Constellations in May

The following 40 constellations are visible in the month of May at a geographical latitude of +46.8°. Their centre reaches at least 5° above the horizon during the night (between the end and beginning of astronomical twilight). → Settings

IAU NameEnglish NameSeasonCulm@MnDec NDec SDSO
Andromeda (And)Chained MaidenJFMAMJJASOND6 October+53.2°+21.7°26
Aquila (Aql)EagleJ.MAMJJASOND16 July+18.7°-11.9°21
Auriga (Aur)CharioteerJFMAMJJASOND21 December+56.2°+27.9°19
Bootes (Boo)HerdsmanJFMAMJJASOND3 May+55.0°+7.4°4
Camelopardalis (Cam)GiraffeJFMAMJJASOND22 December+86.1°+52.7°12
Cancer (Cnc)CrabJFMAMJ..SOND28 January+33.1°+6.5°5
Canes Venatici (CVn)Hunting DogsJFMAMJJASOND9 April+52.4°+27.8°17
Canis Minor (CMi)Lesser DogJFMAM...SOND13 January+13.2°-0.4°3
Cassiopeia (Cas)Seated QueenJFMAMJJASOND10 October+77.7°+46.7°43
Cepheus (Cep)KingJFMAMJJASOND27 August+88.7°+53.4°34
Coma Berenices (Com)Bernice's HairJFMAMJJASOND1 April+33.3°+13.3°24
Corona Borealis (CrB)Northern CrownJFMAMJJASOND22 May+39.7°+25.5°
Corvus (Crv)CrowJFMAMJ.....D28 March-11.7°-25.2°3
Crater (Crt)CupJFMAMJ.....D11 March-6.7°-25.2°
Cygnus (Cyg)SwanJFMAMJJASOND31 July+61.4°+27.7°43
Delphinus (Del)DolphinJF.AMJJASOND31 July+20.9°+2.4°5
Draco (Dra)DragonJFMAMJJASOND18 June+86.5°+47.5°8
Equuleus (Equ)Little HorseJF.AMJJASOND8 August+13.0°+2.5°
Gemini (Gem)TwinsJFMAM...SOND7 January+35.4°+9.8°12
Hercules (Her)HerculesJFMAMJJASOND12 June+51.3°+3.7°8
Hydra (Hya)Female Water SnakeJFMAM.....ND22 February+6.6°-35.7°11
Lacerta (Lac)LizardJFMAMJJASOND29 August+56.9°+35.2°3
Leo (Leo)LionJFMAMJJ..OND28 February+33.0°-6.7°17
Leo Minor (LMi)Lesser LionJFMAMJJASOND22 February+41.4°+22.8°6
Libra (Lib)Scales.FMAMJJAS...12 May-0.5°-30.0°3
Lynx (Lyn)LynxJFMAMJJASOND18 January+62.0°+33.0°11
Lyra (Lyr)LyreJFMAMJJASOND4 July+47.7°+25.7°7
Ophiuchus (Oph)Serpent Bearer.FMAMJJASOND10 June+14.4°-30.2°37
Pegasus (Peg)Winged HorseJFM.MJJASOND5 September+36.6°+2.3°19
Perseus (Per)HeroJFMAMJJASOND18 November+59.1°+30.9°21
Sagitta (Sge)ArrowJ.MAMJJASOND16 July+21.6°+16.1°4
Sagittarius (Sgr)Archer....MJJASON.5 July-11.7°-45.3°51
Scorpius (Sco)Scorpion...AMJJAS...3 June-8.3°-45.8°18
Scutum (Sct)Shield..MAMJJASOND1 July-3.8°-15.9°7
Serpens (Ser)SerpentJFMAMJJASON.19 May+25.7°-16.1°9
Sextans (Sex)SextantJFMAMJ....ND20 February+6.4°-11.7°5
Ursa Maior (UMa)Great BearJFMAMJJASOND28 February+73.1°+28.3°26
Ursa Minor (UMi)Little BearJFMAMJJASOND11 May+90.0°+65.4°
Virgo (Vir)MaidenJFMAMJJA...D12 April+14.4°-22.7°36
Vulpecula (Vul)FoxJFMAMJJASOND26 July+29.5°+19.4°17

Legend: Season = The constellation is visible from the current geographic location in that month and the centre of the Sun is at least 18° below the horizon ("." = not visible, JFMAMJJASOND = months). Culm@Mn = Culmination at local midnight. The approximate centre of the constellation and the Sun re on the opposite side of the sky, which means it is at its highest point in the sky at local midnight, when the Sun is lowest below the horizon. Dec N = Northern extent of the IAU constellation boundaries (J2000.0). Dec S = Southern extent of the IAU constellation boundaries (J2000.0). DSO = Number of pages with described deep-sky objects.