Anchor Point Sunrise, Sunset and Moon in May 2026
Day length goes from 16 h 00 min on May 1 to 18 h 12 min on May 31. Sunrise moves from 6:05 AM to 5:00 AM and sunset from 10:05 PM to 11:12 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 | 5:13 AM | 6:05 AM | 10:05 PM | 10:58 PM | 9:04 PM | 16 h 00 min | Full moon 9:24 AM | 11:19 PM | 5:27 AM | ||
| May 2 | 5:09 AM | 6:03 AM | 10:07 PM | 11:01 PM | 9:06 PM | 16 h 04 min | +4.0 min | Full moon, 99% | 5:30 AM | ||
| May 3 | 5:06 AM | 6:00 AM | 10:10 PM | 11:04 PM | 9:08 PM | 16 h 10 min | +6.0 min | Waning gibbous, 96% | 12:51 AM | 5:38 AM | |
| May 4 | 5:03 AM | 5:57 AM | 10:12 PM | 11:08 PM | 9:10 PM | 16 h 15 min | +5.0 min | Waning gibbous, 91% | 2:18 AM | 5:55 AM | |
| May 5 | 5:00 AM | 5:55 AM | 10:15 PM | 11:11 PM | 9:12 PM | 16 h 20 min | +5.0 min | Waning gibbous, 84% | 3:26 AM | 6:34 AM | |
| May 6 | 4:57 AM | 5:52 AM | 10:17 PM | 11:14 PM | 9:14 PM | 16 h 25 min | +5.0 min | Waning gibbous, 76% | 4:03 AM | 7:44 AM | |
| May 7 | 4:53 AM | 5:50 AM | 10:20 PM | 11:17 PM | 9:16 PM | 16 h 30 min | +5.0 min | Waning gibbous, 66% | 4:19 AM | 9:12 AM | |
| May 8 | 4:50 AM | 5:47 AM | 10:22 PM | 11:20 PM | 9:18 PM | 16 h 35 min | +5.0 min | Last quarter, 55% | 4:25 AM | 10:45 AM | |
| May 9 | 4:47 AM | 5:45 AM | 10:24 PM | 11:23 PM | 9:20 PM | 16 h 39 min | +4.0 min | Last quarter 1:11 PM | 4:28 AM | 12:18 PM | |
| May 10 | 4:44 AM | 5:42 AM | 10:27 PM | 11:26 PM | 9:22 PM | 16 h 45 min | +6.0 min | Waning crescent, 34% | 4:29 AM | 1:50 PM | |
| May 11 | 4:41 AM | 5:40 AM | 10:29 PM | 11:29 PM | 9:24 PM | 16 h 49 min | +4.0 min | Waning crescent, 25% | 4:29 AM | 3:22 PM | |
| May 12 | 4:37 AM | 5:37 AM | 10:32 PM | 11:33 PM | 9:26 PM | 16 h 55 min | +6.0 min | Waning crescent, 16% | 4:29 AM | 4:56 PM | |
| May 13 | 4:34 AM | 5:35 AM | 10:34 PM | 11:36 PM | 9:28 PM | 16 h 59 min | +4.0 min | Waning crescent, 9% | 4:29 AM | 6:35 PM | |
| May 14 | 4:31 AM | 5:33 AM | 10:36 PM | 11:39 PM | 9:30 PM | 17 h 03 min | +4.0 min | Waning crescent, 4% | 4:30 AM | 8:21 PM | |
| May 15 | 4:28 AM | 5:30 AM | 10:39 PM | 11:42 PM | 9:32 PM | 17 h 09 min | +6.0 min | New moon, 1% | 4:32 AM | 10:14 PM | |
| May 16 | 4:25 AM | 5:28 AM | 10:41 PM | 11:45 PM | 9:34 PM | 17 h 13 min | +4.0 min | New moon 12:02 PM | 4:38 AM | ||
| May 17 | 4:22 AM | 5:26 AM | 10:43 PM | 11:49 PM | 9:35 PM | 17 h 17 min | +4.0 min | Waxing crescent, 1% | 4:52 AM | 12:12 AM | |
| May 18 | 4:18 AM | 5:24 AM | 10:45 PM | 11:52 PM | 9:37 PM | 17 h 21 min | +4.0 min | Waxing crescent, 5% | 5:27 AM | 1:56 AM | |
| May 19 | 4:15 AM | 5:22 AM | 10:48 PM | 11:55 PM | 9:39 PM | 17 h 26 min | +5.0 min | Waxing crescent, 10% | 6:46 AM | 2:58 AM | |
| May 20 | 4:12 AM | 5:19 AM | 10:50 PM | 11:58 PM | 9:41 PM | 17 h 31 min | +5.0 min | Waxing crescent, 18% | 8:34 AM | 3:22 AM | |
| May 21 | 4:09 AM | 5:17 AM | 10:52 PM | 12:01 AM | 9:42 PM | 17 h 35 min | +4.0 min | Waxing crescent, 27% | 10:25 AM | 3:32 AM | |
| May 22 | 4:06 AM | 5:15 AM | 10:54 PM | 12:05 AM | 9:44 PM | 17 h 39 min | +4.0 min | Waxing crescent, 37% | 12:08 PM | 3:35 AM | |
| May 23 | 4:03 AM | 5:13 AM | 10:56 PM | 12:08 AM | 9:46 PM | 17 h 43 min | +4.0 min | First quarter 3:11 AM | 1:44 PM | 3:36 AM | |
| May 24 | 4:00 AM | 5:12 AM | 10:58 PM | 12:11 AM | 9:47 PM | 17 h 46 min | +3.0 min | First quarter, 58% | 3:14 PM | 3:37 AM | |
| May 25 | 3:57 AM | 5:10 AM | 11:00 PM | 12:14 AM | 9:49 PM | 17 h 50 min | +4.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 68% | 4:40 PM | 3:36 AM | |
| May 26 | 3:54 AM | 5:08 AM | 11:02 PM | 12:17 AM | 9:51 PM | 17 h 54 min | +4.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 77% | 6:06 PM | 3:36 AM | |
| May 27 | 3:51 AM | 5:06 AM | 11:04 PM | 12:21 AM | 9:52 PM | 17 h 58 min | +4.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 86% | 7:33 PM | 3:36 AM | |
| May 28 | 3:48 AM | 5:04 AM | 11:06 PM | 12:24 AM | 9:54 PM | 18 h 02 min | +4.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 92% | 9:03 PM | 3:38 AM | |
| May 29 | 3:45 AM | 5:03 AM | 11:08 PM | 12:27 AM | 9:55 PM | 18 h 05 min | +3.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 97% | 10:34 PM | 3:41 AM | |
| May 30 | 3:42 AM | 5:01 AM | 11:10 PM | 12:30 AM | 9:56 PM | 18 h 09 min | +4.0 min | Full moon, 100% | 3:47 AM | ||
| May 31 | 3:40 AM | 5:00 AM | 11:12 PM | 12:33 AM | 9:58 PM | 18 h 12 min | +3.0 min | Full moon 12:46 AM | 12:02 AM | 4:02 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.