London sky calendar · May 2027
Full moon: Thu, May 20. New moon: Thu, May 6. Sunrise moves from 5:33 AM to 4:50 AM, sunset from 8:23 PM to 9:06 PM. 3 sky events this month (below). Times are local (GMT+1).
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Moonrise | Moonset | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, May 1 | 5:33 AM | 8:23 PM | 3:33 AM | 2:42 PM | Waning crescent · 26% |
| Sun, May 2 | 5:31 AM | 8:24 PM | 3:45 AM | 3:55 PM | Waning crescent · 18% |
| Mon, May 3 | 5:29 AM | 8:26 PM | 3:57 AM | 5:10 PM | Waning crescent · 11% |
| Tue, May 4 | 5:27 AM | 8:28 PM | 4:10 AM | 6:29 PM | Waning crescent · 5% |
| Wed, May 5 | 5:25 AM | 8:29 PM | 4:26 AM | 7:53 PM | Waning crescent · 1% |
| Thu, May 6 | 5:23 AM | 8:31 PM | 4:47 AM | 9:19 PM | New moon · 0% |
| Fri, May 7 | 5:22 AM | 8:33 PM | 5:15 AM | 10:42 PM | Waxing crescent · 2% |
| Sat, May 8 | 5:20 AM | 8:34 PM | 5:56 AM | 11:56 PM | Waxing crescent · 5% |
| Sun, May 9 | 5:18 AM | 8:36 PM | 6:54 AM | — | Waxing crescent · 12% |
| Mon, May 10 | 5:17 AM | 8:37 PM | 8:09 AM | 12:52 AM | Waxing crescent · 20% |
| Tue, May 11 | 5:15 AM | 8:39 PM | 9:34 AM | 1:33 AM | Waxing crescent · 31% |
| Wed, May 12 | 5:13 AM | 8:40 PM | 11:02 AM | 2:01 AM | Waxing crescent · 42% |
| Thu, May 13 | 5:12 AM | 8:42 PM | 12:28 PM | 2:22 AM | First quarter · 53% |
| Fri, May 14 | 5:10 AM | 8:44 PM | 1:51 PM | 2:38 AM | Waxing gibbous · 64% |
| Sat, May 15 | 5:09 AM | 8:45 PM | 3:12 PM | 2:52 AM | Waxing gibbous · 74% |
| Sun, May 16 | 5:07 AM | 8:47 PM | 4:31 PM | 3:05 AM | Waxing gibbous · 83% |
| Mon, May 17 | 5:06 AM | 8:48 PM | 5:51 PM | 3:19 AM | Waxing gibbous · 90% |
| Tue, May 18 | 5:04 AM | 8:49 PM | 7:10 PM | 3:35 AM | Waxing gibbous · 96% |
| Wed, May 19 | 5:03 AM | 8:51 PM | 8:28 PM | 3:55 AM | Waxing gibbous · 99% |
| Thu, May 20 | 5:02 AM | 8:52 PM | 9:42 PM | 4:20 AM | Full moon · 100% |
| Fri, May 21 | 5:00 AM | 8:54 PM | 10:46 PM | 4:54 AM | Waning gibbous · 99% |
| Sat, May 22 | 4:59 AM | 8:55 PM | 11:38 PM | 5:39 AM | Waning gibbous · 96% |
| Sun, May 23 | 4:58 AM | 8:56 PM | — | 6:35 AM | Waning gibbous · 91% |
| Mon, May 24 | 4:57 AM | 8:58 PM | 12:18 AM | 7:41 AM | Waning gibbous · 85% |
| Tue, May 25 | 4:56 AM | 8:59 PM | 12:46 AM | 8:51 AM | Waning gibbous · 78% |
| Wed, May 26 | 4:54 AM | 9:00 PM | 1:08 AM | 10:03 AM | Waning gibbous · 70% |
| Thu, May 27 | 4:53 AM | 9:02 PM | 1:24 AM | 11:14 AM | Waning gibbous · 61% |
| Fri, May 28 | 4:52 AM | 9:03 PM | 1:38 AM | 12:25 PM | Last quarter · 51% |
| Sat, May 29 | 4:51 AM | 9:04 PM | 1:50 AM | 1:36 PM | Waning crescent · 42% |
| Sun, May 30 | 4:51 AM | 9:05 PM | 2:02 AM | 2:49 PM | Waning crescent · 32% |
| Mon, May 31 | 4:50 AM | 9:06 PM | 2:15 AM | 4:05 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 11:59 AMFull moon
- Fri, May 28 11:01 AMMercury farthest from the Sun in the evening sky23° from the Sun: the best time to see it, low in the west after sunset
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Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).