Astronomical Phenomena for May 2019
May 15, 2019 4:09:06 GMT
Post by Joe on May 15, 2019 4:09:06 GMT
A table listing some of the Astronomical Phenomena for May 2019:
| UTC | EDT (UTC-4) | Event |
| 5/2/19 11:39 AM | 5/2/19 7:39 AM | Venus (mag. -3.8) 3.6 degrees north of Moon. |
| 5/2/19 12:58 PM | 5/2/19 8:58 AM | Vesta (mag. +8.2) 0.2 degrees south of Moon. |
| 5/3/19 6:25 AM | 5/3/19 2:25 AM | Mercury (mag. -0.5) 2.9 degrees north of Moon. |
| 5/3/19 8:21 AM | 5/3/19 4:21 AM | Vesta (mag. +8.2) 3.8 degrees south of Venus (mag. -3.8). |
| 5/3/19 11:12 PM | 5/3/19 7:12 PM | Uranus (mag. +5.9) 4.7 degrees north of Moon. |
| 5/4/19 10:46 PM | 5/4/19 6:46 PM | New moon. |
| 5/6/19 12:00 AM | 5/5/19 8:00 PM | Eta Aquariid meteor shower peaks ZHR = 55 |
| 5/6/19 10:21 PM | 5/6/19 6:21 PM | Moon 2.3 degrees north of Aldebaran (mag. +0.9). |
| 5/7/19 11:35 PM | 5/7/19 7:35 PM | Mars (mag. +1.7) 3.2 degrees north of Moon. |
| 5/8/19 8:13 AM | 5/8/19 4:13 AM | Uranus (mag. +5.9) 1.4 degrees north of Mercury (mag. -0.8). |
| 5/8/19 6:53 PM | 5/8/19 2:53 PM | Moon occults star Tejat - μ Gem (mag. +2.9). |
| 5/10/19 3:56 AM | 5/9/19 11:56 PM | Moon 6.3 degrees south of Pollux (mag. +1.1). |
| 5/12/19 1:13 AM | 5/11/19 9:13 PM | First quarter moon. |
| 5/12/19 2:45 PM | 5/12/19 10:45 AM | Moon 3.0 degrees north of Regulus (mag. +1.4). |
| 5/13/19 10:01 PM | 5/13/19 6:01 PM | Moon at perigee approx. 369,015 kilometers or 229,295 miles from the Earth. |
| 5/16/19 6:37 AM | 5/16/19 2:37 AM | Moon 7.7 degrees north of Spica (mag. +1.0). |
| 5/18/19 8:13 AM | 5/18/19 4:13 AM | Uranus 1.2 degrees north of Venus (mag. -3.8). |
| 5/18/19 9:12 PM | 5/18/19 5:12 PM | Full moon. |
| 5/19/19 5:04 PM | 5/19/19 1:04 PM | Moon 7.9 degrees north of Antares (mag. +1.0). |
| 5/19/19 6:19 PM | 5/19/19 2:19 PM | Ceres (mag. +7.2) 1.2 degrees north of Moon. |
| 5/20/19 4:54 PM | 5/20/19 12:54 PM | Jupiter (mag. -2.6) 1.7 degrees south of Moon. |
| 5/21/19 2:35 PM | 5/21/19 10:35 AM | Mercury at superior conjunction. |
| 5/22/19 8:06 PM | 5/22/19 4:06 PM | Ceres (mag. +7.1) 8.9 degrees north of Antares (mag. +1.0). |
| 5/22/19 10:14 PM | 5/22/19 6:14 PM | Moon occults Saturn (mag. +0.4), visible from South Africa. |
| 5/24/19 7:28 AM | 5/24/19 3:28 AM | Mercury (mag. -2.1) at perihelion 0.307 AU (approx. 45.9 million kilometers or 28.5 million miles) from the Sun. |
| 5/26/19 11:41 AM | 5/26/19 7:41 AM | Mercury (mag. -1.8) 6.7 degrees north of Aldebaran (mag. +0.9). |
| 5/26/19 1:27 PM | 5/26/19 9:27 AM | Moon at apogee approx. 404,133 km or 251,117 miles from the Earth. |
| 5/26/19 4:34 PM | 5/26/19 12:34 PM | Last quarter moon. |
| 5/27/19 4:43 PM | 5/27/19 12:43 PM | Neptune (mag. +7.9) 3.7 degrees north of Moon. |
| 5/29/19 2:39 AM | 5/28/19 10:39 PM | Ceres (mag. +7.0) at opposition 1.752 AU (approx. 262.1 million kilometers or 162.9 million miles) from the Earth. |
| 5/30/19 9:35 PM | 5/30/19 5:35 PM | Vesta 0.6 degrees south of Moon. |
| 5/31/19 10:24 AM | 5/31/19 6:24 AM | Uranus (mag. +5.9) 4.8 degrees north of Moon. |