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