Shanghai sky calendar · May 2027
Full moon: Thu, May 20. New moon: Thu, May 6. Sunrise moves from 5:10 AM to 4:51 AM, sunset from 6:32 PM to 6:52 PM. 3 sky events this month (below). Times are local (GMT+8).
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Moonrise | Moonset | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, May 1 | 5:10 AM | 6:32 PM | 1:55 AM | 1:32 PM | Waning crescent · 29% |
| Sun, May 2 | 5:09 AM | 6:33 PM | 2:23 AM | 2:28 PM | Waning crescent · 20% |
| Mon, May 3 | 5:08 AM | 6:34 PM | 2:50 AM | 3:26 PM | Waning crescent · 13% |
| Tue, May 4 | 5:07 AM | 6:35 PM | 3:19 AM | 4:26 PM | Waning crescent · 6% |
| Wed, May 5 | 5:06 AM | 6:35 PM | 3:50 AM | 5:30 PM | Waning crescent · 2% |
| Thu, May 6 | 5:05 AM | 6:36 PM | 4:26 AM | 6:37 PM | New moon · 0% |
| Fri, May 7 | 5:04 AM | 6:37 PM | 5:08 AM | 7:47 PM | Waxing crescent · 1% |
| Sat, May 8 | 5:04 AM | 6:37 PM | 5:59 AM | 8:55 PM | Waxing crescent · 4% |
| Sun, May 9 | 5:03 AM | 6:38 PM | 6:58 AM | 9:59 PM | Waxing crescent · 10% |
| Mon, May 10 | 5:02 AM | 6:39 PM | 8:04 AM | 10:55 PM | Waxing crescent · 18% |
| Tue, May 11 | 5:01 AM | 6:39 PM | 9:14 AM | 11:43 PM | Waxing crescent · 28% |
| Wed, May 12 | 5:00 AM | 6:40 PM | 10:24 AM | — | Waxing crescent · 38% |
| Thu, May 13 | 5:00 AM | 6:41 PM | 11:32 AM | 12:23 AM | First quarter · 50% |
| Fri, May 14 | 4:59 AM | 6:41 PM | 12:38 PM | 12:58 AM | Waxing gibbous · 61% |
| Sat, May 15 | 4:58 AM | 6:42 PM | 1:41 PM | 1:30 AM | Waxing gibbous · 71% |
| Sun, May 16 | 4:58 AM | 6:43 PM | 2:43 PM | 2:00 AM | Waxing gibbous · 81% |
| Mon, May 17 | 4:57 AM | 6:43 PM | 3:45 PM | 2:30 AM | Waxing gibbous · 88% |
| Tue, May 18 | 4:57 AM | 6:44 PM | 4:47 PM | 3:02 AM | Waxing gibbous · 94% |
| Wed, May 19 | 4:56 AM | 6:45 PM | 5:49 PM | 3:36 AM | Waxing gibbous · 98% |
| Thu, May 20 | 4:55 AM | 6:45 PM | 6:51 PM | 4:15 AM | Full moon · 100% |
| Fri, May 21 | 4:55 AM | 6:46 PM | 7:50 PM | 4:58 AM | Waning gibbous · 99% |
| Sat, May 22 | 4:54 AM | 6:47 PM | 8:44 PM | 5:47 AM | Waning gibbous · 97% |
| Sun, May 23 | 4:54 AM | 6:47 PM | 9:33 PM | 6:40 AM | Waning gibbous · 93% |
| Mon, May 24 | 4:53 AM | 6:48 PM | 10:16 PM | 7:36 AM | Waning gibbous · 87% |
| Tue, May 25 | 4:53 AM | 6:49 PM | 10:53 PM | 8:33 AM | Waning gibbous · 80% |
| Wed, May 26 | 4:52 AM | 6:49 PM | 11:26 PM | 9:30 AM | Waning gibbous · 72% |
| Thu, May 27 | 4:52 AM | 6:50 PM | 11:55 PM | 10:26 AM | Waning gibbous · 64% |
| Fri, May 28 | 4:52 AM | 6:50 PM | — | 11:21 AM | Last quarter · 54% |
| Sat, May 29 | 4:51 AM | 6:51 PM | 12:22 AM | 12:16 PM | Waning crescent · 44% |
| Sun, May 30 | 4:51 AM | 6:52 PM | 12:49 AM | 1:12 PM | Waning crescent · 35% |
| Mon, May 31 | 4:51 AM | 6:52 PM | 1:17 AM | 2:10 PM | Waning crescent · 25% |
Sky events this month
- Thu, May 6Eta 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 PMFull moon
- Fri, May 28 6:01 PMMercury 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).