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Baton Rouge, LA sky calendar · May 2027

Full moon: Thu, May 20. New moon: Thu, May 6. Sunrise moves from 6:21 AM to 6:03 AM, sunset from 7:42 PM to 8:01 PM. 3 sky events this month (below). Times are local (CDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Sat, May 16:21 AM7:42 PM3:21 AM3:15 PMWaning crescent · 24%
Sun, May 26:20 AM7:43 PM3:49 AM4:12 PMWaning crescent · 16%
Mon, May 36:19 AM7:43 PM4:18 AM5:11 PMWaning crescent · 9%
Tue, May 46:18 AM7:44 PM4:48 AM6:13 PMWaning crescent · 4%
Wed, May 56:17 AM7:45 PM5:22 AM7:18 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Thu, May 66:16 AM7:45 PM6:02 AM8:26 PMNew moon · 0%
Fri, May 76:16 AM7:46 PM6:49 AM9:35 PMWaxing crescent · 2%
Sat, May 86:15 AM7:47 PM7:45 AM10:41 PMWaxing crescent · 7%
Sun, May 96:14 AM7:47 PM8:49 AM11:41 PMWaxing crescent · 14%
Mon, May 106:13 AM7:48 PM9:58 AM—Waxing crescent · 23%
Tue, May 116:13 AM7:49 PM11:08 AM12:32 AMWaxing crescent · 33%
Wed, May 126:12 AM7:49 PM12:16 PM1:16 AMFirst quarter · 45%
Thu, May 136:11 AM7:50 PM1:22 PM1:54 AMWaxing gibbous · 56%
Fri, May 146:11 AM7:51 PM2:26 PM2:27 AMWaxing gibbous · 67%
Sat, May 156:10 AM7:51 PM3:28 PM2:58 AMWaxing gibbous · 77%
Sun, May 166:09 AM7:52 PM4:29 PM3:29 AMWaxing gibbous · 85%
Mon, May 176:09 AM7:53 PM5:31 PM4:00 AMWaxing gibbous · 92%
Tue, May 186:08 AM7:53 PM6:32 PM4:34 AMWaxing gibbous · 97%
Wed, May 196:08 AM7:54 PM7:34 PM5:11 AMWaxing gibbous · 99%
Thu, May 206:07 AM7:54 PM8:34 PM5:52 AMFull moon · 100%
Fri, May 216:07 AM7:55 PM9:31 PM6:39 AMWaning gibbous · 98%
Sat, May 226:06 AM7:56 PM10:22 PM7:31 AMWaning gibbous · 95%
Sun, May 236:06 AM7:56 PM11:07 PM8:25 AMWaning gibbous · 90%
Mon, May 246:05 AM7:57 PM11:47 PM9:22 AMWaning gibbous · 84%
Tue, May 256:05 AM7:58 PM—10:19 AMWaning gibbous · 76%
Wed, May 266:04 AM7:58 PM12:22 AM11:15 AMWaning gibbous · 68%
Thu, May 276:04 AM7:59 PM12:53 AM12:10 PMWaning gibbous · 58%
Fri, May 286:04 AM7:59 PM1:21 AM1:04 PMLast quarter · 49%
Sat, May 296:03 AM8:00 PM1:48 AM1:59 PMWaning crescent · 39%
Sun, May 306:03 AM8:00 PM2:16 AM2:56 PMWaning crescent · 30%
Mon, May 316:03 AM8:01 PM2:45 AM3:55 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).