May 2161

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
13. 1 35%
14. 2 First qtr
15. 3 57%
16. 4 69%
17. 5 79%
18. 6 88%
19. 7 94%
20. 8 99%
21. 9 Full
22. 10 99%
23. 11 95%
24. 12 89%
25. 13 82%
26. 14 73%
27. 15 64%
28. 16 Last qtr
29. 17 45%
30. 18 36%
31. 19 27%
32. 20 19%
33. 21 12%
34. 22 6%
35. 23 2%
36. 24 0%
37. 25 New
38. 26 3%
39. 27 7%
40. 28 14%
41. 29 22%
42. 30 32%
43. 31 44%

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

Events in May 2161

1. Sat, May 28:31 PM

   First Quarter

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

2. Mon, May 43:17 PM

   Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

3. Wed, May 6

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 364,200 km.

4. Sat, May 912:19 PM

   Full Moon Flower Moon

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

5. Sat, May 912:22 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.

6. Sat, May 912:31 PM

   Penumbral lunar eclipse

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

7. Sat, May 912:56 PM

   Saturn at opposition

   Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.

8. Mon, May 114:38 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.

9. Thu, May 148:22 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.

10. Thu, May 1410:39 AM

    Moon, Neptune, and Uranus gathered

    All within 6.1° of each other in the sky.

11. Thu, May 147:51 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.

12. Sat, May 1611:29 PM

    Last Quarter

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

13. Mon, May 18

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,600 km.

14. Sun, May 2411:59 PM

    Annular solar eclipse

    The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light.

15. Mon, May 2512:01 AM

    New Moon

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

16. Sun, May 3110:14 AM

    Jupiter at opposition

    Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.

17. Sun, May 317:56 PM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

    25° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

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