Lunar Calendar Month May 2020 (Sint Maarten)

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 Philipsburg, Sint Maarten during May 2020.

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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 phases	Dates	Time
full moon	2020-05-07	06:45
3rd quarter	2020-05-14	10:03
new moon	2020-05-22	13:39
1st quarter	2020-05-29	23:30

Apogee and perigee of the Moon

The following table shows the dates of perigee and apogee of the Moon during May 2020.

Position	Dates	Time	Distance	Notes
Perigee	2020-05-05	23:05	359,655 km
Apogee	2020-05-18	03:46	405,583 km

Meteor Activity

Active meteor showers this month and their peak days. For more information, see the meteor shower calendar 2020.

Name	Peak Day
η-Aquariids	2020-05-06
η-Lyrids	2020-05-08

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 Objects	Date and Time
Jupiter	2020-05-12 05:40
Saturn	2020-05-12 14:18
Mars	2020-05-14 22:01
Venus	2020-05-23 22:40
Mercury	2020-05-24 06:53
Beehive	2020-05-27 14:44

Illumination of the Moon

The following table depicts the illumination of the Moon, calculated at 00:00, throughtout the 31 days of May 2020.

May 2020
w	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Week 18	27 Monday	28 Tuesday	29 Wednesday	30 Thursday	1Friday 53.6% illuminated Age: 7.7	2Saturday 64.6% illuminated Age: 8.8	3Sunday 75.2% illuminated Age: 9.9
Week 19	4Monday 84.6% illuminated Age: 11	5Tuesday 92.3% illuminated Age: 12.1	6Wednesday 97.5% illuminated Age: 13.3	7Thursday 99.9% illuminated Age: 14.4	8Friday 99.3% illuminated Age: 15.6	9Saturday 95.8% illuminated Age: 16.7	10Sunday 90.1% illuminated Age: 17.8
Week 20	11Monday 82.4% illuminated Age: 18.8	12Tuesday 73.6% illuminated Age: 19.8	13Wednesday 64% illuminated Age: 20.8	14Thursday 54.1% illuminated Age: 21.8	15Friday 44.4% illuminated Age: 22.7	16Saturday 35% illuminated Age: 23.6	17Sunday 26.2% illuminated Age: 24.5
Week 21	18Monday 18.4% illuminated Age: 25.4	19Tuesday 11.6% illuminated Age: 26.3	20Wednesday 6.2% illuminated Age: 27.2	21Thursday 2.4% illuminated Age: 28.1	22Friday 0.3% illuminated Age: 29	23Saturday 0.2% illuminated Age: 0.4	24Sunday 2% illuminated Age: 1.3
Week 22	25Monday 6% illuminated Age: 2.3	26Tuesday 11.8% illuminated Age: 3.3	27Wednesday 19.6% illuminated Age: 4.3	28Thursday 28.8% illuminated Age: 5.3	29Friday 39.2% illuminated Age: 6.4	30Saturday 50.4% illuminated Age: 7.4	31Sunday 61.7% illuminated Age: 8.5
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