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Lexington, Kentucky sky calendar · May 2027

Full moon: Thu, May 20. New moon: Thu, May 6. Sunrise moves from 6:41 AM to 6:17 AM, sunset from 8:28 PM to 8:54 PM. 3 sky events this month (below). Times are local (EDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Sat, May 16:41 AM8:28 PM4:00 AM3:44 PMWaning crescent · 24%
Sun, May 26:40 AM8:29 PM4:23 AM4:46 PMWaning crescent · 16%
Mon, May 36:39 AM8:30 PM4:47 AM5:50 PMWaning crescent · 9%
Tue, May 46:38 AM8:31 PM5:12 AM6:56 PMWaning crescent · 4%
Wed, May 56:37 AM8:32 PM5:42 AM8:07 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Thu, May 66:36 AM8:33 PM6:17 AM9:20 PMNew moon · 0%
Fri, May 76:35 AM8:34 PM7:00 AM10:32 PMWaxing crescent · 2%
Sat, May 86:34 AM8:35 PM7:53 AM11:39 PMWaxing crescent · 7%
Sun, May 96:33 AM8:35 PM8:56 AM—Waxing crescent · 14%
Mon, May 106:32 AM8:36 PM10:07 AM12:37 AMWaxing crescent · 22%
Tue, May 116:31 AM8:37 PM11:21 AM1:25 AMWaxing crescent · 33%
Wed, May 126:30 AM8:38 PM12:35 PM2:04 AMWaxing crescent · 44%
Thu, May 136:29 AM8:39 PM1:46 PM2:37 AMFirst quarter · 55%
Fri, May 146:28 AM8:40 PM2:55 PM3:05 AMWaxing gibbous · 66%
Sat, May 156:27 AM8:41 PM4:02 PM3:32 AMWaxing gibbous · 76%
Sun, May 166:26 AM8:42 PM5:09 PM3:57 AMWaxing gibbous · 85%
Mon, May 176:26 AM8:43 PM6:15 PM4:23 AMWaxing gibbous · 92%
Tue, May 186:25 AM8:43 PM7:22 PM4:52 AMWaxing gibbous · 96%
Wed, May 196:24 AM8:44 PM8:27 PM5:25 AMWaxing gibbous · 99%
Thu, May 206:23 AM8:45 PM9:30 PM6:03 AMFull moon · 100%
Fri, May 216:23 AM8:46 PM10:28 PM6:47 AMWaning gibbous · 98%
Sat, May 226:22 AM8:47 PM11:19 PM7:38 AMWaning gibbous · 95%
Sun, May 236:21 AM8:48 PM—8:33 AMWaning gibbous · 90%
Mon, May 246:21 AM8:48 PM12:03 AM9:33 AMWaning gibbous · 84%
Tue, May 256:20 AM8:49 PM12:39 AM10:33 AMWaning gibbous · 76%
Wed, May 266:19 AM8:50 PM1:10 AM11:33 AMWaning gibbous · 68%
Thu, May 276:19 AM8:51 PM1:37 AM12:32 PMWaning gibbous · 59%
Fri, May 286:18 AM8:51 PM2:01 AM1:32 PMLast quarter · 49%
Sat, May 296:18 AM8:52 PM2:24 AM2:31 PMWaning crescent · 40%
Sun, May 306:17 AM8:53 PM2:47 AM3:33 PMWaning crescent · 30%
Mon, May 316:17 AM8:54 PM3:11 AM4:37 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).