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Lunar Calendar Gambia 2017 › Moon Gambia May 2017

Lunar Calendar Month May 2017 (Gambia)

The Moon is the only natural satellite of the Earth and the fifth largest moon in the Solar System. It is the largest natural satellite in the solar system relative to the size of its planet. The following is information specific for Banjul, Gambia during May 2017.

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Date and time of moon phases

The information in the following table comes from calculations published by the Astronomical Applications Department of the U.S. Naval Observatory.

Moon phasesDatesTime
1st quarter2017-05-0302:47
full moon2017-05-1021:42
3rd quarter2017-05-1900:33
new moon2017-05-2519:44

Apogee and perigee of the Moon

The following table shows the dates of perigee and apogee of the Moon during May 2017.

PositionDatesTimeDistanceNotes
Apogee2017-05-1219:52406,210 km
Perigee2017-05-2601:24357,209 kmMaximum perigee in 2017!

Meteor Activity

Active meteor showers this month and their peak days. For more information, see the meteor shower calendar 2017.

NamePeak Day
η-Aquariids2017-05-05
η-Lyrids2017-05-08

Moon-Planet Conjunctions

A Moon-planet conjunction occurs when an astronomical object has either the same, or nearly the same, right ascension or the same ecliptic longitude of that of the Moon, as observed from Earth.

Astronomical ObjectsDate and Time
Beehive2017-05-02 18:23
Regulus2017-05-04 09:49
Jupiter2017-05-07 21:24
Saturn2017-05-13 23:07
Venus2017-05-22 12:32
Mercury2017-05-24 01:20
Beehive2017-05-30 01:50
Regulus2017-05-31 16:08

Illumination of the Moon

The following table depicts the illumination of the Moon, calculated at 00:00, throughtout the 31 days of May 2017.

May 2017
wMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturdaySunday
Week 18
1Monday
 
26.9% illuminated
26.9% illuminated
Age:5.1
2Tuesday
 
37.6% illuminated
37.6% illuminated
Age:6.2
3Wednesday
 
48.6% illuminated
48.6% illuminated
Age:7.3
4Thursday
 
59.4% illuminated
59.4% illuminated
Age:8.3
5Friday
 
69.5% illuminated
69.5% illuminated
Age:9.3
6Saturday
 
78.5% illuminated
78.5% illuminated
Age:10.2
7Sunday
 
86.2% illuminated
86.2% illuminated
Age:11.2
Week 19
8Monday
 
92.3% illuminated
92.3% illuminated
Age:12.1
9Tuesday
 
96.7% illuminated
96.7% illuminated
Age:13
10Wednesday
 
99.3% illuminated
99.3% illuminated
Age:14
11Thursday
 
100% illuminated
100% illuminated
Age:14.9
12Friday
 
98.9% illuminated
98.9% illuminated
Age:15.8
13Saturday
 
96% illuminated
96% illuminated
Age:16.6
14Sunday
 
91.5% illuminated
91.5% illuminated
Age:17.5
Week 20
15Monday
 
85.5% illuminated
85.5% illuminated
Age:18.4
16Tuesday
 
78.2% illuminated
78.2% illuminated
Age:19.3
17Wednesday
 
69.7% illuminated
69.7% illuminated
Age:20.2
18Thursday
 
60.3% illuminated
60.3% illuminated
Age:21.2
19Friday
 
50.2% illuminated
50.2% illuminated
Age:22.1
20Saturday
 
39.9% illuminated
39.9% illuminated
Age:23.1
21Sunday
 
29.6% illuminated
29.6% illuminated
Age:24.1
Week 21
22Monday
 
20% illuminated
20% illuminated
Age:25.2
23Tuesday
 
11.5% illuminated
11.5% illuminated
Age:26.3
24Wednesday
 
5% illuminated
5% illuminated
Age:27.4
25Thursday
 
1.1% illuminated
1.1% illuminated
Age:28.6
26Friday
 
0% illuminated
0% illuminated
Age:0.2
27Saturday
 
2.1% illuminated
2.1% illuminated
Age:1.4
28Sunday
 
7.1% illuminated
7.1% illuminated
Age:2.5
Week 22
29Monday
 
14.5% illuminated
Age:3.7
30Tuesday
 
23.6% illuminated
Age:4.8
31Wednesday
 
33.8% illuminated
Age:5.8
1Thursday
 
2Friday
 
3Saturday
 
4Sunday
 
5Monday
 
6Tuesday
 
7Wednesday
 
8Thursday
 
9Friday
 
10Saturday
 
11Sunday
 
12Monday
 
13Tuesday
 
14Wednesday
 
15Thursday
 
16Friday
 
17Saturday
 
18Sunday
 
Content last updated on 2018-10-21T17:33:00Z