May 2019 Sky
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- On May 1, 2019
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- Aldebaran, Antares, Aquarid meteor shower, Beehive cluster M44, Ceres at opposition, Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, Mercury at superior conjunction, Pleiades, Pollux, Regulus, Saturn, Spica, Uranus, Venus
May 2019 Sky
| 2 | Moon near Venus (morning sky) at 15h UT. Mag. −3.9. • Venus (Wikipedia) |
| 3 | Moon near Mercury (19° from Sun, morning sky) at 10h UT. Mag. −0.5. • Mercury (Wikipedia) |
| 4 | New Moon at 22:46 UT. Start of lunation 1192. |
| 6 | Moon near the Pleiades (evening sky) at 5h UT. • The Pleiades (Wikipedia) |
| 6 | Eta Aquarid meteor shower peaks at 14h UT. Most active for 7 days around this date. Associated with Comet Halley. Very fast, bright meteors, up to 40 per hour. Favors skywatchers in the tropics and southern hemisphere observing a few hours before dawn. Ideal viewing conditions this year. • Eta Aquariids (Wikipedia) • 2019 Meteor Shower Calendar (PDF) (IMO) |
| 6 | Moon near Aldebaran (evening sky) at 22h UT. • Aldebaran (Wikipedia) |
| 8 | Moon near Mars (evening sky) at 1h UT. Mag. 1.7. • Mars (Wikipedia) |
| 10 | Moon near Pollux (evening sky) at 3h UT. |
| 11 | Moon near Beehive cluster M44 (evening sky) at 13h UT. |
| 12 | First Quarter Moon at 1:12 UT. |
| 12 | Moon near Regulus (evening sky) at 17h UT. • Regulus (Wikipedia) |
| 13 | Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 21:54 UT (369,009 km; angular size 32.4′). |
| 16 | Moon near Spica (evening sky) at 12h UT. • Spica (Wikipedia) |
| 18 | Venus 1.1° SSE of Uranus (23° from Sun, morning sky) at 17h UT. Mags. −3.9 and 5.9. |
| 18 | Full Moon at 21:10 UT. • Full Moon Names (Wikipedia) |
| 19 | Moon near Antares (morning sky) at 21h UT. • Antares (Wikipedia) |
| 20 | Moon near Jupiter (morning sky) at 18h UT. Mag. −2.6. • Jupiter (Wikipedia) |
| 21 | Mercury at superior conjunction with the Sun at 13h UT. The elusive planet passes into the evening sky. |
| 22 | Moon near Saturn (131° from Sun, morning sky) at 20h UT. Mag. 0.3. Occultation visible from South Africa. • Occultation of Saturn (IOTA) • Saturn (Wikipedia) |
| 26 | Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 13h UT (distance 404,138 km; angular size 29.6′). |
| 26 | Last Quarter Moon at 16:33 UT. |
| 28 | Ceres at opposition at 22h UT (176° from Sun, morning sky). Mag. 7.0. • Ceres (Wikipedia) |
| May 2019 Sky All times Universal Time (UT). | |
