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moon phases |
| 2 | Mercury 2° from the Pleiades at 23h UT (17° from Sun, evening sky). |
| 3 | Saturn 2.2° from Regulus at 22h UT (evening sky). Mags +0.6 and +1.4. This is the nearest Saturn will be to Regulus. |
| 5 | New Moon at 12:18 UT. Start of lunation 1056.
Eta Aquarid meteor shower peaks at 18h UT. Active from April 19 to May 28. Very fast, bright meteors, up to 10-20 per hour. Favors skywatchers in the tropics and southern hemisphere. |
| 6 | Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 3h UT (357,771 km; 33.4').
Moon near the Pleiades at 11h UT (evening sky). |
| 10 | Moon near Pollux at 1h UT (evening sky).
Moon very near Mars at 14h UT (evening sky). Mag. +1.3. Occultation visible from southwest Asia, northern Africa, and Europe (daytime). |
| 11 | Moon near Beehive cluster (M44) at 2h UT (evening sky). |
| 12 | First Quarter Moon at 3:47 UT.
Moon near Regulus at 19h UT (evening sky). Moon near Saturn at 22h UT (evening sky). Mag. +0.6. |
| 14 | Mercury at greatest elongation, 22° east from Sun (evening sky) at 4h UT. Mag. +0.5, low in the west-northwest 45 minutes after sunset. |
| 17 | Moon near Spica at 3h UT (evening sky). |
| 20 | Full Moon at 2:11 UT. The full Moon of May is called the "Planting Moon" or "Milk Moon".
Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 14h UT (distance 406,403 km; angular size 29.4'). Moon very near Antares at 23h UT (morning sky). Occultation visible from eastern South America and southern Africa. |
| 23 | Mars 0.28° from Beehive cluster (M44) at 13h UT (evening sky). |
| 24 | Moon near Jupiter at 12h UT (morning sky). Mag. -2.5. |
| 28 | Last Quarter Moon at 2:57 UT. |
All times Universal Time (UT). (USA Eastern Standard Time = UT 5 hours)
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