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Columbia, SC sky calendar · May 2027

Full moon: Thu, May 20. New moon: Thu, May 6. Sunrise moves from 6:34 AM to 6:13 AM, sunset from 8:07 PM to 8:29 PM. 3 sky events this month (below). Times are local (EDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Sat, May 16:34 AM8:07 PM3:42 AM3:31 PMWaning crescent · 24%
Sun, May 26:33 AM8:08 PM4:08 AM4:30 PMWaning crescent · 16%
Mon, May 36:32 AM8:08 PM4:34 AM5:31 PMWaning crescent · 9%
Tue, May 46:31 AM8:09 PM5:02 AM6:35 PMWaning crescent · 4%
Wed, May 56:30 AM8:10 PM5:34 AM7:43 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Thu, May 66:29 AM8:11 PM6:12 AM8:53 PMNew moon · 0%
Fri, May 76:28 AM8:12 PM6:57 AM10:04 PMWaxing crescent · 2%
Sat, May 86:27 AM8:12 PM7:51 AM11:10 PMWaxing crescent · 7%
Sun, May 96:27 AM8:13 PM8:55 AM—Waxing crescent · 14%
Mon, May 106:26 AM8:14 PM10:04 AM12:09 AMWaxing crescent · 22%
Tue, May 116:25 AM8:15 PM11:16 AM12:59 AMWaxing crescent · 33%
Wed, May 126:24 AM8:15 PM12:27 PM1:41 AMWaxing crescent · 44%
Thu, May 136:23 AM8:16 PM1:36 PM2:17 AMFirst quarter · 55%
Fri, May 146:22 AM8:17 PM2:42 PM2:48 AMWaxing gibbous · 66%
Sat, May 156:22 AM8:18 PM3:46 PM3:17 AMWaxing gibbous · 76%
Sun, May 166:21 AM8:18 PM4:50 PM3:45 AMWaxing gibbous · 85%
Mon, May 176:20 AM8:19 PM5:53 PM4:14 AMWaxing gibbous · 92%
Tue, May 186:20 AM8:20 PM6:57 PM4:45 AMWaxing gibbous · 96%
Wed, May 196:19 AM8:21 PM8:01 PM5:20 AMWaxing gibbous · 99%
Thu, May 206:18 AM8:21 PM9:02 PM6:00 AMFull moon · 100%
Fri, May 216:18 AM8:22 PM9:59 PM6:46 AMWaning gibbous · 98%
Sat, May 226:17 AM8:23 PM10:51 PM7:37 AMWaning gibbous · 95%
Sun, May 236:17 AM8:23 PM11:35 PM8:32 AMWaning gibbous · 90%
Mon, May 246:16 AM8:24 PM—9:30 AMWaning gibbous · 84%
Tue, May 256:16 AM8:25 PM12:14 AM10:28 AMWaning gibbous · 76%
Wed, May 266:15 AM8:26 PM12:47 AM11:26 AMWaning gibbous · 68%
Thu, May 276:15 AM8:26 PM1:16 AM12:23 PMWaning gibbous · 59%
Fri, May 286:14 AM8:27 PM1:43 AM1:20 PMLast quarter · 49%
Sat, May 296:14 AM8:27 PM2:08 AM2:17 PMWaning crescent · 40%
Sun, May 306:14 AM8:28 PM2:33 AM3:15 PMWaning crescent · 30%
Mon, May 316:13 AM8:29 PM3:00 AM4:17 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).