Dover Sunrise, Sunset and Moon in May 2026
Day length goes from 14 h 49 min on May 1 to 16 h 14 min on May 31. Sunrise moves from 5:28 AM to 4:46 AM and sunset from 8:17 PM to 9:00 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 | 4:50 AM | 5:28 AM | 8:17 PM | 8:55 PM | 7:30 PM | 10:44 PM | 14 h 49 min | Full moon 6:24 PM | 8:37 PM | 4:51 AM | |
| May 2 | 4:48 AM | 5:26 AM | 8:18 PM | 8:57 PM | 7:31 PM | 10:48 PM | 14 h 52 min | +3.0 min | Full moon, 100% | 9:51 PM | 5:09 AM |
| May 3 | 4:46 AM | 5:24 AM | 8:20 PM | 8:58 PM | 7:33 PM | 10:51 PM | 14 h 56 min | +4.0 min | Waning gibbous, 98% | 11:01 PM | 5:32 AM |
| May 4 | 4:44 AM | 5:23 AM | 8:22 PM | 9:00 PM | 7:34 PM | 10:54 PM | 14 h 59 min | +3.0 min | Waning gibbous, 93% | 6:03 AM | |
| May 5 | 4:42 AM | 5:21 AM | 8:23 PM | 9:02 PM | 7:36 PM | 10:58 PM | 15 h 02 min | +3.0 min | Waning gibbous, 87% | 12:04 AM | 6:45 AM |
| May 6 | 4:40 AM | 5:19 AM | 8:25 PM | 9:04 PM | 7:37 PM | 11:01 PM | 15 h 06 min | +4.0 min | Waning gibbous, 79% | 12:56 AM | 7:40 AM |
| May 7 | 4:38 AM | 5:17 AM | 8:26 PM | 9:06 PM | 7:38 PM | 11:05 PM | 15 h 09 min | +3.0 min | Waning gibbous, 70% | 1:35 AM | 8:45 AM |
| May 8 | 4:36 AM | 5:16 AM | 8:28 PM | 9:07 PM | 7:40 PM | 11:09 PM | 15 h 12 min | +3.0 min | Last quarter, 59% | 2:04 AM | 9:57 AM |
| May 9 | 4:34 AM | 5:14 AM | 8:29 PM | 9:09 PM | 7:41 PM | 11:13 PM | 15 h 15 min | +3.0 min | Last quarter 10:11 PM | 2:26 AM | 11:12 AM |
| May 10 | 4:33 AM | 5:12 AM | 8:31 PM | 9:11 PM | 7:43 PM | 11:16 PM | 15 h 19 min | +4.0 min | Waning crescent, 38% | 2:42 AM | 12:29 PM |
| May 11 | 4:31 AM | 5:11 AM | 8:33 PM | 9:13 PM | 7:44 PM | 11:20 PM | 15 h 22 min | +3.0 min | Waning crescent, 28% | 2:56 AM | 1:46 PM |
| May 12 | 4:29 AM | 5:09 AM | 8:34 PM | 9:14 PM | 7:45 PM | 11:24 PM | 15 h 25 min | +3.0 min | Waning crescent, 19% | 3:08 AM | 3:05 PM |
| May 13 | 4:27 AM | 5:08 AM | 8:36 PM | 9:16 PM | 7:47 PM | 11:29 PM | 15 h 28 min | +3.0 min | Waning crescent, 12% | 3:21 AM | 4:27 PM |
| May 14 | 4:25 AM | 5:06 AM | 8:37 PM | 9:18 PM | 7:48 PM | 11:33 PM | 15 h 31 min | +3.0 min | Waning crescent, 6% | 3:34 AM | 5:54 PM |
| May 15 | 4:24 AM | 5:05 AM | 8:39 PM | 9:20 PM | 7:49 PM | 11:38 PM | 15 h 34 min | +3.0 min | Waning crescent, 2% | 3:51 AM | 7:25 PM |
| May 16 | 4:22 AM | 5:03 AM | 8:40 PM | 9:21 PM | 7:51 PM | 11:42 PM | 15 h 37 min | +3.0 min | New moon 9:02 PM | 4:13 AM | 8:59 PM |
| May 17 | 4:20 AM | 5:02 AM | 8:42 PM | 9:23 PM | 7:52 PM | 11:47 PM | 15 h 40 min | +3.0 min | New moon, 1% | 4:44 AM | 10:29 PM |
| May 18 | 4:19 AM | 5:00 AM | 8:43 PM | 9:25 PM | 7:53 PM | 11:53 PM | 15 h 43 min | +3.0 min | Waxing crescent, 3% | 5:30 AM | 11:44 PM |
| May 19 | 4:17 AM | 4:59 AM | 8:44 PM | 9:26 PM | 7:54 PM | 11:58 PM | 15 h 45 min | +2.0 min | Waxing crescent, 8% | 6:35 AM | |
| May 20 | 4:16 AM | 4:58 AM | 8:46 PM | 9:28 PM | 7:56 PM | 12:05 AM | 15 h 48 min | +3.0 min | Waxing crescent, 15% | 7:56 AM | 12:38 AM |
| May 21 | 4:14 AM | 4:56 AM | 8:47 PM | 9:30 PM | 7:57 PM | 12:12 AM | 15 h 51 min | +3.0 min | Waxing crescent, 23% | 9:25 AM | 1:14 AM |
| May 22 | 4:13 AM | 4:55 AM | 8:48 PM | 9:31 PM | 7:58 PM | 12:20 AM | 15 h 53 min | +2.0 min | Waxing crescent, 33% | 10:52 AM | 1:39 AM |
| May 23 | 4:11 AM | 4:54 AM | 8:50 PM | 9:33 PM | 7:59 PM | 12:31 AM | 15 h 56 min | +3.0 min | First quarter 12:11 PM | 12:14 PM | 1:56 AM |
| May 24 | 4:10 AM | 4:53 AM | 8:51 PM | 9:34 PM | 8:00 PM | 15 h 58 min | +2.0 min | First quarter, 54% | 1:32 PM | 2:10 AM | |
| May 25 | 4:09 AM | 4:52 AM | 8:52 PM | 9:36 PM | 8:01 PM | 16 h 00 min | +2.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 64% | 2:47 PM | 2:22 AM | |
| May 26 | 4:07 AM | 4:51 AM | 8:54 PM | 9:37 PM | 8:02 PM | 16 h 03 min | +3.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 74% | 4:00 PM | 2:33 AM | |
| May 27 | 4:06 AM | 4:50 AM | 8:55 PM | 9:39 PM | 8:04 PM | 16 h 05 min | +2.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 83% | 5:13 PM | 2:45 AM | |
| May 28 | 4:05 AM | 4:49 AM | 8:56 PM | 9:40 PM | 8:05 PM | 16 h 07 min | +2.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 90% | 6:27 PM | 2:58 AM | |
| May 29 | 4:04 AM | 4:48 AM | 8:57 PM | 9:42 PM | 8:06 PM | 16 h 09 min | +2.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 95% | 7:40 PM | 3:15 AM | |
| May 30 | 4:03 AM | 4:47 AM | 8:58 PM | 9:43 PM | 8:07 PM | 16 h 11 min | +2.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 99% | 8:51 PM | 3:36 AM | |
| May 31 | 4:02 AM | 4:46 AM | 9:00 PM | 9:44 PM | 8:08 PM | 16 h 14 min | +3.0 min | Full moon 9:46 AM | 9:56 PM | 4:05 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.