Sunrise and sunset in Carolina

Carolina Sunrise, Sunset and Moon in May 2026

Local time (GMT-3)

Day length goes from 11 h 51 min on May 1 to 11 h 43 min on May 31. Sunrise moves from 6:11 AM to 6:16 AM and sunset from 6:02 PM to 5:59 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.

DateDawnSunriseSunsetDuskGolden hourFull darkDay lengthChangeMoonMoonriseMoonset
May 15:50 AM6:11 AM6:02 PM6:24 PM5:34 PM7:14 PM11 h 51 minFull moon 2:24 PM5:57 PM5:54 AM
May 25:50 AM6:12 AM6:02 PM6:24 PM5:33 PM7:14 PM11 h 50 min-1.0 minFull moon, 100%6:42 PM6:43 AM
May 35:50 AM6:12 AM6:02 PM6:23 PM5:33 PM7:13 PM11 h 50 min+0.0 minWaning gibbous, 97%7:29 PM7:33 AM
May 45:50 AM6:12 AM6:02 PM6:23 PM5:33 PM7:13 PM11 h 50 min+0.0 minWaning gibbous, 92%8:19 PM8:24 AM
May 55:50 AM6:12 AM6:01 PM6:23 PM5:33 PM7:13 PM11 h 49 min-1.0 minWaning gibbous, 86%9:10 PM9:16 AM
May 65:50 AM6:12 AM6:01 PM6:23 PM5:32 PM7:13 PM11 h 49 min+0.0 minWaning gibbous, 77%10:02 PM10:07 AM
May 75:50 AM6:12 AM6:01 PM6:23 PM5:32 PM7:13 PM11 h 49 min+0.0 minWaning gibbous, 68%10:53 PM10:56 AM
May 85:50 AM6:12 AM6:01 PM6:22 PM5:32 PM7:13 PM11 h 49 min+0.0 minLast quarter, 58%11:43 PM11:42 AM
May 95:50 AM6:12 AM6:00 PM6:22 PM5:32 PM7:13 PM11 h 48 min-1.0 minLast quarter 6:11 PM12:26 PM
May 105:50 AM6:12 AM6:00 PM6:22 PM5:31 PM7:13 PM11 h 48 min+0.0 minWaning crescent, 37%12:32 AM1:08 PM
May 115:50 AM6:12 AM6:00 PM6:22 PM5:31 PM7:13 PM11 h 48 min+0.0 minWaning crescent, 27%1:19 AM1:49 PM
May 125:50 AM6:12 AM6:00 PM6:22 PM5:31 PM7:13 PM11 h 48 min+0.0 minWaning crescent, 18%2:07 AM2:31 PM
May 135:51 AM6:13 AM6:00 PM6:22 PM5:31 PM7:13 PM11 h 47 min-1.0 minWaning crescent, 11%2:57 AM3:14 PM
May 145:51 AM6:13 AM6:00 PM6:22 PM5:31 PM7:13 PM11 h 47 min+0.0 minWaning crescent, 5%3:49 AM4:01 PM
May 155:51 AM6:13 AM6:00 PM6:22 PM5:30 PM7:13 PM11 h 47 min+0.0 minWaning crescent, 1%4:45 AM4:52 PM
May 165:51 AM6:13 AM5:59 PM6:22 PM5:30 PM7:12 PM11 h 46 min-1.0 minNew moon 5:02 PM5:46 AM5:50 PM
May 175:51 AM6:13 AM5:59 PM6:21 PM5:30 PM7:12 PM11 h 46 min+0.0 minNew moon, 1%6:52 AM6:53 PM
May 185:51 AM6:13 AM5:59 PM6:21 PM5:30 PM7:13 PM11 h 46 min+0.0 minWaxing crescent, 4%8:00 AM7:59 PM
May 195:51 AM6:13 AM5:59 PM6:21 PM5:30 PM7:13 PM11 h 46 min+0.0 minWaxing crescent, 9%9:06 AM9:06 PM
May 205:51 AM6:14 AM5:59 PM6:21 PM5:30 PM7:13 PM11 h 45 min-1.0 minWaxing crescent, 16%10:08 AM10:09 PM
May 215:52 AM6:14 AM5:59 PM6:21 PM5:30 PM7:13 PM11 h 45 min+0.0 minWaxing crescent, 25%11:04 AM11:08 PM
May 225:52 AM6:14 AM5:59 PM6:21 PM5:30 PM7:13 PM11 h 45 min+0.0 minWaxing crescent, 34%11:53 AM
May 235:52 AM6:14 AM5:59 PM6:21 PM5:30 PM7:13 PM11 h 45 min+0.0 minFirst quarter 8:11 AM12:37 PM12:01 AM
May 245:52 AM6:14 AM5:59 PM6:21 PM5:29 PM7:13 PM11 h 45 min+0.0 minFirst quarter, 55%1:18 PM12:50 AM
May 255:52 AM6:15 AM5:59 PM6:21 PM5:29 PM7:13 PM11 h 44 min-1.0 minWaxing gibbous, 66%1:57 PM1:36 AM
May 265:52 AM6:15 AM5:59 PM6:21 PM5:29 PM7:13 PM11 h 44 min+0.0 minWaxing gibbous, 75%2:35 PM2:21 AM
May 275:53 AM6:15 AM5:59 PM6:21 PM5:29 PM7:13 PM11 h 44 min+0.0 minWaxing gibbous, 84%3:15 PM3:06 AM
May 285:53 AM6:15 AM5:59 PM6:22 PM5:29 PM7:13 PM11 h 44 min+0.0 minWaxing gibbous, 91%3:56 PM3:52 AM
May 295:53 AM6:15 AM5:59 PM6:22 PM5:29 PM7:13 PM11 h 44 min+0.0 minWaxing gibbous, 96%4:39 PM4:39 AM
May 305:53 AM6:16 AM5:59 PM6:22 PM5:29 PM7:13 PM11 h 43 min-1.0 minFull moon, 99%5:26 PM5:29 AM
May 315:53 AM6:16 AM5:59 PM6:22 PM5:29 PM7:14 PM11 h 43 min+0.0 minFull moon 5:46 AM6:15 PM6:20 AM

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Sources

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.