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North Charleston, SC sky calendar · May 2027

Full moon: Thu, May 20. New moon: Thu, May 6. Sunrise moves from 6:33 AM to 6:13 AM, sunset from 8:02 PM to 8:23 PM. 3 sky events this month (below). Times are local (EDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Sat, May 16:33 AM8:02 PM3:38 AM3:28 PMWaning crescent · 24%
Sun, May 26:32 AM8:02 PM4:04 AM4:26 PMWaning crescent · 16%
Mon, May 36:31 AM8:03 PM4:31 AM5:27 PMWaning crescent · 9%
Tue, May 46:30 AM8:04 PM5:00 AM6:30 PMWaning crescent · 4%
Wed, May 56:29 AM8:05 PM5:33 AM7:37 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Thu, May 66:28 AM8:05 PM6:11 AM8:46 PMNew moon · 0%
Fri, May 76:27 AM8:06 PM6:57 AM9:56 PMWaxing crescent · 2%
Sat, May 86:26 AM8:07 PM7:52 AM11:03 PMWaxing crescent · 7%
Sun, May 96:25 AM8:08 PM8:55 AM—Waxing crescent · 14%
Mon, May 106:24 AM8:08 PM10:04 AM12:02 AMWaxing crescent · 22%
Tue, May 116:24 AM8:09 PM11:16 AM12:53 AMWaxing crescent · 33%
Wed, May 126:23 AM8:10 PM12:26 PM1:35 AMWaxing crescent · 44%
Thu, May 136:22 AM8:11 PM1:34 PM2:12 AMFirst quarter · 55%
Fri, May 146:21 AM8:11 PM2:39 PM2:44 AMWaxing gibbous · 66%
Sat, May 156:21 AM8:12 PM3:42 PM3:13 AMWaxing gibbous · 76%
Sun, May 166:20 AM8:13 PM4:45 PM3:42 AMWaxing gibbous · 85%
Mon, May 176:19 AM8:13 PM5:48 PM4:12 AMWaxing gibbous · 92%
Tue, May 186:19 AM8:14 PM6:51 PM4:44 AMWaxing gibbous · 96%
Wed, May 196:18 AM8:15 PM7:54 PM5:20 AMWaxing gibbous · 99%
Thu, May 206:18 AM8:15 PM8:55 PM6:00 AMFull moon · 100%
Fri, May 216:17 AM8:16 PM9:52 PM6:46 AMWaning gibbous · 98%
Sat, May 226:16 AM8:17 PM10:44 PM7:37 AMWaning gibbous · 95%
Sun, May 236:16 AM8:18 PM11:29 PM8:32 AMWaning gibbous · 90%
Mon, May 246:15 AM8:18 PM—9:29 AMWaning gibbous · 84%
Tue, May 256:15 AM8:19 PM12:07 AM10:27 AMWaning gibbous · 76%
Wed, May 266:14 AM8:19 PM12:41 AM11:24 AMWaning gibbous · 68%
Thu, May 276:14 AM8:20 PM1:11 AM12:21 PMWaning gibbous · 59%
Fri, May 286:14 AM8:21 PM1:38 AM1:17 PMLast quarter · 49%
Sat, May 296:13 AM8:21 PM2:04 AM2:13 PMWaning crescent · 40%
Sun, May 306:13 AM8:22 PM2:30 AM3:11 PMWaning crescent · 30%
Mon, May 316:13 AM8:23 PM2:58 AM4:12 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).