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Fayetteville, NC sky calendar · May 2027

Full moon: Thu, May 20. New moon: Thu, May 6. Sunrise moves from 6:25 AM to 6:03 AM, sunset from 8:01 PM to 8:24 PM. 3 sky events this month (below). Times are local (EDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Sat, May 16:25 AM8:01 PM3:35 AM3:23 PMWaning crescent · 24%
Sun, May 26:24 AM8:02 PM4:00 AM4:22 PMWaning crescent · 16%
Mon, May 36:23 AM8:03 PM4:26 AM5:24 PMWaning crescent · 9%
Tue, May 46:22 AM8:03 PM4:53 AM6:29 PMWaning crescent · 4%
Wed, May 56:21 AM8:04 PM5:25 AM7:37 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Thu, May 66:20 AM8:05 PM6:01 AM8:48 PMNew moon · 0%
Fri, May 76:19 AM8:06 PM6:46 AM9:59 PMWaxing crescent · 2%
Sat, May 86:18 AM8:07 PM7:40 AM11:06 PMWaxing crescent · 7%
Sun, May 96:17 AM8:07 PM8:43 AM—Waxing crescent · 14%
Mon, May 106:16 AM8:08 PM9:53 AM12:05 AMWaxing crescent · 22%
Tue, May 116:15 AM8:09 PM11:06 AM12:54 AMWaxing crescent · 33%
Wed, May 126:14 AM8:10 PM12:17 PM1:35 AMWaxing crescent · 44%
Thu, May 136:13 AM8:11 PM1:27 PM2:10 AMFirst quarter · 55%
Fri, May 146:13 AM8:11 PM2:33 PM2:41 AMWaxing gibbous · 66%
Sat, May 156:12 AM8:12 PM3:38 PM3:09 AMWaxing gibbous · 76%
Sun, May 166:11 AM8:13 PM4:43 PM3:36 AMWaxing gibbous · 85%
Mon, May 176:10 AM8:14 PM5:47 PM4:05 AMWaxing gibbous · 92%
Tue, May 186:10 AM8:14 PM6:52 PM4:36 AMWaxing gibbous · 96%
Wed, May 196:09 AM8:15 PM7:56 PM5:10 AMWaxing gibbous · 99%
Thu, May 206:08 AM8:16 PM8:58 PM5:49 AMFull moon · 100%
Fri, May 216:08 AM8:17 PM9:55 PM6:34 AMWaning gibbous · 98%
Sat, May 226:07 AM8:17 PM10:46 PM7:25 AMWaning gibbous · 95%
Sun, May 236:06 AM8:18 PM11:31 PM8:21 AMWaning gibbous · 90%
Mon, May 246:06 AM8:19 PM—9:19 AMWaning gibbous · 84%
Tue, May 256:05 AM8:20 PM12:09 AM10:17 AMWaning gibbous · 76%
Wed, May 266:05 AM8:20 PM12:41 AM11:16 AMWaning gibbous · 68%
Thu, May 276:04 AM8:21 PM1:10 AM12:13 PMWaning gibbous · 59%
Fri, May 286:04 AM8:22 PM1:36 AM1:11 PMLast quarter · 49%
Sat, May 296:04 AM8:22 PM2:01 AM2:09 PMWaning crescent · 40%
Sun, May 306:03 AM8:23 PM2:25 AM3:08 PMWaning crescent · 30%
Mon, May 316:03 AM8:24 PM2:51 AM4:10 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).