Lunar Calendar Month May 2022 (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 2022.

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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
1st quarter	2022-05-08	20:21
full moon	2022-05-16	00:14
3rd quarter	2022-05-22	14:43
new moon	2022-05-30	07:30

Apogee and perigee of the Moon

The following table shows the dates of perigee and apogee of the Moon during May 2022.

Position	Dates	Time	Distance	Notes
Apogee	2022-05-05	08:47	405,286 km
Perigee	2022-05-17	11:24	360,297 km

Eclipses in May 2022

The following is information about eclipses occuring worldwide during May 2022. The eclipses listed here may be totally visible, partly visible or not visible in any part of Sint Maarten.

Type	Dates	Saros	Notes
lunar eclipse	2022-05-16	131	Central total eclipse (Moon's center passes south of shadow axis)

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
Mercury	2022-05-02 10:17
Pollux	2022-05-06 18:56
Beehive	2022-05-07 20:23
Saturn	2022-05-22 00:43
Mars	2022-05-24 15:24
Jupiter	2022-05-24 19:59
Venus	2022-05-26 22:52

Illumination of the Moon

The following table depicts the illumination of the Moon, calculated at 00:00, throughtout the 31 days of May 2022.

May 2022
w	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Week 17	25 Monday	26 Tuesday	27 Wednesday	28 Thursday	29 Friday	30 Saturday	1Sunday 0.1% illuminated Age: 0.3
Week 18	2Monday 1.7% illuminated Age: 1.2	3Tuesday 5.1% illuminated Age: 2.1	4Wednesday 10.1% illuminated Age: 3	5Thursday 16.5% illuminated Age: 3.9	6Friday 24.1% illuminated Age: 4.8	7Saturday 32.7% illuminated Age: 5.7	8Sunday 41.9% illuminated Age: 6.6
Week 19	9Monday 51.5% illuminated Age: 7.5	10Tuesday 61.4% illuminated Age: 8.5	11Wednesday 71% illuminated Age: 9.4	12Thursday 80.1% illuminated Age: 10.4	13Friday 88% illuminated Age: 11.4	14Saturday 94.4% illuminated Age: 12.5	15Sunday 98.5% illuminated Age: 13.6
Week 20	16Monday 100% illuminated Age: 14.8	17Tuesday 98.5% illuminated Age: 15.9	18Wednesday 94.2% illuminated Age: 17.1	19Thursday 87.2% illuminated Age: 18.2	20Friday 78.2% illuminated Age: 19.3	21Saturday 67.9% illuminated Age: 20.4	22Sunday 56.9% illuminated Age: 21.5
Week 21	23Monday 45.8% illuminated Age: 22.5	24Tuesday 35.2% illuminated Age: 23.6	25Wednesday 25.6% illuminated Age: 24.5	26Thursday 17.1% illuminated Age: 25.5	27Friday 10.2% illuminated Age: 26.5	28Saturday 5% illuminated Age: 27.4	29Sunday 1.6% illuminated Age: 28.3
Week 22	30Monday 0.1% illuminated Age: 29.3	31Tuesday 0.4% illuminated Age: 0.6	1 Wednesday	2 Thursday	3 Friday	4 Saturday	5 Sunday
	6 Monday	7 Tuesday	8 Wednesday	9 Thursday	10 Friday	11 Saturday	12 Sunday