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High Point, NC sky calendar · May 2027

Full moon: Thu, May 20. New moon: Thu, May 6. Sunrise moves from 6:27 AM to 6:05 AM, sunset from 8:07 PM to 8:30 PM. 3 sky events this month (below). Times are local (EDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Sat, May 16:27 AM8:07 PM3:40 AM3:27 PMWaning crescent · 24%
Sun, May 26:26 AM8:07 PM4:04 AM4:27 PMWaning crescent · 16%
Mon, May 36:25 AM8:08 PM4:29 AM5:29 PMWaning crescent · 9%
Tue, May 46:24 AM8:09 PM4:56 AM6:34 PMWaning crescent · 4%
Wed, May 56:23 AM8:10 PM5:27 AM7:43 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Thu, May 66:22 AM8:11 PM6:03 AM8:55 PMNew moon · 0%
Fri, May 76:21 AM8:12 PM6:47 AM10:06 PMWaxing crescent · 2%
Sat, May 86:20 AM8:12 PM7:41 AM11:13 PMWaxing crescent · 7%
Sun, May 96:19 AM8:13 PM8:44 AM—Waxing crescent · 14%
Mon, May 106:18 AM8:14 PM9:55 AM12:12 AMWaxing crescent · 22%
Tue, May 116:17 AM8:15 PM11:08 AM1:01 AMWaxing crescent · 33%
Wed, May 126:16 AM8:16 PM12:20 PM1:41 AMWaxing crescent · 44%
Thu, May 136:16 AM8:17 PM1:30 PM2:16 AMFirst quarter · 55%
Fri, May 146:15 AM8:17 PM2:37 PM2:46 AMWaxing gibbous · 66%
Sat, May 156:14 AM8:18 PM3:43 PM3:13 AMWaxing gibbous · 76%
Sun, May 166:13 AM8:19 PM4:48 PM3:40 AMWaxing gibbous · 85%
Mon, May 176:12 AM8:20 PM5:53 PM4:08 AMWaxing gibbous · 92%
Tue, May 186:12 AM8:21 PM6:58 PM4:38 AMWaxing gibbous · 96%
Wed, May 196:11 AM8:21 PM8:03 PM5:12 AMWaxing gibbous · 99%
Thu, May 206:10 AM8:22 PM9:05 PM5:51 AMFull moon · 100%
Fri, May 216:10 AM8:23 PM10:02 PM6:36 AMWaning gibbous · 98%
Sat, May 226:09 AM8:24 PM10:54 PM7:26 AMWaning gibbous · 95%
Sun, May 236:08 AM8:24 PM11:38 PM8:22 AMWaning gibbous · 90%
Mon, May 246:08 AM8:25 PM—9:20 AMWaning gibbous · 84%
Tue, May 256:07 AM8:26 PM12:15 AM10:19 AMWaning gibbous · 76%
Wed, May 266:07 AM8:27 PM12:47 AM11:18 AMWaning gibbous · 68%
Thu, May 276:06 AM8:27 PM1:15 AM12:16 PMWaning gibbous · 59%
Fri, May 286:06 AM8:28 PM1:41 AM1:14 PMLast quarter · 49%
Sat, May 296:05 AM8:29 PM2:05 AM2:13 PMWaning crescent · 40%
Sun, May 306:05 AM8:29 PM2:29 AM3:13 PMWaning crescent · 30%
Mon, May 316:05 AM8:30 PM2:55 AM4:16 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).