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