Timaru Sunrise, Sunset and Moon in May 2026
Day length goes from 10 h 08 min on May 1 to 9 h 05 min on May 31. Sunrise moves from 7:28 AM to 8:00 AM and sunset from 5:36 PM to 5:05 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 | 6:57 AM | 7:28 AM | 5:36 PM | 6:06 PM | 4:54 PM | 7:14 PM | 10 h 08 min | Waxing gibbous, 99% | 4:53 PM | 6:46 AM | |
| May 2 | 6:59 AM | 7:29 AM | 5:34 PM | 6:05 PM | 4:52 PM | 7:13 PM | 10 h 05 min | -3.0 min | Full moon 5:24 AM | 5:18 PM | 7:53 AM |
| May 3 | 7:00 AM | 7:30 AM | 5:33 PM | 6:04 PM | 4:51 PM | 7:12 PM | 10 h 03 min | -2.0 min | Waning gibbous, 99% | 5:48 PM | 8:59 AM |
| May 4 | 7:01 AM | 7:31 AM | 5:32 PM | 6:02 PM | 4:49 PM | 7:11 PM | 10 h 01 min | -2.0 min | Waning gibbous, 95% | 6:25 PM | 10:04 AM |
| May 5 | 7:02 AM | 7:33 AM | 5:30 PM | 6:01 PM | 4:48 PM | 7:10 PM | 9 h 57 min | -4.0 min | Waning gibbous, 90% | 7:10 PM | 11:03 AM |
| May 6 | 7:03 AM | 7:34 AM | 5:29 PM | 6:00 PM | 4:46 PM | 7:08 PM | 9 h 55 min | -2.0 min | Waning gibbous, 83% | 8:04 PM | 11:54 AM |
| May 7 | 7:04 AM | 7:35 AM | 5:28 PM | 5:59 PM | 4:45 PM | 7:07 PM | 9 h 53 min | -2.0 min | Waning gibbous, 74% | 9:05 PM | 12:37 PM |
| May 8 | 7:05 AM | 7:36 AM | 5:26 PM | 5:57 PM | 4:43 PM | 7:06 PM | 9 h 50 min | -3.0 min | Waning gibbous, 64% | 10:11 PM | 1:12 PM |
| May 9 | 7:06 AM | 7:37 AM | 5:25 PM | 5:56 PM | 4:42 PM | 7:05 PM | 9 h 48 min | -2.0 min | Last quarter, 54% | 11:19 PM | 1:40 PM |
| May 10 | 7:07 AM | 7:38 AM | 5:24 PM | 5:55 PM | 4:41 PM | 7:04 PM | 9 h 46 min | -2.0 min | Last quarter 9:11 AM | 2:04 PM | |
| May 11 | 7:08 AM | 7:39 AM | 5:23 PM | 5:54 PM | 4:39 PM | 7:03 PM | 9 h 44 min | -2.0 min | Waning crescent, 33% | 12:28 AM | 2:24 PM |
| May 12 | 7:09 AM | 7:41 AM | 5:22 PM | 5:53 PM | 4:38 PM | 7:02 PM | 9 h 41 min | -3.0 min | Waning crescent, 23% | 1:38 AM | 2:43 PM |
| May 13 | 7:10 AM | 7:42 AM | 5:21 PM | 5:52 PM | 4:37 PM | 7:01 PM | 9 h 39 min | -2.0 min | Waning crescent, 15% | 2:50 AM | 3:03 PM |
| May 14 | 7:11 AM | 7:43 AM | 5:19 PM | 5:51 PM | 4:35 PM | 7:00 PM | 9 h 36 min | -3.0 min | Waning crescent, 8% | 4:04 AM | 3:24 PM |
| May 15 | 7:12 AM | 7:44 AM | 5:18 PM | 5:50 PM | 4:34 PM | 6:59 PM | 9 h 34 min | -2.0 min | Waning crescent, 3% | 5:23 AM | 3:48 PM |
| May 16 | 7:13 AM | 7:45 AM | 5:17 PM | 5:49 PM | 4:33 PM | 6:59 PM | 9 h 32 min | -2.0 min | New moon, 1% | 6:46 AM | 4:18 PM |
| May 17 | 7:14 AM | 7:46 AM | 5:16 PM | 5:48 PM | 4:32 PM | 6:58 PM | 9 h 30 min | -2.0 min | New moon 8:02 AM | 8:11 AM | 4:58 PM |
| May 18 | 7:15 AM | 7:47 AM | 5:15 PM | 5:47 PM | 4:31 PM | 6:57 PM | 9 h 28 min | -2.0 min | Waxing crescent, 2% | 9:34 AM | 5:50 PM |
| May 19 | 7:16 AM | 7:48 AM | 5:14 PM | 5:46 PM | 4:30 PM | 6:56 PM | 9 h 26 min | -2.0 min | Waxing crescent, 6% | 10:47 AM | 6:56 PM |
| May 20 | 7:17 AM | 7:49 AM | 5:13 PM | 5:45 PM | 4:28 PM | 6:55 PM | 9 h 24 min | -2.0 min | Waxing crescent, 12% | 11:44 AM | 8:13 PM |
| May 21 | 7:18 AM | 7:50 AM | 5:12 PM | 5:44 PM | 4:27 PM | 6:55 PM | 9 h 22 min | -2.0 min | Waxing crescent, 19% | 12:27 PM | 9:34 PM |
| May 22 | 7:19 AM | 7:51 AM | 5:12 PM | 5:44 PM | 4:26 PM | 6:54 PM | 9 h 21 min | -1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 28% | 12:59 PM | 10:53 PM |
| May 23 | 7:20 AM | 7:52 AM | 5:11 PM | 5:43 PM | 4:25 PM | 6:53 PM | 9 h 19 min | -2.0 min | First quarter 11:11 PM | 1:24 PM | |
| May 24 | 7:21 AM | 7:53 AM | 5:10 PM | 5:42 PM | 4:24 PM | 6:53 PM | 9 h 17 min | -2.0 min | First quarter, 49% | 1:44 PM | 12:07 AM |
| May 25 | 7:22 AM | 7:54 AM | 5:09 PM | 5:41 PM | 4:23 PM | 6:52 PM | 9 h 15 min | -2.0 min | First quarter, 59% | 2:03 PM | 1:18 AM |
| May 26 | 7:23 AM | 7:55 AM | 5:08 PM | 5:41 PM | 4:23 PM | 6:52 PM | 9 h 13 min | -2.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 70% | 2:20 PM | 2:26 AM |
| May 27 | 7:24 AM | 7:56 AM | 5:08 PM | 5:40 PM | 4:22 PM | 6:51 PM | 9 h 12 min | -1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 79% | 2:38 PM | 3:32 AM |
| May 28 | 7:25 AM | 7:57 AM | 5:07 PM | 5:40 PM | 4:21 PM | 6:51 PM | 9 h 10 min | -2.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 87% | 2:58 PM | 4:38 AM |
| May 29 | 7:25 AM | 7:58 AM | 5:06 PM | 5:39 PM | 4:20 PM | 6:50 PM | 9 h 08 min | -2.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 93% | 3:22 PM | 5:44 AM |
| May 30 | 7:26 AM | 7:59 AM | 5:06 PM | 5:38 PM | 4:19 PM | 6:50 PM | 9 h 07 min | -1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 97% | 3:50 PM | 6:50 AM |
| May 31 | 7:27 AM | 8:00 AM | 5:05 PM | 5:38 PM | 4:19 PM | 6:49 PM | 9 h 05 min | -2.0 min | Full moon 8:46 PM | 4:25 PM | 7:55 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.