Lunar Calendar Month May 2013 (Italy)

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 Roma - Lazio, Italy during May 2013.

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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
3rd quarter	2013-05-02	13:14
new moon	2013-05-10	02:28
1st quarter	2013-05-18	06:34
full moon	2013-05-25	06:25
3rd quarter	2013-05-31	20:58

Apogee and perigee of the Moon

The following table shows the dates of perigee and apogee of the Moon during May 2013.

Position	Dates	Time	Distance	Notes
Apogee	2013-05-13	15:32	405,826 km
Perigee	2013-05-26	03:46	358,374 km

Eclipses in May 2013

The following is information about eclipses occuring worldwide during May 2013. The eclipses listed here may be totally visible, partly visible or not visible in any part of Italy.

Type	Dates	Saros	Notes
solar eclipse	2013-05-10	138
lunar eclipse	2013-05-25	150	Saros series begins (first penumbral eclipse in series)

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	2013-05-12 15:03
Spica	2013-05-22 12:34
Saturn	2013-05-23 11:55

Illumination of the Moon

The following table depicts the illumination of the Moon, calculated at 00:00, throughtout the 31 days of May 2013.

May 2013
w	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Week 18	29 Monday	30 Tuesday	1Wednesday 67.3% illuminated Age: 20.5	2Thursday 56.2% illuminated Age: 21.6	3Friday 45.1% illuminated Age: 22.6	4Saturday 34.4% illuminated Age: 23.6	5Sunday 24.6% illuminated Age: 24.7
Week 19	6Monday 16.2% illuminated Age: 25.6	7Tuesday 9.3% illuminated Age: 26.6	8Wednesday 4.3% illuminated Age: 27.6	9Thursday 1.2% illuminated Age: 28.5	10Friday 0% illuminated Age: 29.4	11Saturday 0.8% illuminated Age: 0.8	12Sunday 3.3% illuminated Age: 1.7
Week 20	13Monday 7.6% illuminated Age: 2.6	14Tuesday 13.4% illuminated Age: 3.5	15Wednesday 20.4% illuminated Age: 4.4	16Thursday 28.6% illuminated Age: 5.3	17Friday 37.6% illuminated Age: 6.2	18Saturday 47.3% illuminated Age: 7.1	19Sunday 57.3% illuminated Age: 8.1
Week 21	20Monday 67.3% illuminated Age: 9	21Tuesday 76.9% illuminated Age: 10.1	22Wednesday 85.6% illuminated Age: 11.1	23Thursday 92.7% illuminated Age: 12.2	24Friday 97.6% illuminated Age: 13.3	25Saturday 99.9% illuminated Age: 14.5	26Sunday 99.2% illuminated Age: 15.6
Week 22	27Monday 95.4% illuminated Age: 16.8	28Tuesday 89% illuminated Age: 17.9	29Wednesday 80.4% illuminated Age: 19.1	30Thursday 70.4% illuminated Age: 20.2	31Friday 59.7% illuminated Age: 21.2	1 Saturday	2 Sunday
	3 Monday	4 Tuesday	5 Wednesday	6 Thursday	7 Friday	8 Saturday	9 Sunday
	10 Monday	11 Tuesday	12 Wednesday	13 Thursday	14 Friday	15 Saturday	16 Sunday