May 2179

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
14. 1 23%
15. 2 16%
16. 3 10%
17. 4 5%
18. 5 2%
19. 6 New
20. 7 1%
21. 8 3%
22. 9 8%
23. 10 14%
24. 11 22%
25. 12 32%
26. 13 42%
27. 14 First qtr
28. 15 65%
29. 16 76%
30. 17 85%
31. 18 92%
32. 19 98%
33. 20 Full
34. 21 99%
35. 22 96%
36. 23 91%
37. 24 84%
38. 25 76%
39. 26 67%
40. 27 57%
41. 28 Last qtr
42. 29 38%
43. 30 29%
44. 31 21%

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

Events in May 2179

1. Sun, May 2

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,700 km.

2. Thu, May 65:17 PM

   New Moon

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

3. Sat, May 810:22 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.

4. Sun, May 97:55 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.

5. Sun, May 911:25 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

6. Sun, May 911:44 AM

   Jupiter, Moon, and Saturn gathered

   All within 2.0° of each other in the sky.

7. Tue, May 114:33 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.

8. Fri, May 144:26 AM

   First Quarter

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

9. Sat, May 159:35 PM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

   22° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

10. Tue, May 18

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 363,600 km.

11. Thu, May 207:49 PM

    Full Moon Flower Moon

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

12. Thu, May 208:02 PM

    Penumbral lunar eclipse

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

13. Sun, May 2310:12 PM

    Mercury and Jupiter close together

    They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.

14. Thu, May 2712:20 AM

    Mercury and Jupiter close together

    They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.

15. Thu, May 2711:22 PM

    Jupiter and Saturn close together

    They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.

16. Fri, May 285:56 AM

    Last Quarter

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

17. Sun, May 30

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,700 km.

18. Sun, May 3011:04 PM

    Jupiter, Mercury, and Saturn gathered

    All within 1.2° of each other in the sky.

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