May 2173

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
14. 1 83%
15. 2 73%
16. 3 62%
17. 4 Last qtr
18. 5 40%
19. 6 29%
20. 7 19%
21. 8 12%
22. 9 6%
23. 10 2%
24. 11 New
25. 12 1%
26. 13 3%
27. 14 7%
28. 15 13%
29. 16 20%
30. 17 29%
31. 18 37%
32. 19 First qtr
33. 20 57%
34. 21 66%
35. 22 75%
36. 23 84%
37. 24 91%
38. 25 96%
39. 26 99%
40. 27 Full
41. 28 97%
42. 29 92%
43. 30 85%
44. 31 76%

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

Events in May 2173

1. Sat, May 1

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 367,800 km.

2. Tue, May 41:52 PM

   Last Quarter

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

3. Tue, May 49:50 PM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

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

4. Wed, May 510:32 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.

5. Thu, May 61:28 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.

6. Sat, May 812:56 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.

7. Tue, May 116:36 PM

   New Moon

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

8. Wed, May 124:05 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.

9. Thu, May 135:34 AM

   Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered

   All within 7.7° of each other in the sky.

10. Thu, May 137:22 AM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.

11. Thu, May 139:27 AM

    Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered

    All within 5.9° of each other in the sky.

12. Thu, May 137:45 PM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.

13. Mon, May 17

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,800 km.

14. Wed, May 198:09 PM

    First Quarter

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

15. Sat, May 222:09 PM

    Mercury and Mars close together

    They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

16. Thu, May 274:56 AM

    Full Moon Flower Moon

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

17. Thu, May 279:36 PM

    Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

18. Sat, May 29

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 362,700 km.

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