Melbourne sky calendar · May 2027
Full moon: Thu, May 20. New moon: Thu, May 6. Sunrise moves from 7:00 AM to 7:25 AM, sunset from 5:33 PM to 5:09 PM. 3 sky events this month (below). Times are local (GMT+10).
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Moonrise | Moonset | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, May 1 | 7:00 AM | 5:33 PM | 1:19 AM | 2:38 PM | Waning crescent · 29% |
| Sun, May 2 | 7:01 AM | 5:32 PM | 2:20 AM | 3:01 PM | Waning crescent · 21% |
| Mon, May 3 | 7:02 AM | 5:31 PM | 3:21 AM | 3:24 PM | Waning crescent · 13% |
| Tue, May 4 | 7:03 AM | 5:30 PM | 4:24 AM | 3:50 PM | Waning crescent · 7% |
| Wed, May 5 | 7:04 AM | 5:29 PM | 5:31 AM | 4:18 PM | Waning crescent · 3% |
| Thu, May 6 | 7:05 AM | 5:28 PM | 6:40 AM | 4:52 PM | New moon · 0% |
| Fri, May 7 | 7:05 AM | 5:27 PM | 7:53 AM | 5:34 PM | Waxing crescent · 1% |
| Sat, May 8 | 7:06 AM | 5:26 PM | 9:06 AM | 6:26 PM | Waxing crescent · 4% |
| Sun, May 9 | 7:07 AM | 5:25 PM | 10:14 AM | 7:27 PM | Waxing crescent · 9% |
| Mon, May 10 | 7:08 AM | 5:24 PM | 11:13 AM | 8:38 PM | Waxing crescent · 17% |
| Tue, May 11 | 7:09 AM | 5:23 PM | 12:03 PM | 9:52 PM | Waxing crescent · 27% |
| Wed, May 12 | 7:10 AM | 5:22 PM | 12:43 PM | 11:06 PM | Waxing crescent · 37% |
| Thu, May 13 | 7:11 AM | 5:21 PM | 1:16 PM | — | First quarter · 49% |
| Fri, May 14 | 7:12 AM | 5:20 PM | 1:45 PM | 12:17 AM | Waxing gibbous · 60% |
| Sat, May 15 | 7:12 AM | 5:19 PM | 2:12 PM | 1:27 AM | Waxing gibbous · 71% |
| Sun, May 16 | 7:13 AM | 5:18 PM | 2:37 PM | 2:34 AM | Waxing gibbous · 80% |
| Mon, May 17 | 7:14 AM | 5:18 PM | 3:04 PM | 3:40 AM | Waxing gibbous · 88% |
| Tue, May 18 | 7:15 AM | 5:17 PM | 3:32 PM | 4:47 AM | Waxing gibbous · 94% |
| Wed, May 19 | 7:16 AM | 5:16 PM | 4:04 PM | 5:53 AM | Waxing gibbous · 98% |
| Thu, May 20 | 7:17 AM | 5:15 PM | 4:41 PM | 6:59 AM | Full moon · 100% |
| Fri, May 21 | 7:17 AM | 5:15 PM | 5:25 PM | 8:02 AM | Waning gibbous · 99% |
| Sat, May 22 | 7:18 AM | 5:14 PM | 6:14 PM | 9:01 AM | Waning gibbous · 97% |
| Sun, May 23 | 7:19 AM | 5:13 PM | 7:10 PM | 9:53 AM | Waning gibbous · 93% |
| Mon, May 24 | 7:20 AM | 5:13 PM | 8:08 PM | 10:38 AM | Waning gibbous · 88% |
| Tue, May 25 | 7:21 AM | 5:12 PM | 9:08 PM | 11:15 AM | Waning gibbous · 81% |
| Wed, May 26 | 7:21 AM | 5:12 PM | 10:08 PM | 11:47 AM | Waning gibbous · 73% |
| Thu, May 27 | 7:22 AM | 5:11 PM | 11:08 PM | 12:14 PM | Waning gibbous · 64% |
| Fri, May 28 | 7:23 AM | 5:11 PM | — | 12:39 PM | Last quarter · 55% |
| Sat, May 29 | 7:24 AM | 5:10 PM | 12:07 AM | 1:02 PM | Waning crescent · 45% |
| Sun, May 30 | 7:24 AM | 5:10 PM | 1:06 AM | 1:25 PM | Waning crescent · 36% |
| Mon, May 31 | 7:25 AM | 5:09 PM | 2:07 AM | 1:49 PM | Waning crescent · 26% |
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 8:59 PMFull moon
- Fri, May 28 8:01 PMMercury 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).