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