Sun, Moon & Stars

Movement of the heavenly bodies: May 2000

May Calendar

Day	Phenomenon	Hour (UT)	Hour (EST)
4	NEW MOON	0400	12 am (midnight)
5	Mars is 5 degrees north of the Moon.	0600	2 am
6	The Moon is at its perigee, or closest point to Earth in its monthly orbit.	0900	5 am
8	Jupiter is in conjunction with the Sun, that is, Jupiter and Earth are aligned on opposite sides of the Sun.	0400	12 am (midnight)
8	Neptune appears to be motionless in the sky as its apparent direct motion changes to backward, or retrograde, motion.	1300	9 am
9	Mercury is in superior conjunction, that is, Mercury and Earth are aligned on opposite sides of the Sun.	0400	12 am (midnight)
10	FIRST QUARTER	2000	4 pm
10	Saturn is in conjunction with the Sun, that is, Saturn and Earth are aligned on opposite sides of the Sun.	2000	4 pm
14	Ceres, the largest asteroid, appears to be motionless in the sky as its apparent backward, or retrograde, motion changes back to direct motion.	1300	9 am
18	FULL MOON	0800	4 am
19	Mars is 6 degrees north of Aldebaran, the brightest star in the constellation Taurus.	0300	11 pm (May 18)
19	Mercury is 7 degrees north of Aldebaran.	1100	7 am
19	Mercury is 1 degree 1 minute north of Mars.	1500	11 am
22	The Moon is at its apogee, or farthest point from Earth in its monthly orbit.	0400	12 am (midnight)
24	Neptune is 1 degree 2 minutes north of the Moon.	0200	10 pm (May 23)
25	Uranus is 1 degree 5 minutes north of the Moon.	0600	2 am
25	Uranus appears to be motionless in the sky as its apparent direct motion changes to backward, or retrograde, motion.	1500	11 am
26	LAST QUARTER	1200	8 am
31	Jupiter is 1 degree 2 minutes north of Saturn.	1000	6 am