Plaque Sunrise, Sunset and Moon in May 2026
Day length goes from 12 h 33 min on May 1 to 12 h 46 min on May 31. Sunrise moves from 6:43 AM to 6:37 AM and sunset from 7:16 PM to 7:23 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 | 6:21 AM | 6:43 AM | 7:16 PM | 7:38 PM | 6:47 PM | 8:30 PM | 12 h 33 min | Full moon 5:24 PM | 7:15 PM | 6:17 AM | |
| May 2 | 6:21 AM | 6:43 AM | 7:16 PM | 7:38 PM | 6:47 PM | 8:30 PM | 12 h 33 min | +0.0 min | Full moon, 100% | 8:05 PM | 6:59 AM |
| May 3 | 6:20 AM | 6:42 AM | 7:17 PM | 7:39 PM | 6:48 PM | 8:31 PM | 12 h 35 min | +2.0 min | Waning gibbous, 97% | 8:57 PM | 7:43 AM |
| May 4 | 6:20 AM | 6:42 AM | 7:17 PM | 7:39 PM | 6:48 PM | 8:31 PM | 12 h 35 min | +0.0 min | Waning gibbous, 93% | 9:50 PM | 8:31 AM |
| May 5 | 6:19 AM | 6:42 AM | 7:17 PM | 7:39 PM | 6:48 PM | 8:31 PM | 12 h 35 min | +0.0 min | Waning gibbous, 87% | 10:41 PM | 9:21 AM |
| May 6 | 6:19 AM | 6:41 AM | 7:17 PM | 7:39 PM | 6:48 PM | 8:32 PM | 12 h 36 min | +1.0 min | Waning gibbous, 78% | 11:31 PM | 10:13 AM |
| May 7 | 6:19 AM | 6:41 AM | 7:17 PM | 7:40 PM | 6:48 PM | 8:32 PM | 12 h 36 min | +0.0 min | Waning gibbous, 69% | 11:05 AM | |
| May 8 | 6:18 AM | 6:41 AM | 7:18 PM | 7:40 PM | 6:48 PM | 8:32 PM | 12 h 37 min | +1.0 min | Last quarter, 59% | 12:17 AM | 11:57 AM |
| May 9 | 6:18 AM | 6:40 AM | 7:18 PM | 7:40 PM | 6:48 PM | 8:33 PM | 12 h 38 min | +1.0 min | Last quarter 9:11 PM | 1:01 AM | 12:48 PM |
| May 10 | 6:18 AM | 6:40 AM | 7:18 PM | 7:40 PM | 6:49 PM | 8:33 PM | 12 h 38 min | +0.0 min | Waning crescent, 38% | 1:42 AM | 1:38 PM |
| May 11 | 6:17 AM | 6:40 AM | 7:18 PM | 7:41 PM | 6:49 PM | 8:33 PM | 12 h 38 min | +0.0 min | Waning crescent, 28% | 2:22 AM | 2:28 PM |
| May 12 | 6:17 AM | 6:39 AM | 7:18 PM | 7:41 PM | 6:49 PM | 8:34 PM | 12 h 39 min | +1.0 min | Waning crescent, 19% | 3:01 AM | 3:19 PM |
| May 13 | 6:17 AM | 6:39 AM | 7:19 PM | 7:41 PM | 6:49 PM | 8:34 PM | 12 h 40 min | +1.0 min | Waning crescent, 11% | 3:41 AM | 4:12 PM |
| May 14 | 6:16 AM | 6:39 AM | 7:19 PM | 7:41 PM | 6:49 PM | 8:34 PM | 12 h 40 min | +0.0 min | Waning crescent, 6% | 4:23 AM | 5:08 PM |
| May 15 | 6:16 AM | 6:39 AM | 7:19 PM | 7:42 PM | 6:50 PM | 8:35 PM | 12 h 40 min | +0.0 min | Waning crescent, 2% | 5:09 AM | 6:08 PM |
| May 16 | 6:16 AM | 6:39 AM | 7:19 PM | 7:42 PM | 6:50 PM | 8:35 PM | 12 h 40 min | +0.0 min | New moon 8:02 PM | 6:01 AM | 7:13 PM |
| May 17 | 6:16 AM | 6:38 AM | 7:20 PM | 7:42 PM | 6:50 PM | 8:36 PM | 12 h 42 min | +2.0 min | New moon, 1% | 6:59 AM | 8:21 PM |
| May 18 | 6:16 AM | 6:38 AM | 7:20 PM | 7:42 PM | 6:50 PM | 8:36 PM | 12 h 42 min | +0.0 min | Waxing crescent, 3% | 8:03 AM | 9:29 PM |
| May 19 | 6:15 AM | 6:38 AM | 7:20 PM | 7:43 PM | 6:50 PM | 8:36 PM | 12 h 42 min | +0.0 min | Waxing crescent, 8% | 9:10 AM | 10:34 PM |
| May 20 | 6:15 AM | 6:38 AM | 7:20 PM | 7:43 PM | 6:51 PM | 8:37 PM | 12 h 42 min | +0.0 min | Waxing crescent, 15% | 10:17 AM | 11:32 PM |
| May 21 | 6:15 AM | 6:38 AM | 7:21 PM | 7:43 PM | 6:51 PM | 8:37 PM | 12 h 43 min | +1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 24% | 11:20 AM | |
| May 22 | 6:15 AM | 6:38 AM | 7:21 PM | 7:44 PM | 6:51 PM | 8:37 PM | 12 h 43 min | +0.0 min | Waxing crescent, 33% | 12:18 PM | 12:23 AM |
| May 23 | 6:15 AM | 6:37 AM | 7:21 PM | 7:44 PM | 6:51 PM | 8:38 PM | 12 h 44 min | +1.0 min | First quarter 11:11 AM | 1:11 PM | 1:08 AM |
| May 24 | 6:15 AM | 6:37 AM | 7:21 PM | 7:44 PM | 6:52 PM | 8:38 PM | 12 h 44 min | +0.0 min | First quarter, 54% | 2:01 PM | 1:48 AM |
| May 25 | 6:14 AM | 6:37 AM | 7:22 PM | 7:45 PM | 6:52 PM | 8:39 PM | 12 h 45 min | +1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 65% | 2:49 PM | 2:26 AM |
| May 26 | 6:14 AM | 6:37 AM | 7:22 PM | 7:45 PM | 6:52 PM | 8:39 PM | 12 h 45 min | +0.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 74% | 3:36 PM | 3:03 AM |
| May 27 | 6:14 AM | 6:37 AM | 7:22 PM | 7:45 PM | 6:52 PM | 8:39 PM | 12 h 45 min | +0.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 83% | 4:23 PM | 3:39 AM |
| May 28 | 6:14 AM | 6:37 AM | 7:23 PM | 7:45 PM | 6:53 PM | 8:40 PM | 12 h 46 min | +1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 90% | 5:11 PM | 4:17 AM |
| May 29 | 6:14 AM | 6:37 AM | 7:23 PM | 7:46 PM | 6:53 PM | 8:40 PM | 12 h 46 min | +0.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 96% | 6:01 PM | 4:57 AM |
| May 30 | 6:14 AM | 6:37 AM | 7:23 PM | 7:46 PM | 6:53 PM | 8:41 PM | 12 h 46 min | +0.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 99% | 6:53 PM | 5:41 AM |
| May 31 | 6:14 AM | 6:37 AM | 7:23 PM | 7:46 PM | 6:53 PM | 8:41 PM | 12 h 46 min | +0.0 min | Full moon 8:46 AM | 7:45 PM | 6:27 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.