May 2027

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
14. 1 24%
15. 2 16%
16. 3 9%
17. 4 4%
18. 5 1%
19. 6 New
20. 7 2%
21. 8 7%
22. 9 14%
23. 10 22%
24. 11 33%
25. 12 44%
26. 13 First qtr
27. 14 66%
28. 15 76%
29. 16 85%
30. 17 92%
31. 18 96%
32. 19 99%
33. 20 Full
34. 21 98%
35. 22 95%
36. 23 90%
37. 24 84%
38. 25 76%
39. 26 68%
40. 27 59%
41. 28 Last qtr
42. 29 40%
43. 30 30%
44. 31 21%

• Moon phase
• Perigee or apogee
• Eclipse
• Planets
• Equinox or solstice

Events in May 2027

1. Tue, May 410:53 AM

   Moon, Saturn, and Venus gathered

   All within 6.8° of each other in the sky.

2. Thu, May 66:59 AM

   New Moon

   The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.

3. Fri, May 712:35 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.

4. Fri, May 71:35 PM

   Mercury, Moon, and Uranus gathered

   All within 7.5° of each other in the sky.

5. Fri, May 72:44 PM

   Venus and Saturn close together

   They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

6. Fri, May 72:52 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.

7. Sun, May 9

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 366,600 km.

8. Tue, May 118:49 AM

   Mercury and Uranus close together

   They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.

9. Wed, May 126:03 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.

10. Thu, May 1312:44 AM

    First Quarter

    Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.

11. Thu, May 131:31 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.

12. Thu, May 206:59 AM

    Full Moon Flower Moon

    The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.

13. Tue, May 25

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,800 km.

14. Thu, May 272:13 AM

    Uranus behind the Sun

    On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.

15. Fri, May 286:01 AM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

    23° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

16. Fri, May 289:58 AM

    Last Quarter

    Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.

Times are local to America/New York. Each Moon is drawn as it looks at midday.