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Detroit sky calendar · May 2027

Full moon: Thu, May 20. New moon: Thu, May 6. Sunrise moves from 6:27 AM to 5:58 AM, sunset from 8:31 PM to 9:01 PM. 3 sky events this month (below). Times are local (EDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Sat, May 16:27 AM8:31 PM3:58 AM3:36 PMWaning crescent · 24%
Sun, May 26:26 AM8:32 PM4:18 AM4:41 PMWaning crescent · 16%
Mon, May 36:25 AM8:33 PM4:38 AM5:48 PMWaning crescent · 9%
Tue, May 46:23 AM8:34 PM5:01 AM6:58 PMWaning crescent · 4%
Wed, May 56:22 AM8:36 PM5:27 AM8:12 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Thu, May 66:21 AM8:37 PM5:58 AM9:28 PMNew moon · 0%
Fri, May 76:19 AM8:38 PM6:38 AM10:43 PMWaxing crescent · 2%
Sat, May 86:18 AM8:39 PM7:29 AM11:51 PMWaxing crescent · 7%
Sun, May 96:17 AM8:40 PM8:32 AM—Waxing crescent · 14%
Mon, May 106:16 AM8:41 PM9:45 AM12:48 AMWaxing crescent · 22%
Tue, May 116:15 AM8:42 PM11:02 AM1:33 AMWaxing crescent · 33%
Wed, May 126:14 AM8:43 PM12:19 PM2:09 AMWaxing crescent · 44%
Thu, May 136:13 AM8:44 PM1:34 PM2:38 AMFirst quarter · 55%
Fri, May 146:12 AM8:45 PM2:47 PM3:03 AMWaxing gibbous · 66%
Sat, May 156:11 AM8:46 PM3:58 PM3:26 AMWaxing gibbous · 76%
Sun, May 166:10 AM8:47 PM5:08 PM3:48 AMWaxing gibbous · 85%
Mon, May 176:09 AM8:48 PM6:18 PM4:11 AMWaxing gibbous · 92%
Tue, May 186:08 AM8:49 PM7:27 PM4:37 AMWaxing gibbous · 96%
Wed, May 196:07 AM8:50 PM8:36 PM5:06 AMWaxing gibbous · 99%
Thu, May 206:06 AM8:51 PM9:41 PM5:42 AMFull moon · 100%
Fri, May 216:05 AM8:52 PM10:40 PM6:24 AMWaning gibbous · 98%
Sat, May 226:04 AM8:53 PM11:30 PM7:14 AMWaning gibbous · 95%
Sun, May 236:03 AM8:54 PM—8:11 AMWaning gibbous · 90%
Mon, May 246:03 AM8:55 PM12:12 AM9:11 AMWaning gibbous · 84%
Tue, May 256:02 AM8:56 PM12:46 AM10:14 AMWaning gibbous · 76%
Wed, May 266:01 AM8:57 PM1:15 AM11:17 AMWaning gibbous · 68%
Thu, May 276:00 AM8:58 PM1:39 AM12:20 PMWaning gibbous · 59%
Fri, May 286:00 AM8:59 PM2:00 AM1:22 PMLast quarter · 49%
Sat, May 295:59 AM8:59 PM2:20 AM2:25 PMWaning crescent · 40%
Sun, May 305:59 AM9:00 PM2:40 AM3:30 PMWaning crescent · 30%
Mon, May 315:58 AM9:01 PM3:01 AM4:37 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).