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Cincinnati sky calendar · May 2027

Full moon: Thu, May 20. New moon: Thu, May 6. Sunrise moves from 6:40 AM to 6:14 AM, sunset from 8:30 PM to 8:57 PM. 3 sky events this month (below). Times are local (EDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Sat, May 16:40 AM8:30 PM4:01 AM3:44 PMWaning crescent · 24%
Sun, May 26:38 AM8:31 PM4:23 AM4:46 PMWaning crescent · 16%
Mon, May 36:37 AM8:32 PM4:46 AM5:51 PMWaning crescent · 9%
Tue, May 46:36 AM8:33 PM5:11 AM6:59 PMWaning crescent · 4%
Wed, May 56:35 AM8:34 PM5:39 AM8:10 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Thu, May 66:34 AM8:35 PM6:14 AM9:23 PMNew moon · 0%
Fri, May 76:33 AM8:36 PM6:56 AM10:36 PMWaxing crescent · 2%
Sat, May 86:32 AM8:37 PM7:48 AM11:44 PMWaxing crescent · 7%
Sun, May 96:30 AM8:38 PM8:52 AM—Waxing crescent · 14%
Mon, May 106:29 AM8:39 PM10:03 AM12:41 AMWaxing crescent · 22%
Tue, May 116:28 AM8:40 PM11:18 AM1:29 AMWaxing crescent · 33%
Wed, May 126:27 AM8:41 PM12:33 PM2:07 AMWaxing crescent · 44%
Thu, May 136:26 AM8:42 PM1:45 PM2:39 AMFirst quarter · 55%
Fri, May 146:26 AM8:43 PM2:55 PM3:06 AMWaxing gibbous · 66%
Sat, May 156:25 AM8:44 PM4:03 PM3:32 AMWaxing gibbous · 76%
Sun, May 166:24 AM8:45 PM5:10 PM3:56 AMWaxing gibbous · 85%
Mon, May 176:23 AM8:46 PM6:17 PM4:22 AMWaxing gibbous · 92%
Tue, May 186:22 AM8:46 PM7:25 PM4:50 AMWaxing gibbous · 96%
Wed, May 196:21 AM8:47 PM8:31 PM5:22 AMWaxing gibbous · 99%
Thu, May 206:21 AM8:48 PM9:35 PM5:59 AMFull moon · 100%
Fri, May 216:20 AM8:49 PM10:33 PM6:43 AMWaning gibbous · 98%
Sat, May 226:19 AM8:50 PM11:24 PM7:33 AMWaning gibbous · 95%
Sun, May 236:18 AM8:51 PM—8:29 AMWaning gibbous · 90%
Mon, May 246:18 AM8:52 PM12:07 AM9:29 AMWaning gibbous · 84%
Tue, May 256:17 AM8:52 PM12:42 AM10:30 AMWaning gibbous · 76%
Wed, May 266:16 AM8:53 PM1:13 AM11:31 AMWaning gibbous · 68%
Thu, May 276:16 AM8:54 PM1:39 AM12:31 PMWaning gibbous · 59%
Fri, May 286:15 AM8:55 PM2:02 AM1:31 PMLast quarter · 49%
Sat, May 296:15 AM8:55 PM2:25 AM2:31 PMWaning crescent · 40%
Sun, May 306:14 AM8:56 PM2:47 AM3:34 PMWaning crescent · 30%
Mon, May 316:14 AM8:57 PM3:10 AM4:39 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).