Anchorage sky calendar · May 2027
Full moon: Thu, May 20. New moon: Thu, May 6. Sunrise moves from 5:50 AM to 4:37 AM, sunset from 10:04 PM to 11:18 PM. 3 sky events this month (below). Times are local (AKDT).
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Moonrise | Moonset | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, May 1 | 5:50 AM | 10:04 PM | 4:50 AM | 4:04 PM | Waning crescent · 23% |
| Sun, May 2 | 5:47 AM | 10:07 PM | 4:49 AM | 5:32 PM | Waning crescent · 15% |
| Mon, May 3 | 5:44 AM | 10:09 PM | 4:48 AM | 7:05 PM | Waning crescent · 8% |
| Tue, May 4 | 5:42 AM | 10:12 PM | 4:47 AM | 8:43 PM | Waning crescent · 3% |
| Wed, May 5 | 5:39 AM | 10:15 PM | 4:48 AM | 10:30 PM | Waning crescent · 1% |
| Thu, May 6 | 5:36 AM | 10:17 PM | 4:51 AM | — | New moon · 0% |
| Fri, May 7 | 5:33 AM | 10:20 PM | 4:59 AM | 12:22 AM | Waxing crescent · 3% |
| Sat, May 8 | 5:30 AM | 10:23 PM | 5:22 AM | 2:07 AM | Waxing crescent · 8% |
| Sun, May 9 | 5:28 AM | 10:25 PM | 6:27 AM | 3:17 AM | Waxing crescent · 15% |
| Mon, May 10 | 5:25 AM | 10:28 PM | 8:11 AM | 3:44 AM | Waxing crescent · 24% |
| Tue, May 11 | 5:22 AM | 10:31 PM | 10:05 AM | 3:53 AM | Waxing crescent · 35% |
| Wed, May 12 | 5:20 AM | 10:33 PM | 11:55 AM | 3:56 AM | First quarter · 46% |
| Thu, May 13 | 5:17 AM | 10:36 PM | 1:39 PM | 3:56 AM | Waxing gibbous · 57% |
| Fri, May 14 | 5:14 AM | 10:38 PM | 3:17 PM | 3:56 AM | Waxing gibbous · 68% |
| Sat, May 15 | 5:12 AM | 10:41 PM | 4:53 PM | 3:55 AM | Waxing gibbous · 78% |
| Sun, May 16 | 5:09 AM | 10:43 PM | 6:29 PM | 3:54 AM | Waxing gibbous · 86% |
| Mon, May 17 | 5:07 AM | 10:46 PM | 8:07 PM | 3:54 AM | Waxing gibbous · 93% |
| Tue, May 18 | 5:04 AM | 10:48 PM | 9:46 PM | 3:54 AM | Waxing gibbous · 97% |
| Wed, May 19 | 5:02 AM | 10:51 PM | 11:27 PM | 3:56 AM | Waxing gibbous · 99% |
| Thu, May 20 | 5:00 AM | 10:53 PM | — | 4:02 AM | Full moon · 100% |
| Fri, May 21 | 4:57 AM | 10:56 PM | 1:01 AM | 4:18 AM | Waning gibbous · 98% |
| Sat, May 22 | 4:55 AM | 10:58 PM | 2:10 AM | 4:59 AM | Waning gibbous · 94% |
| Sun, May 23 | 4:53 AM | 11:01 PM | 2:43 AM | 6:14 AM | Waning gibbous · 89% |
| Mon, May 24 | 4:51 AM | 11:03 PM | 2:56 AM | 7:45 AM | Waning gibbous · 83% |
| Tue, May 25 | 4:49 AM | 11:05 PM | 3:00 AM | 9:18 AM | Waning gibbous · 75% |
| Wed, May 26 | 4:47 AM | 11:07 PM | 3:01 AM | 10:48 AM | Waning gibbous · 67% |
| Thu, May 27 | 4:45 AM | 11:10 PM | 3:01 AM | 12:15 PM | Waning gibbous · 57% |
| Fri, May 28 | 4:43 AM | 11:12 PM | 3:01 AM | 1:40 PM | Last quarter · 48% |
| Sat, May 29 | 4:41 AM | 11:14 PM | 3:00 AM | 3:06 PM | Waning crescent · 38% |
| Sun, May 30 | 4:39 AM | 11:16 PM | 2:59 AM | 4:35 PM | Waning crescent · 28% |
| Mon, May 31 | 4:37 AM | 11:18 PM | 2:58 AM | 6:09 PM | Waning crescent · 20% |
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 2:59 AMFull moon
- Fri, May 28 2:01 AMMercury farthest from the Sun in the evening sky23° from the Sun: the best time to see it, low in the west after sunset
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Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).