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May
| Day |
Phenomenon |
Hour |
| 2 |
FULL MOON |
1000 |
| 3 |
Mercury is in superior
conjunction. |
0400 |
| 4 |
Antares, the brightest star in the
constellation Scorpius, is 0° 5' north of the Moon.
Occultation of Antares by the Moon. |
1800 |
| 5 |
Jupiter is 6° north of the
Moon. |
1200 |
| 10 |
LAST QUARTER |
0400 |
| 10 |
Neptune is 1° 8' north of the
Moon. |
0800 |
| 12 |
Uranus is 1° 3' south of the Moon.
Occultation of Uranus by the Moon. |
0700 |
| 13 |
Mars is 3° south of the Moon. |
0100 |
| 15 |
The Moon is at perigee. |
1500 |
| 16 |
NEW MOON |
1900 |
| 16 |
Mercury is 7° north of Aldebaran,
the brightest star in the constellation Taurus. |
2100 |
| 18 |
Mercury is 3° south of the
Moon. |
0000 |
| 20 |
Venus is 1° 7' south of the
Moon. |
0100 |
| 22 |
Saturn is 0° 8' south of the
Moon. |
1900 |
| 23 |
Regulus, the brightest star in the
constellation Leo, is 0° 7' south of the Moon. |
1600 |
| 23 |
FIRST QUARTER |
2100 |
| 25 |
Neptune appears to be motionless in
the sky as it goes from direct motion to retrograde
motion. |
0600 |
| 27 |
The Moon is at apogee. |
2200 |
| 30 |
Vesta, the third-largest asteroid, is
at opposition. |
1400 |
| 30 |
Venus is 4° south of Pollux, the
brightest star in the constellation Gemini. |
1900 |
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