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Las Cruces, NM sky calendar · May 2027

Full moon: Thu, May 20. New moon: Thu, May 6. Sunrise moves from 6:20 AM to 6:01 AM, sunset from 7:48 PM to 8:08 PM. 3 sky events this month (below). Times are local (MDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Sat, May 16:20 AM7:48 PM3:26 AM3:20 PMWaning crescent · 23%
Sun, May 26:19 AM7:48 PM3:53 AM4:18 PMWaning crescent · 16%
Mon, May 36:18 AM7:49 PM4:21 AM5:18 PMWaning crescent · 9%
Tue, May 46:18 AM7:50 PM4:50 AM6:21 PMWaning crescent · 4%
Wed, May 56:17 AM7:51 PM5:23 AM7:28 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Thu, May 66:16 AM7:51 PM6:02 AM8:37 PMNew moon · 0%
Fri, May 76:15 AM7:52 PM6:49 AM9:47 PMWaxing crescent · 2%
Sat, May 86:14 AM7:53 PM7:45 AM10:53 PMWaxing crescent · 7%
Sun, May 96:13 AM7:53 PM8:49 AM11:52 PMWaxing crescent · 14%
Mon, May 106:12 AM7:54 PM9:58 AM—Waxing crescent · 23%
Tue, May 116:12 AM7:55 PM11:09 AM12:42 AMWaxing crescent · 34%
Wed, May 126:11 AM7:56 PM12:19 PM1:24 AMFirst quarter · 45%
Thu, May 136:10 AM7:56 PM1:26 PM2:00 AMWaxing gibbous · 56%
Fri, May 146:09 AM7:57 PM2:31 PM2:32 AMWaxing gibbous · 67%
Sat, May 156:09 AM7:58 PM3:34 PM3:02 AMWaxing gibbous · 77%
Sun, May 166:08 AM7:58 PM4:36 PM3:32 AMWaxing gibbous · 85%
Mon, May 176:07 AM7:59 PM5:39 PM4:02 AMWaxing gibbous · 92%
Tue, May 186:07 AM8:00 PM6:42 PM4:34 AMWaxing gibbous · 97%
Wed, May 196:06 AM8:00 PM7:44 PM5:11 AMWaxing gibbous · 99%
Thu, May 206:06 AM8:01 PM8:45 PM5:52 AMFull moon · 100%
Fri, May 216:05 AM8:02 PM9:41 PM6:38 AMWaning gibbous · 98%
Sat, May 226:05 AM8:02 PM10:32 PM7:30 AMWaning gibbous · 95%
Sun, May 236:04 AM8:03 PM11:17 PM8:25 AMWaning gibbous · 90%
Mon, May 246:04 AM8:04 PM11:56 PM9:22 AMWaning gibbous · 83%
Tue, May 256:03 AM8:04 PM—10:20 AMWaning gibbous · 76%
Wed, May 266:03 AM8:05 PM12:29 AM11:16 AMWaning gibbous · 67%
Thu, May 276:02 AM8:06 PM12:59 AM12:13 PMWaning gibbous · 58%
Fri, May 286:02 AM8:06 PM1:27 AM1:08 PMLast quarter · 49%
Sat, May 296:02 AM8:07 PM1:53 AM2:04 PMWaning crescent · 39%
Sun, May 306:01 AM8:07 PM2:19 AM3:02 PMWaning crescent · 29%
Mon, May 316:01 AM8:08 PM2:47 AM4:03 PMWaning crescent · 20%

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 4:59 AMFull moon
  • Fri, May 28 4:01 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).