Maying Sunrise, Sunset and Moon in May 2026
Day length goes from 13 h 30 min on May 1 to 14 h 13 min on May 31. Sunrise moves from 6:13 AM to 5:52 AM and sunset from 7:43 PM to 8:05 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 | 5:46 AM | 6:13 AM | 7:43 PM | 8:10 PM | 7:09 PM | 9:15 PM | 13 h 30 min | Full moon, 99% | 7:33 PM | 5:32 AM | |
| May 2 | 5:45 AM | 6:12 AM | 7:44 PM | 8:11 PM | 7:10 PM | 9:16 PM | 13 h 32 min | +2.0 min | Full moon 1:24 AM | 8:32 PM | 6:02 AM |
| May 3 | 5:44 AM | 6:11 AM | 7:45 PM | 8:12 PM | 7:11 PM | 9:17 PM | 13 h 34 min | +2.0 min | Waning gibbous, 98% | 9:31 PM | 6:37 AM |
| May 4 | 5:43 AM | 6:10 AM | 7:46 PM | 8:12 PM | 7:11 PM | 9:18 PM | 13 h 36 min | +2.0 min | Waning gibbous, 95% | 10:29 PM | 7:17 AM |
| May 5 | 5:42 AM | 6:09 AM | 7:46 PM | 8:13 PM | 7:12 PM | 9:20 PM | 13 h 37 min | +1.0 min | Waning gibbous, 89% | 11:22 PM | 8:03 AM |
| May 6 | 5:41 AM | 6:08 AM | 7:47 PM | 8:14 PM | 7:13 PM | 9:21 PM | 13 h 39 min | +2.0 min | Waning gibbous, 81% | 8:54 AM | |
| May 7 | 5:40 AM | 6:07 AM | 7:48 PM | 8:15 PM | 7:13 PM | 9:22 PM | 13 h 41 min | +2.0 min | Waning gibbous, 72% | 12:10 AM | 9:51 AM |
| May 8 | 5:39 AM | 6:06 AM | 7:49 PM | 8:16 PM | 7:14 PM | 9:23 PM | 13 h 43 min | +2.0 min | Waning gibbous, 62% | 12:52 AM | 10:50 AM |
| May 9 | 5:38 AM | 6:05 AM | 7:50 PM | 8:17 PM | 7:15 PM | 9:24 PM | 13 h 45 min | +2.0 min | Last quarter, 52% | 1:28 AM | 11:50 AM |
| May 10 | 5:37 AM | 6:04 AM | 7:50 PM | 8:17 PM | 7:15 PM | 9:25 PM | 13 h 46 min | +1.0 min | Last quarter 5:11 AM | 2:00 AM | 12:51 PM |
| May 11 | 5:36 AM | 6:03 AM | 7:51 PM | 8:18 PM | 7:16 PM | 9:26 PM | 13 h 48 min | +2.0 min | Waning crescent, 31% | 2:29 AM | 1:52 PM |
| May 12 | 5:35 AM | 6:03 AM | 7:52 PM | 8:19 PM | 7:17 PM | 9:27 PM | 13 h 49 min | +1.0 min | Waning crescent, 22% | 2:57 AM | 2:55 PM |
| May 13 | 5:35 AM | 6:02 AM | 7:53 PM | 8:20 PM | 7:17 PM | 9:28 PM | 13 h 51 min | +2.0 min | Waning crescent, 14% | 3:24 AM | 3:59 PM |
| May 14 | 5:34 AM | 6:01 AM | 7:53 PM | 8:21 PM | 7:18 PM | 9:29 PM | 13 h 52 min | +1.0 min | Waning crescent, 7% | 3:53 AM | 5:07 PM |
| May 15 | 5:33 AM | 6:00 AM | 7:54 PM | 8:22 PM | 7:19 PM | 9:30 PM | 13 h 54 min | +2.0 min | Waning crescent, 3% | 4:25 AM | 6:19 PM |
| May 16 | 5:32 AM | 6:00 AM | 7:55 PM | 8:22 PM | 7:20 PM | 9:31 PM | 13 h 55 min | +1.0 min | New moon, 0% | 5:02 AM | 7:35 PM |
| May 17 | 5:31 AM | 5:59 AM | 7:56 PM | 8:23 PM | 7:20 PM | 9:32 PM | 13 h 57 min | +2.0 min | New moon 4:02 AM | 5:47 AM | 8:51 PM |
| May 18 | 5:31 AM | 5:58 AM | 7:56 PM | 8:24 PM | 7:21 PM | 9:34 PM | 13 h 58 min | +1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 2% | 6:42 AM | 10:04 PM |
| May 19 | 5:30 AM | 5:58 AM | 7:57 PM | 8:25 PM | 7:21 PM | 9:35 PM | 13 h 59 min | +1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 7% | 7:46 AM | 11:09 PM |
| May 20 | 5:29 AM | 5:57 AM | 7:58 PM | 8:26 PM | 7:22 PM | 9:36 PM | 14 h 01 min | +2.0 min | Waxing crescent, 13% | 8:57 AM | |
| May 21 | 5:29 AM | 5:56 AM | 7:58 PM | 8:26 PM | 7:23 PM | 9:37 PM | 14 h 02 min | +1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 21% | 10:10 AM | 12:02 AM |
| May 22 | 5:28 AM | 5:56 AM | 7:59 PM | 8:27 PM | 7:23 PM | 9:38 PM | 14 h 03 min | +1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 30% | 11:21 AM | 12:45 AM |
| May 23 | 5:27 AM | 5:55 AM | 8:00 PM | 8:28 PM | 7:24 PM | 9:39 PM | 14 h 05 min | +2.0 min | First quarter 7:11 PM | 12:28 PM | 1:20 AM |
| May 24 | 5:27 AM | 5:55 AM | 8:00 PM | 8:29 PM | 7:25 PM | 9:40 PM | 14 h 05 min | +0.0 min | First quarter, 51% | 1:31 PM | 1:51 AM |
| May 25 | 5:26 AM | 5:54 AM | 8:01 PM | 8:29 PM | 7:25 PM | 9:41 PM | 14 h 07 min | +2.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 61% | 2:32 PM | 2:17 AM |
| May 26 | 5:26 AM | 5:54 AM | 8:02 PM | 8:30 PM | 7:26 PM | 9:42 PM | 14 h 08 min | +1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 71% | 3:30 PM | 2:43 AM |
| May 27 | 5:25 AM | 5:53 AM | 8:02 PM | 8:31 PM | 7:26 PM | 9:42 PM | 14 h 09 min | +1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 80% | 4:28 PM | 3:08 AM |
| May 28 | 5:25 AM | 5:53 AM | 8:03 PM | 8:31 PM | 7:27 PM | 9:43 PM | 14 h 10 min | +1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 88% | 5:27 PM | 3:35 AM |
| May 29 | 5:24 AM | 5:53 AM | 8:04 PM | 8:32 PM | 7:28 PM | 9:44 PM | 14 h 11 min | +1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 94% | 6:26 PM | 4:04 AM |
| May 30 | 5:24 AM | 5:52 AM | 8:04 PM | 8:33 PM | 7:28 PM | 9:45 PM | 14 h 12 min | +1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 98% | 7:24 PM | 4:38 AM |
| May 31 | 5:23 AM | 5:52 AM | 8:05 PM | 8:33 PM | 7:29 PM | 9:46 PM | 14 h 13 min | +1.0 min | Full moon 4:46 PM | 8:22 PM | 5:16 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.