May 2023 Sky
- Posted by OCastronomy
- On April 30, 2023
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- Antares, Aquarid meteor shower, Beehive cluster M44, Castor, Jupiter, Lunar Eclipse, Mars, Mercury, Penumbral Lunar Eclipse, Pollux, Regulus, Saturn, Spica, Venus
May 2023 Sky
| 1 | Mercury at inferior conjunction with the Sun at 23h UT. The innermost planet passes into the morning sky. |
| 4 | Moon near Spica at 5h UT (evening sky). • Spica (Wikipedia) |
| 5 | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse from 15:14 to 19:32 UT, mid-eclipse at 17:23 UT. Best seen at mid-eclipse as a slight dimming of the Full Moon. Visible from Africa, Asia and Australia. • NASA Lunar Eclipses: 2021-2030 (NASA) • Penumbral Lunar Eclipse of 2023 May 05 (PDF) (NASA) |
| 5 | Full Moon at 17:36 UT. |
| 6 | Eta Aquarid meteor shower peaks. Most active for 7 days around this date. Associated with Comet Halley. Very fast, bright meteors, up to 40 per hour. Best seen from the tropics and southern hemisphere a few hours before dawn. Moonlight interferes this year. • Eta Aquarids (Wikipedia) • AMS Meteor Shower Calendar 2022-2023 (IMO) |
| 7 | Moon near Antares at 14h UT (morning sky). • Antares (Wikipedia) |
| 9 | Venus 1.8° N of M35 star cluster at 17h UT (44° from Sun, evening sky). Mag. −4.2. |
| 9 | Venus at northernmost declination (26.1°) at 22h UT. Mag. −4.2. • Venus (Wikipedia) |
| 11 | Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 5:07 UT (distance 369,343km; angular size 32.4′). |
| 12 | Last Quarter Moon at 14:28 UT. |
| 13 | Moon near Saturn at 16h UT (morning sky). Mag. 1.0. • Saturn (Wikipedia) |
| 17 | Moon near Jupiter at 13h UT (morning sky). Mag. −2.1. Occultation visible from North America, Canada and Greenland. • Jupiter (Wikipedia) • Occultation of Jupiter (IOTA) |
| 18 | Moon near Mercury at 0h UT (morning sky). Mag. 1.7. • Mercury (Wikipedia) |
| 19 | New Moon at 15:55 UT. Start of lunation 1242. |
| 22 | Moon near M35 star cluster at 8h UT (evening sky). |
| 23 | Moon near Venus at 13h UT (41° from Sun, evening sky). Mag. −4.2. Look out for this spectacular pairing! • Venus (Wikipedia) |
| 23 | Moon near Castor at 21h UT (evening sky). |
| 24 | Moon near Pollux at 2h UT (evening sky). |
| 24 | Moon near Mars at 20h UT (evening sky). Mag. 1.5. • Mars (Wikipedia) |
| 25 | Moon near Beehive cluster M44 at 7h UT (evening sky). • Beehive Cluster (Wikipedia) • M44: The Beehive Cluster (APOD) |
| 26 | Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 2h UT (distance 404,509km; angular size 29.5′). |
| 27 | Moon near Regulus at 5h UT (evening sky). • Regulus (Wikipedia) |
| 27 | First Quarter Moon at 15:23 UT. |
| 29 | Mercury at greatest elongation west at 5h UT (25° from Sun, morning sky). Mag. 0.6. |
| 31 | Moon near Spica at 14h UT (evening sky). |
All times Universal Time (UT).
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