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Salt Lake City sky calendar · May 2027

Full moon: Thu, May 20. New moon: Thu, May 6. Sunrise moves from 6:26 AM to 5:58 AM, sunset from 8:23 PM to 8:51 PM. 3 sky events this month (below). Times are local (MDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Sat, May 16:26 AM8:23 PM3:53 AM3:37 PMWaning crescent · 23%
Sun, May 26:24 AM8:24 PM4:15 AM4:41 PMWaning crescent · 16%
Mon, May 36:23 AM8:25 PM4:36 AM5:47 PMWaning crescent · 9%
Tue, May 46:22 AM8:26 PM5:00 AM6:56 PMWaning crescent · 4%
Wed, May 56:21 AM8:27 PM5:28 AM8:09 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Thu, May 66:20 AM8:28 PM6:01 AM9:24 PMNew moon · 0%
Fri, May 76:18 AM8:29 PM6:43 AM10:37 PMWaxing crescent · 2%
Sat, May 86:17 AM8:30 PM7:36 AM11:44 PMWaxing crescent · 7%
Sun, May 96:16 AM8:32 PM8:40 AM—Waxing crescent · 14%
Mon, May 106:15 AM8:33 PM9:52 AM12:41 AMWaxing crescent · 23%
Tue, May 116:14 AM8:34 PM11:08 AM1:27 AMWaxing crescent · 34%
Wed, May 126:13 AM8:35 PM12:24 PM2:03 AMFirst quarter · 45%
Thu, May 136:12 AM8:36 PM1:38 PM2:33 AMWaxing gibbous · 56%
Fri, May 146:11 AM8:36 PM2:49 PM2:59 AMWaxing gibbous · 67%
Sat, May 156:10 AM8:37 PM3:58 PM3:23 AMWaxing gibbous · 77%
Sun, May 166:09 AM8:38 PM5:07 PM3:47 AMWaxing gibbous · 85%
Mon, May 176:08 AM8:39 PM6:15 PM4:11 AMWaxing gibbous · 92%
Tue, May 186:07 AM8:40 PM7:24 PM4:38 AMWaxing gibbous · 97%
Wed, May 196:06 AM8:41 PM8:31 PM5:09 AMWaxing gibbous · 99%
Thu, May 206:06 AM8:42 PM9:35 PM5:46 AMFull moon · 100%
Fri, May 216:05 AM8:43 PM10:33 PM6:30 AMWaning gibbous · 98%
Sat, May 226:04 AM8:44 PM11:23 PM7:20 AMWaning gibbous · 95%
Sun, May 236:03 AM8:45 PM—8:17 AMWaning gibbous · 90%
Mon, May 246:03 AM8:46 PM12:05 AM9:18 AMWaning gibbous · 83%
Tue, May 256:02 AM8:47 PM12:39 AM10:19 AMWaning gibbous · 76%
Wed, May 266:01 AM8:47 PM1:08 AM11:21 AMWaning gibbous · 67%
Thu, May 276:01 AM8:48 PM1:33 AM12:23 PMWaning gibbous · 58%
Fri, May 286:00 AM8:49 PM1:55 AM1:24 PMLast quarter · 49%
Sat, May 295:59 AM8:50 PM2:16 AM2:26 PMWaning crescent · 39%
Sun, May 305:59 AM8:51 PM2:37 AM3:29 PMWaning crescent · 29%
Mon, May 315:58 AM8:51 PM3:00 AM4:36 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).