EarthSky News - May 22 - Will You See the Moon and Mercury?

May 22 Will You See the Moon and Mercury? by:

Will you see the moon and Mercury? The farther south you are on Earth's globe, the better view you'll have of the moon and Mercury at Tuesday's dawn. See it! Monday morning's moon and Venus Photos of the beautiful conjunction of the moon and Venus, from the EarthSky community.  What is the moon phase? Waning crescent Next new moon - a supermoon - will be Thursday, May 25, at 19:44 UTC. 2017's closest supermoon is May 25 For the 1st time since 2009, a new moon - not a full moon - will be the closest and largest supermoon of a year. Tides and the pull of the sun and moon    Expect higher-than-usual tides for a few days following Thursday's new supermoon. 2nd-warmest April and year-to-date on record And, at both the poles, sea ice extents were at or near record lows, according to NOAA.

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At Tuesday's dawn … Will you see the moon and Mercury? A waning moon appears closer to the sunrise each day. In the past few mornings, the moon shifted down past Venus. It'll be near Mercury Tuesday morning.

See it! Monday morning's moon and Venus This photo is from Aimilianos Gkekas in Meteora, Kalamaka, Greece. More photos here. Submit your photo to EarthSky here!

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