May 2108

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
10. 1 63%
11. 2 Last qtr
12. 3 43%
13. 4 34%
14. 5 25%
15. 6 18%
16. 7 11%
17. 8 6%
18. 9 2%
19. 10 New
20. 11 0%
21. 12 3%
22. 13 7%
23. 14 14%
24. 15 22%
25. 16 32%
26. 17 42%
27. 18 First qtr
28. 19 65%
29. 20 76%
30. 21 85%
31. 22 92%
32. 23 97%
33. 24 Full
34. 25 99%
35. 26 97%
36. 27 92%
37. 28 85%
38. 29 78%
39. 30 69%
40. 31 60%

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

Events in May 2108

1. Tue, May 14:41 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.

2. Wed, May 26:39 PM

   Last Quarter

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

3. Sat, May 52:54 PM

   Mercury, Uranus, and Venus gathered

   All within 5.3° of each other in the sky.

4. Sat, May 5

   Apogee

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

5. Tue, May 81:41 AM

   Mercury and Uranus close together

   They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.

6. Thu, May 1012:10 AM

   Venus at inferior conjunction

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

7. Thu, May 106:57 PM

   Mercury, Moon, Uranus, and Venus gathered

   All within 7.1° of each other in the sky.

8. Thu, May 1010:18 PM

   New Moon

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

9. Fri, May 111:27 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.

10. Fri, May 112:03 AM

    Mercury, Moon, and Uranus gathered

    All within 3.5° of each other in the sky.

11. Fri, May 114:58 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.

12. Sat, May 1212:40 AM

    Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

13. Sun, May 1312:09 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.

14. Mon, May 146:23 PM

    Uranus behind the Sun

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

15. Fri, May 184:35 AM

    First Quarter

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

16. Sun, May 208:58 AM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.

17. Sun, May 202:02 PM

    Mars, Moon, and Neptune gathered

    All within 3.5° of each other in the sky.

18. Sun, May 202:53 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.

19. Mon, May 21

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 366,300 km.

20. Thu, May 2410:23 PM

    Full Moon Flower Moon

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

21. Tue, May 2912:52 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.

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