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Atlanta sky calendar · May 2027

Full moon: Thu, May 20. New moon: Thu, May 6. Sunrise moves from 6:48 AM to 6:28 AM, sunset from 8:20 PM to 8:42 PM. 3 sky events this month (below). Times are local (EDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Sat, May 16:48 AM8:20 PM3:56 AM3:46 PMWaning crescent · 24%
Sun, May 26:47 AM8:21 PM4:22 AM4:45 PMWaning crescent · 16%
Mon, May 36:47 AM8:22 PM4:48 AM5:45 PMWaning crescent · 9%
Tue, May 46:46 AM8:23 PM5:17 AM6:49 PMWaning crescent · 4%
Wed, May 56:45 AM8:23 PM5:49 AM7:57 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Thu, May 66:44 AM8:24 PM6:27 AM9:07 PMNew moon · 0%
Fri, May 76:43 AM8:25 PM7:12 AM10:17 PMWaxing crescent · 2%
Sat, May 86:42 AM8:26 PM8:07 AM11:24 PMWaxing crescent · 7%
Sun, May 96:41 AM8:26 PM9:10 AM—Waxing crescent · 14%
Mon, May 106:40 AM8:27 PM10:20 AM12:23 AMWaxing crescent · 22%
Tue, May 116:39 AM8:28 PM11:32 AM1:13 AMWaxing crescent · 33%
Wed, May 126:39 AM8:29 PM12:42 PM1:55 AMWaxing crescent · 44%
Thu, May 136:38 AM8:29 PM1:51 PM2:30 AMFirst quarter · 55%
Fri, May 146:37 AM8:30 PM2:57 PM3:02 AMWaxing gibbous · 66%
Sat, May 156:36 AM8:31 PM4:01 PM3:31 AMWaxing gibbous · 76%
Sun, May 166:36 AM8:32 PM5:04 PM3:59 AMWaxing gibbous · 85%
Mon, May 176:35 AM8:32 PM6:08 PM4:29 AMWaxing gibbous · 92%
Tue, May 186:34 AM8:33 PM7:11 PM5:00 AMWaxing gibbous · 96%
Wed, May 196:34 AM8:34 PM8:15 PM5:35 AMWaxing gibbous · 99%
Thu, May 206:33 AM8:35 PM9:16 PM6:15 AMFull moon · 100%
Fri, May 216:32 AM8:35 PM10:13 PM7:01 AMWaning gibbous · 98%
Sat, May 226:32 AM8:36 PM11:04 PM7:52 AMWaning gibbous · 95%
Sun, May 236:31 AM8:37 PM11:49 PM8:47 AMWaning gibbous · 90%
Mon, May 246:31 AM8:37 PM—9:45 AMWaning gibbous · 84%
Tue, May 256:30 AM8:38 PM12:27 AM10:43 AMWaning gibbous · 76%
Wed, May 266:30 AM8:39 PM1:00 AM11:41 AMWaning gibbous · 68%
Thu, May 276:29 AM8:39 PM1:30 AM12:38 PMWaning gibbous · 59%
Fri, May 286:29 AM8:40 PM1:57 AM1:34 PMLast quarter · 49%
Sat, May 296:29 AM8:41 PM2:22 AM2:31 PMWaning crescent · 40%
Sun, May 306:28 AM8:41 PM2:48 AM3:30 PMWaning crescent · 30%
Mon, May 316:28 AM8:42 PM3:15 AM4:31 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 6:59 AMFull moon
  • Fri, May 28 6:01 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).