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Midland, TX sky calendar · May 2027

Full moon: Thu, May 20. New moon: Thu, May 6. Sunrise moves from 7:02 AM to 6:43 AM, sunset from 8:28 PM to 8:49 PM. 3 sky events this month (below). Times are local (CDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Sat, May 17:02 AM8:28 PM4:07 AM4:00 PMWaning crescent · 24%
Sun, May 27:01 AM8:29 PM4:34 AM4:58 PMWaning crescent · 16%
Mon, May 37:00 AM8:30 PM5:02 AM5:58 PMWaning crescent · 9%
Tue, May 46:59 AM8:31 PM5:31 AM7:01 PMWaning crescent · 4%
Wed, May 56:58 AM8:31 PM6:05 AM8:07 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Thu, May 66:58 AM8:32 PM6:44 AM9:17 PMNew moon · 0%
Fri, May 76:57 AM8:33 PM7:31 AM10:26 PMWaxing crescent · 2%
Sat, May 86:56 AM8:33 PM8:26 AM11:32 PMWaxing crescent · 7%
Sun, May 96:55 AM8:34 PM9:30 AM—Waxing crescent · 14%
Mon, May 106:54 AM8:35 PM10:39 AM12:31 AMWaxing crescent · 23%
Tue, May 116:54 AM8:36 PM11:50 AM1:22 AMWaxing crescent · 33%
Wed, May 126:53 AM8:36 PM1:00 PM2:04 AMFirst quarter · 45%
Thu, May 136:52 AM8:37 PM2:07 PM2:41 AMWaxing gibbous · 56%
Fri, May 146:51 AM8:38 PM3:11 PM3:13 AMWaxing gibbous · 67%
Sat, May 156:51 AM8:38 PM4:14 PM3:43 AMWaxing gibbous · 77%
Sun, May 166:50 AM8:39 PM5:16 PM4:13 AMWaxing gibbous · 85%
Mon, May 176:49 AM8:40 PM6:19 PM4:43 AMWaxing gibbous · 92%
Tue, May 186:49 AM8:40 PM7:22 PM5:16 AMWaxing gibbous · 97%
Wed, May 196:48 AM8:41 PM8:24 PM5:52 AMWaxing gibbous · 99%
Thu, May 206:48 AM8:42 PM9:24 PM6:33 AMFull moon · 100%
Fri, May 216:47 AM8:42 PM10:21 PM7:20 AMWaning gibbous · 98%
Sat, May 226:47 AM8:43 PM11:12 PM8:11 AMWaning gibbous · 95%
Sun, May 236:46 AM8:44 PM11:57 PM9:06 AMWaning gibbous · 90%
Mon, May 246:46 AM8:44 PM—10:03 AMWaning gibbous · 84%
Tue, May 256:45 AM8:45 PM12:36 AM11:01 AMWaning gibbous · 76%
Wed, May 266:45 AM8:46 PM1:09 AM11:58 AMWaning gibbous · 68%
Thu, May 276:44 AM8:46 PM1:40 AM12:53 PMWaning gibbous · 58%
Fri, May 286:44 AM8:47 PM2:07 AM1:49 PMLast quarter · 49%
Sat, May 296:44 AM8:47 PM2:34 AM2:45 PMWaning crescent · 39%
Sun, May 306:43 AM8:48 PM3:00 AM3:43 PMWaning crescent · 30%
Mon, May 316:43 AM8:49 PM3:29 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 5:59 AMFull moon
  • Fri, May 28 5:01 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).