Seattle sky calendar · May 2027
Full moon: Thu, May 20. New moon: Thu, May 6. Sunrise moves from 5:52 AM to 5:16 AM, sunset from 8:21 PM to 8:58 PM. 3 sky events this month (below). Times are local (PDT).
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Moonrise | Moonset | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, May 1 | 5:52 AM | 8:21 PM | 3:42 AM | 3:18 PM | Waning crescent · 23% |
| Sun, May 2 | 5:50 AM | 8:22 PM | 3:57 AM | 4:27 PM | Waning crescent · 15% |
| Mon, May 3 | 5:49 AM | 8:24 PM | 4:14 AM | 5:40 PM | Waning crescent · 9% |
| Tue, May 4 | 5:47 AM | 8:25 PM | 4:32 AM | 6:55 PM | Waning crescent · 4% |
| Wed, May 5 | 5:45 AM | 8:26 PM | 4:53 AM | 8:15 PM | Waning crescent · 1% |
| Thu, May 6 | 5:44 AM | 8:28 PM | 5:21 AM | 9:36 PM | New moon · 0% |
| Fri, May 7 | 5:42 AM | 8:29 PM | 5:57 AM | 10:53 PM | Waxing crescent · 3% |
| Sat, May 8 | 5:41 AM | 8:31 PM | 6:47 AM | — | Waxing crescent · 7% |
| Sun, May 9 | 5:40 AM | 8:32 PM | 7:51 AM | 12:01 AM | Waxing crescent · 15% |
| Mon, May 10 | 5:38 AM | 8:33 PM | 9:07 AM | 12:54 AM | Waxing crescent · 24% |
| Tue, May 11 | 5:37 AM | 8:34 PM | 10:29 AM | 1:34 AM | Waxing crescent · 34% |
| Wed, May 12 | 5:35 AM | 8:36 PM | 11:52 AM | 2:04 AM | First quarter · 45% |
| Thu, May 13 | 5:34 AM | 8:37 PM | 1:12 PM | 2:28 AM | Waxing gibbous · 57% |
| Fri, May 14 | 5:33 AM | 8:38 PM | 2:29 PM | 2:48 AM | Waxing gibbous · 68% |
| Sat, May 15 | 5:32 AM | 8:40 PM | 3:45 PM | 3:05 AM | Waxing gibbous · 77% |
| Sun, May 16 | 5:30 AM | 8:41 PM | 5:00 PM | 3:23 AM | Waxing gibbous · 86% |
| Mon, May 17 | 5:29 AM | 8:42 PM | 6:15 PM | 3:42 AM | Waxing gibbous · 92% |
| Tue, May 18 | 5:28 AM | 8:43 PM | 7:30 PM | 4:03 AM | Waxing gibbous · 97% |
| Wed, May 19 | 5:27 AM | 8:45 PM | 8:42 PM | 4:28 AM | Waxing gibbous · 99% |
| Thu, May 20 | 5:26 AM | 8:46 PM | 9:50 PM | 5:00 AM | Full moon · 100% |
| Fri, May 21 | 5:25 AM | 8:47 PM | 10:49 PM | 5:41 AM | Waning gibbous · 98% |
| Sat, May 22 | 5:24 AM | 8:48 PM | 11:38 PM | 6:31 AM | Waning gibbous · 95% |
| Sun, May 23 | 5:23 AM | 8:49 PM | — | 7:29 AM | Waning gibbous · 90% |
| Mon, May 24 | 5:22 AM | 8:50 PM | 12:16 AM | 8:34 AM | Waning gibbous · 83% |
| Tue, May 25 | 5:21 AM | 8:52 PM | 12:46 AM | 9:40 AM | Waning gibbous · 75% |
| Wed, May 26 | 5:20 AM | 8:53 PM | 1:09 AM | 10:48 AM | Waning gibbous · 67% |
| Thu, May 27 | 5:19 AM | 8:54 PM | 1:29 AM | 11:55 AM | Waning gibbous · 58% |
| Fri, May 28 | 5:18 AM | 8:55 PM | 1:46 AM | 1:02 PM | Last quarter · 48% |
| Sat, May 29 | 5:17 AM | 8:56 PM | 2:01 AM | 2:09 PM | Waning crescent · 38% |
| Sun, May 30 | 5:17 AM | 8:57 PM | 2:17 AM | 3:19 PM | Waning crescent · 29% |
| Mon, May 31 | 5:16 AM | 8:58 PM | 2:34 AM | 4:32 PM | Waning 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 3:59 AMFull moon
- Fri, May 28 3:01 AMMercury farthest from the Sun in the evening sky23° from the Sun: the best time to see it, low in the west after sunset
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Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).