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