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Last Quarter Moon, May 2013
Thursday, May 2, 7:14 a.m. EDT. The last or third quarter moon rises around 2 a.m. and sets around 1 p.m. It is most easily seen just after sunrise in the southern sky.
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New Moon, May 2013
Thursday, May 9, 8:28 p.m. EDT. The moon is not visible on the date of new moon because it is too close to the sun, but can be seen low in the east as a narrow crescent a morning or two before, just before sunrise. It is visible low in the west an evening or two after new moon.
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Annular Solar Eclipse of May 10, 2013
Credit: Eclipse predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
The first solar eclipse of 2013 occurs at the Moon's descending node in eastern Ares. An annular eclipse will be visible from Australia, eastern Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, and the Gilbert Islands.
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First Quarter Moon, May 2013
Saturday, May 18, 12:34 a.m. EDT. The first quarter moon rises around 1 p.m. and sets around 2 a.m. It dominates the evening sky.
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Full Moon, May 2013
Saturday, May 25, 12:25 a.m. EDT. The full moon of May is called the Milk Moon. Its Cree name is Aligipizun, meaning “Frog Moon.”
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2nd Last Quarter Moon, May 2013
Thursda, May 31, 2:58 p.m. EDT. This is the second last quarter moon this month. It rises around 1 a.m. and sets around 1 p.m. It is most easily seen just after sunrise in the southern sky.
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Annular Solar Eclipse, May 2013
Friday, May 10. An annular solar eclipse will be visible in a narrow path stretching from central Australia across the south Pacific Ocean. Partial phases of this eclipse will be visible over a much larger area. This is how it will look at maximum eclipse in Cooktown, Australia.
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The Moon Framed by Jupiter and Venus, May 2013
Sat., May 11, after sunset. Venus has now moved into the evening sky, and tonight it and Jupiter frame the slender crescent moon.
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Spica Near the Moon, May 2013
Wed., May 22, before sunrise. The moon will move closer to the bright star Spica all night long, getting closest just around the time the moon sets. As seen from southeast Asia, the Philippines, Indonesia, northeastern Australia, and Polynesia, the moon will actually pass in front of Spica.
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Saturn Near the Moon, May 2013
Saturn will appear near the moon on Thursday, May 23, 2013, before sunrise.
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Venus and Mercury in Conjunction, May 2013
Friday, May 24, after sunset. Venus and Mercury are in close conjunction, with Jupiter a few degrees away.
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Penumbral Lunar Eclipse of May 25, 2013
Credit: F. Espenak/NASA’s GSFC
The second lunar eclipse of the year again occurs at the Moon's ascending node in Scorpius about 7° northwest of Antares (mv = +1.07). Such a shallow eclipse is only of academic interest since it will be all but impossible to detect.
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Penumbral Lunar Eclipse of May 25, 2013
Credit: F. Espenak/NASA’s GSFC
The second lunar eclipse of the year again occurs at the Moon's ascending node in Scorpius about 7° northwest of Antares (mv = +1.07). Such a shallow eclipse is only of academic interest since it will be all but impossible to detect.
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Planetary Triangle, May 2013
Sunday, May 26, after sunset. Three bright planets, Mercury, Venus, and Jupiter, form a 2-degree equilateral triangle in the western sky just after sunset.
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Venus and Jupiter in Conjunction, May 2013
Tueday, May 28, after sunset. The three planets rearrange themselves so that Jupiter and Venus are only a degree apart, with Mercury just above.
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Annular Solar Eclipse on May 10, 2013
Credit: Space Telescope Science Institute
This illustration from the Space Telescope Science Institute depicts the annular solar eclipse expected to occur on May 10, 2013.
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Sky Map of Cancer and Gemini Constellations on May 13, 2013
Credit: JPL
This sky map from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory shows the locations of the constellations Cancer and Gemini in the western sky on May 13, 2013.
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Sky Map of Lyra and Cygnus for May 2013
Credit: JPL
This sky map from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory shows the locations of the constellations Lyra and Cygnus rising late in the northeastern sky in May 2013.
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Sky Map of Jupiter for Early May, 2013
Credit: Space Telescope Science Institute
This sky map from the Space Telescope Science Institute shows the location of Jupiter in the western sky at 9:00 p.m. EDT in early May 2013.
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Cancer and Gemini in Relation to Moon and Beehive Cluster on May 14, 2013.
Credit: JPL
This sky map from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory shows the locations of the constellations Cancer and Gemini in relation to the moon and the Beehive Cluster looking west on May 14, 2013.
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Cancer and Gemini in Relation to Moon and Beehive Cluster on May 15, 2013.
Credit: JPL
This sky map from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory shows the locations of the constellations Cancer and Gemini in relation to the moon and the Beehive Cluster looking west on May 15, 2013.
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Cancer and Gemini in relation to Moon and Beehive Cluster on May 16
Credit: JPL
This sky map from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory shows the locations of the constellations Cancer and Gemini in relation to the moon and the Beehive Cluster looking west on May 16, 2013.
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Cancer and Gemini in Relation to Moon and Beehive Cluster on May 17, 2013.
Credit: JPL
This sky map from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory shows the locations of the constellations Cancer and Gemini in relation to the moon and the Beehive Cluster looking west on May 17, 2013.
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Leo and Gemini in Relation to Moon on May 18, 2013.
Credit: JPL
This sky map from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory shows the locations of the constellations Leo and Gemini in relation to the moon looking west on May 18, 2013.
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Leo and Gemini in Relation to Moon on May 19, 2013.
Credit: JPL
This sky map from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory shows the locations of the constellations Leo and Gemini in relation to the moon looking west on May 19, 2013.
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Penumbral Lunar Eclipse for May 24, 2013
Credit: Space Telescope Science Institute
This image from the Space Telescope Science Institute depicts the penumbral lunar eclipse expected to occur on May 24, 2013.
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Leo and Virgo in Relation to Moon on May 22, 2013.
Credit: JPL
This sky map from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory shows the locations of the constellations Leo and Virgo in relation to the moon and Saturn looking southeast on May 22, 2013.
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Saturn in Southeastern Sky in May
Credit: Space Telescope Science Institute
This sky map from the Space Telescope Science Institute shows Saturn in the southeastern sky in May 2013.
