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Indianapolis sky calendar · May 2027

Full moon: Thu, May 20. New moon: Thu, May 6. Sunrise moves from 6:45 AM to 6:19 AM, sunset from 8:38 PM to 9:05 PM. 3 sky events this month (below). Times are local (EDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Sat, May 16:45 AM8:38 PM4:08 AM3:51 PMWaning crescent · 24%
Sun, May 26:44 AM8:39 PM4:30 AM4:53 PMWaning crescent · 16%
Mon, May 36:42 AM8:40 PM4:52 AM5:58 PMWaning crescent · 9%
Tue, May 46:41 AM8:41 PM5:17 AM7:07 PMWaning crescent · 4%
Wed, May 56:40 AM8:42 PM5:45 AM8:18 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Thu, May 66:39 AM8:43 PM6:19 AM9:32 PMNew moon · 0%
Fri, May 76:38 AM8:44 PM7:00 AM10:46 PMWaxing crescent · 2%
Sat, May 86:37 AM8:45 PM7:53 AM11:53 PMWaxing crescent · 7%
Sun, May 96:36 AM8:46 PM8:56 AM—Waxing crescent · 14%
Mon, May 106:35 AM8:47 PM10:08 AM12:51 AMWaxing crescent · 22%
Tue, May 116:34 AM8:48 PM11:23 AM1:38 AMWaxing crescent · 33%
Wed, May 126:33 AM8:49 PM12:38 PM2:15 AMWaxing crescent · 44%
Thu, May 136:32 AM8:50 PM1:51 PM2:47 AMFirst quarter · 55%
Fri, May 146:31 AM8:51 PM3:01 PM3:14 AMWaxing gibbous · 66%
Sat, May 156:30 AM8:52 PM4:10 PM3:38 AMWaxing gibbous · 76%
Sun, May 166:29 AM8:53 PM5:18 PM4:03 AMWaxing gibbous · 85%
Mon, May 176:28 AM8:54 PM6:25 PM4:28 AMWaxing gibbous · 92%
Tue, May 186:27 AM8:55 PM7:33 PM4:55 AMWaxing gibbous · 96%
Wed, May 196:26 AM8:56 PM8:40 PM5:27 AMWaxing gibbous · 99%
Thu, May 206:25 AM8:56 PM9:44 PM6:04 AMFull moon · 100%
Fri, May 216:25 AM8:57 PM10:42 PM6:47 AMWaning gibbous · 98%
Sat, May 226:24 AM8:58 PM11:33 PM7:38 AMWaning gibbous · 95%
Sun, May 236:23 AM8:59 PM—8:34 AMWaning gibbous · 90%
Mon, May 246:23 AM9:00 PM12:16 AM9:34 AMWaning gibbous · 84%
Tue, May 256:22 AM9:01 PM12:51 AM10:35 AMWaning gibbous · 76%
Wed, May 266:21 AM9:02 PM1:21 AM11:36 AMWaning gibbous · 68%
Thu, May 276:21 AM9:02 PM1:47 AM12:37 PMWaning gibbous · 59%
Fri, May 286:20 AM9:03 PM2:10 AM1:37 PMLast quarter · 49%
Sat, May 296:20 AM9:04 PM2:32 AM2:38 PMWaning crescent · 40%
Sun, May 306:19 AM9:05 PM2:53 AM3:41 PMWaning crescent · 30%
Mon, May 316:19 AM9:05 PM3:16 AM4:46 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).