Kirkcaldy Sunrise, Sunset and Moon in May 2026
Day length goes from 15 h 24 min on May 1 to 17 h 12 min on May 31. Sunrise moves from 5:28 AM to 4:35 AM and sunset from 8:52 PM to 9:47 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 | 4:44 AM | 5:28 AM | 8:52 PM | 9:37 PM | 7:59 PM | 12:27 AM | 15 h 24 min | Full moon 6:24 PM | 9:22 PM | 4:50 AM | |
| May 2 | 4:41 AM | 5:26 AM | 8:54 PM | 9:40 PM | 8:00 PM | 12:40 AM | 15 h 28 min | +4.0 min | Full moon, 100% | 10:43 PM | 5:00 AM |
| May 3 | 4:39 AM | 5:24 AM | 8:57 PM | 9:42 PM | 8:02 PM | 15 h 33 min | +5.0 min | Waning gibbous, 98% | 5:15 AM | ||
| May 4 | 4:36 AM | 5:22 AM | 8:59 PM | 9:45 PM | 8:04 PM | 15 h 37 min | +4.0 min | Waning gibbous, 93% | 12:01 AM | 5:39 AM | |
| May 5 | 4:33 AM | 5:20 AM | 9:01 PM | 9:47 PM | 8:06 PM | 15 h 41 min | +4.0 min | Waning gibbous, 87% | 1:09 AM | 6:17 AM | |
| May 6 | 4:31 AM | 5:17 AM | 9:03 PM | 9:49 PM | 8:07 PM | 15 h 46 min | +5.0 min | Waning gibbous, 79% | 2:00 AM | 7:13 AM | |
| May 7 | 4:28 AM | 5:15 AM | 9:05 PM | 9:52 PM | 8:09 PM | 15 h 50 min | +4.0 min | Waning gibbous, 70% | 2:34 AM | 8:24 AM | |
| May 8 | 4:26 AM | 5:13 AM | 9:06 PM | 9:54 PM | 8:11 PM | 15 h 53 min | +3.0 min | Last quarter, 59% | 2:55 AM | 9:44 AM | |
| May 9 | 4:23 AM | 5:11 AM | 9:08 PM | 9:56 PM | 8:13 PM | 15 h 57 min | +4.0 min | Last quarter 10:11 PM | 3:08 AM | 11:08 AM | |
| May 10 | 4:21 AM | 5:09 AM | 9:10 PM | 9:59 PM | 8:14 PM | 16 h 01 min | +4.0 min | Waning crescent, 38% | 3:18 AM | 12:32 PM | |
| May 11 | 4:19 AM | 5:07 AM | 9:12 PM | 10:01 PM | 8:16 PM | 16 h 05 min | +4.0 min | Waning crescent, 28% | 3:24 AM | 1:57 PM | |
| May 12 | 4:16 AM | 5:05 AM | 9:14 PM | 10:04 PM | 8:18 PM | 16 h 09 min | +4.0 min | Waning crescent, 19% | 3:30 AM | 3:23 PM | |
| May 13 | 4:14 AM | 5:03 AM | 9:16 PM | 10:06 PM | 8:19 PM | 16 h 13 min | +4.0 min | Waning crescent, 12% | 3:36 AM | 4:53 PM | |
| May 14 | 4:11 AM | 5:01 AM | 9:18 PM | 10:08 PM | 8:21 PM | 16 h 17 min | +4.0 min | Waning crescent, 6% | 3:43 AM | 6:28 PM | |
| May 15 | 4:09 AM | 4:59 AM | 9:20 PM | 10:11 PM | 8:22 PM | 16 h 21 min | +4.0 min | Waning crescent, 2% | 3:52 AM | 8:08 PM | |
| May 16 | 4:07 AM | 4:57 AM | 9:22 PM | 10:13 PM | 8:24 PM | 16 h 25 min | +4.0 min | New moon 9:02 PM | 4:05 AM | 9:53 PM | |
| May 17 | 4:05 AM | 4:56 AM | 9:24 PM | 10:15 PM | 8:26 PM | 16 h 28 min | +3.0 min | New moon, 1% | 4:27 AM | 11:31 PM | |
| May 18 | 4:02 AM | 4:54 AM | 9:26 PM | 10:17 PM | 8:27 PM | 16 h 32 min | +4.0 min | Waxing crescent, 3% | 5:05 AM | ||
| May 19 | 4:00 AM | 4:52 AM | 9:27 PM | 10:20 PM | 8:29 PM | 16 h 35 min | +3.0 min | Waxing crescent, 8% | 6:08 AM | 12:48 AM | |
| May 20 | 3:58 AM | 4:50 AM | 9:29 PM | 10:22 PM | 8:30 PM | 16 h 39 min | +4.0 min | Waxing crescent, 15% | 7:36 AM | 1:36 AM | |
| May 21 | 3:56 AM | 4:49 AM | 9:31 PM | 10:24 PM | 8:32 PM | 16 h 42 min | +3.0 min | Waxing crescent, 23% | 9:15 AM | 2:03 AM | |
| May 22 | 3:54 AM | 4:47 AM | 9:33 PM | 10:26 PM | 8:33 PM | 16 h 46 min | +4.0 min | Waxing crescent, 33% | 10:51 AM | 2:19 AM | |
| May 23 | 3:52 AM | 4:46 AM | 9:34 PM | 10:29 PM | 8:34 PM | 16 h 48 min | +2.0 min | First quarter 12:11 PM | 12:22 PM | 2:28 AM | |
| May 24 | 3:50 AM | 4:44 AM | 9:36 PM | 10:31 PM | 8:36 PM | 16 h 52 min | +4.0 min | First quarter, 54% | 1:47 PM | 2:35 AM | |
| May 25 | 3:48 AM | 4:43 AM | 9:38 PM | 10:33 PM | 8:37 PM | 16 h 55 min | +3.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 64% | 3:08 PM | 2:41 AM | |
| May 26 | 3:46 AM | 4:41 AM | 9:39 PM | 10:35 PM | 8:38 PM | 16 h 58 min | +3.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 74% | 4:28 PM | 2:46 AM | |
| May 27 | 3:44 AM | 4:40 AM | 9:41 PM | 10:37 PM | 8:40 PM | 17 h 01 min | +3.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 83% | 5:48 PM | 2:52 AM | |
| May 28 | 3:42 AM | 4:39 AM | 9:42 PM | 10:39 PM | 8:41 PM | 17 h 03 min | +2.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 90% | 7:08 PM | 2:59 AM | |
| May 29 | 3:41 AM | 4:37 AM | 9:44 PM | 10:41 PM | 8:42 PM | 17 h 07 min | +4.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 95% | 8:30 PM | 3:08 AM | |
| May 30 | 3:39 AM | 4:36 AM | 9:45 PM | 10:43 PM | 8:43 PM | 17 h 09 min | +2.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 99% | 9:48 PM | 3:22 AM | |
| May 31 | 3:37 AM | 4:35 AM | 9:47 PM | 10:45 PM | 8:45 PM | 17 h 12 min | +3.0 min | Full moon 9:46 AM | 10:59 PM | 3:43 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.