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Wichita sky calendar · May 2027

Full moon: Thu, May 20. New moon: Thu, May 6. Sunrise moves from 6:33 AM to 6:09 AM, sunset from 8:19 PM to 8:44 PM. 3 sky events this month (below). Times are local (CDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Sat, May 16:33 AM8:19 PM3:52 AM3:38 PMWaning crescent · 24%
Sun, May 26:32 AM8:20 PM4:15 AM4:40 PMWaning crescent · 16%
Mon, May 36:31 AM8:21 PM4:39 AM5:43 PMWaning crescent · 9%
Tue, May 46:30 AM8:22 PM5:05 AM6:50 PMWaning crescent · 4%
Wed, May 56:29 AM8:23 PM5:35 AM8:00 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Thu, May 66:28 AM8:24 PM6:10 AM9:13 PMNew moon · 0%
Fri, May 76:27 AM8:25 PM6:54 AM10:25 PMWaxing crescent · 2%
Sat, May 86:26 AM8:25 PM7:47 AM11:32 PMWaxing crescent · 7%
Sun, May 96:25 AM8:26 PM8:51 AM—Waxing crescent · 14%
Mon, May 106:24 AM8:27 PM10:02 AM12:29 AMWaxing crescent · 23%
Tue, May 116:23 AM8:28 PM11:16 AM1:17 AMWaxing crescent · 33%
Wed, May 126:22 AM8:29 PM12:29 PM1:56 AMFirst quarter · 45%
Thu, May 136:21 AM8:30 PM1:40 PM2:29 AMWaxing gibbous · 56%
Fri, May 146:20 AM8:31 PM2:49 PM2:58 AMWaxing gibbous · 67%
Sat, May 156:19 AM8:32 PM3:56 PM3:24 AMWaxing gibbous · 77%
Sun, May 166:19 AM8:32 PM5:02 PM3:50 AMWaxing gibbous · 85%
Mon, May 176:18 AM8:33 PM6:08 PM4:16 AMWaxing gibbous · 92%
Tue, May 186:17 AM8:34 PM7:15 PM4:45 AMWaxing gibbous · 97%
Wed, May 196:16 AM8:35 PM8:20 PM5:18 AMWaxing gibbous · 99%
Thu, May 206:15 AM8:36 PM9:23 PM5:57 AMFull moon · 100%
Fri, May 216:15 AM8:37 PM10:20 PM6:41 AMWaning gibbous · 98%
Sat, May 226:14 AM8:37 PM11:11 PM7:32 AMWaning gibbous · 95%
Sun, May 236:13 AM8:38 PM11:54 PM8:28 AMWaning gibbous · 90%
Mon, May 246:13 AM8:39 PM—9:27 AMWaning gibbous · 84%
Tue, May 256:12 AM8:40 PM12:31 AM10:27 AMWaning gibbous · 76%
Wed, May 266:12 AM8:41 PM1:02 AM11:27 AMWaning gibbous · 68%
Thu, May 276:11 AM8:41 PM1:29 AM12:26 PMWaning gibbous · 58%
Fri, May 286:11 AM8:42 PM1:53 AM1:25 PMLast quarter · 49%
Sat, May 296:10 AM8:43 PM2:16 AM2:25 PMWaning crescent · 39%
Sun, May 306:10 AM8:43 PM2:39 AM3:26 PMWaning crescent · 30%
Mon, May 316:09 AM8:44 PM3:04 AM4:30 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 5:59 AMFull moon
  • Fri, May 28 5:01 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).