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Pittsburgh sky calendar · May 2027

Full moon: Thu, May 20. New moon: Thu, May 6. Sunrise moves from 6:19 AM to 5:52 AM, sunset from 8:15 PM to 8:43 PM. 3 sky events this month (below). Times are local (EDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Sat, May 16:19 AM8:15 PM3:44 AM3:24 PMWaning crescent · 24%
Sun, May 26:18 AM8:16 PM4:05 AM4:28 PMWaning crescent · 16%
Mon, May 36:16 AM8:17 PM4:27 AM5:33 PMWaning crescent · 9%
Tue, May 46:15 AM8:18 PM4:51 AM6:42 PMWaning crescent · 4%
Wed, May 56:14 AM8:19 PM5:18 AM7:54 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Thu, May 66:13 AM8:20 PM5:51 AM9:09 PMNew moon · 0%
Fri, May 76:12 AM8:21 PM6:33 AM10:22 PMWaxing crescent · 2%
Sat, May 86:11 AM8:22 PM7:25 AM11:30 PMWaxing crescent · 7%
Sun, May 96:09 AM8:23 PM8:28 AM—Waxing crescent · 14%
Mon, May 106:08 AM8:24 PM9:39 AM12:28 AMWaxing crescent · 22%
Tue, May 116:07 AM8:25 PM10:55 AM1:14 AMWaxing crescent · 33%
Wed, May 126:06 AM8:26 PM12:11 PM1:52 AMWaxing crescent · 44%
Thu, May 136:05 AM8:27 PM1:24 PM2:23 AMFirst quarter · 55%
Fri, May 146:04 AM8:28 PM2:35 PM2:49 AMWaxing gibbous · 66%
Sat, May 156:03 AM8:29 PM3:44 PM3:13 AMWaxing gibbous · 76%
Sun, May 166:02 AM8:30 PM4:53 PM3:37 AMWaxing gibbous · 85%
Mon, May 176:01 AM8:31 PM6:01 PM4:02 AMWaxing gibbous · 92%
Tue, May 186:01 AM8:32 PM7:09 PM4:29 AMWaxing gibbous · 96%
Wed, May 196:00 AM8:33 PM8:17 PM5:00 AMWaxing gibbous · 99%
Thu, May 205:59 AM8:34 PM9:21 PM5:36 AMFull moon · 100%
Fri, May 215:58 AM8:35 PM10:19 PM6:19 AMWaning gibbous · 98%
Sat, May 225:57 AM8:35 PM11:10 PM7:09 AMWaning gibbous · 95%
Sun, May 235:57 AM8:36 PM11:53 PM8:06 AMWaning gibbous · 90%
Mon, May 245:56 AM8:37 PM—9:06 AMWaning gibbous · 84%
Tue, May 255:55 AM8:38 PM12:28 AM10:07 AMWaning gibbous · 76%
Wed, May 265:55 AM8:39 PM12:57 AM11:09 AMWaning gibbous · 68%
Thu, May 275:54 AM8:40 PM1:23 AM12:10 PMWaning gibbous · 59%
Fri, May 285:53 AM8:40 PM1:45 AM1:11 PMLast quarter · 49%
Sat, May 295:53 AM8:41 PM2:07 AM2:12 PMWaning crescent · 40%
Sun, May 305:52 AM8:42 PM2:28 AM3:16 PMWaning crescent · 30%
Mon, May 315:52 AM8:43 PM2:51 AM4:22 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).