Early in the month, you also can still see the familiar figure of the constellation Orion, dipping toward the western horizon as evening twilight deepens.
May 1 is May Day, an occasion that was once observed throughout most of Medieval Europe, but it is now largely forgotten but for a few locales. It is an ancient calendar marker called a “cross quarter” day that was the midpoint of an astronomical season. These dates, along with the solstices and equinoxes, were traditional times when serfs paid their rent to their feudal masters, usually in the form of livestock or grain.
During May, you can see Scorpius well after midnight before it shifts into the evening sky in summer, dominating the southern horizon as one of the season’s signature evening constellations. At the same time, Orion will gradually disappear by June before returning to the morning sky in late July and early August.Venus continues to hold sway over the evening sky during May. You should be able to find the planet easily once the sun sets.
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