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Wilmington, NC sky calendar · May 2027

Full moon: Thu, May 20. New moon: Thu, May 6. Sunrise moves from 6:22 AM to 6:01 AM, sunset from 7:55 PM to 8:17 PM. 3 sky events this month (below). Times are local (EDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Sat, May 16:22 AM7:55 PM3:30 AM3:19 PMWaning crescent · 24%
Sun, May 26:21 AM7:56 PM3:56 AM4:18 PMWaning crescent · 16%
Mon, May 36:20 AM7:57 PM4:22 AM5:19 PMWaning crescent · 9%
Tue, May 46:19 AM7:57 PM4:50 AM6:23 PMWaning crescent · 4%
Wed, May 56:18 AM7:58 PM5:22 AM7:30 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Thu, May 66:17 AM7:59 PM5:59 AM8:41 PMNew moon · 0%
Fri, May 76:16 AM8:00 PM6:44 AM9:51 PMWaxing crescent · 2%
Sat, May 86:15 AM8:01 PM7:38 AM10:58 PMWaxing crescent · 7%
Sun, May 96:14 AM8:01 PM8:42 AM11:57 PMWaxing crescent · 14%
Mon, May 106:13 AM8:02 PM9:51 AM—Waxing crescent · 22%
Tue, May 116:12 AM8:03 PM11:03 AM12:47 AMWaxing crescent · 33%
Wed, May 126:12 AM8:04 PM12:14 PM1:29 AMWaxing crescent · 44%
Thu, May 136:11 AM8:04 PM1:23 PM2:04 AMFirst quarter · 55%
Fri, May 146:10 AM8:05 PM2:29 PM2:36 AMWaxing gibbous · 66%
Sat, May 156:09 AM8:06 PM3:34 PM3:04 AMWaxing gibbous · 76%
Sun, May 166:09 AM8:07 PM4:37 PM3:33 AMWaxing gibbous · 85%
Mon, May 176:08 AM8:07 PM5:41 PM4:02 AMWaxing gibbous · 92%
Tue, May 186:07 AM8:08 PM6:45 PM4:33 AMWaxing gibbous · 96%
Wed, May 196:07 AM8:09 PM7:49 PM5:08 AMWaxing gibbous · 99%
Thu, May 206:06 AM8:10 PM8:50 PM5:47 AMFull moon · 100%
Fri, May 216:05 AM8:10 PM9:48 PM6:33 AMWaning gibbous · 98%
Sat, May 226:05 AM8:11 PM10:39 PM7:24 AMWaning gibbous · 95%
Sun, May 236:04 AM8:12 PM11:23 PM8:19 AMWaning gibbous · 90%
Mon, May 246:04 AM8:12 PM—9:17 AMWaning gibbous · 84%
Tue, May 256:03 AM8:13 PM12:02 AM10:15 AMWaning gibbous · 76%
Wed, May 266:03 AM8:14 PM12:35 AM11:13 AMWaning gibbous · 68%
Thu, May 276:02 AM8:14 PM1:04 AM12:10 PMWaning gibbous · 59%
Fri, May 286:02 AM8:15 PM1:30 AM1:07 PMLast quarter · 49%
Sat, May 296:01 AM8:16 PM1:56 AM2:04 PMWaning crescent · 40%
Sun, May 306:01 AM8:16 PM2:21 AM3:03 PMWaning crescent · 30%
Mon, May 316:01 AM8:17 PM2:48 AM4:05 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).