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Richmond, Virginia sky calendar · May 2027

Full moon: Thu, May 20. New moon: Thu, May 6. Sunrise moves from 6:14 AM to 5:50 AM, sunset from 7:59 PM to 8:24 PM. 3 sky events this month (below). Times are local (EDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Sat, May 16:14 AM7:59 PM3:31 AM3:15 PMWaning crescent · 24%
Sun, May 26:13 AM8:00 PM3:54 AM4:17 PMWaning crescent · 16%
Mon, May 36:12 AM8:01 PM4:18 AM5:20 PMWaning crescent · 9%
Tue, May 46:11 AM8:02 PM4:44 AM6:26 PMWaning crescent · 4%
Wed, May 56:10 AM8:03 PM5:14 AM7:36 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Thu, May 66:09 AM8:04 PM5:49 AM8:49 PMNew moon · 0%
Fri, May 76:08 AM8:05 PM6:32 AM10:01 PMWaxing crescent · 2%
Sat, May 86:07 AM8:06 PM7:25 AM11:08 PMWaxing crescent · 7%
Sun, May 96:06 AM8:06 PM8:28 AM—Waxing crescent · 14%
Mon, May 106:05 AM8:07 PM9:39 AM12:07 AMWaxing crescent · 22%
Tue, May 116:04 AM8:08 PM10:53 AM12:55 AMWaxing crescent · 33%
Wed, May 126:03 AM8:09 PM12:06 PM1:35 AMWaxing crescent · 44%
Thu, May 136:02 AM8:10 PM1:17 PM2:08 AMFirst quarter · 55%
Fri, May 146:01 AM8:11 PM2:26 PM2:36 AMWaxing gibbous · 66%
Sat, May 156:00 AM8:12 PM3:33 PM3:03 AMWaxing gibbous · 76%
Sun, May 165:59 AM8:13 PM4:39 PM3:29 AMWaxing gibbous · 85%
Mon, May 175:59 AM8:13 PM5:45 PM3:55 AMWaxing gibbous · 92%
Tue, May 185:58 AM8:14 PM6:51 PM4:25 AMWaxing gibbous · 96%
Wed, May 195:57 AM8:15 PM7:57 PM4:57 AMWaxing gibbous · 99%
Thu, May 205:56 AM8:16 PM9:00 PM5:35 AMFull moon · 100%
Fri, May 215:56 AM8:17 PM9:57 PM6:20 AMWaning gibbous · 98%
Sat, May 225:55 AM8:18 PM10:49 PM7:10 AMWaning gibbous · 95%
Sun, May 235:54 AM8:18 PM11:32 PM8:06 AMWaning gibbous · 90%
Mon, May 245:54 AM8:19 PM—9:05 AMWaning gibbous · 84%
Tue, May 255:53 AM8:20 PM12:09 AM10:05 AMWaning gibbous · 76%
Wed, May 265:53 AM8:21 PM12:40 AM11:05 AMWaning gibbous · 68%
Thu, May 275:52 AM8:21 PM1:07 AM12:04 PMWaning gibbous · 59%
Fri, May 285:52 AM8:22 PM1:32 AM1:03 PMLast quarter · 49%
Sat, May 295:51 AM8:23 PM1:55 AM2:02 PMWaning crescent · 40%
Sun, May 305:51 AM8:24 PM2:19 AM3:03 PMWaning crescent · 30%
Mon, May 315:50 AM8:24 PM2:43 AM4:07 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).