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Abilene, TX sky calendar · May 2027

Full moon: Thu, May 20. New moon: Thu, May 6. Sunrise moves from 6:52 AM to 6:32 AM, sunset from 8:20 PM to 8:40 PM. 3 sky events this month (below). Times are local (CDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Sat, May 16:52 AM8:20 PM3:58 AM3:50 PMWaning crescent · 24%
Sun, May 26:51 AM8:20 PM4:24 AM4:48 PMWaning crescent · 16%
Mon, May 36:50 AM8:21 PM4:52 AM5:48 PMWaning crescent · 9%
Tue, May 46:49 AM8:22 PM5:21 AM6:52 PMWaning crescent · 4%
Wed, May 56:48 AM8:23 PM5:54 AM7:58 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Thu, May 66:47 AM8:23 PM6:33 AM9:08 PMNew moon · 0%
Fri, May 76:46 AM8:24 PM7:20 AM10:17 PMWaxing crescent · 2%
Sat, May 86:46 AM8:25 PM8:15 AM11:24 PMWaxing crescent · 7%
Sun, May 96:45 AM8:25 PM9:19 AM—Waxing crescent · 14%
Mon, May 106:44 AM8:26 PM10:28 AM12:23 AMWaxing crescent · 23%
Tue, May 116:43 AM8:27 PM11:39 AM1:13 AMWaxing crescent · 33%
Wed, May 126:42 AM8:28 PM12:49 PM1:55 AMFirst quarter · 45%
Thu, May 136:42 AM8:28 PM1:56 PM2:31 AMWaxing gibbous · 56%
Fri, May 146:41 AM8:29 PM3:01 PM3:04 AMWaxing gibbous · 67%
Sat, May 156:40 AM8:30 PM4:04 PM3:33 AMWaxing gibbous · 77%
Sun, May 166:40 AM8:30 PM5:07 PM4:03 AMWaxing gibbous · 85%
Mon, May 176:39 AM8:31 PM6:10 PM4:33 AMWaxing gibbous · 92%
Tue, May 186:38 AM8:32 PM7:13 PM5:05 AMWaxing gibbous · 97%
Wed, May 196:38 AM8:33 PM8:15 PM5:41 AMWaxing gibbous · 99%
Thu, May 206:37 AM8:33 PM9:16 PM6:22 AMFull moon · 100%
Fri, May 216:37 AM8:34 PM10:13 PM7:09 AMWaning gibbous · 98%
Sat, May 226:36 AM8:35 PM11:04 PM8:00 AMWaning gibbous · 95%
Sun, May 236:36 AM8:35 PM11:48 PM8:55 AMWaning gibbous · 90%
Mon, May 246:35 AM8:36 PM—9:52 AMWaning gibbous · 84%
Tue, May 256:35 AM8:36 PM12:27 AM10:50 AMWaning gibbous · 76%
Wed, May 266:34 AM8:37 PM1:01 AM11:47 AMWaning gibbous · 68%
Thu, May 276:34 AM8:38 PM1:30 AM12:43 PMWaning gibbous · 58%
Fri, May 286:33 AM8:38 PM1:58 AM1:39 PMLast quarter · 49%
Sat, May 296:33 AM8:39 PM2:24 AM2:35 PMWaning crescent · 39%
Sun, May 306:33 AM8:40 PM2:51 AM3:33 PMWaning crescent · 30%
Mon, May 316:32 AM8:40 PM3:18 AM4:34 PMWaning crescent · 21%

Sky events this month

  • Wed, May 5Eta Aquariids meteor shower peakUp to about 50 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky · the Moon stays out of the way
  • Thu, May 20 5:59 AMFull moon
  • Fri, May 28 5:01 AMMercury farthest from the Sun in the evening sky23° from the Sun: the best time to see it, low in the west after sunset

Month by month

Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).