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Houston sky calendar · May 2027

Full moon: Thu, May 20. New moon: Thu, May 6. Sunrise moves from 6:39 AM to 6:21 AM, sunset from 7:58 PM to 8:16 PM. 3 sky events this month (below). Times are local (CDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Sat, May 16:39 AM7:58 PM3:38 AM3:33 PMWaning crescent · 24%
Sun, May 26:38 AM7:59 PM4:06 AM4:30 PMWaning crescent · 16%
Mon, May 36:37 AM7:59 PM4:35 AM5:28 PMWaning crescent · 9%
Tue, May 46:36 AM8:00 PM5:06 AM6:29 PMWaning crescent · 4%
Wed, May 56:35 AM8:01 PM5:41 AM7:34 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Thu, May 66:34 AM8:01 PM6:21 AM8:42 PMNew moon · 0%
Fri, May 76:34 AM8:02 PM7:09 AM9:51 PMWaxing crescent · 2%
Sat, May 86:33 AM8:02 PM8:05 AM10:57 PMWaxing crescent · 7%
Sun, May 96:32 AM8:03 PM9:09 AM11:57 PMWaxing crescent · 14%
Mon, May 106:31 AM8:04 PM10:17 AM—Waxing crescent · 23%
Tue, May 116:31 AM8:04 PM11:27 AM12:48 AMWaxing crescent · 33%
Wed, May 126:30 AM8:05 PM12:35 PM1:32 AMFirst quarter · 45%
Thu, May 136:29 AM8:06 PM1:41 PM2:10 AMWaxing gibbous · 56%
Fri, May 146:29 AM8:06 PM2:44 PM2:44 AMWaxing gibbous · 67%
Sat, May 156:28 AM8:07 PM3:45 PM3:16 AMWaxing gibbous · 77%
Sun, May 166:28 AM8:08 PM4:46 PM3:46 AMWaxing gibbous · 85%
Mon, May 176:27 AM8:08 PM5:47 PM4:18 AMWaxing gibbous · 92%
Tue, May 186:26 AM8:09 PM6:49 PM4:52 AMWaxing gibbous · 97%
Wed, May 196:26 AM8:09 PM7:50 PM5:30 AMWaxing gibbous · 99%
Thu, May 206:25 AM8:10 PM8:50 PM6:12 AMFull moon · 100%
Fri, May 216:25 AM8:11 PM9:46 PM6:59 AMWaning gibbous · 98%
Sat, May 226:24 AM8:11 PM10:37 PM7:50 AMWaning gibbous · 95%
Sun, May 236:24 AM8:12 PM11:23 PM8:45 AMWaning gibbous · 90%
Mon, May 246:24 AM8:12 PM—9:41 AMWaning gibbous · 84%
Tue, May 256:23 AM8:13 PM12:03 AM10:38 AMWaning gibbous · 76%
Wed, May 266:23 AM8:14 PM12:38 AM11:33 AMWaning gibbous · 68%
Thu, May 276:22 AM8:14 PM1:09 AM12:28 PMWaning gibbous · 58%
Fri, May 286:22 AM8:15 PM1:38 AM1:22 PMLast quarter · 49%
Sat, May 296:22 AM8:15 PM2:06 AM2:17 PMWaning crescent · 39%
Sun, May 306:21 AM8:16 PM2:33 AM3:13 PMWaning crescent · 30%
Mon, May 316:21 AM8:16 PM3:03 AM4:12 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 5:59 AMFull moon
  • Fri, May 28 5:01 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).