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Lafayette, LA sky calendar · May 2027

Full moon: Thu, May 20. New moon: Thu, May 6. Sunrise moves from 6:25 AM to 6:07 AM, sunset from 7:45 PM to 8:04 PM. 3 sky events this month (below). Times are local (CDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Sat, May 16:25 AM7:45 PM3:25 AM3:19 PMWaning crescent · 24%
Sun, May 26:24 AM7:46 PM3:53 AM4:16 PMWaning crescent · 16%
Mon, May 36:23 AM7:47 PM4:21 AM5:14 PMWaning crescent · 9%
Tue, May 46:22 AM7:47 PM4:52 AM6:16 PMWaning crescent · 4%
Wed, May 56:21 AM7:48 PM5:26 AM7:21 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Thu, May 66:20 AM7:49 PM6:06 AM8:30 PMNew moon · 0%
Fri, May 76:20 AM7:49 PM6:54 AM9:38 PMWaxing crescent · 2%
Sat, May 86:19 AM7:50 PM7:50 AM10:44 PMWaxing crescent · 7%
Sun, May 96:18 AM7:51 PM8:53 AM11:44 PMWaxing crescent · 14%
Mon, May 106:17 AM7:51 PM10:02 AM—Waxing crescent · 23%
Tue, May 116:17 AM7:52 PM11:12 AM12:36 AMWaxing crescent · 33%
Wed, May 126:16 AM7:52 PM12:21 PM1:19 AMFirst quarter · 45%
Thu, May 136:15 AM7:53 PM1:26 PM1:57 AMWaxing gibbous · 56%
Fri, May 146:15 AM7:54 PM2:30 PM2:31 AMWaxing gibbous · 67%
Sat, May 156:14 AM7:54 PM3:32 PM3:02 AMWaxing gibbous · 77%
Sun, May 166:13 AM7:55 PM4:33 PM3:33 AMWaxing gibbous · 85%
Mon, May 176:13 AM7:56 PM5:34 PM4:04 AMWaxing gibbous · 92%
Tue, May 186:12 AM7:56 PM6:36 PM4:38 AMWaxing gibbous · 97%
Wed, May 196:12 AM7:57 PM7:37 PM5:15 AMWaxing gibbous · 99%
Thu, May 206:11 AM7:58 PM8:37 PM5:57 AMFull moon · 100%
Fri, May 216:11 AM7:58 PM9:34 PM6:43 AMWaning gibbous · 98%
Sat, May 226:10 AM7:59 PM10:25 PM7:35 AMWaning gibbous · 95%
Sun, May 236:10 AM7:59 PM11:10 PM8:30 AMWaning gibbous · 90%
Mon, May 246:09 AM8:00 PM11:50 PM9:26 AMWaning gibbous · 84%
Tue, May 256:09 AM8:01 PM—10:23 AMWaning gibbous · 76%
Wed, May 266:08 AM8:01 PM12:25 AM11:19 AMWaning gibbous · 68%
Thu, May 276:08 AM8:02 PM12:56 AM12:14 PMWaning gibbous · 58%
Fri, May 286:08 AM8:02 PM1:25 AM1:08 PMLast quarter · 49%
Sat, May 296:07 AM8:03 PM1:52 AM2:03 PMWaning crescent · 39%
Sun, May 306:07 AM8:03 PM2:20 AM3:00 PMWaning crescent · 30%
Mon, May 316:07 AM8:04 PM2:49 AM3:59 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).