• May 2 – The Moon is at First Quarter at 9:47 PM CDT.
• May 7 – On this night the planet Jupiter appears just to the right of the Waxing Gibbous Moon. Look for the blue-white stars Spica in the constellation of Virgo about 10 degrees to the lower left of the pair.
• May 10 – Full Moon occurs at 4:42 PM CDT.
• May 11 – Jupiter’s moons Io and Europa create a double shadow transit across the face of the planet from 8:59 PM to 9:06 PM CDT. Viewable through small telescopes.
• May 12 – The Moon is at apogee, the furthest distance in its orbit (252,407 miles from Earth) at 2:51 PM CDT.
• May 13 – Free public star party hosted by the Central Arkansas Astronomical Society at Pinnacle Mountain State Park visitor center from 8:30 PM to 10:30 PM.
• May 18 – Jupiter’s moons Io and Europa create a double shadow transit across the face of the planet from 10:53 PM to 11:43 PM CDT. Viewable through small telescopes.
• May 22 – During the predawn hours be sure to look for Waning Crescent Moon just to the lower right of Venus.
• May 24 – The Northern Hemisphere summer begins on Saturn, the planet’s ring system is at maximum tilt at 26.7 degrees.
• May 25 – New Moon occurs at 2:44 PM CDT. Jupiter’s moons Io and Europa create a double shadow transit across the face of the planet from 9:47 PM to 11:20 PM CDT. Viewable through small telescopes. -Oct 2013 Damian Peach
• May 29 – A Waxing Crescent Moon appears just to the upper right of Messier 44 (The Beehive Cluster). Learn more about M44 in our March 2016 show, The Celestial Swarm.
• May 31 – During the early evening look for the First Quarter Moon just to the left of the bright star Regulus in Leo the Lion.
