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Rio Rancho, NM sky calendar · May 2027

Full moon: Thu, May 20. New moon: Thu, May 6. Sunrise moves from 6:15 AM to 5:53 AM, sunset from 7:52 PM to 8:15 PM. 3 sky events this month (below). Times are local (MDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Sat, May 16:15 AM7:52 PM3:28 AM3:18 PMWaning crescent · 23%
Sun, May 26:14 AM7:53 PM3:53 AM4:18 PMWaning crescent · 16%
Mon, May 36:13 AM7:54 PM4:19 AM5:20 PMWaning crescent · 9%
Tue, May 46:12 AM7:55 PM4:46 AM6:25 PMWaning crescent · 4%
Wed, May 56:11 AM7:56 PM5:18 AM7:34 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Thu, May 66:10 AM7:56 PM5:55 AM8:45 PMNew moon · 0%
Fri, May 76:09 AM7:57 PM6:40 AM9:56 PMWaxing crescent · 2%
Sat, May 86:08 AM7:58 PM7:35 AM11:02 PMWaxing crescent · 7%
Sun, May 96:07 AM7:59 PM8:39 AM—Waxing crescent · 14%
Mon, May 106:06 AM8:00 PM9:49 AM12:00 AMWaxing crescent · 23%
Tue, May 116:05 AM8:00 PM11:02 AM12:49 AMWaxing crescent · 34%
Wed, May 126:05 AM8:01 PM12:13 PM1:30 AMFirst quarter · 45%
Thu, May 136:04 AM8:02 PM1:22 PM2:04 AMWaxing gibbous · 56%
Fri, May 146:03 AM8:03 PM2:29 PM2:34 AMWaxing gibbous · 67%
Sat, May 156:02 AM8:04 PM3:34 PM3:02 AMWaxing gibbous · 77%
Sun, May 166:01 AM8:04 PM4:39 PM3:29 AMWaxing gibbous · 85%
Mon, May 176:01 AM8:05 PM5:43 PM3:58 AMWaxing gibbous · 92%
Tue, May 186:00 AM8:06 PM6:48 PM4:29 AMWaxing gibbous · 97%
Wed, May 195:59 AM8:07 PM7:52 PM5:03 AMWaxing gibbous · 99%
Thu, May 205:59 AM8:07 PM8:54 PM5:43 AMFull moon · 100%
Fri, May 215:58 AM8:08 PM9:51 PM6:28 AMWaning gibbous · 98%
Sat, May 225:57 AM8:09 PM10:41 PM7:20 AMWaning gibbous · 95%
Sun, May 235:57 AM8:10 PM11:25 PM8:15 AMWaning gibbous · 90%
Mon, May 245:56 AM8:10 PM—9:13 AMWaning gibbous · 83%
Tue, May 255:56 AM8:11 PM12:03 AM10:12 AMWaning gibbous · 76%
Wed, May 265:55 AM8:12 PM12:35 AM11:11 AMWaning gibbous · 67%
Thu, May 275:55 AM8:12 PM1:03 AM12:09 PMWaning gibbous · 58%
Fri, May 285:54 AM8:13 PM1:29 AM1:06 PMLast quarter · 49%
Sat, May 295:54 AM8:14 PM1:53 AM2:04 PMWaning crescent · 39%
Sun, May 305:54 AM8:14 PM2:18 AM3:04 PMWaning crescent · 29%
Mon, May 315:53 AM8:15 PM2:44 AM4:06 PMWaning crescent · 20%

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 4:59 AMFull moon
  • Fri, May 28 4:01 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).