Moon calendar

May 2107

  1. 1 66%
  2. 2 77%
  3. 3 85%
  4. 4 92%
  5. 5 97%
  6. 6 100%
  7. 7 Full
  8. 8 98%
  9. 9 93%
  10. 10 88%
  11. 11 80%
  12. 12 72%
  13. 13 63%
  14. 14 Last qtr
  15. 15 45%
  16. 16 35%
  17. 17 26%
  18. 18 18%
  19. 19 11%
  20. 20 5%
  21. 21 1%
  22. 22 New
  23. 23 1%
  24. 24 5%
  25. 25 11%
  26. 26 20%
  27. 27 30%
  28. 28 41%
  29. 29 First qtr
  30. 30 64%
  31. 31 74%

Events in May 2107

  1. 4:10 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.

  2. 12:26 AM

    Penumbral lunar eclipse

    The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly.

  3. 12:43 AM

    Full Moon Flower Moon

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

  4. 12:26 PM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

    21° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

  5. 5:03 AM

    Uranus behind the Sun

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

  6. 9:58 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.

  7. Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.

  8. 10:03 PM

    Last Quarter

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

  9. 6:10 AM

    Jupiter behind the Sun

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

  10. 6:27 AM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.

  11. 2:28 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.

  12. 7:34 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.

  13. 7:38 PM

    Mars, Moon, Uranus, and Venus gathered

    All within 6.8° of each other in the sky.

  14. 7:41 PM

    Jupiter, Moon, and Uranus gathered

    All within 7.8° of each other in the sky.

  15. 9:17 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.

  16. 1:30 PM

    New Moon

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

  17. 1:35 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.

  18. 9:27 PM

    Mars and Uranus close together

    They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.

  19. Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 366,800 km.

  20. 2:59 PM

    Venus and Uranus close together

    They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.

  21. 10:29 PM

    Mars, Uranus, and Venus gathered

    All within 1.4° of each other in the sky.

  22. 6:54 AM

    First Quarter

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

  23. 11:10 PM

    Venus and Mars close together

    They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.

  24. 9:22 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.

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

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