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Charleston, South Carolina sky calendar · May 2027

Full moon: Thu, May 20. New moon: Thu, May 6. Sunrise moves from 6:32 AM to 6:12 AM, sunset from 8:01 PM to 8:22 PM. 3 sky events this month (below). Times are local (EDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Sat, May 16:32 AM8:01 PM3:37 AM3:28 PMWaning crescent · 24%
Sun, May 26:31 AM8:02 PM4:04 AM4:26 PMWaning crescent · 16%
Mon, May 36:30 AM8:02 PM4:31 AM5:26 PMWaning crescent · 9%
Tue, May 46:29 AM8:03 PM5:00 AM6:29 PMWaning crescent · 4%
Wed, May 56:28 AM8:04 PM5:33 AM7:36 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Thu, May 66:28 AM8:05 PM6:11 AM8:45 PMNew moon · 0%
Fri, May 76:27 AM8:05 PM6:57 AM9:55 PMWaxing crescent · 2%
Sat, May 86:26 AM8:06 PM7:51 AM11:02 PMWaxing crescent · 7%
Sun, May 96:25 AM8:07 PM8:55 AM—Waxing crescent · 14%
Mon, May 106:24 AM8:08 PM10:04 AM12:01 AMWaxing crescent · 22%
Tue, May 116:23 AM8:08 PM11:15 AM12:52 AMWaxing crescent · 33%
Wed, May 126:23 AM8:09 PM12:26 PM1:35 AMWaxing crescent · 44%
Thu, May 136:22 AM8:10 PM1:33 PM2:11 AMFirst quarter · 55%
Fri, May 146:21 AM8:10 PM2:38 PM2:43 AMWaxing gibbous · 66%
Sat, May 156:20 AM8:11 PM3:42 PM3:13 AMWaxing gibbous · 76%
Sun, May 166:20 AM8:12 PM4:45 PM3:42 AMWaxing gibbous · 85%
Mon, May 176:19 AM8:13 PM5:47 PM4:12 AMWaxing gibbous · 92%
Tue, May 186:19 AM8:13 PM6:51 PM4:44 AMWaxing gibbous · 96%
Wed, May 196:18 AM8:14 PM7:53 PM5:19 AMWaxing gibbous · 99%
Thu, May 206:17 AM8:15 PM8:54 PM6:00 AMFull moon · 100%
Fri, May 216:17 AM8:15 PM9:51 PM6:46 AMWaning gibbous · 98%
Sat, May 226:16 AM8:16 PM10:43 PM7:37 AMWaning gibbous · 95%
Sun, May 236:16 AM8:17 PM11:28 PM8:32 AMWaning gibbous · 90%
Mon, May 246:15 AM8:17 PM—9:29 AMWaning gibbous · 84%
Tue, May 256:15 AM8:18 PM12:07 AM10:27 AMWaning gibbous · 76%
Wed, May 266:14 AM8:19 PM12:40 AM11:24 AMWaning gibbous · 68%
Thu, May 276:14 AM8:19 PM1:10 AM12:20 PMWaning gibbous · 59%
Fri, May 286:13 AM8:20 PM1:37 AM1:16 PMLast quarter · 49%
Sat, May 296:13 AM8:20 PM2:04 AM2:13 PMWaning crescent · 40%
Sun, May 306:13 AM8:21 PM2:30 AM3:11 PMWaning crescent · 30%
Mon, May 316:12 AM8:22 PM2:57 AM4:11 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).