Sola Sunrise, Sunset and Moon in May 2026
Day length goes from 15 h 49 min on May 1 to 17 h 55 min on May 31. Sunrise moves from 5:41 AM to 4:38 AM and sunset from 9:30 PM to 10:33 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 | 4:51 AM | 5:41 AM | 9:30 PM | 10:20 PM | 8:30 PM | 15 h 49 min | Full moon 7:24 PM | 10:03 PM | 5:01 AM | ||
| May 2 | 4:48 AM | 5:39 AM | 9:32 PM | 10:23 PM | 8:33 PM | 15 h 53 min | +4.0 min | Full moon, 100% | 11:32 PM | 5:05 AM | |
| May 3 | 4:45 AM | 5:36 AM | 9:34 PM | 10:26 PM | 8:35 PM | 15 h 58 min | +5.0 min | Waning gibbous, 98% | 5:14 AM | ||
| May 4 | 4:42 AM | 5:33 AM | 9:37 PM | 10:29 PM | 8:37 PM | 16 h 04 min | +6.0 min | Waning gibbous, 93% | 12:58 AM | 5:29 AM | |
| May 5 | 4:39 AM | 5:31 AM | 9:39 PM | 10:32 PM | 8:38 PM | 16 h 08 min | +4.0 min | Waning gibbous, 87% | 2:12 AM | 6:01 AM | |
| May 6 | 4:36 AM | 5:28 AM | 9:41 PM | 10:35 PM | 8:40 PM | 16 h 13 min | +5.0 min | Waning gibbous, 79% | 3:03 AM | 6:57 AM | |
| May 7 | 4:33 AM | 5:26 AM | 9:43 PM | 10:37 PM | 8:42 PM | 16 h 17 min | +4.0 min | Waning gibbous, 70% | 3:30 AM | 8:15 AM | |
| May 8 | 4:30 AM | 5:24 AM | 9:46 PM | 10:40 PM | 8:44 PM | 16 h 22 min | +5.0 min | Waning gibbous, 60% | 3:44 AM | 9:43 AM | |
| May 9 | 4:27 AM | 5:21 AM | 9:48 PM | 10:43 PM | 8:46 PM | 16 h 27 min | +5.0 min | Last quarter 11:11 PM | 3:51 AM | 11:14 AM | |
| May 10 | 4:24 AM | 5:19 AM | 9:50 PM | 10:46 PM | 8:48 PM | 16 h 31 min | +4.0 min | Waning crescent, 39% | 3:54 AM | 12:44 PM | |
| May 11 | 4:21 AM | 5:17 AM | 9:53 PM | 10:49 PM | 8:50 PM | 16 h 36 min | +5.0 min | Waning crescent, 29% | 3:56 AM | 2:14 PM | |
| May 12 | 4:18 AM | 5:14 AM | 9:55 PM | 10:52 PM | 8:52 PM | 16 h 41 min | +5.0 min | Waning crescent, 20% | 3:58 AM | 3:45 PM | |
| May 13 | 4:15 AM | 5:12 AM | 9:57 PM | 10:55 PM | 8:54 PM | 16 h 45 min | +4.0 min | Waning crescent, 12% | 3:59 AM | 5:20 PM | |
| May 14 | 4:12 AM | 5:10 AM | 9:59 PM | 10:58 PM | 8:56 PM | 16 h 49 min | +4.0 min | Waning crescent, 6% | 4:01 AM | 7:00 PM | |
| May 15 | 4:09 AM | 5:08 AM | 10:01 PM | 11:01 PM | 8:57 PM | 16 h 53 min | +4.0 min | Waning crescent, 2% | 4:05 AM | 8:47 PM | |
| May 16 | 4:06 AM | 5:05 AM | 10:04 PM | 11:04 PM | 8:59 PM | 16 h 59 min | +6.0 min | New moon 10:02 PM | 4:12 AM | 10:41 PM | |
| May 17 | 4:03 AM | 5:03 AM | 10:06 PM | 11:07 PM | 9:01 PM | 17 h 03 min | +4.0 min | New moon, 1% | 4:24 AM | ||
| May 18 | 4:00 AM | 5:01 AM | 10:08 PM | 11:10 PM | 9:03 PM | 17 h 07 min | +4.0 min | Waxing crescent, 3% | 4:52 AM | 12:29 AM | |
| May 19 | 3:58 AM | 4:59 AM | 10:10 PM | 11:12 PM | 9:04 PM | 17 h 11 min | +4.0 min | Waxing crescent, 8% | 5:53 AM | 1:50 AM | |
| May 20 | 3:55 AM | 4:57 AM | 10:12 PM | 11:15 PM | 9:06 PM | 17 h 15 min | +4.0 min | Waxing crescent, 15% | 7:28 AM | 2:32 AM | |
| May 21 | 3:52 AM | 4:55 AM | 10:14 PM | 11:18 PM | 9:08 PM | 17 h 19 min | +4.0 min | Waxing crescent, 23% | 9:15 AM | 2:50 AM | |
| May 22 | 3:49 AM | 4:53 AM | 10:16 PM | 11:21 PM | 9:09 PM | 17 h 23 min | +4.0 min | Waxing crescent, 32% | 10:59 AM | 2:59 AM | |
| May 23 | 3:47 AM | 4:51 AM | 10:18 PM | 11:24 PM | 9:11 PM | 17 h 27 min | +4.0 min | First quarter 1:11 PM | 12:36 PM | 3:03 AM | |
| May 24 | 3:44 AM | 4:50 AM | 10:20 PM | 11:27 PM | 9:12 PM | 17 h 30 min | +3.0 min | First quarter, 53% | 2:06 PM | 3:05 AM | |
| May 25 | 3:41 AM | 4:48 AM | 10:22 PM | 11:30 PM | 9:14 PM | 17 h 34 min | +4.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 64% | 3:32 PM | 3:06 AM | |
| May 26 | 3:39 AM | 4:46 AM | 10:24 PM | 11:32 PM | 9:16 PM | 17 h 38 min | +4.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 74% | 4:57 PM | 3:07 AM | |
| May 27 | 3:36 AM | 4:45 AM | 10:26 PM | 11:35 PM | 9:17 PM | 17 h 41 min | +3.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 82% | 6:21 PM | 3:09 AM | |
| May 28 | 3:34 AM | 4:43 AM | 10:28 PM | 11:38 PM | 9:18 PM | 17 h 45 min | +4.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 90% | 7:47 PM | 3:11 AM | |
| May 29 | 3:31 AM | 4:41 AM | 10:29 PM | 11:40 PM | 9:20 PM | 17 h 48 min | +3.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 95% | 9:15 PM | 3:15 AM | |
| May 30 | 3:29 AM | 4:40 AM | 10:31 PM | 11:43 PM | 9:21 PM | 17 h 51 min | +3.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 99% | 10:42 PM | 3:23 AM | |
| May 31 | 3:27 AM | 4:38 AM | 10:33 PM | 11:46 PM | 9:22 PM | 17 h 55 min | +4.0 min | Full moon 10:46 AM | 3:36 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.