Tara Sunrise, Sunset and Moon in May 2026
Day length goes from 15 h 29 min on May 1 to 17 h 22 min on May 31. Sunrise moves from 5:16 AM to 4:20 AM and sunset from 8:45 PM to 9:42 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 | 4:30 AM | 5:16 AM | 8:45 PM | 9:32 PM | 7:50 PM | 15 h 29 min | Full moon 11:24 PM | 8:58 PM | 4:34 AM | ||
| May 2 | 4:27 AM | 5:13 AM | 8:47 PM | 9:34 PM | 7:52 PM | 15 h 34 min | +5.0 min | Full moon, 100% | 10:22 PM | 4:43 AM | |
| May 3 | 4:24 AM | 5:11 AM | 8:49 PM | 9:37 PM | 7:54 PM | 15 h 38 min | +4.0 min | Waning gibbous, 98% | 11:43 PM | 4:55 AM | |
| May 4 | 4:22 AM | 5:09 AM | 8:51 PM | 9:39 PM | 7:56 PM | 15 h 42 min | +4.0 min | Waning gibbous, 94% | 5:15 AM | ||
| May 5 | 4:19 AM | 5:06 AM | 8:54 PM | 9:42 PM | 7:57 PM | 15 h 48 min | +6.0 min | Waning gibbous, 88% | 12:55 AM | 5:48 AM | |
| May 6 | 4:16 AM | 5:04 AM | 8:56 PM | 9:44 PM | 7:59 PM | 15 h 52 min | +4.0 min | Waning gibbous, 81% | 1:50 AM | 6:39 AM | |
| May 7 | 4:14 AM | 5:02 AM | 8:58 PM | 9:47 PM | 8:01 PM | 15 h 56 min | +4.0 min | Waning gibbous, 72% | 2:26 AM | 7:49 AM | |
| May 8 | 4:11 AM | 5:00 AM | 9:00 PM | 9:49 PM | 8:03 PM | 16 h 00 min | +4.0 min | Waning gibbous, 62% | 2:48 AM | 9:10 AM | |
| May 9 | 4:08 AM | 4:58 AM | 9:02 PM | 9:52 PM | 8:04 PM | 16 h 04 min | +4.0 min | Last quarter, 51% | 3:01 AM | 10:35 AM | |
| May 10 | 4:06 AM | 4:55 AM | 9:04 PM | 9:54 PM | 8:06 PM | 16 h 09 min | +5.0 min | Last quarter 3:11 AM | 3:09 AM | 12:01 PM | |
| May 11 | 4:03 AM | 4:53 AM | 9:06 PM | 9:56 PM | 8:08 PM | 16 h 13 min | +4.0 min | Waning crescent, 30% | 3:15 AM | 1:27 PM | |
| May 12 | 4:01 AM | 4:51 AM | 9:08 PM | 9:59 PM | 8:10 PM | 16 h 17 min | +4.0 min | Waning crescent, 21% | 3:20 AM | 2:54 PM | |
| May 13 | 3:58 AM | 4:49 AM | 9:10 PM | 10:01 PM | 8:11 PM | 16 h 21 min | +4.0 min | Waning crescent, 13% | 3:25 AM | 4:24 PM | |
| May 14 | 3:56 AM | 4:47 AM | 9:12 PM | 10:04 PM | 8:13 PM | 16 h 25 min | +4.0 min | Waning crescent, 7% | 3:30 AM | 5:59 PM | |
| May 15 | 3:53 AM | 4:45 AM | 9:14 PM | 10:06 PM | 8:15 PM | 16 h 29 min | +4.0 min | Waning crescent, 2% | 3:37 AM | 7:40 PM | |
| May 16 | 3:51 AM | 4:43 AM | 9:16 PM | 10:09 PM | 8:16 PM | 16 h 33 min | +4.0 min | New moon, 0% | 3:47 AM | 9:26 PM | |
| May 17 | 3:48 AM | 4:41 AM | 9:18 PM | 10:11 PM | 8:18 PM | 16 h 37 min | +4.0 min | New moon 2:02 AM | 4:05 AM | 11:10 PM | |
| May 18 | 3:46 AM | 4:40 AM | 9:20 PM | 10:14 PM | 8:19 PM | 16 h 40 min | +3.0 min | Waxing crescent, 3% | 4:36 AM | ||
| May 19 | 3:44 AM | 4:38 AM | 9:22 PM | 10:16 PM | 8:21 PM | 16 h 44 min | +4.0 min | Waxing crescent, 7% | 5:33 AM | 12:34 AM | |
| May 20 | 3:41 AM | 4:36 AM | 9:23 PM | 10:19 PM | 8:23 PM | 16 h 47 min | +3.0 min | Waxing crescent, 13% | 6:58 AM | 1:26 AM | |
| May 21 | 3:39 AM | 4:34 AM | 9:25 PM | 10:21 PM | 8:24 PM | 16 h 51 min | +4.0 min | Waxing crescent, 21% | 8:37 AM | 1:55 AM | |
| May 22 | 3:37 AM | 4:33 AM | 9:27 PM | 10:23 PM | 8:26 PM | 16 h 54 min | +3.0 min | Waxing crescent, 31% | 10:16 AM | 2:10 AM | |
| May 23 | 3:35 AM | 4:31 AM | 9:29 PM | 10:26 PM | 8:27 PM | 16 h 58 min | +4.0 min | First quarter 5:11 PM | 11:50 AM | 2:19 AM | |
| May 24 | 3:33 AM | 4:29 AM | 9:31 PM | 10:28 PM | 8:29 PM | 17 h 02 min | +4.0 min | First quarter, 51% | 1:18 PM | 2:25 AM | |
| May 25 | 3:31 AM | 4:28 AM | 9:32 PM | 10:30 PM | 8:30 PM | 17 h 04 min | +2.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 62% | 2:41 PM | 2:30 AM | |
| May 26 | 3:28 AM | 4:26 AM | 9:34 PM | 10:32 PM | 8:31 PM | 17 h 08 min | +4.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 72% | 4:02 PM | 2:34 AM | |
| May 27 | 3:26 AM | 4:25 AM | 9:36 PM | 10:35 PM | 8:33 PM | 17 h 11 min | +3.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 81% | 5:23 PM | 2:38 AM | |
| May 28 | 3:25 AM | 4:23 AM | 9:37 PM | 10:37 PM | 8:34 PM | 17 h 14 min | +3.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 89% | 6:45 PM | 2:44 AM | |
| May 29 | 3:23 AM | 4:22 AM | 9:39 PM | 10:39 PM | 8:35 PM | 17 h 17 min | +3.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 94% | 8:08 PM | 2:51 AM | |
| May 30 | 3:21 AM | 4:21 AM | 9:40 PM | 10:41 PM | 8:36 PM | 17 h 19 min | +2.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 98% | 9:29 PM | 3:03 AM | |
| May 31 | 3:19 AM | 4:20 AM | 9:42 PM | 10:43 PM | 8:38 PM | 17 h 22 min | +3.0 min | Full moon 2:46 PM | 10:44 PM | 3:20 AM |
Other months
More
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.