Rockhampton Sunrise, Sunset and Moon in May 2026
Day length goes from 11 h 14 min on May 1 to 10 h 48 min on May 31. Sunrise moves from 6:18 AM to 6:32 AM and sunset from 5:32 PM to 5:20 PM.
Every day
Dawn and dusk are civil twilight (the sun 6 degrees below the horizon); golden hour starts when the evening sun is 6 degrees up; full dark is astronomical twilight, 18 degrees down. A blank moonrise or moonset means it falls on the next day.
| Date | Dawn | Sunrise | Sunset | Dusk | Golden hour | Full dark | Day length | Change | Moon | Moonrise | Moonset |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 5:55 AM | 6:18 AM | 5:32 PM | 5:55 PM | 5:01 PM | 6:49 PM | 11 h 14 min | Full moon, 99% | 4:59 PM | 5:36 AM | |
| May 2 | 5:55 AM | 6:18 AM | 5:31 PM | 5:55 PM | 5:00 PM | 6:48 PM | 11 h 13 min | -1.0 min | Full moon 3:24 AM | 5:36 PM | 6:30 AM |
| May 3 | 5:55 AM | 6:19 AM | 5:31 PM | 5:54 PM | 4:59 PM | 6:48 PM | 11 h 12 min | -1.0 min | Waning gibbous, 99% | 6:17 PM | 7:25 AM |
| May 4 | 5:56 AM | 6:19 AM | 5:30 PM | 5:54 PM | 4:59 PM | 6:47 PM | 11 h 11 min | -1.0 min | Waning gibbous, 95% | 7:02 PM | 8:20 AM |
| May 5 | 5:56 AM | 6:20 AM | 5:29 PM | 5:53 PM | 4:58 PM | 6:47 PM | 11 h 09 min | -2.0 min | Waning gibbous, 89% | 7:51 PM | 9:14 AM |
| May 6 | 5:57 AM | 6:20 AM | 5:29 PM | 5:52 PM | 4:57 PM | 6:46 PM | 11 h 09 min | +0.0 min | Waning gibbous, 82% | 8:44 PM | 10:06 AM |
| May 7 | 5:57 AM | 6:21 AM | 5:28 PM | 5:52 PM | 4:57 PM | 6:46 PM | 11 h 07 min | -2.0 min | Waning gibbous, 73% | 9:39 PM | 10:54 AM |
| May 8 | 5:58 AM | 6:21 AM | 5:28 PM | 5:51 PM | 4:56 PM | 6:45 PM | 11 h 07 min | +0.0 min | Waning gibbous, 63% | 10:34 PM | 11:37 AM |
| May 9 | 5:58 AM | 6:22 AM | 5:27 PM | 5:51 PM | 4:55 PM | 6:45 PM | 11 h 05 min | -2.0 min | Last quarter, 53% | 11:30 PM | 12:16 PM |
| May 10 | 5:58 AM | 6:22 AM | 5:27 PM | 5:50 PM | 4:55 PM | 6:44 PM | 11 h 05 min | +0.0 min | Last quarter 7:11 AM | 12:53 PM | |
| May 11 | 5:59 AM | 6:22 AM | 5:26 PM | 5:50 PM | 4:54 PM | 6:44 PM | 11 h 04 min | -1.0 min | Waning crescent, 32% | 12:25 AM | 1:27 PM |
| May 12 | 5:59 AM | 6:23 AM | 5:26 PM | 5:49 PM | 4:54 PM | 6:43 PM | 11 h 03 min | -1.0 min | Waning crescent, 23% | 1:21 AM | 2:00 PM |
| May 13 | 6:00 AM | 6:23 AM | 5:25 PM | 5:49 PM | 4:53 PM | 6:43 PM | 11 h 02 min | -1.0 min | Waning crescent, 14% | 2:17 AM | 2:34 PM |
| May 14 | 6:00 AM | 6:24 AM | 5:25 PM | 5:48 PM | 4:53 PM | 6:43 PM | 11 h 01 min | -1.0 min | Waning crescent, 8% | 3:16 AM | 3:10 PM |
| May 15 | 6:00 AM | 6:24 AM | 5:24 PM | 5:48 PM | 4:52 PM | 6:42 PM | 11 h 00 min | -1.0 min | Waning crescent, 3% | 4:19 AM | 3:50 PM |
| May 16 | 6:01 AM | 6:25 AM | 5:24 PM | 5:48 PM | 4:52 PM | 6:42 PM | 10 h 59 min | -1.0 min | New moon, 0% | 5:26 AM | 4:37 PM |
| May 17 | 6:01 AM | 6:25 AM | 5:23 PM | 5:47 PM | 4:51 PM | 6:42 PM | 10 h 58 min | -1.0 min | New moon 6:02 AM | 6:36 AM | 5:30 PM |
| May 18 | 6:02 AM | 6:26 AM | 5:23 PM | 5:47 PM | 4:51 PM | 6:41 PM | 10 h 57 min | -1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 2% | 7:48 AM | 6:31 PM |
| May 19 | 6:02 AM | 6:26 AM | 5:23 PM | 5:47 PM | 4:50 PM | 6:41 PM | 10 h 57 min | +0.0 min | Waxing crescent, 6% | 8:57 AM | 7:39 PM |
| May 20 | 6:03 AM | 6:27 AM | 5:22 PM | 5:46 PM | 4:50 PM | 6:41 PM | 10 h 55 min | -2.0 min | Waxing crescent, 12% | 10:00 AM | 8:48 PM |
| May 21 | 6:03 AM | 6:27 AM | 5:22 PM | 5:46 PM | 4:49 PM | 6:41 PM | 10 h 55 min | +0.0 min | Waxing crescent, 20% | 10:54 AM | 9:56 PM |
| May 22 | 6:03 AM | 6:28 AM | 5:22 PM | 5:46 PM | 4:49 PM | 6:40 PM | 10 h 54 min | -1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 29% | 11:39 AM | 10:59 PM |
| May 23 | 6:04 AM | 6:28 AM | 5:21 PM | 5:45 PM | 4:49 PM | 6:40 PM | 10 h 53 min | -1.0 min | First quarter 9:11 PM | 12:18 PM | 11:58 PM |
| May 24 | 6:04 AM | 6:28 AM | 5:21 PM | 5:45 PM | 4:48 PM | 6:40 PM | 10 h 53 min | +0.0 min | First quarter, 50% | 12:53 PM | |
| May 25 | 6:05 AM | 6:29 AM | 5:21 PM | 5:45 PM | 4:48 PM | 6:40 PM | 10 h 52 min | -1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 60% | 1:25 PM | 12:54 AM |
| May 26 | 6:05 AM | 6:29 AM | 5:20 PM | 5:45 PM | 4:48 PM | 6:40 PM | 10 h 51 min | -1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 70% | 1:56 PM | 1:47 AM |
| May 27 | 6:06 AM | 6:30 AM | 5:20 PM | 5:44 PM | 4:47 PM | 6:40 PM | 10 h 50 min | -1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 80% | 2:27 PM | 2:40 AM |
| May 28 | 6:06 AM | 6:30 AM | 5:20 PM | 5:44 PM | 4:47 PM | 6:39 PM | 10 h 50 min | +0.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 87% | 3:00 PM | 3:32 AM |
| May 29 | 6:06 AM | 6:31 AM | 5:20 PM | 5:44 PM | 4:47 PM | 6:39 PM | 10 h 49 min | -1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 94% | 3:36 PM | 4:25 AM |
| May 30 | 6:07 AM | 6:31 AM | 5:20 PM | 5:44 PM | 4:47 PM | 6:39 PM | 10 h 49 min | +0.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 98% | 4:15 PM | 5:20 AM |
| May 31 | 6:07 AM | 6:32 AM | 5:20 PM | 5:44 PM | 4:47 PM | 6:39 PM | 10 h 48 min | -1.0 min | Full moon 6:46 PM | 4:59 PM | 6:15 AM |
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Computed with the NOAA solar position equations and the lunar methods of Meeus, Astronomical Algorithms, for a flat horizon; hills and buildings delay a real sunrise.