2 |
Moon
near the Pleiades
at 13h UT (19° from Sun, evening sky).
The
Pleiades (Wikipedia) |
2 |
Moon
near Mercury
at 16h UT (20° from Sun, evening sky). Mag. 0.9.
Mercury
(Wikipedia)
|
3 |
Moon
near Aldebaran
at 6h UT (evening sky).
Aldebaran
(Wikipedia) |
5 |
Moon
near M35
star cluster at 4h UT (48° from Sun, evening sky).
Messier
35 (Wikipedia) |
5 |
Moon
at apogee
(farthest from Earth) at 13h UT (distance 405,285km; angular
size 29.5'). |
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.
Viewing
the Eta Aquariid Meteor Shower in 2022 (IMO)
Eta
Aquarids (Wikipedia)
AMS
Meteor Shower Calendar 2021-2022 (IMO)
|
6 |
Moon
near Castor
at 18h UT (evening sky). |
7 |
Moon
near Pollux
at 0h UT (evening sky). |
8 |
Moon
near Beehive cluster M44
at 4h UT (evening sky).
Beehive
Cluster (Wikipedia)
M44:
The Beehive Cluster (APOD) |
9 |
First
Quarter Moon
at 0:21 UT. |
10 |
Moon
near Regulus
at 0h UT (evening sky).
Regulus
(Wikipedia)
|
14 |
Moon
near Spica
at 2h UT (evening sky).
Spica
(Wikipedia) |
16 |
Full
Moon
at 4:15 UT. |
16 |
Total
Eclipse of the Moon
begins at 3:29 UT and ends at 4:54 UT. Mid-eclipse at 4:11 UT.
Partial phases begin at 2:28 UT and end at 5:55 UT. During
totality the Moon will turn red-orange in color as it passes
into the EarthΥs shadow. Light passing through the EarthΥs
atmosphere scatters into red colors and reflects off the lunar
surface. Visible from the Americas, Europe and Africa.
Total
Lunar Eclipse of 2022 May 16 (PDF) (NASA)
Eclipses
of the Moon (Mr Eclipse)
NASA
Lunar Eclipse Page (NASA)
|
17 |
Moon
near Antares
at 5h UT (morning sky).
Antares
(Wikipedia)
|
17 |
Moon
at perigee
(closest to Earth) at 15:29 UT (distance 360,298km; angular
size 33.2'). |
18 |
Mars
0.52° SE of Neptune
at 7h UT (62° from Sun, morning sky). Mags. 0.8 and 7.9. |
21 |
Mercury
at inferior conjunction
with the Sun at 19h UT. The innermost planet passes into the
morning sky. |
22 |
Moon
near Saturn
at 8h UT (morning sky). Mag. 0.8.
Saturn
(Wikipedia)
|
22 |
Last
Quarter Moon
at 18:43 UT. |
24 |
Moon
near Mars
at 23h UT (morning sky). Mag. 0.7.
Mars
(Wikipedia)
|
25 |
Moon,
Mars and Jupiter
within a circle of diameter 3.3° at 1h UT (morning sky). Mags.
0.7 and −2.2. |
25 |
Moon
near Jupiter
at 4h UT (morning sky). Mag. −2.2.
Jupiter
(Wikipedia)
|
27 |
Moon
near Venus
at 4h UT (38° from Sun, morning sky). Mag. −4.0.
Occultation visible from SE Asia and Indonesia.
Venus
(Wikipedia)
Occultation
of Venus 27 May 2022 (IOTA)
|
29 |
Mars
0.58° SE of Jupiter
at 11h UT (65° from Sun, morning sky). Mags. 0.7 and
−2.2. |
30 |
New
Moon
at 11:31 UT. Start of lunation 1230. |