May 2106

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
14. 1 6%
15. 2 2%
16. 3 New
17. 4 1%
18. 5 5%
19. 6 12%
20. 7 21%
21. 8 31%
22. 9 42%
23. 10 First qtr
24. 11 64%
25. 12 74%
26. 13 83%
27. 14 90%
28. 15 95%
29. 16 98%
30. 17 Full
31. 18 100%
32. 19 97%
33. 20 93%
34. 21 88%
35. 22 81%
36. 23 73%
37. 24 64%
38. 25 Last qtr
39. 26 45%
40. 27 35%
41. 28 25%
42. 29 16%
43. 30 8%
44. 31 3%

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

Events in May 2106

1. Sun, May 212:16 AM

   Mercury and Uranus close together

   They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

2. Sun, May 210:33 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.

3. Mon, May 32:11 PM

   New Moon

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

4. Mon, May 32:15 PM

   Total solar eclipse

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

5. Mon, May 36:40 PM

   Mercury, Moon, and Uranus gathered

   All within 3.8° of each other in the sky.

6. Mon, May 36:51 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

7. Tue, May 41:56 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.

8. Wed, May 5

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 362,000 km.

9. Thu, May 61:27 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.

10. Thu, May 64:34 PM

    Uranus behind the Sun

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

11. Mon, May 105:20 AM

    First Quarter

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

12. Mon, May 177:03 PM

    Partial lunar eclipse

    Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow.

13. Mon, May 177:13 PM

    Full Moon Flower Moon

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

14. Fri, May 211:38 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.

15. Fri, May 21

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,700 km.

16. Tue, May 2510:59 PM

    Last Quarter

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

17. Thu, May 273:23 PM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

    23° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

18. Sun, May 307:34 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.

19. Mon, May 317:55 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.

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