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Louisville sky calendar · May 2027

Full moon: Thu, May 20. New moon: Thu, May 6. Sunrise moves from 6:46 AM to 6:21 AM, sunset from 8:34 PM to 8:59 PM. 3 sky events this month (below). Times are local (EDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Sat, May 16:46 AM8:34 PM4:05 AM3:50 PMWaning crescent · 24%
Sun, May 26:45 AM8:35 PM4:28 AM4:51 PMWaning crescent · 16%
Mon, May 36:44 AM8:36 PM4:52 AM5:55 PMWaning crescent · 9%
Tue, May 46:43 AM8:37 PM5:17 AM7:02 PMWaning crescent · 4%
Wed, May 56:42 AM8:37 PM5:46 AM8:13 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Thu, May 66:40 AM8:38 PM6:21 AM9:26 PMNew moon · 0%
Fri, May 76:39 AM8:39 PM7:04 AM10:38 PMWaxing crescent · 2%
Sat, May 86:38 AM8:40 PM7:57 AM11:45 PMWaxing crescent · 7%
Sun, May 96:37 AM8:41 PM9:00 AM—Waxing crescent · 14%
Mon, May 106:36 AM8:42 PM10:11 AM12:43 AMWaxing crescent · 22%
Tue, May 116:35 AM8:43 PM11:26 AM1:31 AMWaxing crescent · 33%
Wed, May 126:34 AM8:44 PM12:40 PM2:10 AMWaxing crescent · 44%
Thu, May 136:34 AM8:45 PM1:51 PM2:43 AMFirst quarter · 55%
Fri, May 146:33 AM8:46 PM3:00 PM3:11 AMWaxing gibbous · 66%
Sat, May 156:32 AM8:47 PM4:08 PM3:37 AMWaxing gibbous · 76%
Sun, May 166:31 AM8:47 PM5:14 PM4:02 AMWaxing gibbous · 85%
Mon, May 176:30 AM8:48 PM6:21 PM4:28 AMWaxing gibbous · 92%
Tue, May 186:29 AM8:49 PM7:28 PM4:57 AMWaxing gibbous · 96%
Wed, May 196:28 AM8:50 PM8:34 PM5:29 AMWaxing gibbous · 99%
Thu, May 206:28 AM8:51 PM9:37 PM6:07 AMFull moon · 100%
Fri, May 216:27 AM8:52 PM10:35 PM6:51 AMWaning gibbous · 98%
Sat, May 226:26 AM8:53 PM11:25 PM7:42 AMWaning gibbous · 95%
Sun, May 236:26 AM8:53 PM—8:38 AMWaning gibbous · 90%
Mon, May 246:25 AM8:54 PM12:09 AM9:37 AMWaning gibbous · 84%
Tue, May 256:24 AM8:55 PM12:45 AM10:37 AMWaning gibbous · 76%
Wed, May 266:24 AM8:56 PM1:16 AM11:38 AMWaning gibbous · 68%
Thu, May 276:23 AM8:56 PM1:42 AM12:37 PMWaning gibbous · 59%
Fri, May 286:23 AM8:57 PM2:07 AM1:37 PMLast quarter · 49%
Sat, May 296:22 AM8:58 PM2:29 AM2:37 PMWaning crescent · 40%
Sun, May 306:22 AM8:59 PM2:52 AM3:38 PMWaning crescent · 30%
Mon, May 316:21 AM8:59 PM3:16 AM4:43 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).