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New Orleans sky calendar · May 2027

Full moon: Thu, May 20. New moon: Thu, May 6. Sunrise moves from 6:17 AM to 6:00 AM, sunset from 7:37 PM to 7:56 PM. 3 sky events this month (below). Times are local (CDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Sat, May 16:17 AM7:37 PM3:17 AM3:11 PMWaning crescent · 24%
Sun, May 26:16 AM7:38 PM3:45 AM4:08 PMWaning crescent · 16%
Mon, May 36:15 AM7:38 PM4:14 AM5:06 PMWaning crescent · 9%
Tue, May 46:15 AM7:39 PM4:44 AM6:08 PMWaning crescent · 4%
Wed, May 56:14 AM7:40 PM5:19 AM7:13 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Thu, May 66:13 AM7:40 PM5:59 AM8:21 PMNew moon · 0%
Fri, May 76:12 AM7:41 PM6:46 AM9:30 PMWaxing crescent · 2%
Sat, May 86:11 AM7:42 PM7:42 AM10:36 PMWaxing crescent · 7%
Sun, May 96:11 AM7:42 PM8:46 AM11:35 PMWaxing crescent · 14%
Mon, May 106:10 AM7:43 PM9:55 AM—Waxing crescent · 23%
Tue, May 116:09 AM7:44 PM11:04 AM12:27 AMWaxing crescent · 33%
Wed, May 126:09 AM7:44 PM12:13 PM1:11 AMFirst quarter · 45%
Thu, May 136:08 AM7:45 PM1:19 PM1:49 AMWaxing gibbous · 56%
Fri, May 146:07 AM7:45 PM2:22 PM2:22 AMWaxing gibbous · 67%
Sat, May 156:07 AM7:46 PM3:23 PM2:54 AMWaxing gibbous · 77%
Sun, May 166:06 AM7:47 PM4:24 PM3:25 AMWaxing gibbous · 85%
Mon, May 176:05 AM7:47 PM5:25 PM3:56 AMWaxing gibbous · 92%
Tue, May 186:05 AM7:48 PM6:27 PM4:30 AMWaxing gibbous · 97%
Wed, May 196:04 AM7:49 PM7:28 PM5:08 AMWaxing gibbous · 99%
Thu, May 206:04 AM7:49 PM8:28 PM5:49 AMFull moon · 100%
Fri, May 216:03 AM7:50 PM9:25 PM6:36 AMWaning gibbous · 98%
Sat, May 226:03 AM7:50 PM10:16 PM7:28 AMWaning gibbous · 95%
Sun, May 236:02 AM7:51 PM11:02 PM8:22 AMWaning gibbous · 90%
Mon, May 246:02 AM7:52 PM11:41 PM9:19 AMWaning gibbous · 84%
Tue, May 256:02 AM7:52 PM—10:15 AMWaning gibbous · 76%
Wed, May 266:01 AM7:53 PM12:16 AM11:11 AMWaning gibbous · 68%
Thu, May 276:01 AM7:53 PM12:48 AM12:06 PMWaning gibbous · 58%
Fri, May 286:00 AM7:54 PM1:16 AM1:00 PMLast quarter · 49%
Sat, May 296:00 AM7:55 PM1:44 AM1:55 PMWaning crescent · 39%
Sun, May 306:00 AM7:55 PM2:12 AM2:51 PMWaning crescent · 30%
Mon, May 316:00 AM7:56 PM2:41 AM3:50 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).