Johannesburg sky calendar · May 2027
Full moon: Thu, May 20. New moon: Thu, May 6. Sunrise moves from 6:31 AM to 6:46 AM, sunset from 5:38 PM to 5:23 PM. 3 sky events this month (below). Times are local (GMT+2).
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Moonrise | Moonset | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, May 1 | 6:31 AM | 5:38 PM | 1:37 AM | 2:26 PM | Waning crescent · 26% |
| Sun, May 2 | 6:31 AM | 5:37 PM | 2:30 AM | 2:56 PM | Waning crescent · 18% |
| Mon, May 3 | 6:32 AM | 5:36 PM | 3:25 AM | 3:27 PM | Waning crescent · 11% |
| Tue, May 4 | 6:33 AM | 5:35 PM | 4:22 AM | 4:00 PM | Waning crescent · 5% |
| Wed, May 5 | 6:33 AM | 5:35 PM | 5:22 AM | 4:38 PM | Waning crescent · 2% |
| Thu, May 6 | 6:34 AM | 5:34 PM | 6:26 AM | 5:21 PM | New moon · 0% |
| Fri, May 7 | 6:34 AM | 5:33 PM | 7:32 AM | 6:11 PM | Waxing crescent · 1% |
| Sat, May 8 | 6:35 AM | 5:33 PM | 8:40 AM | 7:09 PM | Waxing crescent · 5% |
| Sun, May 9 | 6:35 AM | 5:32 PM | 9:45 AM | 8:14 PM | Waxing crescent · 12% |
| Mon, May 10 | 6:36 AM | 5:32 PM | 10:44 AM | 9:22 PM | Waxing crescent · 20% |
| Tue, May 11 | 6:36 AM | 5:31 PM | 11:36 AM | 10:30 PM | Waxing crescent · 30% |
| Wed, May 12 | 6:37 AM | 5:30 PM | 12:20 PM | 11:36 PM | Waxing crescent · 41% |
| Thu, May 13 | 6:37 AM | 5:30 PM | 12:59 PM | — | First quarter · 53% |
| Fri, May 14 | 6:38 AM | 5:29 PM | 1:35 PM | 12:39 AM | Waxing gibbous · 64% |
| Sat, May 15 | 6:38 AM | 5:29 PM | 2:08 PM | 1:40 AM | Waxing gibbous · 74% |
| Sun, May 16 | 6:39 AM | 5:28 PM | 2:41 PM | 2:39 AM | Waxing gibbous · 83% |
| Mon, May 17 | 6:39 AM | 5:28 PM | 3:15 PM | 3:37 AM | Waxing gibbous · 90% |
| Tue, May 18 | 6:40 AM | 5:27 PM | 3:52 PM | 4:37 AM | Waxing gibbous · 95% |
| Wed, May 19 | 6:40 AM | 5:27 PM | 4:31 PM | 5:36 AM | Waxing gibbous · 99% |
| Thu, May 20 | 6:41 AM | 5:27 PM | 5:15 PM | 6:36 AM | Full moon · 100% |
| Fri, May 21 | 6:41 AM | 5:26 PM | 6:04 PM | 7:34 AM | Waning gibbous · 99% |
| Sat, May 22 | 6:42 AM | 5:26 PM | 6:56 PM | 8:30 AM | Waning gibbous · 96% |
| Sun, May 23 | 6:43 AM | 5:25 PM | 7:51 PM | 9:21 AM | Waning gibbous · 92% |
| Mon, May 24 | 6:43 AM | 5:25 PM | 8:46 PM | 10:06 AM | Waning gibbous · 86% |
| Tue, May 25 | 6:44 AM | 5:25 PM | 9:41 PM | 10:46 AM | Waning gibbous · 78% |
| Wed, May 26 | 6:44 AM | 5:24 PM | 10:35 PM | 11:22 AM | Waning gibbous · 70% |
| Thu, May 27 | 6:45 AM | 5:24 PM | 11:27 PM | 11:55 AM | Waning gibbous · 61% |
| Fri, May 28 | 6:45 AM | 5:24 PM | — | 12:25 PM | Last quarter · 52% |
| Sat, May 29 | 6:46 AM | 5:24 PM | 12:20 AM | 12:55 PM | Waning crescent · 42% |
| Sun, May 30 | 6:46 AM | 5:24 PM | 1:13 AM | 1:24 PM | Waning crescent · 32% |
| Mon, May 31 | 6:46 AM | 5:23 PM | 2:08 AM | 1:56 PM | Waning crescent · 23% |
Sky events this month
- Thu, May 6Eta 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 12:59 PMFull moon
- Fri, May 28 12:01 PMMercury 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).