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