. 19 38%
32. 20 First qtr
33. 21 59%
34. 22 68%
35. 23 77%
36. 24 84%
37. 25 91%
38. 26 95%
39. 27 99%
40. 28 Full
41. 29 100%
42. 30 97%
43. 31 93%

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

Events in May 2105

1. Sat, May 24:56 AM

   Uranus behind the Sun

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

2. Sat, May 211:05 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.

3. Mon, May 410:45 PM

   Venus and Jupiter close together

   They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

4. Thu, May 74:12 AM

   Last Quarter

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

5. Fri, May 89:46 PM

   Mercury and Uranus close together

   They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.

6. Fri, May 810:12 PM

   Venus at greatest elongation

   46° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

7. Sun, May 1010:44 AM

   Jupiter, Moon, and Venus gathered

   All within 6.2° of each other in the sky.

8. Tue, May 122:16 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.

9. Wed, May 134:44 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.

10. Wed, May 13

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,200 km.

11. Wed, May 139:09 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.

12. Wed, May 139:37 PM

    New Moon

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

13. Wed, May 139:48 PM

    Partial solar eclipse

    The Moon covers part of the Sun.

14. Thu, May 142:27 AM

    Mercury behind the Sun

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

15. Wed, May 204:18 PM

    First Quarter

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

16. Wed, May 27

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.

17. Thu, May 286:30 PM

    Total lunar eclipse

    The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red.

18. Thu, May 286:32 PM

    Full Moon Flower MoonMicromoon

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

19. Sat, May 301:46 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.

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