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Lunar Calendar Switzerland 2021 › Moon Switzerland May 2021

Lunar Calendar Month May 2021 (Switzerland)

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 Zurich, Switzerland during May 2021.

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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 phasesDatesTime
3rd quarter2021-05-0321:50
new moon2021-05-1121:00
1st quarter2021-05-1921:13
full moon2021-05-2613:14

Apogee and perigee of the Moon

The following table shows the dates of perigee and apogee of the Moon during May 2021.

PositionDatesTimeDistanceNotes
Apogee2021-05-1123:55406,511 kmMaximum apogee in 2021!
Perigee2021-05-2603:53357,309 km

Eclipses in May 2021

The following is information about eclipses occuring worldwide during May 2021. The eclipses listed here may be totally visible, partly visible or not visible in any part of Switzerland.

TypeDatesSarosNotes
lunar eclipse2021-05-26121

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 ObjectsDate and Time
Saturn2021-05-03 19:02
Jupiter2021-05-04 23:00
Mercury2021-05-13 19:59
Mars2021-05-16 06:47
Beehive2021-05-18 03:08
Saturn2021-05-31 03:22

Illumination of the Moon

The following table depicts the illumination of the Moon, calculated at 00:00, throughtout the 31 days of May 2021.

May 2021
wMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturdaySunday
Week 17
26 Monday
 
27 Tuesday
 
28 Wednesday
 
29 Thursday
 
30 Friday
 
1Saturday
 
80.3% illuminated
Age: 19.1
2Sunday
 
70.4% illuminated
Age: 20.2
Week 18
3Monday
 
59.8% illuminated
Age: 21.2
4Tuesday
 
49% illuminated
Age: 22.2
5Wednesday
 
38.7% illuminated
Age: 23.2
6Thursday
 
29.1% illuminated
Age: 24.2
7Friday
 
20.5% illuminated
Age: 25.1
8Saturday
 
13.2% illuminated
Age: 26
9Sunday
 
7.4% illuminated
Age: 26.9
Week 19
10Monday
 
3.2% illuminated
Age: 27.8
11Tuesday
 
0.7% illuminated
Age: 28.7
12Wednesday
 
0% illuminated
Age: 0.1
13Thursday
 
1.1% illuminated
Age: 1
14Friday
 
4% illuminated
Age: 1.9
15Saturday
 
8.6% illuminated
Age: 2.8
16Sunday
 
14.8% illuminated
Age: 3.7
Week 20
17Monday
 
22.3% illuminated
Age: 4.6
18Tuesday
 
31.1% illuminated
Age: 5.6
19Wednesday
 
40.9% illuminated
Age: 6.5
20Thursday
 
51.3% illuminated
Age: 7.5
21Friday
 
62% illuminated
Age: 8.5
22Saturday
 
72.5% illuminated
Age: 9.6
23Sunday
 
82.1% illuminated
Age: 10.7
Week 21
24Monday
 
90.3% illuminated
Age: 11.8
25Tuesday
 
96.3% illuminated
Age: 12.9
26Wednesday
 
99.5% illuminated
Age: 14.1
27Thursday
 
99.7% illuminated
Age: 15.3
28Friday
 
96.8% illuminated
Age: 16.5
29Saturday
 
91.2% illuminated
Age: 17.6
30Sunday
 
83.6% illuminated
Age: 18.7
Week 22
31Monday
 
74.4% illuminated
Age: 19.8
1 Tuesday
 
2 Wednesday
 
3 Thursday
 
4 Friday
 
5 Saturday
 
6 Sunday
 
7 Monday
 
8 Tuesday
 
9 Wednesday
 
10 Thursday
 
11 Friday
 
12 Saturday
 
13 Sunday
 
Content last updated on 2018-10-21T17:33:00Z