Here you will find useful observing information about the visible planets,
our Moon and other moons, the Sun, as well as various 'things' celestial.
Among these web pages you will find monthly star maps for either the northern or southern hemisphere that are suitable for printout.
Animated images are utilized to illustrate celestial motions such as orbital motions of the planets, and other solar orbiting objects,
or apparent and real motions along the ecliptic and the local horizon. Regular features include plotting the monthly positions of the
visible planets using heliocentric coordinates; following moon phases; conjunctions; the sun's apparent motion and the Earth's real
motion along the ecliptic.
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May Sky Calendar | ||||
02. Waning Gibbous Moon Near Antares
04. Space Day Star Wars Day Waning Gibbous Moon near Saturn 05. Launch of InSight Lander Mission to Mars National Astronaut Day 06. Moon at Apogee: 251,344 miles (404,500 km) Waning Gibbous Moon near Mars 07. Moon at Descending Node Last Quarter Moon |
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08. Jupiter at Opposition
10. Jupiter Closest to Earth 4.4 AU) 13. Waning Crescent Moon near Mercury 14. Sun Enters the Boundaries of the Constellation Taurus the Bull 15. New Moon 17. Waxing Crescent Moon near Venus Moon at Perigee: 226,055 miles (363,800 km) 19. Waxing Crescent Moon near Beehive Open Star Cluster 20. Moon at Ascending Node |
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21. Waxing Gibbous Moon near Regulus
The Sun Does Not Enter the Astrological Sign of Gemini 22. First Quarter Moon Mars Autumnal Equinox 25. Towel Day 27. Waxing Gibbous Moon near Jupiter 29. Full Moon 31. Waning Gibbous Moon near Saturn |
Name | May 06 | May 16 | May 26 | |
Mercury | 293o `7' | 326o 58' | 010o 49' | |
Venus | 115o 26' | 131o 41' | 147o 56' | |
Earth | 225o 26' | 235o 06' | 244o 43' | |
Mars | 256o 02' | 261o 33' | 267o 10' | |
Ceres | 154o 52' | 158o 02' | 161o 20' | |
Jupiter | 228o 07' | 228o 53' | 229o 39' | |
Saturn | 274o 16' | 274o 34' | 274o 52' | |
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