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Raleigh sky calendar · May 2027

Full moon: Thu, May 20. New moon: Thu, May 6. Sunrise moves from 6:22 AM to 6:00 AM, sunset from 8:01 PM to 8:24 PM. 3 sky events this month (below). Times are local (EDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Sat, May 16:22 AM8:01 PM3:34 AM3:21 PMWaning crescent · 24%
Sun, May 26:21 AM8:02 PM3:59 AM4:21 PMWaning crescent · 16%
Mon, May 36:20 AM8:02 PM4:24 AM5:23 PMWaning crescent · 9%
Tue, May 46:19 AM8:03 PM4:51 AM6:28 PMWaning crescent · 4%
Wed, May 56:18 AM8:04 PM5:22 AM7:37 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Thu, May 66:17 AM8:05 PM5:58 AM8:48 PMNew moon · 0%
Fri, May 76:16 AM8:06 PM6:42 AM10:00 PMWaxing crescent · 2%
Sat, May 86:15 AM8:07 PM7:36 AM11:07 PMWaxing crescent · 7%
Sun, May 96:14 AM8:07 PM8:39 AM—Waxing crescent · 14%
Mon, May 106:13 AM8:08 PM9:50 AM12:05 AMWaxing crescent · 22%
Tue, May 116:12 AM8:09 PM11:02 AM12:55 AMWaxing crescent · 33%
Wed, May 126:11 AM8:10 PM12:15 PM1:35 AMWaxing crescent · 44%
Thu, May 136:11 AM8:11 PM1:24 PM2:10 AMFirst quarter · 55%
Fri, May 146:10 AM8:12 PM2:32 PM2:40 AMWaxing gibbous · 66%
Sat, May 156:09 AM8:12 PM3:37 PM3:08 AMWaxing gibbous · 76%
Sun, May 166:08 AM8:13 PM4:42 PM3:35 AMWaxing gibbous · 85%
Mon, May 176:07 AM8:14 PM5:47 PM4:03 AMWaxing gibbous · 92%
Tue, May 186:07 AM8:15 PM6:52 PM4:33 AMWaxing gibbous · 96%
Wed, May 196:06 AM8:16 PM7:56 PM5:07 AMWaxing gibbous · 99%
Thu, May 206:05 AM8:16 PM8:58 PM5:46 AMFull moon · 100%
Fri, May 216:05 AM8:17 PM9:56 PM6:31 AMWaning gibbous · 98%
Sat, May 226:04 AM8:18 PM10:47 PM7:21 AMWaning gibbous · 95%
Sun, May 236:03 AM8:19 PM11:31 PM8:17 AMWaning gibbous · 90%
Mon, May 246:03 AM8:19 PM—9:15 AMWaning gibbous · 84%
Tue, May 256:02 AM8:20 PM12:09 AM10:14 AMWaning gibbous · 76%
Wed, May 266:02 AM8:21 PM12:41 AM11:13 AMWaning gibbous · 68%
Thu, May 276:01 AM8:21 PM1:09 AM12:11 PMWaning gibbous · 59%
Fri, May 286:01 AM8:22 PM1:35 AM1:09 PMLast quarter · 49%
Sat, May 296:00 AM8:23 PM1:59 AM2:07 PMWaning crescent · 40%
Sun, May 306:00 AM8:23 PM2:24 AM3:07 PMWaning crescent · 30%
Mon, May 316:00 AM8:24 PM2:50 AM4:10 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).