MAY 2024 OBSERVING Lunar Almanac Northern Hemisphere Sky Chart 27 28 May 1 Yellow dots indicate which part of the Moon's limb is tipped the most toward Earth by libration. NASA / LRO 11 MOON PHASES MON SUN TUE 1 5 12 19 26 6 13 20 27 7 14 21 28 8 15 22 29 WED 2 9 16 23 30 THU 3 10 17 24 31 FRI 4 11 18 25 Zenith β M3 α ε LAST QUARTER May 1 11:27 UT FIRST QUARTER May 15 11:48 UT LAST QUARTER May 30 17:13 UT DISTANCES Perigee 363,165 km Apogee 404,639 km May 5, 22h UT Diameter 32′ 54″ May 17, 19h UT Diameter 29′ 32″ FAVORABLE LIBRATIONS * Gerard Q Inner Crater May 1 * Oken Crater * Xenophanes Crater * Pythagoras Crater 42 MAY 2024 * SKY & TELESCOPE Galaxy Double star NEW MOON May 8 03:22 UT FULL MOON May 23 13:53 UT -1 1 2 3 4 Planet location shown for mid-month May 11 May 27 May 28 USING THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE MAP Go out within an hour of a time listed to the right. Turn the map around so the yellow label for the direction you're facing is at the bottom. That's the horizon. The center of the map is overhead. Ignore the parts of the map above horizons you're not facing. Exact for latitude 40°N. -40° c i n g 13 0° C B SAT π γ CORONA BOREALIS E g -1 0 1 2 3 4 a Galaxy Double star Variable star Open cluster Diffuse nebula Globular cluster Planetary nebula β α γ S E M51 Mizar & Alcor r +60° Little Dipper γ η β URSA MINOR µ S IOPE IA r o N γ β 19h F a SCORP IUS M4 Antares c i n g α η π ε ζ β HERCULES δ µ α F c i n a s t δ χ α β ε a F g n c i CYGNUS Deneb M29 Northern Cross Albireo E N M52 α h t Spica 16h Moon May 22 F a R M57 22h M27 V IRGO ζ κ β CEPζHEUS δ ε Thuban DRACO Vega αLYRA ε M39 SAGI TTA VULPECULA M13 M92 AQUI LA BOÖTES Arcturus SERPENS (CAPUT ) M5 ι CEθNTAURUS LUPUS L IBRA α M12 M10 OPHIUCHUS δ α ζ IC4665 γ 70 SERPENS (CAUDA) η β α γ α α η γ β ε β δ π α β δ α γ β