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Knoxville sky calendar · May 2027

Full moon: Thu, May 20. New moon: Thu, May 6. Sunrise moves from 6:43 AM to 6:20 AM, sunset from 8:22 PM to 8:46 PM. 3 sky events this month (below). Times are local (EDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Sat, May 16:43 AM8:22 PM3:56 AM3:43 PMWaning crescent · 24%
Sun, May 26:42 AM8:23 PM4:20 AM4:43 PMWaning crescent · 16%
Mon, May 36:41 AM8:24 PM4:45 AM5:45 PMWaning crescent · 9%
Tue, May 46:40 AM8:25 PM5:12 AM6:51 PMWaning crescent · 4%
Wed, May 56:39 AM8:26 PM5:43 AM8:00 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Thu, May 66:38 AM8:26 PM6:20 AM9:11 PMNew moon · 0%
Fri, May 76:37 AM8:27 PM7:04 AM10:22 PMWaxing crescent · 2%
Sat, May 86:36 AM8:28 PM7:58 AM11:29 PMWaxing crescent · 7%
Sun, May 96:35 AM8:29 PM9:01 AM—Waxing crescent · 14%
Mon, May 106:34 AM8:30 PM10:11 AM12:28 AMWaxing crescent · 22%
Tue, May 116:33 AM8:31 PM11:24 AM1:17 AMWaxing crescent · 33%
Wed, May 126:32 AM8:31 PM12:36 PM1:58 AMWaxing crescent · 44%
Thu, May 136:31 AM8:32 PM1:46 PM2:32 AMFirst quarter · 55%
Fri, May 146:30 AM8:33 PM2:54 PM3:02 AMWaxing gibbous · 66%
Sat, May 156:30 AM8:34 PM3:59 PM3:29 AMWaxing gibbous · 76%
Sun, May 166:29 AM8:35 PM5:04 PM3:56 AMWaxing gibbous · 85%
Mon, May 176:28 AM8:36 PM6:09 PM4:24 AMWaxing gibbous · 92%
Tue, May 186:27 AM8:36 PM7:14 PM4:54 AMWaxing gibbous · 96%
Wed, May 196:27 AM8:37 PM8:19 PM5:28 AMWaxing gibbous · 99%
Thu, May 206:26 AM8:38 PM9:21 PM6:07 AMFull moon · 100%
Fri, May 216:25 AM8:39 PM10:19 PM6:52 AMWaning gibbous · 98%
Sat, May 226:25 AM8:39 PM11:10 PM7:43 AMWaning gibbous · 95%
Sun, May 236:24 AM8:40 PM11:54 PM8:38 AMWaning gibbous · 90%
Mon, May 246:24 AM8:41 PM—9:37 AMWaning gibbous · 84%
Tue, May 256:23 AM8:42 PM12:31 AM10:36 AMWaning gibbous · 76%
Wed, May 266:23 AM8:42 PM1:03 AM11:35 AMWaning gibbous · 68%
Thu, May 276:22 AM8:43 PM1:31 AM12:33 PMWaning gibbous · 59%
Fri, May 286:22 AM8:44 PM1:57 AM1:31 PMLast quarter · 49%
Sat, May 296:21 AM8:44 PM2:21 AM2:29 PMWaning crescent · 40%
Sun, May 306:21 AM8:45 PM2:45 AM3:29 PMWaning crescent · 30%
Mon, May 316:20 AM8:46 PM3:11 AM4:32 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).