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Winston-Salem sky calendar · May 2027

Full moon: Thu, May 20. New moon: Thu, May 6. Sunrise moves from 6:28 AM to 6:05 AM, sunset from 8:08 PM to 8:31 PM. 3 sky events this month (below). Times are local (EDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Sat, May 16:28 AM8:08 PM3:41 AM3:28 PMWaning crescent · 24%
Sun, May 26:27 AM8:09 PM4:05 AM4:28 PMWaning crescent · 16%
Mon, May 36:26 AM8:09 PM4:30 AM5:30 PMWaning crescent · 9%
Tue, May 46:25 AM8:10 PM4:57 AM6:36 PMWaning crescent · 4%
Wed, May 56:24 AM8:11 PM5:28 AM7:45 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Thu, May 66:23 AM8:12 PM6:04 AM8:56 PMNew moon · 0%
Fri, May 76:22 AM8:13 PM6:48 AM10:08 PMWaxing crescent · 2%
Sat, May 86:21 AM8:14 PM7:42 AM11:14 PMWaxing crescent · 7%
Sun, May 96:20 AM8:15 PM8:45 AM—Waxing crescent · 14%
Mon, May 106:19 AM8:15 PM9:55 AM12:13 AMWaxing crescent · 22%
Tue, May 116:18 AM8:16 PM11:08 AM1:02 AMWaxing crescent · 33%
Wed, May 126:17 AM8:17 PM12:21 PM1:43 AMWaxing crescent · 44%
Thu, May 136:16 AM8:18 PM1:31 PM2:17 AMFirst quarter · 55%
Fri, May 146:15 AM8:19 PM2:38 PM2:47 AMWaxing gibbous · 66%
Sat, May 156:15 AM8:20 PM3:44 PM3:14 AMWaxing gibbous · 76%
Sun, May 166:14 AM8:20 PM4:49 PM3:41 AMWaxing gibbous · 85%
Mon, May 176:13 AM8:21 PM5:54 PM4:09 AMWaxing gibbous · 92%
Tue, May 186:12 AM8:22 PM6:59 PM4:39 AMWaxing gibbous · 96%
Wed, May 196:12 AM8:23 PM8:04 PM5:13 AMWaxing gibbous · 99%
Thu, May 206:11 AM8:23 PM9:06 PM5:51 AMFull moon · 100%
Fri, May 216:10 AM8:24 PM10:04 PM6:36 AMWaning gibbous · 98%
Sat, May 226:10 AM8:25 PM10:55 PM7:27 AMWaning gibbous · 95%
Sun, May 236:09 AM8:26 PM11:39 PM8:22 AMWaning gibbous · 90%
Mon, May 246:09 AM8:27 PM—9:21 AMWaning gibbous · 84%
Tue, May 256:08 AM8:27 PM12:16 AM10:20 AMWaning gibbous · 76%
Wed, May 266:07 AM8:28 PM12:48 AM11:19 AMWaning gibbous · 68%
Thu, May 276:07 AM8:29 PM1:16 AM12:17 PMWaning gibbous · 59%
Fri, May 286:07 AM8:29 PM1:42 AM1:15 PMLast quarter · 49%
Sat, May 296:06 AM8:30 PM2:06 AM2:14 PMWaning crescent · 40%
Sun, May 306:06 AM8:31 PM2:30 AM3:14 PMWaning crescent · 30%
Mon, May 316:05 AM8:31 PM2:56 AM4:17 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).