May 3, 2022 Current Moon Phase Digest

You can use this link to go forward or backward in time for Moon phase information. If you are curious, you can even find out what phase the Moon was in when you or anyone else was born.

From Moongiant.com

The Moon’s current phase for today and tonight is a Waxing Crescent Phase. A Waxing Crescent is the first Phase after the New Moon and is a great time to see the features of the moon’s surface. During this phase the Moon can be seen in the wester sky after the sun dips below the horizon at sunset. The moon is close to the sun in the sky and mostly dark except for the right edge of the moon which becomes brighter as the days get closer to the next phase which is a First Quarter with a 50% illumination.

Visit the May 2022 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Waxing Crescent Phase

The Waxing Crescent on May 3 has an illumination of 7%. This is the percentage of the Moon illuminated by the Sun. The illumination is constantly changing and can vary up to 10% a day. On May 3 the Moon is 2.44 days old. This refers to how many days it has been since the last New Moon. It takes 29.53 days for the Moon to orbit the Earth and go through the lunar cycle of all 8 Moon phases.

The 8 Lunar Phases

There are 8 lunar phases the Moon goes through in its 29.53 days lunar cycle. The 4 major Moon phases are Full Moon, New Moon, First Quarter and Last Quarter. Between these major phases, there are 4 minor ones: the Waxing Crescent, Waxing Gibbous, Waning Gibbous and Waning Crescent. For more info on the Moon Cycle and on each phase check out Wikipedia Lunar Phase page.

Phase Details

Phase: Waxing Crescent
Illumination: 7%
Moon Age: 2.44 days
Moon Angle: 0.49
Moon Distance: 404,068.13 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 150,834,338.20 km

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May 3, 2022 Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions Digest

If you want to calculate the planetary positions for a specific use and time, click on this link

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Northwestern Hemisphere

The time for these Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Los Angeles, California, USA

May 03, 2022
07:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:13 Taurus 20
Moon:16 Gemini 07
Mercury:02 Gemini 55
Venus:01 Aries 16
Mars:14 Pisces 06
Jupiter:28 Pisces 34
Saturn:24 Aquarius 25
Uranus:14 Taurus 42
Neptune:24 Pisces 38
Pluto:28 Capricorn 36 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 29
Mean Lunar Node:23 Taurus 02 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):02 Cancer 06

Chiron:14 Aries 09
Ceres:25 Gemini 22
Pallas:01 Taurus 30
Juno:04 Pisces 33
Vesta:23 Aquarius 17

Eris:24 Aries 33

Fire:3
Earth:6
Air:5
Water:5
Cardinal:5
Fixed:7
Mutable:7

Northern Hemisphere

The time for these Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Chicago, Illinois, USA

May 03, 2022
05:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:13 Taurus 15
Moon:15 Gemini 07
Mercury:02 Gemini 52
Venus:01 Aries 11
Mars:14 Pisces 03
Jupiter:28 Pisces 33
Saturn:24 Aquarius 25
Uranus:14 Taurus 42
Neptune:24 Pisces 38
Pluto:28 Capricorn 36 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 29
Mean Lunar Node:23 Taurus 02 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):02 Cancer 05

Chiron:14 Aries 09
Ceres:25 Gemini 20
Pallas:01 Taurus 28
Juno:04 Pisces 31
Vesta:23 Aquarius 15

Eris:24 Aries 33

Fire:3
Earth:6
Air:5
Water:5
Cardinal:5
Fixed:7
Mutable:7

Northeastern Hemisphere

The time for these Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Frankfurt, Germany, Europe

3 May 2022
10:00 am GMT 12:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:12 Taurus 58
Moon:11 Gemini 38
Mercury:02 Gemini 41
Venus:00 Aries 51
Mars:13 Pisces 49
Jupiter:28 Pisces 29
Saturn:24 Aquarius 24
Uranus:14 Taurus 41
Neptune:24 Pisces 38
Pluto:28 Capricorn 36 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 29
Mean Lunar Node:23 Taurus 03 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):02 Cancer 03

Chiron:14 Aries 08
Ceres:25 Gemini 14
Pallas:01 Taurus 20
Juno:04 Pisces 25
Vesta:23 Aquarius 09

Eris:24 Aries 33

Fire:3
Earth:6
Air:5
Water:5
Cardinal:5
Fixed:7
Mutable:7

Spell for Today – For A Good Night’s Sleep

 

For a Good Night’s Sleep

Wynken, Blynken and Nod sail away,
Bringing me rest at the end of the day.
I close my eyes, then sweet dreams will come.
Sleep through the night, to slumber I succumb.

 

–The Power of Positive Witchcraft: Daily Incantations & Enchantments: A Spell a Day for 30 Days
Garden Summerland

May 3 Astronomy Picture of the Day

Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.

2022 May 3

Mercury’s Sodium Tail

Image Credit & Copyright: Sebastian Voltmer

Explanation: That’s no comet. Below the Pleiades star cluster is actually a planet: Mercury. Long exposures of our Solar System’s innermost planet may reveal something unexpected: a tail. Mercury‘s thin atmosphere contains small amounts of sodium that glow when excited by light from the Sun. Sunlight also liberates these molecules from Mercury’s surface and pushes them away. The yellow glow from sodium, in particular, is relatively bright. Pictured, Mercury and its sodium tail are visible in a deep image taken last week from La PalmaSpain through a filter that primarily transmits yellow light emitted by sodium. First predicted in the 1980s, Mercury’s tail was first discovered in 2001. Many tail details were revealed in multiple observations by NASA‘s robotic MESSENGER spacecraft that orbited Mercury between 2011 and 2015. Tails, of course, are usually associated with comets.

May 3 Today in History

Today’s Important Historical Events

1791 Constitution of May 3 is proclaimed by the Great Sejm (Parliament) of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, becoming the 1st modern constitution in Europe

1926 Britain’s Trade Union Congress calls for the country’s first ever general strike, begins at 1 minute to midnight in support striking coal miners, lasts 9 days

1937 Margaret Mitchell wins Pulitzer Prize for “Gone With The Wind”

1945 World War II: German ship “Cap Arcona” laden with prisoners sunk by Royal Air Force in East Sea, 5,800 killed – one of largest maritime losses of life

1947 Japan’s post-war constitution goes into effect, granting universal suffrage, stripping Emperor Hirohito of all but symbolic power and outlawing Japan’s right to make war

Today’s Historical Events

1374 BC Solar eclipse (2m 07s) seen at Ugarit by Mesopotamian astronomers “On the day of the new moon, in the month of Hiyar, the Sun was put to shame, and went down in the daytime, with Mars in attendance.”

1294 John II becomes Duke of Brabant and Limburg

1342 Count Hartmann II becomes ruler of Vaduz (Liechtenstein)

1382 Battle of Beverhoutsveld near Bruges in modern-day Belgium – the army of Ghent beats a drunken Bruges militia

1491 Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries, adopting the baptismal name of João I

1512 Pope Julius II opens 5th Council of Lateran at St. John Lateran Basilica in Rome

1558 Ferdinand I officially appointed Holy Roman Emperor after his brother Charles abdicated in 1556

1616 Treaty of Loudun ends French civil war

Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV

1944 “Going My Way”, directed by Leo McCarey and starring Bing Crosby premieres in New York (Academy Award for Best Picture, 1945)

1948 1st broadcast of “CBS Evening News” – longest running network news show in the US

1953 WTVO TV channel 17 in Rockford, IL (NBC) begins broadcasting

1954 KTEN TV channel 10 in Ada-Ardmore, Oklahoma(ABC) begins broadcasting

1954 WHA TV channel 21 in Madison, Wisconsin (PBS) begins broadcasting

1965 KTCI TV channel 17 in St. Paul-Minneapolis, MN (PBS) 1st broadcast

1966 WDHO (now WNWO) TV channel 24 in Toledo, OH (ABC) begins broadcasting

1982 ABC’s All Talk network begins on radio (2 west coast stations)

Today’s Historical Events in Music

1917 1st performance of Ernest Bloch’s symphony “Israel”

1952 “Call Me Madam” closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 644 performances

1956 Frank Loesser’s musical “Most Happy Fella” opens at Imperial Theater, NYC; runs for 678 performances

1960 Musical “Fantasticks” by Harvey Schmidt and Tom Jones, premieres in NYC (world’s longest running musical)

1969 “Trumpets of the Lord” closes at Brooks Atkinson NYC after 7 performances

1981 “Can-Can” closes at Minskoff Theater NYC after 5 performances

1986 31st Eurovision Song Contest: Sandra Kim for Belgium wins singing “J’aime la vie” in Bergen

1987 “Mikado” closes at Virginia Theater NYC after 46 performances

Today’s Historical Events in Sports

1900 26th Kentucky Derby: Jimmy Boland aboard Lieut Gibson wins in 2:06.25

1902 28th Kentucky Derby: Jimmy Winkfield on Alan-a-Dale wins in 2:08.75

1903 AVC Heracles (SC Heracles ’74) soccer team forms in Almelo

1909 35th Kentucky Derby: Vincent Powers on Wintergreen wins in 2:08.2

1910 Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the United States is renamed the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)

1922 Mayor Hylan closes 2 streets for building of Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, NYC

1936 NY Yankee Joe DiMaggio makes his major-league debut, gets 3 hits

1941 67th Kentucky Derby: Eddie Arcaro aboard Whirlaway, 1st leg of successful Triple Crown

 

PAGAN CALENDAR OF OBSERVANCES

MAY 1: BELTANE SABBAT: Festival of Spring and Fertility. Sidhe Day. Beltaine – Celtic festival marking the arrival of summer in ancient times.

 

MAY 4: Celtic/British Festival of Cerridwen and Brigit: Corn Goddesses of Fertility

May 4 – Celtic Festival of Cerridwen and Brigit – Corn Goddesses of fertility, healing, and poets.
– St. Monica’s Day (Irish)
– Veneration of the Thorn (Irish)
– Festival of Sheila Na Gig (Irish)

MAY 6: – Shepherd’s Day – Day to meditate on Deity as Lord of Animals: Dumuzi (Old Sumerian), Osiris (Egyptian), Pan (Old Greek), Shiva Pasupati (Hindu).
– Eyvind Kelve (Norse)

MAY 9: – Greek Feast of Artemis

MAY 9-12: Lemuria – Roman festival when the spirits of the dead are thought to revisit their homes.

MAY 13: – Roman Garland Day, Offering garlands to Neptune.
– Month of Hawthorn, Celtic festival of the tree.
– Our Lady of Fatima Day (Portugal)

MAY 14: – Isis Day in ancient Egypt

MAY 14: -16 Feast of Divine Love and Compassion – Source of healing and beneficence, honoring the Goddess as Isis (Old Egyptian), Oshun (Yoruba/Santeria), Lakshmi (Hindu).

MAY 15: – Festival of Vesta (Roman)
– Maia and Mercury’s Day (Roman)
MAY 18: – Celtic Feast of Greek God Pan – Who represents the masculine in Nature and protects men throughout their lives. Men recognized the transitions in their lives and honored male fertility.

MAY 19: Celtic Feast of Brigid – In which sacred healing wells and springs were adorned with flowers in honor of Goddess Brigid, daughter of Mother Goddess Danu and Father God Dagda.

MAY 21: Dark/Bright Mother Goddess Day—honoring Hecate/Demeter; Uma; Kali/Parvati .

MAY 26: – Festival of Diana begins (ends 31st) (ancient Roman holiday)

MAY 28: FEAST OF BENDIDIA—family feast day honoring of the Goddess of the Moon, Dark Moon, Underworld, Secret Wisdom and Witches.

May 30 – Frigg’s Day, Northern Goddess, spouse of Odin (Teutonic “heathen” European pre-Christian holiday)
– Feast of the Queen of the Underworld Begins (Roman)
– Feast of the Queen of Heaven (European)

From WiccanFamilyTemple.org

May 2022 Holidays & Observances Worldwide

There is a total of 693 public holidays and observances in May of 2022 for over 230 countries and 3300 locations around the world. In the table below, you will find the details of the holidays & observances along with when and where they are observed.

All the information display below is also available via our API as well as downloadable as a csv. Signup here to get started.

These dates may be modified as official changes are announced, so please check back regularly for updates or sign up for our newsletter to receive regular updates. All updates are automatically added to our API as well.

Our API allows you to specify the State and Region as part of the API requests, thereby limiting the requests to a particular state or city. View the API documentation for a full description of the supported countries, states and regions.

Date Holiday Location
Sunday, May 1, 2022 May Day Andorra
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Unity Day Kazakhstan
Sunday, May 1, 2022 May Day Sri Lanka
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Labour Day/May Day Liechtenstein
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Labor Day / May Day Saint Lucia
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Martyr’s Day Lebanon
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Labor Day Lebanon
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Labor Day / May Day Laos
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Labor Day South Korea
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Labour Day Lithuania
Sunday, May 1, 2022 May Day North Korea
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Labour Day Comoros
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Labor Day / May Day Kiribati
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Labour Day Cambodia
Sunday, May 1, 2022 May Day Kyrgyzstan
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Labour Day/May Day Kenya
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Labour Day Jordan
Sunday, May 1, 2022 May Day Lesotho
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Mothers’ Day Lithuania
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Labour Day Iceland
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Constitution Day Marshall Islands
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Labour Day/May Day Malta
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Labor Day / May Day Mauritania
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Labor Day Martinique
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Labor Day / May Day Macau
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Workers’ Day Mali
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Labor Day North Macedonia
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Labor Day / May Day Luxembourg
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Labour Day/May Day Montenegro
Sunday, May 1, 2022 International Day of Solidarity of Workers Moldova
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Labour Day/May Day Morocco
Sunday, May 1, 2022 May Day Libya
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Constituent Assembly Convocation Day Latvia
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Labour Day/May Day Latvia
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Labor Day / May Day Italy
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Labor Day Iraq
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Labor Day / May Day Maldives
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Labor Day Estonia
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Labor Day / May Day France
Sunday, May 1, 2022 May Day Finland
Sunday, May 1, 2022 International Labor Day Ethiopia
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Mothers’ Day Spain
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Labor Day / May Day Spain
Sunday, May 1, 2022 International Workers’ Day Eritrea
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Labor Day Egypt
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Labor Day / May Day Ecuador
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Labour Day Grenada
Sunday, May 1, 2022 May Day Algeria
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Labor Day Dominican Republic
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Labor Day / May Day Denmark
Sunday, May 1, 2022 May Day Germany
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Labor Day / May Day Czechia
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Labour Day/May Day Cyprus
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Labour Day Gabon
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Labor Day / May Day French Guiana
Sunday, May 1, 2022 International Worker’s Day India
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Labour Day Guinea-Bissau
Sunday, May 1, 2022 International Labor Day Indonesia
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Labor Day / May Day Hungary
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Agriculture and Labor Day Haiti
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Labor Day / May Day Croatia
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Labour Day Hong Kong
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Labor Day / May Day Guyana
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Labor Day Guatemala
Sunday, May 1, 2022 May Day Ghana
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Labor Day / May Day Greece
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Labour Day Guinea
Sunday, May 1, 2022 May Day Greenland
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Labour Day Mauritius
Sunday, May 1, 2022 May Day Malawi
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Labour Day Cabo Verde
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Labor and Solidarity Day Turkey
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Law Day United States
Sunday, May 1, 2022 International Family Equality Day United States
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Labour Day Uganda
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Labor Day Ukraine
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Worker’s Day Tanzania
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Labor Day Taiwan
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Ramadan Feast Eve Turkey
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Labour Day Tunisia
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Lei Day United States
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Labor Day / May Day East Timor
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Labor Day Thailand
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Labour Day Togo
Sunday, May 1, 2022 May Day Chad
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Labor Day Syria
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Loyalty Day United States
Sunday, May 1, 2022 First Day of Military Appreciation Month United States
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Labor Day / May Day El Salvador
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Workers’ Day Zimbabwe
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Labour Day Zambia
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Workers’ Day South Africa
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Labour Day Mayotte
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Eid al-Fitr holiday Yemen
Sunday, May 1, 2022 May Day Yemen
Sunday, May 1, 2022 International Labour Day Kosovo
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Labor Day / May Day Vanuatu
Sunday, May 1, 2022 First Day of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month United States
Sunday, May 1, 2022 International Labor Day Vietnam
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Labor Day / May Day Venezuela
Sunday, May 1, 2022 National Workers Day Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Feast of St Joseph the Worker Vatican City (Holy See)
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Labor Day / May Day Uruguay
Sunday, May 1, 2022 First Day of Jewish American Heritage Month United States
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Labor Day / May Day Sint Maarten
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Labour Day Sao Tome and Principe
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Labor Day / May Day Mexico
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Majdoor Divas Nepal
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Labor Day / May Day Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Labour Day Pakistan
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Labor Day Philippines
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Labor Day / May Day French Polynesia
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Labor day Norway
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Mother’s Day Portugal
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Labor Day / May Day Nicaragua
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Workers’ Day Nigeria
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Labour Day Niger
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Labor Day / May Day New Caledonia
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Workers’ Day Namibia
Sunday, May 1, 2022 May Day Mozambique
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Labour Day Malaysia
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Labor Day / May Day Portugal
Sunday, May 1, 2022 May Day South Sudan
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Labour Day Singapore
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Labor Day Suriname
Sunday, May 1, 2022 May Day Somalia
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Labour Day Senegal
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Labour Day/May Day San Marino
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Accession to the European Union Day Slovakia
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Labor Day Slovakia
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Labor Day / May Day Slovenia
Sunday, May 1, 2022 May 1st Sweden
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Labour Day Reunion
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Eid al-Fitr Saudi Arabia
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Labor Day Rwanda
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Spring and Labor Day Russia
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Labor holiday Serbia
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Mother’s Day Romania
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Labor Day / May Day Romania
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Labour Day/May Day Monaco
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Labor Day / May Day Cuba
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Labour Day Cameroon
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Labor Day / May Day Barbados
Sunday, May 1, 2022 May Day Bahrain
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Labour Day Central African Republic
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Labor Day / May Day Anguilla
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Labour Day Congo
Sunday, May 1, 2022 May Day Switzerland
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Labor Day / May Day Bolivia
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Labor Day Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sunday, May 1, 2022 May Day (Half-Day) Switzerland
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Labor Day Bulgaria
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Labor Day / May Day Brazil
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Labor Day Afghanistan
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Labour Day Botswana
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Labor Day Cote d’Ivoire
Sunday, May 1, 2022 May Day Congo Democratic Republic
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Labour Day China
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Labour Day/May Day Armenia
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Labour Day Benin
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Labor Day / May Day Belize
Sunday, May 1, 2022 May Day Bangladesh
Sunday, May 1, 2022 International Worker’s Day Albania
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Labor Day / May Day Costa Rica
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Labour Day Burundi
Sunday, May 1, 2022 Labor Day / May Day St. Barts
Sunday, May 1, 2022 May Day Angola
Monday, May 2, 2022 Day off for Labour Day Seychelles
Monday, May 2, 2022 Day off for Labor Day / May Day Laos
Monday, May 2, 2022 Day off for Labour Day Sao Tome and Principe
Monday, May 2, 2022 Day off for International Labour Day Kosovo
Monday, May 2, 2022 Day off for Spring and Labor Day Russia
Monday, May 2, 2022 Day off for Labor holiday Serbia
Monday, May 2, 2022 Day off for Labor Day / May Day Barbados
Monday, May 2, 2022 Day off for May Day Gibraltar
Monday, May 2, 2022 Day off for International Worker’s Day Albania
Monday, May 2, 2022 Eid al-Fitr Holiday Saudi Arabia
Monday, May 2, 2022 Day off for Labour Day Botswana
Monday, May 2, 2022 Day off for Labor Day / May Day Belize
Monday, May 2, 2022 Day off for Labor Day Lebanon
Monday, May 2, 2022 May Day observed Ghana
Monday, May 2, 2022 Early May Bank Holiday Jersey
Monday, May 2, 2022 Day off for Labor Day / May Day Sint Maarten
Monday, May 2, 2022 May Day Guernsey
Monday, May 2, 2022 Day off for Labor Day / May Day Panama
Monday, May 2, 2022 Eid ul-Fitr Holiday Bangladesh
Monday, May 2, 2022 Day off for Labor Day Aruba
Monday, May 2, 2022 Public Holiday Belarus
Monday, May 2, 2022 May Day Ireland
Monday, May 2, 2022 National Workers Day observed Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Monday, May 2, 2022 Eid al-Fitr Qatar
Monday, May 2, 2022 Idul Fitri Indonesia
Monday, May 2, 2022 Labor Day observed Bosnia and Herzegovina
Monday, May 2, 2022 Labour Day holiday Slovenia
Monday, May 2, 2022 Day off for Labor Day / May Day Kiribati
Monday, May 2, 2022 Day off for Liberation Day/Reunification Day Vietnam
Monday, May 2, 2022 Labor Day / May Day Saint Kitts and Nevis
Monday, May 2, 2022 Early May Bank Holiday Isle of Man
Monday, May 2, 2022 Day off for May Day South Sudan
Monday, May 2, 2022 Labour Day observed Hong Kong
Monday, May 2, 2022 Day of the Flag Poland
Monday, May 2, 2022 Day off for Labor Day / May Day Guyana
Monday, May 2, 2022 Eid al-Fitr Serbia
Monday, May 2, 2022 Labour Day/May Day observed Kenya
Monday, May 2, 2022 Day off for Labor Day / May Day Vanuatu
Monday, May 2, 2022 Labor Day / May Day observed Equatorial Guinea
Monday, May 2, 2022 Day off for Unity Day Kazakhstan
Monday, May 2, 2022 Day off for Labour Day Singapore
Monday, May 2, 2022 Labour Day Antigua and Barbuda
Monday, May 2, 2022 Day off for Labor Day Cote d’Ivoire
Monday, May 2, 2022 Eid al-Fitr Eve Yemen
Monday, May 2, 2022 May Day Australia
Monday, May 2, 2022 Oraza Bayram Turkmenistan
Monday, May 2, 2022 World Tuna Day United States
Monday, May 2, 2022 Memorial Day/Parents’ Day Moldova
Monday, May 2, 2022 Labour Day Australia
Monday, May 2, 2022 Eid al-Fitr Bahrain
Monday, May 2, 2022 Day off for May Day Malawi
Monday, May 2, 2022 Day off for Labor Day / May Day Ecuador
Monday, May 2, 2022 Labour Day Holiday China
Monday, May 2, 2022 Labour Day/May Day Holiday Montenegro
Monday, May 2, 2022 Day off for Labor Day Dominican Republic
Monday, May 2, 2022 Labor Day / May Day Dominica
Monday, May 2, 2022 Day off for Labour Day Zambia
Monday, May 2, 2022 Ramadan Feast Turkey
Monday, May 2, 2022 Labour Day observed Malaysia
Monday, May 2, 2022 Eid-ul-Fithr Maldives
Monday, May 2, 2022 Day off for Labour Day Burundi
Monday, May 2, 2022 Labour Day Montserrat
Monday, May 2, 2022 Labor Day observed Taiwan
Monday, May 2, 2022 May Day Holiday Macau
Monday, May 2, 2022 Day off for Constitution Day Marshall Islands
Monday, May 2, 2022 Day off for Labor Day Ukraine
Monday, May 2, 2022 Workers’ Day observed Zimbabwe
Monday, May 2, 2022 Day off for Labor Day / May Day Curaçao
Monday, May 2, 2022 End of Ramadan Argentina
Monday, May 2, 2022 Day off for Labor Day North Macedonia
Monday, May 2, 2022 Early May Bank Holiday United Kingdom
Monday, May 2, 2022 Eid al-Fitr North Macedonia
Monday, May 2, 2022 Day off for Labour Day/May Day Monaco
Monday, May 2, 2022 Labor Day observed Rwanda
Monday, May 2, 2022 Day off for Labor Day / May Day Bolivia
Monday, May 2, 2022 Day off for May Day Eswatini
Monday, May 2, 2022 Special Bank Holiday Sri Lanka
Monday, May 2, 2022 Day off for Workers’ Day South Africa
Monday, May 2, 2022 Workers’ Day observed Namibia
Monday, May 2, 2022 May Day observed Chad
Monday, May 2, 2022 Labor Day observed Thailand
Monday, May 2, 2022 Day off for Labor Day / May Day Cuba
Monday, May 2, 2022 Day off for Labour Day Grenada
Monday, May 2, 2022 Labour Day observed Cameroon
Monday, May 2, 2022 May Day observed Mozambique
Monday, May 2, 2022 Eid ul Fitr Brunei
Monday, May 2, 2022 Labor Day observed Bulgaria
Monday, May 2, 2022 Labor Day / May Day observed Saint Lucia
Monday, May 2, 2022 Day of Madrid Spain
Monday, May 2, 2022 Monday After The Labor Festival Spain
Monday, May 2, 2022 Birth Anniversary of Third Druk Gyalpo Bhutan
Monday, May 2, 2022 Day off for Labor Day / May Day Nicaragua
Tuesday, May 3, 2022 Eid ul Fitr Burundi
Tuesday, May 3, 2022 Orozo Ait Kyrgyzstan
Tuesday, May 3, 2022 Labor holiday second day Serbia
Tuesday, May 3, 2022 Eid al-Fitr Madagascar
Tuesday, May 3, 2022 Constitution Memorial Day Japan
Tuesday, May 3, 2022 Eid al-Fitr Lebanon
Tuesday, May 3, 2022 Public Holiday Russia
Tuesday, May 3, 2022 Id el Fitr Nigeria
Tuesday, May 3, 2022 Hari Raya Puasa Malaysia
Tuesday, May 3, 2022 Eid al-Fitr Mauritius
Tuesday, May 3, 2022 Eid Al Fitr Holiday Brunei
Tuesday, May 3, 2022 Eid al-Fitr Uzbekistan
Tuesday, May 3, 2022 Eid-ul-Fitr Pakistan
Tuesday, May 3, 2022 Eid al-Fitr Kuwait
Tuesday, May 3, 2022 Eidul-Fitar Philippines
Tuesday, May 3, 2022 Constitution Day Poland
Tuesday, May 3, 2022 Ramjan Edul Fikra Nepal
Tuesday, May 3, 2022 Eid al-Fitr Libya
Tuesday, May 3, 2022 Eid al-Fitr Holiday Bahrain
Tuesday, May 3, 2022 Eid al-Fitr Niger
Tuesday, May 3, 2022 Our Lady of Mércoles Portugal
Tuesday, May 3, 2022 Eid al-Fitr Comoros
Tuesday, May 3, 2022 Radonitsa Belarus
Tuesday, May 3, 2022 Labour Day/May Day observed Montenegro
Tuesday, May 3, 2022 Ramdan Bayram Montenegro
Tuesday, May 3, 2022 Eid-ul-Fithr Holiday Maldives
Tuesday, May 3, 2022 Eid al-Fitr Holiday Qatar
Tuesday, May 3, 2022 Eid ul-Fitr Bangladesh
Tuesday, May 3, 2022 Eid al-Fitr Malawi
Tuesday, May 3, 2022 Labor Day (Day 2) Bosnia and Herzegovina
Tuesday, May 3, 2022 Eid al-Fitr Rwanda
Tuesday, May 3, 2022 National Teacher Appreciation Day United States
Tuesday, May 3, 2022 Hari Raya Puasa Australia
Tuesday, May 3, 2022 Eid al-Fitr United States
Tuesday, May 3, 2022 World Press Freedom Day United States
Tuesday, May 3, 2022 Eid al-Fitr Gabon
Tuesday, May 3, 2022 Eid ul Fitr South Africa
Tuesday, May 3, 2022 Eid al-Fitr Syria
Tuesday, May 3, 2022 Eid ul-Fitr Ghana
Tuesday, May 3, 2022 Cross Day El Salvador
Tuesday, May 3, 2022 Eid al-Fitr Kosovo
Tuesday, May 3, 2022 Eid ul Fitr Ethiopia
Tuesday, May 3, 2022 Eid al-Fitr Suriname
Tuesday, May 3, 2022 Eid ul Fitr United Kingdom
Tuesday, May 3, 2022 Eid al-Fitr Uganda
Tuesday, May 3, 2022 Ramadan Bayram Ukraine
Tuesday, May 3, 2022 Eid el Fitri Tanzania
Tuesday, May 3, 2022 Eid al-Fitr United Arab Emirates
Tuesday, May 3, 2022 Eid ul Fitr Germany
Tuesday, May 3, 2022 Eid al-Fitr Trinidad and Tobago
Tuesday, May 3, 2022 Ramadan Feast Holiday Turkey
Tuesday, May 3, 2022 Labour Day Holiday China
Tuesday, May 3, 2022 Eid ul Fitr Australia
Tuesday, May 3, 2022 Eid al-Fitr Algeria
Tuesday, May 3, 2022 Eid el Fitr Egypt
Tuesday, May 3, 2022 Eid al-Fitr Eritrea
Tuesday, May 3, 2022 Eid ul Fitr East Timor
Tuesday, May 3, 2022 Eid al-Fitr Cameroon
Tuesday, May 3, 2022 Aid el-Fitr Cote d’Ivoire
Tuesday, May 3, 2022 Eid al-Fitr Central African Republic
Tuesday, May 3, 2022 Eid al-Fitr Holiday Saudi Arabia
Tuesday, May 3, 2022 Eid-e-Fetr (End of Ramadan) Iran
Tuesday, May 3, 2022 Eid al-Fitr Iraq
Tuesday, May 3, 2022 Ramzan Id/Eid-ul-Fitar India
Tuesday, May 3, 2022 End of Ramadan Bosnia and Herzegovina
Tuesday, May 3, 2022 Eid al-Fitr Mali
Tuesday, May 3, 2022 Idul Fitri Holiday Indonesia
Tuesday, May 3, 2022 Eid al-Fitr Sierra Leone
Tuesday, May 3, 2022 Korité Senegal
Tuesday, May 3, 2022 Ramadan Bayram Croatia
Tuesday, May 3, 2022 Hari Raya Puasa Singapore
Tuesday, May 3, 2022 Korité Benin
Tuesday, May 3, 2022 Ramadan holiday Azerbaijan
Tuesday, May 3, 2022 Day off for International Labor Day Vietnam
Tuesday, May 3, 2022 Eid al-Fitr Guinea-Bissau
Wednesday, May 4, 2022 Eid al-Fitr holiday Jordan
Wednesday, May 4, 2022 Ramdan Bayram Holiday Montenegro
Wednesday, May 4, 2022 Kent State Shootings Remembrance United States
Wednesday, May 4, 2022 Eid el Fitr Holiday Egypt
Wednesday, May 4, 2022 Eid al-Fitr Kenya
Wednesday, May 4, 2022 Eid al-Fitr Holiday Tunisia
Wednesday, May 4, 2022 Eid-ul-Fithr Holiday Maldives
Wednesday, May 4, 2022 Eid al-Fitr holiday Sudan
Wednesday, May 4, 2022 Eid al-Fitr Holiday United Arab Emirates
Wednesday, May 4, 2022 Labour Day Holiday China
Wednesday, May 4, 2022 Eid-ul-Fitr Holiday Pakistan
Wednesday, May 4, 2022 Eid al-Fitr holiday Morocco
Wednesday, May 4, 2022 Eid al-Fitr Holiday Bahrain
Wednesday, May 4, 2022 Eid al-Fitr holiday Iraq
Wednesday, May 4, 2022 Ramadan Feast Holiday Turkey
Wednesday, May 4, 2022 Greenery Day Japan
Wednesday, May 4, 2022 Saint Florian’s Day Austria
Wednesday, May 4, 2022 Literary Day Taiwan
Wednesday, May 4, 2022 Eid al-Fitr Holiday Saudi Arabia
Wednesday, May 4, 2022 Eid-e-Fetr (Additional Holiday) Iran
Wednesday, May 4, 2022 Youth Day China
Wednesday, May 4, 2022 Rhode Island Independence Day United States
Wednesday, May 4, 2022 Eid al-Fitr Holiday Afghanistan
Wednesday, May 4, 2022 Id el Fitr holiday Nigeria
Wednesday, May 4, 2022 Eid al-Fitr Holiday Comoros
Wednesday, May 4, 2022 Eid al-Fitr holiday Yemen
Wednesday, May 4, 2022 Eid al-Fitr Holiday Oman
Wednesday, May 4, 2022 Anniversary of the Decease of M. R. Štefánik Slovakia
Wednesday, May 4, 2022 Yom HaZikaron Israel
Wednesday, May 4, 2022 Coronation Day Thailand
Wednesday, May 4, 2022 Cassinga Day Namibia
Wednesday, May 4, 2022 Eid ul-Fitr Holiday Bangladesh
Wednesday, May 4, 2022 Eid Al Fitr Holiday Brunei
Wednesday, May 4, 2022 Independence Restoration Day Latvia
Wednesday, May 4, 2022 Ramadan holiday Azerbaijan
Wednesday, May 4, 2022 Eid ul Fitr Holiday Lebanon
Wednesday, May 4, 2022 Remembrance Day Netherlands
Wednesday, May 4, 2022 Eid al-Fitr Holiday Qatar
Wednesday, May 4, 2022 Hari Raya Puasa Day 2 Malaysia
Wednesday, May 4, 2022 Eid al-Fitr Holiday Somalia
Thursday, May 5, 2022 Eid-ul-Fitr Holiday Pakistan
Thursday, May 5, 2022 National Day of Prayer United States
Thursday, May 5, 2022 Liberation Day Netherlands
Thursday, May 5, 2022 Eid ul-Fitr Holiday Bangladesh
Thursday, May 5, 2022 West Virginia Day of Prayer United States
Thursday, May 5, 2022 Yom HaAtzmaut Australia
Thursday, May 5, 2022 Eid al-Fitr Holiday Oman
Thursday, May 5, 2022 Yom Ha’atzmaut United States
Thursday, May 5, 2022 Senior Citizens Day Palau
Thursday, May 5, 2022 Bank Holiday Maldives
Thursday, May 5, 2022 Eid al-Fitr Holiday Tunisia
Thursday, May 5, 2022 Cinco de Mayo United States
Thursday, May 5, 2022 Eid al-Fitr holiday Sudan
Thursday, May 5, 2022 Battle of Puebla (Cinco de Mayo) Mexico
Thursday, May 5, 2022 World Portuguese Language Day United States
Thursday, May 5, 2022 Yom HaAtzmaut United Kingdom
Thursday, May 5, 2022 Constitution Day of the Kyrgyz Republic Kyrgyzstan
Thursday, May 5, 2022 Yom HaAtzmaut Israel
Thursday, May 5, 2022 Eid al-Fitr Holiday United Arab Emirates
Thursday, May 5, 2022 Patriots’ Day Ethiopia
Thursday, May 5, 2022 Eid el Fitr Holiday Egypt
Thursday, May 5, 2022 Children’s Day Japan
Thursday, May 5, 2022 Eid al-Fitr holiday Jordan
Thursday, May 5, 2022 Liberation Day Denmark
Thursday, May 5, 2022 Eid al-Fitr Holiday Comoros
Thursday, May 5, 2022 Children’s Day South Korea
Thursday, May 5, 2022 Eid al-Fitr Holiday Afghanistan
Thursday, May 5, 2022 Yom HaAtzmaut Canada
Thursday, May 5, 2022 Eid al-Fitr Holiday Libya
Thursday, May 5, 2022 Europe Day (Council of Europe) Germany
Thursday, May 5, 2022 Eid al-Fitr holiday Iraq
Thursday, May 5, 2022 Arrival Day Guyana
Thursday, May 5, 2022 Eid al-Fitr holiday Kuwait
Thursday, May 5, 2022 Ramdan Bayram Holiday Montenegro
Friday, May 6, 2022 Eid al-Fitr holiday Sudan
Friday, May 6, 2022 Day of Gorans Kosovo
Friday, May 6, 2022 Martyrs’ Day Syria
Friday, May 6, 2022 Kentucky Oaks United States
Friday, May 6, 2022 Military Spouse Appreciation Day United States
Friday, May 6, 2022 Eid al-Fitr holiday Jordan
Friday, May 6, 2022 St. George’s Day Bulgaria
Friday, May 6, 2022 National Nurses Day United States
Friday, May 6, 2022 Military Spouse Appreciation Day United States
Friday, May 6, 2022 St. George’s Day Bulgaria
Friday, May 6, 2022 Eid al-Fitr Holiday Oman
Saturday, May 7, 2022 Defender of the Fatherland Day Kazakhstan
Saturday, May 7, 2022 Kentucky Derby United States
Saturday, May 7, 2022 Special Working Day China
Saturday, May 7, 2022 Soldiers’ Day El Salvador
Saturday, May 7, 2022 National Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Day United States
Sunday, May 8, 2022 Victory Day Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Sunday, May 8, 2022 Iris Day Belgium
Sunday, May 8, 2022 Mothers’ Day Cayman Islands
Sunday, May 8, 2022 Parents’ Day South Korea
Sunday, May 8, 2022 Buddha’s Birthday South Korea
Sunday, May 8, 2022 World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day United States
Sunday, May 8, 2022 Mother’s Day India
Sunday, May 8, 2022 Father’s Day Romania
Sunday, May 8, 2022 World Ovarian Cancer Day United States
Sunday, May 8, 2022 Mothers’ Day Puerto Rico
Sunday, May 8, 2022 Mother’s Day Italy
Sunday, May 8, 2022 Day of the National Emblem and Flag of Belarus Belarus
Sunday, May 8, 2022 WWII Victory Day Reunion
Sunday, May 8, 2022 Mother’s Day Kenya
Sunday, May 8, 2022 Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives during the Second World War United States
Sunday, May 8, 2022 Mother’s Day Benin
Sunday, May 8, 2022 Anniversary of the End of World War II Germany
Sunday, May 8, 2022 Mother’s Day Germany
Sunday, May 8, 2022 Buddha’s Birthday Taiwan
Sunday, May 8, 2022 Mothers’ Day Tanzania
Sunday, May 8, 2022 Mother’s Day South Africa
Sunday, May 8, 2022 Victory in Europe Day Czechia
Sunday, May 8, 2022 Mother’s Day Colombia
Sunday, May 8, 2022 Mothers’ Day Estonia
Sunday, May 8, 2022 Yerkrapah Day Armenia
Sunday, May 8, 2022 Mother’s Day US Virgin Islands
Sunday, May 8, 2022 WWII Victory Day Guadeloupe
Sunday, May 8, 2022 Day of Victory Over Fascism Slovakia
Sunday, May 8, 2022 Mother’s Day Honduras
Sunday, May 8, 2022 Buddha’s Birthday Hong Kong
Sunday, May 8, 2022 Mother’s Day Congo
Sunday, May 8, 2022 Victory Day Wallis and Futuna
Sunday, May 8, 2022 Mothers’ Day Ghana
Sunday, May 8, 2022 Mother’s Day Finland
Sunday, May 8, 2022 Victory Day French Guiana
Sunday, May 8, 2022 Mother’s Day Grenada
Sunday, May 8, 2022 WWII Victory Day France
Sunday, May 8, 2022 Mother’s Day Chad
Sunday, May 8, 2022 Victory Day Mayotte
Sunday, May 8, 2022 Mother’s Day Hong Kong
Sunday, May 8, 2022 Victory Day Martinique
Sunday, May 8, 2022 Day of liberation Norway
Sunday, May 8, 2022 Mother’s Day Brazil
Sunday, May 8, 2022 Mothers’ Day Bermuda
Sunday, May 8, 2022 Mother’s Day Sri Lanka
Sunday, May 8, 2022 1945 Victory Day Saint Martin
Sunday, May 8, 2022 Mothers’ Day The Bahamas
Sunday, May 8, 2022 Mother’s Day Netherlands
Sunday, May 8, 2022 Victory in Europe Day United States
Sunday, May 8, 2022 Victory Day New Caledonia
Sunday, May 8, 2022 Mother’s Day New Zealand
Sunday, May 8, 2022 Victory Day St. Barts
Sunday, May 8, 2022 Liberation and Resistance Holiday Lebanon
Sunday, May 8, 2022 Mothers’ Day Latvia
Sunday, May 8, 2022 Mother’s Day Botswana
Sunday, May 8, 2022 Victory Day French Polynesia
Sunday, May 8, 2022 Truman Day United States
Sunday, May 8, 2022 Buddha’s Birthday Macau
Sunday, May 8, 2022 Mother’s Day Peru
Sunday, May 8, 2022 Daylight Saving Time starts Morocco
Monday, May 9, 2022 Victory Day Serbia
Monday, May 9, 2022 Remembrance Day Uzbekistan
Monday, May 9, 2022 Europe Day and Victory Day Over Fascism Croatia
Monday, May 9, 2022 Victory Day Georgia
Monday, May 9, 2022 Day following Buddha’s Birthday Hong Kong
Monday, May 9, 2022 Liberation Day Jersey
Monday, May 9, 2022 Victory Day Moldova
Monday, May 9, 2022 Mother’s Day Samoa
Monday, May 9, 2022 Victory Day Bosnia and Herzegovina
Monday, May 9, 2022 Liberation Day (except Alderney and Sark) Guernsey
Monday, May 9, 2022 Victory Day Bosnia and Herzegovina
Monday, May 9, 2022 Birthday of Ravindranath India
Monday, May 9, 2022 Europe Day Kosovo
Monday, May 9, 2022 Victory Day over Fascism Azerbaijan
Monday, May 9, 2022 Europe Day Luxembourg
Monday, May 9, 2022 Victory and Peace Day Armenia
Monday, May 9, 2022 Victory Day Turkmenistan
Monday, May 9, 2022 Gospel Day Tuvalu
Monday, May 9, 2022 Victory Day Belarus
Monday, May 9, 2022 Europe Day (European Union) Germany
Monday, May 9, 2022 Truman Day observed United States
Monday, May 9, 2022 Buddha’s Birthday Holiday Macau
Monday, May 9, 2022 Victory Day Kazakhstan
Monday, May 9, 2022 Day off for Defender of the Fatherland Day Kazakhstan
Tuesday, May 10, 2022 Victory Day Kazakhstan
Tuesday, May 10, 2022 Mothers’ Day El Salvador
Tuesday, May 10, 2022 Mother’s Day Mexico
Tuesday, May 10, 2022 Liberation Day (only Sark) Guernsey
Tuesday, May 10, 2022 National Independence Day Romania
Tuesday, May 10, 2022 Confederate Memorial Day United States
Tuesday, May 10, 2022 Public Holiday Russia
Tuesday, May 10, 2022 Monarchy Day Romania
Tuesday, May 10, 2022 International Day of Argania United States
Tuesday, May 10, 2022 Constitution Day Micronesia
Tuesday, May 10, 2022 Confederate Memorial Day United States
Tuesday, May 10, 2022 Primary Election Day United States
Wednesday, May 11, 2022 Death Anniversary of Zhabdrung (Zhabdrung Kuchoe) Bhutan
Thursday, May 12, 2022 International Nurses Day United States
Thursday, May 12, 2022 St Andrew’s Day Georgia
Thursday, May 12, 2022 St. Joana’s Day Portugal
Friday, May 13, 2022 Royal Ploughing Ceremony Day Thailand
Friday, May 13, 2022 Great Prayer Day Greenland
Friday, May 13, 2022 Friday the 13th United States
Friday, May 13, 2022 Prayer Day Faroe Islands
Friday, May 13, 2022 Native American Day United States
Friday, May 13, 2022 Great Prayer Day Denmark
Saturday, May 14, 2022 Kamuzu Day Malawi
Saturday, May 14, 2022 Full Moon Day of Kasong Myanmar
Saturday, May 14, 2022 World Migratory Bird Day United States
Saturday, May 14, 2022 King’s Birthday Cambodia
Saturday, May 14, 2022 National Holiday Paraguay
Saturday, May 14, 2022 Special Working Day Belarus
Saturday, May 14, 2022 National Unification Day Liberia
Sunday, May 15, 2022 Visakha Bucha Thailand
Sunday, May 15, 2022 Wesak Day Malaysia
Sunday, May 15, 2022 Feast Day of St Isidore Spain
Sunday, May 15, 2022 Independence Day Paraguay
Sunday, May 15, 2022 Visak Bochea Day Cambodia
Sunday, May 15, 2022 Family Day Moldova
Sunday, May 15, 2022 Vesak Full Moon Poya Day Sri Lanka
Sunday, May 15, 2022 Teacher’s Day South Korea
Sunday, May 15, 2022 International Day of Families United States
Sunday, May 15, 2022 Teacher’s Day Colombia
Sunday, May 15, 2022 Buddha Purnima/Vesak Bangladesh
Sunday, May 15, 2022 Peace Officers Memorial Day United States
Sunday, May 15, 2022 Vesak Day Singapore
Sunday, May 15, 2022 Family Day Mongolia
Monday, May 16, 2022 Day of Vesak United States
Monday, May 16, 2022 Day off for Visakha Bucha Thailand
Monday, May 16, 2022 Discovery Day Cayman Islands
Monday, May 16, 2022 Buddha Jayanti Nepal
Monday, May 16, 2022 Ubhauli Parva Nepal
Monday, May 16, 2022 International Day of Light United States
Monday, May 16, 2022 Day off for Kamuzu Day Malawi
Monday, May 16, 2022 Day after Vesak Full Moon Poya Day Sri Lanka
Monday, May 16, 2022 Day off for Vesak Day Singapore
Monday, May 16, 2022 Buddha Purnima Pakistan
Monday, May 16, 2022 Buddha Purnima/Vesak India
Monday, May 16, 2022 SPLA Day South Sudan
Monday, May 16, 2022 Waisak Day (Buddha’s Anniversary) Indonesia
Monday, May 16, 2022 Great Buddha Day Mongolia
Monday, May 16, 2022 International Day of Living Together in Peace United States
Tuesday, May 17, 2022 World Information Society Day United States
Tuesday, May 17, 2022 17 May Constitution Day (1814) Norway
Tuesday, May 17, 2022 Liberation Day Congo Democratic Republic
Tuesday, May 17, 2022 Galicia Literature Day Spain
Tuesday, May 17, 2022 Constitution Day Nauru
Wednesday, May 18, 2022 Flag Day/University Day Haiti
Wednesday, May 18, 2022 International Museum Day Singapore
Wednesday, May 18, 2022 Restoration of Somaliland Sovereignty Somalia
Wednesday, May 18, 2022 Census Day Argentina
Wednesday, May 18, 2022 Battle of Las Piedras Uruguay
Thursday, May 19, 2022 Lag B’Omer Canada
Thursday, May 19, 2022 Restoration of Somaliland Sovereignty Holiday Somalia
Thursday, May 19, 2022 Royal Plowing Ceremony Cambodia
Thursday, May 19, 2022 Lag BaOmer United States
Thursday, May 19, 2022 Lag B’Omer Australia
Thursday, May 19, 2022 Lag BaOmer Israel
Thursday, May 19, 2022 Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day Turkey
Thursday, May 19, 2022 Lag B’Omer United Kingdom
Friday, May 20, 2022 World Autoimmune / Autoinflammatory Arthritis Day United States
Friday, May 20, 2022 National Defense Transportation Day United States
Friday, May 20, 2022 Restoration of Independence Day East Timor
Friday, May 20, 2022 National Day Cameroon
Friday, May 20, 2022 World Bee Day United States
Friday, May 20, 2022 Saint Helena Day Holiday Saint Helena
Friday, May 20, 2022 Independence Day Cuba
Saturday, May 21, 2022 Europe Day Ukraine
Saturday, May 21, 2022 World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development United States
Saturday, May 21, 2022 International Tea Day United States
Saturday, May 21, 2022 Saint Helena Day Saint Helena
Saturday, May 21, 2022 Preakness Stakes United States
Saturday, May 21, 2022 Independence Day Montenegro
Saturday, May 21, 2022 Armed Forces Day United States
Saturday, May 21, 2022 Navy Day Chile
Saturday, May 21, 2022 Public Lands Day United States
Sunday, May 22, 2022 Unity Day Yemen
Sunday, May 22, 2022 Abolition Day Martinique
Sunday, May 22, 2022 Harvey Milk Day United States
Sunday, May 22, 2022 National Maritime Day United States
Sunday, May 22, 2022 Leiria Day Portugal
Sunday, May 22, 2022 Carpet Day Turkmenistan
Sunday, May 22, 2022 Independence Day Holiday Montenegro
Sunday, May 22, 2022 Pahang State Holiday Malaysia
Sunday, May 22, 2022 Bălți Day Moldova
Sunday, May 22, 2022 International Day for Biological Diversity United States
Monday, May 23, 2022 Pahang State Holiday observed Malaysia
Monday, May 23, 2022 Victoria Day Canada
Monday, May 23, 2022 Vlach’s National Day (for Vlach community) North Macedonia
Monday, May 23, 2022 International Day to End Obstetric Fistula United States
Monday, May 23, 2022 Independence Day Holiday observed Montenegro
Monday, May 23, 2022 Labor Day / May Day Jamaica
Monday, May 23, 2022 Constitution Day Germany
Monday, May 23, 2022 National Patriots’ Day Canada
Monday, May 23, 2022 Portalegre Day Portugal
Monday, May 23, 2022 The Battle of Pichincha Holiday Ecuador
Monday, May 23, 2022 Victoria Day Canada
Tuesday, May 24, 2022 Saints Cyril and Methodius’ Day North Macedonia
Tuesday, May 24, 2022 Culture and Literacy Day Bulgaria
Tuesday, May 24, 2022 Independence Day Eritrea
Tuesday, May 24, 2022 The Battle of Pichincha Ecuador
Wednesday, May 25, 2022 Emergency Medical Services for Children Day United States
Wednesday, May 25, 2022 African Liberation Day United States
Wednesday, May 25, 2022 National Missing Children’s Day United States
Wednesday, May 25, 2022 Africa Freedom Day Zambia
Wednesday, May 25, 2022 Africa Day Zimbabwe
Wednesday, May 25, 2022 Independence Day Jordan
Wednesday, May 25, 2022 Africa Day Guinea
Wednesday, May 25, 2022 National Day/May 1810 Revolution Argentina
Wednesday, May 25, 2022 Ashgabat City Day Turkmenistan
Wednesday, May 25, 2022 Africa/Heroes Day Lesotho
Wednesday, May 25, 2022 Africa Day Namibia
Wednesday, May 25, 2022 African Union Day Ghana
Wednesday, May 25, 2022 Liberation and Resistance Day Lebanon
Thursday, May 26, 2022 Ascension Day Venezuela
Thursday, May 26, 2022 Ascension Day of Jesus Christ Indonesia
Thursday, May 26, 2022 Ascension Day Vatican City (Holy See)
Thursday, May 26, 2022 Independence Day Guyana
Thursday, May 26, 2022 Ascension Day Liechtenstein
Thursday, May 26, 2022 Father’s Day Germany
Thursday, May 26, 2022 Ascension Day Germany
Thursday, May 26, 2022 Independence Day Georgia
Thursday, May 26, 2022 Ascension Day French Guiana
Thursday, May 26, 2022 Mother’s Day Poland
Thursday, May 26, 2022 Ascension Day Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Thursday, May 26, 2022 National Sorry Day Australia
Thursday, May 26, 2022 Ascension Day Australia
Friday, May 27, 2022 Children’s Day Nigeria
Friday, May 27, 2022 Bermuda Day Bermuda
Friday, May 27, 2022 Abolition Day Guadeloupe
Friday, May 27, 2022 Mother’s Day Bolivia
Friday, May 27, 2022 Martyrdom of Imam Sadeq Iran
Friday, May 27, 2022 Day after Ascension Day Belgium
Saturday, May 28, 2022 Republic Day Armenia
Saturday, May 28, 2022 Abolition Day Saint Martin
Saturday, May 28, 2022 Republic Day Azerbaijan
Saturday, May 28, 2022 Derg Downfall Day Ethiopia
Sunday, May 29, 2022 Mother’s Day Haiti
Sunday, May 29, 2022 Jerusalem Day Israel
Sunday, May 29, 2022 Mother’s Day Senegal
Sunday, May 29, 2022 International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers United States
Sunday, May 29, 2022 Ganatantra Diwas (Republic Day) Nepal
Sunday, May 29, 2022 Internal Affairs Officers Day Turkmenistan
Sunday, May 29, 2022 Mother’s Day Dominican Republic
Sunday, May 29, 2022 Kyiv Day Ukraine
Sunday, May 29, 2022 Dniester Day Moldova
Monday, May 30, 2022 Day of the Canary Islands Spain
Monday, May 30, 2022 JAGS McCartney Day Turks and Caicos Islands
Monday, May 30, 2022 Memorial Day Northern Mariana Islands
Monday, May 30, 2022 Day off for Republic Day Azerbaijan
Monday, May 30, 2022 Reconciliation Day Australia
Monday, May 30, 2022 Ascension Day Colombia
Monday, May 30, 2022 Spring Bank Holiday Guernsey
Monday, May 30, 2022 Memorial Day American Samoa
Monday, May 30, 2022 Harvest Festival Malaysia
Monday, May 30, 2022 Memorial Day Puerto Rico
Monday, May 30, 2022 Statehood Day Croatia
Monday, May 30, 2022 Memorial Day US Virgin Islands
Monday, May 30, 2022 Ascension Day Holiday Venezuela
Monday, May 30, 2022 Anguilla Day Anguilla
Monday, May 30, 2022 Memorial Day United States
Monday, May 30, 2022 Decoration Day United States
Monday, May 30, 2022 Jefferson Davis’ Birthday United States
Monday, May 30, 2022 Mothers’ Day Nicaragua
Monday, May 30, 2022 Indian Arrival Day Trinidad and Tobago
Tuesday, May 31, 2022 World No Tobacco Day United States
Tuesday, May 31, 2022 Day of Castile-La Mancha Spain
Tuesday, May 31, 2022 Royal Brunei Armed Forces Day Brunei
Tuesday, May 31, 2022 Second Day of Harvest Festival Malaysia

From calendarific.com

Pluto and Mercury will be the only retrograde planets in May 2022

The end of a month doesn’t necessarily mean the end of a retrograde cycle. The planetary retrogrades that began in April 2022 prove it, considering there was only one and it began at practically the tail end of the month, and will continue through the summer and even part of the fall months. That means you’re guaranteed to find at least one retrograde planet in the month of May 2022, and I’m telling you right now, there’s more where that came from.

How Many Planets Will Be Retrograde During May 2022?

There will actually be two planetary retrogrades in May: Pluto retrograde, which began on April 29, and the infamous Mercury retrograde, which isn’t too far behind. But, while the term “retrograde” can cause plenty of distress — i.e. flashbacks to disagreements or falling-outs among loved ones — the reality is that retrogrades are far more common than you may realize. Take Mercury retrograde, for example — this event typically happens about three times every year (though, in 2022, there will be four Mercury retrograde cycles), and you’ve survived them each and every time, so there’s nothing to be afraid of. Think of all the mishaps you experience during those seasons as minor inconveniences.

Pluto Retrograde (April 29 to Oct. 8)

Pluto retrogrades — like the one you’re experiencing right now — are less noticeable than Mercury retrogrades, but they do signify a period of review, so you should still pay attention. My advice: Take a look at the house in your birth chart Pluto’s currently transiting in, which is currently the cardinal earth sign of Capricorn, and revise. Pluto stations retrograde annually for about six months, so it typically takes a bit longer to know how the retrograde will affect you.

Mercury retrograde, on the other hand, lasts about three weeks, making the effects much more acute during that period — and sometimes even before and/or after the planet actually stations, known as the shadow phase.

Mercury Retrograde (May 10 to June 3)

Starting off in the mutable air sign of Gemini and ending in the fixed earth sign of Taurus, Mercury will be inclined to bring active thoughts and ideas down to Earth during this period. During the first half of the retrograde, Mercury will be incredibly supported in Gemini, since this is a sign all about mental stimulation and communication. But retrograde, you will likely notice a difficulty effectively sharing and implementing these ideas until Mercury steps back into the stable sign of Taurus on May 22. By this time, the ideas that you’ve come up with during the retrograde will be solidified and secured, so it’ll be important to make as many necessary changes and adjustments to your endeavors before Mercury’s less willing to budge in Taurus. Taurus is definitely a sign that likes to maintain things, so you’ll likely notice things really start to slow down once Mercury makes its way back into this sign.

During this retrograde, it’ll be important to consider where Taurus and Gemini fall in your birth chart, since these are the two astrological houses that will be experiencing the action as Mercury moves back and forth between these signs. These houses will be prone to revisions and reorganizations from May 10 until June 3, so if things feel a bit scattered here during this time, you can be sure to blame it on the stars — especially if you have planets in these two signs.

From elitedaily.com

May 2022 Monthly Horoscope for All Zodiac Signs

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This month May 2022 is the fifth month of the year, and it brings us close to realizing the great things we have achieved in life towards the middle of the year. May 2022 Horoscope will let you know how different events in your life will turn out and whether you will be able to progress in all you do. Always be willing to make adjustments in your life.

This article will give you an insight into the monthly predictions for the zodiac signs. You will be able to understand the things that will happen in your life and work towards making them better.

Aries Horoscope Predictions for May 2022

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Taurus Horoscope Predictions for May 2022

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Gemini Horoscope Predictions for May 2022

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Cancer Horoscope Predictions for May 2022

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Leo Horoscope Predictions for May 2022

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Virgo Horoscope Predictions for May 2022

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Libra Horoscope Predictions for May 2022

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Scorpio Horoscope Predictions for May 2022

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Sagittarius Horoscope Predictions for May 2022

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Capricorn Horoscope Predictions for May 2022

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Aquarius Horoscope Predictions for May 2022

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Pisces Horoscope Predictions for May 2022

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May 2022 Chinese Monthly Horoscope for All Zodiac Signs

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May 2022 Chinese Horoscope Predictions reveal that as the year picks up, you will be able to determine the path your life is taking. These Chinese yearly predictions will enable you to understand the different aspects of your life and how to handle them in the 2022 Year of the Black Water Tiger.

Rat Monthly Prediction for May 2022

This month the stars are not aligned in your favor when it comes to your health. You will need to be extra careful because you will be susceptible to both minor and major illnesses. May 2022 Chinese Horoscope calls on you to be keen on what you consume.

Only take that which is healthy and live a life free of stress and worries. You will have to improve your meditation skills so you can have numerous ways of achieving peace of mind.

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Ox Monthly Prediction for May 2022

 

Monthly Horoscope Predictions for 2022 reveal a challenging period when it comes to Ox finances. The last few months have been fine, but your overspending will cost you in May. To save yourself from financial downfall, you need to come up with new ways of making money.

Love relationships will thrive, but you will have to be honest with your partner or spouse about your feelings and emotions to keep the fire burning.

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Tiger Monthly Prediction for May 2022

 

Tiger career will progress because of hard work and determination in May 2022. You will do everything possible to achieve your goals and aspirations. Businesspeople will make great profits. This month is an auspicious one when it comes to financial investments.

This month your loved ones will greatly appreciate your presence in their lives. You are always willing to be of help when they need the same. The love and support you receive from your loved ones will give you the confidence to overcome life’s challenges.

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Rabbit Monthly Prediction for May 2022

 

This month you will have to rest a lot to safeguard your health. Rabbits with chronic illnesses will have to keep up with doctors’ appointments. Always take medication on time and seek medical assistance when need be. When it comes to your health, do not ignore anything out of the ordinary.

May 2022 Chinese Astrology Forecasts reveal a period of happiness and bliss in your family life. There will be no conflict between you and your loved ones.

Read Full 2022 Yearly Rabbit Astrology

Dragon Monthly Prediction for May 2022

 

Dragon, you will find great motivation that will push you to do better in your career. Focus on the things that matter the most and form great professional relationships with others. This is the best time to start pushing for a promotion or salary increment.

Astrology forecast for 2022 calls on you to have faith in your loved ones. They will have your back in challenging times because this month will see you face some financial issues. The support you need, they will provide.

Read Full 2022 Dragon Yearly Zodiac

Snake Monthly Prediction for May 2022

 

Fulfillment and happiness will be in your portion in May 2022. Nothing will hinder you from becoming the best because positive energies surround you. Snake career and finances will take an upward progression.

Though you will suffer from minor illnesses, your health will not be in jeopardy for the better part of the month. Take time to rest from your busy schedule to rejuvenate. Take care of your body at all costs.

Read Full 2022 Snake Fortune

Horse Monthly Prediction for May 2022

 

Nothing will go wrong for the Horse Chinese zodiac sign in May 2022. Things will fall into place just as you have always wanted them to. Aspects of your life will start taking shape, and you will be fulfilled in all ways possible, but you have to be careful to maintain the momentum.

Traveling will not make part of your itinerary this month because you are busy with your career and finances. Wanting the best for yourself will drive you to work hard and always achieve your highest potential.

Read Full 2022 Horse Luck Predictions

Sheep Monthly Prediction for May 2022

 

Sheep will find it challenging to maintain a great working relationship with their colleagues. Your career can fail in some areas because you lack great communication skills. Interacting with your colleagues becomes a problem because you always want to be in charge.

May 2022 will see the Goats want to learn how to communicate with others without coming out as authoritative. It is upon you to teach yourself how to relate with others peacefully.

Read Full 2022 Sheep Chinese Predictions

Monkey Monthly Prediction for May 2022

 

This month will require you to pay extra attention to your career. As time goes by, things can get difficult, but you have to ensure because you chose the said career path. Remain strong and motivate yourself always to achieve positive results.

Monkey finances will dwindle a bit because of your overspending. If you are not careful, you will end up using your savings for things that are not worth it. Sit down and evaluate your financial life if your main focus is financial independence, freedom and stability.

Read Full 2022 Chinese Monkey Zodiac Forecasts

Rooster Monthly Prediction for May 2022

 

There can be a decrease in income because of several factors for the Roosters in May 2022. This should not down your spirits because things will get back to normal within no time with the right motivation and inspiration. Earlier investments will not be as promising as you envisioned.

Work to increase your finances because your spending is not going down but up. The relationship between you and your loved ones will improve. Singles will go another month without finding love.

Read Full 2022 Rooster Yearly Prediction

Dog Monthly Prediction for May 2022

 

Your main focus this month will be your finances. Chinese zodiac dogs will have to find new ways of making money to maintain their lifestyle. Money matters will be sensitive, and you will do everything possible to remain floating.

Marriage life will be peaceful and filled with love for Dog couples. Always pay attention to your partner and appreciate their presence in your life.

Read Full 2022 Dog Yearly Chinese Prediction

Pig Monthly Prediction for May 2022

 

Finances will improve for the Pig sign in May 2022. But, you will still need to be careful about how you spend your money. Invest in worthy causes and downgrade where necessary so that you do not spend too much on things you do not necessarily need.

Career growth will happen gradually. Be patient with yourself and continue on your destined path.

Read Full 2022 Pig Yearly Prediction

May 2022 Moon Details

The Full Moon for this month will occur in the second week on Monday, May 16th. The New Moon will happen later in May on Monday, May 30th.

May’s Full Flower Moon

May is most notable for being the turning point in the year where temperatures rise and a vast variety of flowers come into full bloom, letting the world break out into a riot of color. As such, May’s full moon has come to be known as the Full Flower Moon. The Anishnaabe tribe also called it the Blossom Moon. In Northern America, you can expect to see flowers such as bluebells, sundrops, violets, and so on, as well as lush greenery to go with the blossoms. The Apache and Lakota peoples named May’s full moon the Green Leaves Moon, while the Mohawk tribe called it the Big Leaf Moon. But there is one specific plant that’s very important during the May season – and it is, in fact, not a flower.

This plant is corn, an important staple food for Northern American peoples. According to the Algonquin tribes, May’s full moon is the Corn Planting Moon. For Native American tribes, this is the perfect time for them to start preparing the fields for farming and sowing the seeds saved up from last year. Appropriately, the Abenaki culture refers to May’s full moon as the Field Maker Moon, while the Haida tribe calls it the Food Gathering Moon. Apart from corn, other foods such as beans, squash, and potatoes are planted during this time. The Cherokee tribe called May’s full moon the Anisguti Moon, or the Planting Moon, and would traditionally perform a Corn Dance during this period to encourage a fruitful corn harvest.

Due to the rising temperatures, the Full Flower Moon is also a time of heightened fertility. This is a good time for women to bear children in a warm, safe environment that would increase the chance of their survival. That’s why May’s full moon is also named Mother’s Moon, or Milk Moon, which could refer to breastfeeding or to the milking of cows. The latter interpretation is based off the Old English name Rimilcemona, or the Month of Three Milkings, referring to how this was a period where cows could be milked up to three times daily.

In other parts of the world, the Full Flower Moon is better known as Vesak or Buddha Day, the most significant celebration for Buddhists all around the world. On the first full moon of May, Buddhists commemorate the birth, enlightenment, and passing of the Buddha. Devout practitioners are encouraged to renew their intention to adhere to sacred Buddhist principles, as well as refrain from all forms of killing and violence, including eating meat. Celebrations include giving charity to the poor, disabled, and otherwise marginalized groups in society. Depending on your location, you may witness the spectacular practice of releasing thousands of caged birds into the air as a symbolic gesture of liberation, though this tradition is illegal in countries such as Singapore because it may cause harm to local ecosystems.

Pagans, on the other hand, associate the Full Flower Moon with the element of fire, and thus often celebrate it by lighting bonfires and engaging in other magical fire rituals to bring prosperity. Powerful colors for the Full Flower Moon include fiery colors like red, yellow, and orange. This is a good time to tend your garden and let the seeds you’ve planted blossom – both literally and metaphorically. Cultivate your passions and desires, encourage them to burst forth into bloom, and you will be rewarded with abundance in various forms in your life.

 

Local Date and Time for May 2022 Full Moon in major cities around the world:

Los Angeles,
San Francisco,
Vancouver
May 15, 2022
9:14pm PDT

Denver,
Salt Lake City,
Calgary
May 15, 2022
10:14pm MDT

Chicago,
Houston,
San Antonio
May 15, 2022
11:14pm CDT

New York,
Toronto,
Atlanta
May 16, 2022
12:14am EDT

London,
Manchester,
Dublin
May 16, 2022
5:14am BST

Paris,
Rome,
Berlin
May 16, 2022
6:14am CEST

Athens,
Istanbul,
Helsinki
May 16, 2022
7:14am EEST

Dubai,
Abu Dhabi,
Muscat
May 16, 2022
8:14am +04

Bangalore,
Mumbai,
New Delhi
May 16, 2022
9:44am IST

Singapore,
Kuala Lumpur
May 16, 2022
12:14pm +08

Perth,
Hong Kong,
Beijing
May 16, 2022
12:14pm AWST

Sydney,
Brisbane,
Melbourne
May 16, 2022
2:14pm AEST

You can use this link to go forward or backward in time for Moon phase information. If you are curious, you can even find out what phase the Moon was in when you or anyone else was born.

From Moongiant.com

Observing the planets in May 2022

Our month-by-month guide to locating the planets throughout 2022.

Finding and observing the planets of the Solar System in the night sky isn’t as tricky as you think. You just need to know where to look.

When a planet is in a particularly favourable position in the evening or morning sky, it will look like a bright ‘star’, the most obvious point of light visible to the naked eye.

The other thing about spotting the planets in the night sky is that they can also be found along the ecliptic, which is the imaginary line that the Sun appears to traverse in the sky over the course of a day.

Since the major planets of the Solar System orbit the Sun in about the same plane, the ecliptic also marks the path of the planets.

Is it bright, but on the wrong side of the sky to the ecliptic? Then it’s not a planet.

For more advice, read our guide on how to find planets in the night sky.

Once you’ve got to grips with this, all you need to know is what planets will be visible in the night each month, so you know what to look out for, and what dates they will be best placed.

This is where our guide below comes in. Use it throughout the coming 12 months to find out which planets are visible in the night sky in 2022, which are at opposition, and to keep track of any interesting upcoming conjunctions.

Check our Astronomy Advice section throughout the year for more up-to-date stargazing tips, and sign up to the BBC Sky at Night Magazine e-newsletter for lunar phases and monthly astronomy highlights delivered direct to your email inbox.

You can also listen to our Star Diary podcast each month for even more advice on what to see in the night sky.

Venus has a spectacular morning conjunction with Jupiter at the end of April and into early May. Visible in the morning sky approximately 30-45 minutes before sunrise. Closest apparent separation of 22’ 43” occurs on 1 May. Credit: Pete Lawrence

May 2022

Mercury: Impressive evening planet at start of May, near the Pleiades.

Venus: Morning planet, near Jupiter on 1 May. 10%-lit waning crescent Moon nearby on 27 May.

Mars: Morning planet. Close encounter with Jupiter at end of May.

Watch out for a total lunar eclipse on 16 May. This will be a challenging target because the Moon sets during totality. Credit: Pete Lawrence

Jupiter: Morning planet, near Venus on 1 May and Mars on 29 May. Waning Moon nearby on 25 May.

Saturn: Low altitude morning object. Waning gibbous Moon on 22 May.

Uranus: Uranus lines up with the Sun on 5 May and not visible this month.

Neptune: Neptune is a morning planet, but not visible this month.

May 2 Astronomy Picture of the Day

Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.

2022 May 2

Partial Solar Eclipse over Argentina

Image Credit & Copyright: Aixa Andrada

Explanation: What’s happened to the Sun? Two days ago, parts of South America were treated to a partial solar eclipse — where the Moon blocked out part of the Sun. The featured image shows an image of the partially eclipsed Sun through clouds as it was setting over PatagoniaArgentina. In the tilted image, Earth is toward the right. During the eclipse, the Moon moved partly between Earth and the Sun. Although a visually impressive sight, the slight dimming of surroundings during this partial eclipse was less noticeable than dimming created by a thick cloud. In about two weeks, all of South America and part of North America will experience a total lunar eclipse — where the Earth moves completely between the Moon and the Sun. In about two years, a total solar eclipse will cross North America.

May 2, 2022 Current Moon Phase Digest

You can use this link to go forward or backward in time for Moon phase information. If you are curious, you can even find out what phase the Moon was in when you or anyone else was born.

From Moongiant.com

Today and tonight the Moon will be in a Waxing Crescent Phase. A Waxing Crescent is the first Phase after the New Moon and is a great time to see the features of the moon’s surface. During this phase the Moon can be seen in the wester sky after the sun dips below the horizon at sunset. The moon is close to the sun in the sky and mostly dark except for the right edge of the moon which becomes brighter as the days get closer to the next phase which is a First Quarter with a 50% illumination.

Visit the May 2022 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Waxing Crescent Phase

The Waxing Crescent on May 2 has an illumination of 3%. This is the percentage of the Moon illuminated by the Sun. The illumination is constantly changing and can vary up to 10% a day. On May 2 the Moon is 1.53 days old. This refers to how many days it has been since the last New Moon. It takes 29.53 days for the Moon to orbit the Earth and go through the lunar cycle of all 8 Moon phases.

The 8 Lunar Phases

There are 8 lunar phases the Moon goes through in its 29.53 days lunar cycle. The 4 major Moon phases are Full Moon, New Moon, First Quarter and Last Quarter. Between these major phases, there are 4 minor ones: the Waxing Crescent, Waxing Gibbous, Waning Gibbous and Waning Crescent. For more info on the Moon Cycle and on each phase check out Wikipedia Lunar Phase page.

Phase Details

Phase: Waxing Crescent
Illumination: 3%
Moon Age: 1.53 days
Moon Angle: 0.50
Moon Distance: 401,978.85 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 150,797,057.69 km

Useful Moon Resources

2 May 2022 Southern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions Digest

If you need to calculate the planetary positions for a specific use and time, click on this link

Currentplanetarypositions.com

To figure out GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) to your local time use this link

 For Your Local Time and Date

Southeastern Hemisphere

The time for these Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Sao Paulo, Brazil, South America

2 May 2022
03:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM BRT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:12 Taurus 12
Moon:02 Gemini 08
Mercury:02 Gemini 10
Venus:29 Pisces 57
Mars:13 Pisces 13
Jupiter:28 Pisces 19
Saturn:24 Aquarius 22
Uranus:14 Taurus 38
Neptune:24 Pisces 36
Pluto:28 Capricorn 36 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 28
Mean Lunar Node:23 Taurus 05 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):01 Cancer 58

Chiron:14 Aries 05
Ceres:24 Gemini 55
Pallas:00 Taurus 59
Juno:04 Pisces 09
Vesta:22 Aquarius 52

Eris:24 Aries 32

Fire:2
Earth:6
Air:5
Water:6
Cardinal:4
Fixed:7
Mutable:8

 

Southern Hemisphere

The time for these Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Cape Town, South Africa

2 May 2022
10:00 am GMT 12:00 PM SAST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:12 Taurus 00
Moon:29 Taurus 37
Mercury:02 Gemini 01
Venus:29 Pisces 42
Mars:13 Pisces 04
Jupiter:28 Pisces 17
Saturn:24 Aquarius 21
Uranus:14 Taurus 38
Neptune:24 Pisces 36
Pluto:28 Capricorn 36 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 28
Mean Lunar Node:23 Taurus 06 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):01 Cancer 57

Chiron:14 Aries 05
Ceres:24 Gemini 50
Pallas:00 Taurus 54
Juno:04 Pisces 05
Vesta:22 Aquarius 47

Eris:24 Aries 32

Fire:2
Earth:7
Air:4
Water:6
Cardinal:4
Fixed:8
Mutable:7

Southwestern Hemisphere Same day at posting for 1200 PM AEST GMT 0200

The time for these Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 

2 May 2022
02:00 am GMT 12:00 PM AEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:11 Taurus 40
Moon:25 Taurus 34
Mercury:01 Gemini 47
Venus:29 Pisces 20
Mars:12 Pisces 49
Jupiter:28 Pisces 13
Saturn:24 Aquarius 20
Uranus:14 Taurus 37
Neptune:24 Pisces 35
Pluto:28 Capricorn 36 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 28
Mean Lunar Node:23 Taurus 07 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):01 Cancer 54

Chiron:14 Aries 04
Ceres:24 Gemini 42
Pallas:00 Taurus 45
Juno:03 Pisces 58
Vesta:22 Aquarius 40

Eris:24 Aries 32

Fire:2
Earth:7
Air:4
Water:6
Cardinal:4
Fixed:8
Mutable:7

A Very Happy and Blessed Beltane To All

May 10, 2022 Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions Digest

If you want to calculate the planetary positions for a specific use and time, click on this link

Currentplanetarypositions.com

To figure out GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) for your local time use this link

For Your Local Time and Date

Northwestern Hemisphere

The time for these Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Los Angeles, California, USA

May 10, 2022
07:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:20 Taurus 06
Moon:10 Virgo 36
Mercury:04 Gemini 51 Rx
Venus:09 Aries 18
Mars:19 Pisces 23
Jupiter:29 Pisces 58
Saturn:24 Aquarius 44
Uranus:15 Taurus 07
Neptune:24 Pisces 49
Pluto:28 Capricorn 34 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 32 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:22 Taurus 39 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):02 Cancer 53

Chiron:14 Aries 31
Ceres:28 Gemini 10
Pallas:04 Taurus 35
Juno:06 Pisces 51
Vesta:25 Aquarius 45

Eris:24 Aries 37

Fire:3
Earth:7
Air:4
Water:5
Cardinal:5
Fixed:7
Mutable:7

Northern Hemisphere

The time for these Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Chicago, Illinois, USA

May 11, 2022
05:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:20 Taurus 59
Moon:22 Virgo 30
Mercury:04 Gemini 48 Rx
Venus:10 Aries 21
Mars:20 Pisces 04
Jupiter:00 Aries 09
Saturn:24 Aquarius 47
Uranus:15 Taurus 10
Neptune:24 Pisces 51
Pluto:28 Capricorn 34 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 31 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:22 Taurus 37 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):02 Cancer 59

Chiron:14 Aries 33
Ceres:28 Gemini 32
Pallas:04 Taurus 59
Juno:07 Pisces 09
Vesta:26 Aquarius 03

Eris:24 Aries 38

Fire:4
Earth:7
Air:4
Water:4
Cardinal:6
Fixed:7
Mutable:6

Northeastern Hemisphere

The time for these Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Frankfurt, Germany, Europe

10 May 2022
10:00 am GMT 12:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:19 Taurus 44
Moon:05 Virgo 50
Mercury:04 Gemini 51
Venus:08 Aries 52
Mars:19 Pisces 06
Jupiter:29 Pisces 53
Saturn:24 Aquarius 43
Uranus:15 Taurus 05
Neptune:24 Pisces 49
Pluto:28 Capricorn 34 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 32 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:22 Taurus 41 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):02 Cancer 50

Chiron:14 Aries 29
Ceres:28 Gemini 01
Pallas:04 Taurus 25
Juno:06 Pisces 44
Vesta:25 Aquarius 37

Eris:24 Aries 37

Fire:3
Earth:7
Air:4
Water:5
Cardinal:5
Fixed:7
Mutable:7

May 1 Astronomy Picture of the Day

Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.

2022 May 1

First Horizon-Scale Image of a Black Hole

Image Credit: Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration

Explanation: What does a black hole look like? To find out, radio telescopes from around the Earth coordinated observations of black holes with the largest known event horizons on the sky. Alone, black holes are just black, but these monster attractors are known to be surrounded by glowing gas. This first image resolves the area around the black hole at the center of galaxy M87 on a scale below that expected for its event horizonPictured, the dark central region is not the event horizon, but rather the black hole’s shadow — the central region of emitting gas darkened by the central black hole’s gravity. The size and shape of the shadow is determined by bright gas near the event horizon, by strong gravitational lensing deflections, and by the black hole’s spin. In resolving this black hole’s shadow, the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) bolstered evidence that Einstein’s gravity works even in extreme regions, and gave clear evidence that M87 has a central spinning black hole of about 6 billion solar masses. Since releasing this featured image in 2019, the EHT has expanded to include more telescopes, observe more black holes, track polarized light,and is working to observe the immediately vicinity of the black hole in the center of our Milky Way Galaxy.

 

This week is: Black Hole Week
New EHT Results to be Announced: Next Thursday