Elmina Sunrise, Sunset and Moon in May 2026
Day length goes from 12 h 14 min on May 1 to 12 h 17 min on May 31. Sunrise moves from 7:04 AM to 7:03 AM and sunset from 7:18 PM to 7:20 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 | 6:43 AM | 7:04 AM | 7:18 PM | 7:39 PM | 6:50 PM | 8:29 PM | 12 h 14 min | Full moon, 99% | 6:58 PM | 6:26 AM | |
| May 2 | 6:43 AM | 7:04 AM | 7:18 PM | 7:39 PM | 6:49 PM | 8:30 PM | 12 h 14 min | +0.0 min | Full moon 1:24 AM | 7:45 PM | 7:10 AM |
| May 3 | 6:42 AM | 7:04 AM | 7:18 PM | 7:39 PM | 6:49 PM | 8:30 PM | 12 h 14 min | +0.0 min | Waning gibbous, 98% | 8:34 PM | 7:56 AM |
| May 4 | 6:42 AM | 7:04 AM | 7:18 PM | 7:39 PM | 6:49 PM | 8:30 PM | 12 h 14 min | +0.0 min | Waning gibbous, 95% | 9:25 PM | 8:45 AM |
| May 5 | 6:42 AM | 7:03 AM | 7:18 PM | 7:39 PM | 6:49 PM | 8:30 PM | 12 h 15 min | +1.0 min | Waning gibbous, 89% | 10:16 PM | 9:35 AM |
| May 6 | 6:42 AM | 7:03 AM | 7:18 PM | 7:39 PM | 6:49 PM | 8:30 PM | 12 h 15 min | +0.0 min | Waning gibbous, 81% | 11:07 PM | 10:27 AM |
| May 7 | 6:42 AM | 7:03 AM | 7:18 PM | 7:39 PM | 6:49 PM | 8:30 PM | 12 h 15 min | +0.0 min | Waning gibbous, 72% | 11:57 PM | 11:18 AM |
| May 8 | 6:41 AM | 7:03 AM | 7:18 PM | 7:40 PM | 6:49 PM | 8:30 PM | 12 h 15 min | +0.0 min | Waning gibbous, 62% | 12:08 PM | |
| May 9 | 6:41 AM | 7:03 AM | 7:18 PM | 7:40 PM | 6:49 PM | 8:30 PM | 12 h 15 min | +0.0 min | Last quarter, 52% | 12:44 AM | 12:56 PM |
| May 10 | 6:41 AM | 7:03 AM | 7:18 PM | 7:40 PM | 6:49 PM | 8:30 PM | 12 h 15 min | +0.0 min | Last quarter 5:11 AM | 1:29 AM | 1:43 PM |
| May 11 | 6:41 AM | 7:03 AM | 7:18 PM | 7:40 PM | 6:49 PM | 8:31 PM | 12 h 15 min | +0.0 min | Waning crescent, 31% | 2:13 AM | 2:29 PM |
| May 12 | 6:41 AM | 7:03 AM | 7:18 PM | 7:40 PM | 6:49 PM | 8:31 PM | 12 h 15 min | +0.0 min | Waning crescent, 22% | 2:56 AM | 3:15 PM |
| May 13 | 6:41 AM | 7:03 AM | 7:18 PM | 7:40 PM | 6:49 PM | 8:31 PM | 12 h 15 min | +0.0 min | Waning crescent, 14% | 3:40 AM | 4:03 PM |
| May 14 | 6:41 AM | 7:02 AM | 7:18 PM | 7:40 PM | 6:49 PM | 8:31 PM | 12 h 16 min | +1.0 min | Waning crescent, 7% | 4:25 AM | 4:53 PM |
| May 15 | 6:40 AM | 7:02 AM | 7:18 PM | 7:40 PM | 6:49 PM | 8:31 PM | 12 h 16 min | +0.0 min | Waning crescent, 3% | 5:14 AM | 5:48 PM |
| May 16 | 6:40 AM | 7:02 AM | 7:18 PM | 7:40 PM | 6:49 PM | 8:32 PM | 12 h 16 min | +0.0 min | New moon, 0% | 6:08 AM | 6:47 PM |
| May 17 | 6:40 AM | 7:02 AM | 7:18 PM | 7:40 PM | 6:49 PM | 8:32 PM | 12 h 16 min | +0.0 min | New moon 4:02 AM | 7:08 AM | 7:52 PM |
| May 18 | 6:40 AM | 7:02 AM | 7:18 PM | 7:40 PM | 6:49 PM | 8:32 PM | 12 h 16 min | +0.0 min | Waxing crescent, 2% | 8:13 AM | 8:59 PM |
| May 19 | 6:40 AM | 7:02 AM | 7:19 PM | 7:41 PM | 6:49 PM | 8:32 PM | 12 h 17 min | +1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 7% | 9:20 AM | 10:06 PM |
| May 20 | 6:40 AM | 7:02 AM | 7:19 PM | 7:41 PM | 6:50 PM | 8:32 PM | 12 h 17 min | +0.0 min | Waxing crescent, 13% | 10:25 AM | 11:08 PM |
| May 21 | 6:40 AM | 7:02 AM | 7:19 PM | 7:41 PM | 6:50 PM | 8:33 PM | 12 h 17 min | +0.0 min | Waxing crescent, 21% | 11:27 AM | |
| May 22 | 6:40 AM | 7:02 AM | 7:19 PM | 7:41 PM | 6:50 PM | 8:33 PM | 12 h 17 min | +0.0 min | Waxing crescent, 30% | 12:23 PM | 12:05 AM |
| May 23 | 6:40 AM | 7:02 AM | 7:19 PM | 7:41 PM | 6:50 PM | 8:33 PM | 12 h 17 min | +0.0 min | First quarter 7:11 PM | 1:14 PM | 12:55 AM |
| May 24 | 6:40 AM | 7:02 AM | 7:19 PM | 7:41 PM | 6:50 PM | 8:33 PM | 12 h 17 min | +0.0 min | First quarter, 51% | 2:01 PM | 1:41 AM |
| May 25 | 6:40 AM | 7:02 AM | 7:19 PM | 7:42 PM | 6:50 PM | 8:34 PM | 12 h 17 min | +0.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 61% | 2:45 PM | 2:23 AM |
| May 26 | 6:40 AM | 7:02 AM | 7:19 PM | 7:42 PM | 6:50 PM | 8:34 PM | 12 h 17 min | +0.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 71% | 3:28 PM | 3:04 AM |
| May 27 | 6:40 AM | 7:02 AM | 7:20 PM | 7:42 PM | 6:50 PM | 8:34 PM | 12 h 18 min | +1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 80% | 4:11 PM | 3:44 AM |
| May 28 | 6:40 AM | 7:03 AM | 7:20 PM | 7:42 PM | 6:50 PM | 8:34 PM | 12 h 17 min | -1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 88% | 4:56 PM | 4:25 AM |
| May 29 | 6:40 AM | 7:03 AM | 7:20 PM | 7:42 PM | 6:51 PM | 8:35 PM | 12 h 17 min | +0.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 94% | 5:42 PM | 5:08 AM |
| May 30 | 6:40 AM | 7:03 AM | 7:20 PM | 7:43 PM | 6:51 PM | 8:35 PM | 12 h 17 min | +0.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 98% | 6:30 PM | 5:53 AM |
| May 31 | 6:40 AM | 7:03 AM | 7:20 PM | 7:43 PM | 6:51 PM | 8:35 PM | 12 h 17 min | +0.0 min | Full moon 4:46 PM | 7:20 PM | 6:41 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.