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Greensboro sky calendar · May 2027

Full moon: Thu, May 20. New moon: Thu, May 6. Sunrise moves from 6:26 AM to 6:04 AM, sunset from 8:06 PM to 8:30 PM. 3 sky events this month (below). Times are local (EDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Sat, May 16:26 AM8:06 PM3:39 AM3:26 PMWaning crescent · 24%
Sun, May 26:25 AM8:07 PM4:04 AM4:26 PMWaning crescent · 16%
Mon, May 36:24 AM8:08 PM4:29 AM5:28 PMWaning crescent · 9%
Tue, May 46:23 AM8:08 PM4:56 AM6:34 PMWaning crescent · 4%
Wed, May 56:22 AM8:09 PM5:26 AM7:43 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Thu, May 66:21 AM8:10 PM6:02 AM8:54 PMNew moon · 0%
Fri, May 76:20 AM8:11 PM6:46 AM10:06 PMWaxing crescent · 2%
Sat, May 86:19 AM8:12 PM7:40 AM11:12 PMWaxing crescent · 7%
Sun, May 96:18 AM8:13 PM8:43 AM—Waxing crescent · 14%
Mon, May 106:17 AM8:14 PM9:53 AM12:11 AMWaxing crescent · 22%
Tue, May 116:16 AM8:14 PM11:07 AM1:00 AMWaxing crescent · 33%
Wed, May 126:15 AM8:15 PM12:19 PM1:41 AMWaxing crescent · 44%
Thu, May 136:15 AM8:16 PM1:29 PM2:15 AMFirst quarter · 55%
Fri, May 146:14 AM8:17 PM2:36 PM2:45 AMWaxing gibbous · 66%
Sat, May 156:13 AM8:18 PM3:42 PM3:12 AMWaxing gibbous · 76%
Sun, May 166:12 AM8:18 PM4:47 PM3:39 AMWaxing gibbous · 85%
Mon, May 176:11 AM8:19 PM5:52 PM4:07 AMWaxing gibbous · 92%
Tue, May 186:11 AM8:20 PM6:57 PM4:37 AMWaxing gibbous · 96%
Wed, May 196:10 AM8:21 PM8:02 PM5:11 AMWaxing gibbous · 99%
Thu, May 206:09 AM8:22 PM9:04 PM5:50 AMFull moon · 100%
Fri, May 216:09 AM8:22 PM10:02 PM6:34 AMWaning gibbous · 98%
Sat, May 226:08 AM8:23 PM10:53 PM7:25 AMWaning gibbous · 95%
Sun, May 236:07 AM8:24 PM11:37 PM8:21 AMWaning gibbous · 90%
Mon, May 246:07 AM8:25 PM—9:19 AMWaning gibbous · 84%
Tue, May 256:06 AM8:25 PM12:15 AM10:18 AMWaning gibbous · 76%
Wed, May 266:06 AM8:26 PM12:47 AM11:17 AMWaning gibbous · 68%
Thu, May 276:05 AM8:27 PM1:15 AM12:16 PMWaning gibbous · 59%
Fri, May 286:05 AM8:27 PM1:40 AM1:14 PMLast quarter · 49%
Sat, May 296:04 AM8:28 PM2:04 AM2:12 PMWaning crescent · 40%
Sun, May 306:04 AM8:29 PM2:28 AM3:12 PMWaning crescent · 30%
Mon, May 316:04 AM8:30 PM2:54 AM4:15 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).