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Durham sky calendar · May 2027

Full moon: Thu, May 20. New moon: Thu, May 6. Sunrise moves from 6:23 AM to 6:00 AM, sunset from 8:02 PM to 8:26 PM. 3 sky events this month (below). Times are local (EDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Sat, May 16:23 AM8:02 PM3:35 AM3:22 PMWaning crescent · 24%
Sun, May 26:22 AM8:03 PM4:00 AM4:22 PMWaning crescent · 16%
Mon, May 36:21 AM8:04 PM4:25 AM5:24 PMWaning crescent · 9%
Tue, May 46:20 AM8:05 PM4:52 AM6:30 PMWaning crescent · 4%
Wed, May 56:19 AM8:06 PM5:23 AM7:39 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Thu, May 66:18 AM8:06 PM5:59 AM8:50 PMNew moon · 0%
Fri, May 76:17 AM8:07 PM6:43 AM10:02 PMWaxing crescent · 2%
Sat, May 86:16 AM8:08 PM7:37 AM11:08 PMWaxing crescent · 7%
Sun, May 96:15 AM8:09 PM8:40 AM—Waxing crescent · 14%
Mon, May 106:14 AM8:10 PM9:50 AM12:07 AMWaxing crescent · 22%
Tue, May 116:13 AM8:11 PM11:03 AM12:56 AMWaxing crescent · 33%
Wed, May 126:12 AM8:11 PM12:15 PM1:37 AMWaxing crescent · 44%
Thu, May 136:11 AM8:12 PM1:25 PM2:11 AMFirst quarter · 55%
Fri, May 146:10 AM8:13 PM2:33 PM2:41 AMWaxing gibbous · 66%
Sat, May 156:10 AM8:14 PM3:38 PM3:09 AMWaxing gibbous · 76%
Sun, May 166:09 AM8:15 PM4:43 PM3:36 AMWaxing gibbous · 85%
Mon, May 176:08 AM8:15 PM5:48 PM4:03 AMWaxing gibbous · 92%
Tue, May 186:07 AM8:16 PM6:53 PM4:33 AMWaxing gibbous · 96%
Wed, May 196:07 AM8:17 PM7:58 PM5:07 AMWaxing gibbous · 99%
Thu, May 206:06 AM8:18 PM9:00 PM5:46 AMFull moon · 100%
Fri, May 216:05 AM8:19 PM9:58 PM6:31 AMWaning gibbous · 98%
Sat, May 226:05 AM8:19 PM10:49 PM7:22 AMWaning gibbous · 95%
Sun, May 236:04 AM8:20 PM11:33 PM8:17 AMWaning gibbous · 90%
Mon, May 246:03 AM8:21 PM—9:16 AMWaning gibbous · 84%
Tue, May 256:03 AM8:22 PM12:11 AM10:15 AMWaning gibbous · 76%
Wed, May 266:02 AM8:22 PM12:43 AM11:14 AMWaning gibbous · 68%
Thu, May 276:02 AM8:23 PM1:11 AM12:12 PMWaning gibbous · 59%
Fri, May 286:01 AM8:24 PM1:36 AM1:10 PMLast quarter · 49%
Sat, May 296:01 AM8:24 PM2:01 AM2:08 PMWaning crescent · 40%
Sun, May 306:01 AM8:25 PM2:25 AM3:08 PMWaning crescent · 30%
Mon, May 316:00 AM8:26 PM2:50 AM4:11 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).