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