May 2116

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
13. 1 79%
14. 2 70%
15. 3 61%
16. 4 Last qtr
17. 5 42%
18. 6 33%
19. 7 24%
20. 8 16%
21. 9 10%
22. 10 5%
23. 11 1%
24. 12 New
25. 13 1%
26. 14 5%
27. 15 11%
28. 16 19%
29. 17 29%
30. 18 40%
31. 19 First qtr
32. 20 63%
33. 21 74%
34. 22 83%
35. 23 90%
36. 24 96%
37. 25 99%
38. 26 Full
39. 27 99%
40. 28 95%
41. 29 90%
42. 30 84%
43. 31 76%

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

Events in May 2116

1. Mon, May 44:11 PM

   Last Quarter

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

2. Mon, May 4

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.

3. Wed, May 65:43 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.

4. Wed, May 67:01 AM

   Jupiter, Mars, and Moon gathered

   All within 6.7° of each other in the sky.

5. Wed, May 67:49 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.

6. Thu, May 74:23 PM

   Venus at inferior conjunction

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

7. Sun, May 108:48 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.

8. Sun, May 108:24 PM

   Mercury, Moon, and Saturn gathered

   All within 6.4° of each other in the sky.

9. Sun, May 109:23 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.

10. Mon, May 1110:56 PM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.

11. Tue, May 125:34 AM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

    26° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

12. Tue, May 1211:57 AM

    New Moon

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

13. Thu, May 1411:33 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.

14. Sun, May 171:48 PM

    Mercury and Saturn close together

    They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.

15. Sun, May 17

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,200 km.

16. Tue, May 198:21 AM

    First Quarter

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

17. Sat, May 2312:06 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.

18. Sat, May 234:19 PM

    Mercury and Venus close together

    They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.

19. Sat, May 2311:34 PM

    Mercury, Saturn, and Venus gathered

    All within 7.9° of each other in the sky.

20. Tue, May 2610:19 AM

    Full Moon Flower Moon

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

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