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Columbus, Ohio sky calendar · May 2027

Full moon: Thu, May 20. New moon: Thu, May 6. Sunrise moves from 6:32 AM to 6:05 AM, sunset from 8:26 PM to 8:53 PM. 3 sky events this month (below). Times are local (EDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Sat, May 16:32 AM8:26 PM3:55 AM3:37 PMWaning crescent · 24%
Sun, May 26:31 AM8:27 PM4:17 AM4:40 PMWaning crescent · 16%
Mon, May 36:29 AM8:28 PM4:39 AM5:45 PMWaning crescent · 9%
Tue, May 46:28 AM8:29 PM5:04 AM6:54 PMWaning crescent · 4%
Wed, May 56:27 AM8:30 PM5:32 AM8:06 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Thu, May 66:26 AM8:31 PM6:05 AM9:20 PMNew moon · 0%
Fri, May 76:25 AM8:32 PM6:47 AM10:33 PMWaxing crescent · 2%
Sat, May 86:24 AM8:33 PM7:39 AM11:41 PMWaxing crescent · 7%
Sun, May 96:23 AM8:34 PM8:42 AM—Waxing crescent · 14%
Mon, May 106:21 AM8:35 PM9:54 AM12:38 AMWaxing crescent · 22%
Tue, May 116:20 AM8:36 PM11:09 AM1:25 AMWaxing crescent · 33%
Wed, May 126:19 AM8:37 PM12:24 PM2:03 AMWaxing crescent · 44%
Thu, May 136:18 AM8:38 PM1:37 PM2:34 AMFirst quarter · 55%
Fri, May 146:17 AM8:39 PM2:48 PM3:01 AMWaxing gibbous · 66%
Sat, May 156:17 AM8:40 PM3:57 PM3:26 AMWaxing gibbous · 76%
Sun, May 166:16 AM8:41 PM5:05 PM3:50 AMWaxing gibbous · 85%
Mon, May 176:15 AM8:42 PM6:13 PM4:15 AMWaxing gibbous · 92%
Tue, May 186:14 AM8:43 PM7:21 PM4:42 AMWaxing gibbous · 96%
Wed, May 196:13 AM8:43 PM8:28 PM5:13 AMWaxing gibbous · 99%
Thu, May 206:12 AM8:44 PM9:31 PM5:50 AMFull moon · 100%
Fri, May 216:11 AM8:45 PM10:30 PM6:34 AMWaning gibbous · 98%
Sat, May 226:11 AM8:46 PM11:21 PM7:24 AMWaning gibbous · 95%
Sun, May 236:10 AM8:47 PM—8:20 AMWaning gibbous · 90%
Mon, May 246:09 AM8:48 PM12:03 AM9:20 AMWaning gibbous · 84%
Tue, May 256:09 AM8:49 PM12:39 AM10:21 AMWaning gibbous · 76%
Wed, May 266:08 AM8:49 PM1:09 AM11:23 AMWaning gibbous · 68%
Thu, May 276:07 AM8:50 PM1:34 AM12:23 PMWaning gibbous · 59%
Fri, May 286:07 AM8:51 PM1:57 AM1:24 PMLast quarter · 49%
Sat, May 296:06 AM8:52 PM2:19 AM2:25 PMWaning crescent · 40%
Sun, May 306:06 AM8:53 PM2:40 AM3:28 PMWaning crescent · 30%
Mon, May 316:05 AM8:53 PM3:03 AM4:34 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).