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🌘 | Moon Phase : Waxing Crescent at 10.2% |
| Age of moon : 3.1 days |
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| Date | Brightness | Start | Highest point | End | |||||||
| (mag) | Time | Alt. | Az. | Time | Alt. | Az. | Time | Alt. | Az. | ||
| 2020-05-26 | -0.5 | 05:12:51 | 10° | SE | 05:12:51 | 10° | SE | 05:12:51 | 10° | SE | |
| 2020-05-26 | -0.9 | 06:45:49 | 12° | SW | 06:46:39 | 13° | SSW | 06:48:15 | 10° | S | |
| 2020-05-27 | -0.9 | 06:00:24 | 13° | S | 06:00:24 | 13° | S | 06:01:06 | 10° | SSE | |
Astronomical Calendar May 6, 7 - Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower
The Eta Aquarids is an above average shower, capable of producing up to 60 meteors per hour at its peak. Most of the activity is seen in the Southern Hemisphere. In the Northern Hemisphere, the rate can reach about 30 meteors per hour. It is produced by dust particles left behind by comet Halley, which has known and observed since ancient times. The shower runs annually from April 19 to May 28. It peaks this year on the night of May 6 and the morning of the May 7. The nearly full moon will be a problem this year, blocking out all but the brightest meteors. But if you are patient, you should still should be able to catch a few good ones. Best viewing will be from a dark location after midnight. Meteors will radiate from the constellation Aquarius, but can appear anywhere in the sky.May 7 - Full Moon, Supermoon
The Moon will be located on the opposite side of the Earth as the Sun and its face will be will be fully illuminated. This phase occurs at 10:45 UTC. This full moon was known by early Native American tribes as the Full Flower Moon because this was the time of year when spring flowers appeared in abundance. This moon has also been known as the Full Corn Planting Moon and the Milk Moon. This is also the last of four supermoons for 2020. The Moon will be at its closest approach to the Earth and may look slightly larger and brighter than usual.May 22 - New Moon
The Moon will located on the same side of the Earth as the Sun and will not be visible in the night sky. This phase occurs at 17:39 UTC. This is the best time of the month to observe faint objects such as galaxies and star clusters because there is no moonlight to interfere.
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| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
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26 07:12 ☀ 18:02 🌘 7% |
27 Freedom Day 07:13 ☀ 18:01 🌘 13% |
28 07:14 ☀ 18:00 🌘 21% |
29 07:15 ☀ 17:59 🌘 30% |
30 07:16 ☀ 17:58 🌗 40% |
1 Worker's Day 07:16 ☀ 17:57 🌗 51% |
2 07:17 ☀ 17:56 🌗 62% |
3 07:18 ☀ 17:55 🌖 73% |
4 07:19 ☀ 17:54 🌖 82% |
5 07:20 ☀ 17:53 🌖 91% |
6 07:20 ☀ 17:52 🌕 96% |
7 07:21 ☀ 17:51 🌕 100% |
8 Mothers Day 07:22 ☀ 17:50 🌕 100% |
9 07:23 ☀ 17:49 🌕 97% |
10 07:23 ☀ 17:49 🌔 92% |
11 07:24 ☀ 17:48 🌔 84% |
12 07:25 ☀ 17:47 🌔 76% |
13 07:26 ☀ 17:46 🌓 66% |
14 07:27 ☀ 17:46 🌓 57% |
15 07:27 ☀ 17:45 🌓 47% |
16 07:28 ☀ 17:44 🌓 37% |
17 07:29 ☀ 17:43 🌒 28% |
18 07:30 ☀ 17:43 🌒 20% |
19 07:30 ☀ 17:42 🌒 13% |
20 07:31 ☀ 17:42 🌒 7% |
21 07:32 ☀ 17:41 🌑 3% |
22 07:32 ☀ 17:40 🌑 1% |
23 07:33 ☀ 17:40 🌑 0% |
24 07:34 ☀ 17:39 🌑 1% |
25 07:34 ☀ 17:39 🌘 5% |
26 07:35 ☀ 17:39 🌘 10% |
27 07:36 ☀ 17:38 🌘 17% |
28 07:36 ☀ 17:38 🌘 26% |
29 07:37 ☀ 17:37 🌗 37% |
30 07:38 ☀ 17:37 🌗 48% |
31 07:38 ☀ 17:37 🌗 59% |
1 07:39 ☀ 17:36 🌖 70% |
2 07:39 ☀ 17:36 🌖 80% |
3 07:40 ☀ 17:36 🌖 89% |
4 07:41 ☀ 17:36 🌖 95% |
5 07:41 ☀ 17:36 🌕 99% |
6 07:42 ☀ 17:35 🌕 100% |
