May 2187

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
10. 1 40%
11. 2 31%
12. 3 22%
13. 4 15%
14. 5 9%
15. 6 4%
16. 7 1%
17. 8 New
18. 9 2%
19. 10 5%
20. 11 12%
21. 12 20%
22. 13 29%
23. 14 40%
24. 15 First qtr
25. 16 63%
26. 17 74%
27. 18 83%
28. 19 91%
29. 20 96%
30. 21 99%
31. 22 Full
32. 23 98%
33. 24 95%
34. 25 89%
35. 26 82%
36. 27 74%
37. 28 66%
38. 29 56%
39. 30 Last qtr
40. 31 37%

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

Events in May 2187

1. Tue, May 1

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,400 km.

2. Tue, May 19:47 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.

3. Fri, May 48:23 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.

4. Mon, May 74:05 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.

5. Mon, May 79:18 AM

   Moon, Uranus, and Venus gathered

   All within 4.1° of each other in the sky.

6. Mon, May 79:32 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.

7. Tue, May 88:19 AM

   New Moon

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

8. Tue, May 84:14 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.

9. Wed, May 93:49 PM

   Venus and Uranus close together

   They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.

10. Fri, May 116:19 AM

    Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

11. Tue, May 158:42 AM

    First Quarter

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

12. Tue, May 15

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,700 km.

13. Thu, May 179:52 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.

14. Fri, May 1812:06 AM

    Mars, Moon, and Saturn gathered

    All within 4.2° of each other in the sky.

15. Fri, May 184:30 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.

16. Fri, May 184:34 PM

    Mercury and Venus close together

    They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.

17. Tue, May 226:27 AM

    Full Moon Flower Moon

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

18. Tue, May 29

    Apogee

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

19. Tue, May 2911:37 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.

20. Wed, May 303:57 AM

    Last Quarter

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

21. Thu, May 315:52 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.

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