Mponela Sunrise, Sunset and Moon in May 2026
Day length goes from 11 h 38 min on May 1 to 11 h 23 min on May 31. Sunrise moves from 5:53 AM to 6:01 AM and sunset from 5:31 PM to 5:24 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 | 5:32 AM | 5:53 AM | 5:31 PM | 5:53 PM | 5:01 PM | 6:43 PM | 11 h 38 min | Full moon 7:24 PM | 5:13 PM | 5:27 AM | |
| May 2 | 5:32 AM | 5:54 AM | 5:30 PM | 5:52 PM | 5:01 PM | 6:43 PM | 11 h 36 min | -2.0 min | Full moon, 100% | 5:55 PM | 6:17 AM |
| May 3 | 5:32 AM | 5:54 AM | 5:30 PM | 5:52 PM | 5:00 PM | 6:43 PM | 11 h 36 min | +0.0 min | Waning gibbous, 98% | 6:40 PM | 7:09 AM |
| May 4 | 5:32 AM | 5:54 AM | 5:29 PM | 5:52 PM | 5:00 PM | 6:42 PM | 11 h 35 min | -1.0 min | Waning gibbous, 93% | 7:29 PM | 8:01 AM |
| May 5 | 5:32 AM | 5:54 AM | 5:29 PM | 5:51 PM | 5:00 PM | 6:42 PM | 11 h 35 min | +0.0 min | Waning gibbous, 87% | 8:20 PM | 8:54 AM |
| May 6 | 5:32 AM | 5:54 AM | 5:29 PM | 5:51 PM | 4:59 PM | 6:42 PM | 11 h 35 min | +0.0 min | Waning gibbous, 79% | 9:12 PM | 9:45 AM |
| May 7 | 5:33 AM | 5:55 AM | 5:28 PM | 5:51 PM | 4:59 PM | 6:42 PM | 11 h 33 min | -2.0 min | Waning gibbous, 70% | 10:05 PM | 10:33 AM |
| May 8 | 5:33 AM | 5:55 AM | 5:28 PM | 5:50 PM | 4:58 PM | 6:41 PM | 11 h 33 min | +0.0 min | Waning gibbous, 60% | 10:57 PM | 11:18 AM |
| May 9 | 5:33 AM | 5:55 AM | 5:28 PM | 5:50 PM | 4:58 PM | 6:41 PM | 11 h 33 min | +0.0 min | Last quarter 11:11 PM | 11:48 PM | 12:00 PM |
| May 10 | 5:33 AM | 5:55 AM | 5:27 PM | 5:50 PM | 4:58 PM | 6:41 PM | 11 h 32 min | -1.0 min | Waning crescent, 39% | 12:40 PM | |
| May 11 | 5:33 AM | 5:56 AM | 5:27 PM | 5:49 PM | 4:57 PM | 6:41 PM | 11 h 31 min | -1.0 min | Waning crescent, 29% | 12:39 AM | 1:18 PM |
| May 12 | 5:34 AM | 5:56 AM | 5:27 PM | 5:49 PM | 4:57 PM | 6:41 PM | 11 h 31 min | +0.0 min | Waning crescent, 20% | 1:30 AM | 1:57 PM |
| May 13 | 5:34 AM | 5:56 AM | 5:27 PM | 5:49 PM | 4:57 PM | 6:40 PM | 11 h 31 min | +0.0 min | Waning crescent, 12% | 2:22 AM | 2:37 PM |
| May 14 | 5:34 AM | 5:56 AM | 5:26 PM | 5:49 PM | 4:56 PM | 6:40 PM | 11 h 30 min | -1.0 min | Waning crescent, 6% | 3:16 AM | 3:19 PM |
| May 15 | 5:34 AM | 5:57 AM | 5:26 PM | 5:49 PM | 4:56 PM | 6:40 PM | 11 h 29 min | -1.0 min | Waning crescent, 2% | 4:15 AM | 4:07 PM |
| May 16 | 5:34 AM | 5:57 AM | 5:26 PM | 5:48 PM | 4:56 PM | 6:40 PM | 11 h 29 min | +0.0 min | New moon 10:02 PM | 5:17 AM | 5:00 PM |
| May 17 | 5:35 AM | 5:57 AM | 5:26 PM | 5:48 PM | 4:56 PM | 6:40 PM | 11 h 29 min | +0.0 min | New moon, 1% | 6:25 AM | 6:00 PM |
| May 18 | 5:35 AM | 5:57 AM | 5:25 PM | 5:48 PM | 4:55 PM | 6:40 PM | 11 h 28 min | -1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 3% | 7:34 AM | 7:05 PM |
| May 19 | 5:35 AM | 5:58 AM | 5:25 PM | 5:48 PM | 4:55 PM | 6:40 PM | 11 h 27 min | -1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 8% | 8:41 AM | 8:12 PM |
| May 20 | 5:35 AM | 5:58 AM | 5:25 PM | 5:48 PM | 4:55 PM | 6:40 PM | 11 h 27 min | +0.0 min | Waxing crescent, 15% | 9:43 AM | 9:18 PM |
| May 21 | 5:36 AM | 5:58 AM | 5:25 PM | 5:48 PM | 4:55 PM | 6:40 PM | 11 h 27 min | +0.0 min | Waxing crescent, 23% | 10:38 AM | 10:20 PM |
| May 22 | 5:36 AM | 5:59 AM | 5:25 PM | 5:47 PM | 4:55 PM | 6:40 PM | 11 h 26 min | -1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 32% | 11:26 AM | 11:18 PM |
| May 23 | 5:36 AM | 5:59 AM | 5:25 PM | 5:47 PM | 4:54 PM | 6:39 PM | 11 h 26 min | +0.0 min | First quarter 1:11 PM | 12:08 PM | |
| May 24 | 5:36 AM | 5:59 AM | 5:25 PM | 5:47 PM | 4:54 PM | 6:39 PM | 11 h 26 min | +0.0 min | First quarter, 53% | 12:46 PM | 12:10 AM |
| May 25 | 5:37 AM | 5:59 AM | 5:24 PM | 5:47 PM | 4:54 PM | 6:39 PM | 11 h 25 min | -1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 64% | 1:23 PM | 1:00 AM |
| May 26 | 5:37 AM | 6:00 AM | 5:24 PM | 5:47 PM | 4:54 PM | 6:39 PM | 11 h 24 min | -1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 74% | 1:59 PM | 1:48 AM |
| May 27 | 5:37 AM | 6:00 AM | 5:24 PM | 5:47 PM | 4:54 PM | 6:39 PM | 11 h 24 min | +0.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 82% | 2:35 PM | 2:36 AM |
| May 28 | 5:38 AM | 6:00 AM | 5:24 PM | 5:47 PM | 4:54 PM | 6:40 PM | 11 h 24 min | +0.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 90% | 3:13 PM | 3:24 AM |
| May 29 | 5:38 AM | 6:01 AM | 5:24 PM | 5:47 PM | 4:54 PM | 6:40 PM | 11 h 23 min | -1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 95% | 3:54 PM | 4:13 AM |
| May 30 | 5:38 AM | 6:01 AM | 5:24 PM | 5:47 PM | 4:54 PM | 6:40 PM | 11 h 23 min | +0.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 99% | 4:38 PM | 5:04 AM |
| May 31 | 5:38 AM | 6:01 AM | 5:24 PM | 5:47 PM | 4:54 PM | 6:40 PM | 11 h 23 min | +0.0 min | Full moon 10:46 AM | 5:25 PM | 5:56 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.