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Washington, D.C. sky calendar · May 2027

Full moon: Thu, May 20. New moon: Thu, May 6. Sunrise moves from 6:10 AM to 5:45 AM, sunset from 8:00 PM to 8:26 PM. 3 sky events this month (below). Times are local (EDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Sat, May 16:10 AM8:00 PM3:30 AM3:13 PMWaning crescent · 24%
Sun, May 26:09 AM8:01 PM3:53 AM4:15 PMWaning crescent · 16%
Mon, May 36:08 AM8:02 PM4:16 AM5:19 PMWaning crescent · 9%
Tue, May 46:07 AM8:03 PM4:41 AM6:27 PMWaning crescent · 4%
Wed, May 56:05 AM8:04 PM5:09 AM7:38 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Thu, May 66:04 AM8:05 PM5:44 AM8:51 PMNew moon · 0%
Fri, May 76:03 AM8:06 PM6:26 AM10:04 PMWaxing crescent · 2%
Sat, May 86:02 AM8:07 PM7:18 AM11:11 PMWaxing crescent · 7%
Sun, May 96:01 AM8:08 PM8:21 AM—Waxing crescent · 14%
Mon, May 106:00 AM8:09 PM9:32 AM12:10 AMWaxing crescent · 22%
Tue, May 115:59 AM8:10 PM10:47 AM12:57 AMWaxing crescent · 33%
Wed, May 125:58 AM8:10 PM12:02 PM1:36 AMWaxing crescent · 44%
Thu, May 135:57 AM8:11 PM1:14 PM2:08 AMFirst quarter · 55%
Fri, May 145:56 AM8:12 PM2:23 PM2:36 AMWaxing gibbous · 66%
Sat, May 155:55 AM8:13 PM3:31 PM3:01 AMWaxing gibbous · 76%
Sun, May 165:54 AM8:14 PM4:39 PM3:26 AMWaxing gibbous · 85%
Mon, May 175:54 AM8:15 PM5:46 PM3:52 AMWaxing gibbous · 92%
Tue, May 185:53 AM8:16 PM6:53 PM4:20 AMWaxing gibbous · 96%
Wed, May 195:52 AM8:17 PM7:59 PM4:52 AMWaxing gibbous · 99%
Thu, May 205:51 AM8:18 PM9:03 PM5:29 AMFull moon · 100%
Fri, May 215:50 AM8:18 PM10:01 PM6:13 AMWaning gibbous · 98%
Sat, May 225:50 AM8:19 PM10:52 PM7:03 AMWaning gibbous · 95%
Sun, May 235:49 AM8:20 PM11:35 PM7:59 AMWaning gibbous · 90%
Mon, May 245:48 AM8:21 PM—8:59 AMWaning gibbous · 84%
Tue, May 255:48 AM8:22 PM12:11 AM9:59 AMWaning gibbous · 76%
Wed, May 265:47 AM8:23 PM12:42 AM11:00 AMWaning gibbous · 68%
Thu, May 275:47 AM8:23 PM1:08 AM12:00 PMWaning gibbous · 59%
Fri, May 285:46 AM8:24 PM1:32 AM1:00 PMLast quarter · 49%
Sat, May 295:46 AM8:25 PM1:54 AM2:00 PMWaning crescent · 40%
Sun, May 305:45 AM8:26 PM2:16 AM3:02 PMWaning crescent · 30%
Mon, May 315:45 AM8:26 PM2:40 AM4:07 PMWaning crescent · 21%

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 6:59 AMFull moon
  • Fri, May 28 6:01 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).