OrbitNight
← Night sky over Gainesville, FL tonight

Gainesville, FL sky calendar · May 2027

Full moon: Thu, May 20. New moon: Thu, May 6. Sunrise moves from 6:47 AM to 6:29 AM, sunset from 8:06 PM to 8:24 PM. 3 sky events this month (below). Times are local (EDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Sat, May 16:47 AM8:06 PM3:45 AM3:39 PMWaning crescent · 24%
Sun, May 26:46 AM8:06 PM4:13 AM4:35 PMWaning crescent · 16%
Mon, May 36:45 AM8:07 PM4:42 AM5:34 PMWaning crescent · 9%
Tue, May 46:44 AM8:08 PM5:13 AM6:35 PMWaning crescent · 4%
Wed, May 56:43 AM8:08 PM5:48 AM7:40 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Thu, May 66:43 AM8:09 PM6:28 AM8:48 PMNew moon · 0%
Fri, May 76:42 AM8:10 PM7:15 AM9:56 PMWaxing crescent · 2%
Sat, May 86:41 AM8:10 PM8:11 AM11:02 PMWaxing crescent · 7%
Sun, May 96:40 AM8:11 PM9:14 AM—Waxing crescent · 14%
Mon, May 106:40 AM8:11 PM10:23 AM12:02 AMWaxing crescent · 22%
Tue, May 116:39 AM8:12 PM11:33 AM12:54 AMWaxing crescent · 33%
Wed, May 126:38 AM8:13 PM12:41 PM1:38 AMWaxing crescent · 44%
Thu, May 136:37 AM8:13 PM1:47 PM2:17 AMFirst quarter · 55%
Fri, May 146:37 AM8:14 PM2:50 PM2:51 AMWaxing gibbous · 66%
Sat, May 156:36 AM8:15 PM3:51 PM3:22 AMWaxing gibbous · 76%
Sun, May 166:36 AM8:15 PM4:52 PM3:53 AMWaxing gibbous · 85%
Mon, May 176:35 AM8:16 PM5:53 PM4:25 AMWaxing gibbous · 92%
Tue, May 186:34 AM8:17 PM6:54 PM4:59 AMWaxing gibbous · 96%
Wed, May 196:34 AM8:17 PM7:55 PM5:36 AMWaxing gibbous · 99%
Thu, May 206:33 AM8:18 PM8:55 PM6:18 AMFull moon · 100%
Fri, May 216:33 AM8:18 PM9:52 PM7:05 AMWaning gibbous · 98%
Sat, May 226:32 AM8:19 PM10:43 PM7:56 AMWaning gibbous · 95%
Sun, May 236:32 AM8:20 PM11:29 PM8:51 AMWaning gibbous · 90%
Mon, May 246:32 AM8:20 PM—9:47 AMWaning gibbous · 84%
Tue, May 256:31 AM8:21 PM12:09 AM10:44 AMWaning gibbous · 76%
Wed, May 266:31 AM8:21 PM12:44 AM11:39 AMWaning gibbous · 68%
Thu, May 276:30 AM8:22 PM1:16 AM12:34 PMWaning gibbous · 59%
Fri, May 286:30 AM8:22 PM1:45 AM1:28 PMLast quarter · 49%
Sat, May 296:30 AM8:23 PM2:12 AM2:23 PMWaning crescent · 40%
Sun, May 306:30 AM8:24 PM2:40 AM3:19 PMWaning crescent · 30%
Mon, May 316:29 AM8:24 PM3:10 AM4:18 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).