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Charlotte sky calendar · May 2027

Full moon: Thu, May 20. New moon: Thu, May 6. Sunrise moves from 6:32 AM to 6:10 AM, sunset from 8:09 PM to 8:31 PM. 3 sky events this month (below). Times are local (EDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Sat, May 16:32 AM8:09 PM3:43 AM3:31 PMWaning crescent · 24%
Sun, May 26:31 AM8:09 PM4:08 AM4:30 PMWaning crescent · 16%
Mon, May 36:30 AM8:10 PM4:33 AM5:32 PMWaning crescent · 9%
Tue, May 46:29 AM8:11 PM5:01 AM6:37 PMWaning crescent · 4%
Wed, May 56:28 AM8:12 PM5:32 AM7:45 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Thu, May 66:27 AM8:13 PM6:09 AM8:56 PMNew moon · 0%
Fri, May 76:26 AM8:14 PM6:53 AM10:07 PMWaxing crescent · 2%
Sat, May 86:25 AM8:14 PM7:47 AM11:14 PMWaxing crescent · 7%
Sun, May 96:24 AM8:15 PM8:51 AM—Waxing crescent · 14%
Mon, May 106:23 AM8:16 PM10:01 AM12:13 AMWaxing crescent · 22%
Tue, May 116:22 AM8:17 PM11:13 AM1:02 AMWaxing crescent · 33%
Wed, May 126:21 AM8:18 PM12:25 PM1:43 AMWaxing crescent · 44%
Thu, May 136:21 AM8:18 PM1:34 PM2:18 AMFirst quarter · 55%
Fri, May 146:20 AM8:19 PM2:41 PM2:48 AMWaxing gibbous · 66%
Sat, May 156:19 AM8:20 PM3:46 PM3:17 AMWaxing gibbous · 76%
Sun, May 166:18 AM8:21 PM4:51 PM3:44 AMWaxing gibbous · 85%
Mon, May 176:17 AM8:22 PM5:55 PM4:12 AMWaxing gibbous · 92%
Tue, May 186:17 AM8:22 PM7:00 PM4:43 AMWaxing gibbous · 96%
Wed, May 196:16 AM8:23 PM8:04 PM5:17 AMWaxing gibbous · 99%
Thu, May 206:15 AM8:24 PM9:06 PM5:57 AMFull moon · 100%
Fri, May 216:15 AM8:25 PM10:03 PM6:42 AMWaning gibbous · 98%
Sat, May 226:14 AM8:25 PM10:54 PM7:32 AMWaning gibbous · 95%
Sun, May 236:14 AM8:26 PM11:39 PM8:28 AMWaning gibbous · 90%
Mon, May 246:13 AM8:27 PM—9:26 AMWaning gibbous · 84%
Tue, May 256:13 AM8:27 PM12:17 AM10:25 AMWaning gibbous · 76%
Wed, May 266:12 AM8:28 PM12:49 AM11:23 AMWaning gibbous · 68%
Thu, May 276:12 AM8:29 PM1:18 AM12:21 PMWaning gibbous · 59%
Fri, May 286:11 AM8:30 PM1:43 AM1:18 PMLast quarter · 49%
Sat, May 296:11 AM8:30 PM2:08 AM2:16 PMWaning crescent · 40%
Sun, May 306:10 AM8:31 PM2:33 AM3:16 PMWaning crescent · 30%
Mon, May 316:10 AM8:31 PM2:59 AM4:18 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).