Sunrise and sunset in Death Valley

Death Valley Sunrise, Sunset and Moon in May 2026

Local time (PDT)

Day length goes from 13 h 41 min on May 1 to 14 h 27 min on May 31. Sunrise moves from 5:54 AM to 5:32 AM and sunset from 7:35 PM to 7:59 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.

DateDawnSunriseSunsetDuskGolden hourFull darkDay lengthChangeMoonMoonriseMoonset
May 15:27 AM5:54 AM7:35 PM8:03 PM7:00 PM9:11 PM13 h 41 minFull moon 10:24 AM8:03 PM5:31 AM
May 25:25 AM5:53 AM7:36 PM8:04 PM7:00 PM9:13 PM13 h 43 min+2.0 minFull moon, 99%9:03 PM6:03 AM
May 35:24 AM5:52 AM7:37 PM8:05 PM7:01 PM9:14 PM13 h 45 min+2.0 minWaning gibbous, 96%10:03 PM6:39 AM
May 45:23 AM5:51 AM7:38 PM8:06 PM7:02 PM9:15 PM13 h 47 min+2.0 minWaning gibbous, 91%10:58 PM7:22 AM
May 55:22 AM5:50 AM7:39 PM8:06 PM7:03 PM9:16 PM13 h 49 min+2.0 minWaning gibbous, 84%11:48 PM8:11 AM
May 65:21 AM5:49 AM7:39 PM8:07 PM7:04 PM9:18 PM13 h 50 min+1.0 minWaning gibbous, 76%9:06 AM
May 75:20 AM5:48 AM7:40 PM8:08 PM7:04 PM9:19 PM13 h 52 min+2.0 minWaning gibbous, 66%12:31 AM10:05 AM
May 85:19 AM5:47 AM7:41 PM8:09 PM7:05 PM9:20 PM13 h 54 min+2.0 minLast quarter, 56%1:09 AM11:07 AM
May 95:18 AM5:46 AM7:42 PM8:10 PM7:06 PM9:21 PM13 h 56 min+2.0 minLast quarter 2:11 PM1:41 AM12:09 PM
May 105:17 AM5:45 AM7:43 PM8:11 PM7:07 PM9:23 PM13 h 58 min+2.0 minWaning crescent, 35%2:09 AM1:12 PM
May 115:16 AM5:44 AM7:44 PM8:12 PM7:07 PM9:24 PM14 h 00 min+2.0 minWaning crescent, 25%2:35 AM2:16 PM
May 125:15 AM5:43 AM7:44 PM8:13 PM7:08 PM9:25 PM14 h 01 min+1.0 minWaning crescent, 17%3:01 AM3:21 PM
May 135:14 AM5:42 AM7:45 PM8:14 PM7:09 PM9:26 PM14 h 03 min+2.0 minWaning crescent, 9%3:27 AM4:30 PM
May 145:13 AM5:42 AM7:46 PM8:15 PM7:10 PM9:27 PM14 h 04 min+1.0 minWaning crescent, 4%3:56 AM5:42 PM
May 155:12 AM5:41 AM7:47 PM8:16 PM7:10 PM9:29 PM14 h 06 min+2.0 minWaning crescent, 1%4:29 AM6:58 PM
May 165:11 AM5:40 AM7:48 PM8:17 PM7:11 PM9:30 PM14 h 08 min+2.0 minNew moon 1:02 PM5:09 AM8:17 PM
May 175:10 AM5:39 AM7:49 PM8:17 PM7:12 PM9:31 PM14 h 10 min+2.0 minWaxing crescent, 1%5:58 AM9:33 PM
May 185:10 AM5:39 AM7:49 PM8:18 PM7:13 PM9:32 PM14 h 10 min+0.0 minWaxing crescent, 5%6:58 AM10:41 PM
May 195:09 AM5:38 AM7:50 PM8:19 PM7:13 PM9:33 PM14 h 12 min+2.0 minWaxing crescent, 10%8:07 AM11:38 PM
May 205:08 AM5:37 AM7:51 PM8:20 PM7:14 PM9:34 PM14 h 14 min+2.0 minWaxing crescent, 18%9:21 AM
May 215:07 AM5:37 AM7:52 PM8:21 PM7:15 PM9:36 PM14 h 15 min+1.0 minWaxing crescent, 26%10:35 AM12:23 AM
May 225:07 AM5:36 AM7:52 PM8:22 PM7:15 PM9:37 PM14 h 16 min+1.0 minWaxing crescent, 36%11:45 AM12:59 AM
May 235:06 AM5:35 AM7:53 PM8:23 PM7:16 PM9:38 PM14 h 18 min+2.0 minFirst quarter 4:11 AM12:52 PM1:29 AM
May 245:05 AM5:35 AM7:54 PM8:23 PM7:17 PM9:39 PM14 h 19 min+1.0 minFirst quarter, 57%1:55 PM1:55 AM
May 255:05 AM5:34 AM7:55 PM8:24 PM7:17 PM9:40 PM14 h 21 min+2.0 minWaxing gibbous, 67%2:55 PM2:19 AM
May 265:04 AM5:34 AM7:55 PM8:25 PM7:18 PM9:41 PM14 h 21 min+0.0 minWaxing gibbous, 77%3:55 PM2:43 AM
May 275:04 AM5:33 AM7:56 PM8:26 PM7:19 PM9:42 PM14 h 23 min+2.0 minWaxing gibbous, 85%4:55 PM3:08 AM
May 285:03 AM5:33 AM7:57 PM8:26 PM7:19 PM9:43 PM14 h 24 min+1.0 minWaxing gibbous, 92%5:56 PM3:34 AM
May 295:03 AM5:32 AM7:57 PM8:27 PM7:20 PM9:44 PM14 h 25 min+1.0 minWaxing gibbous, 97%6:56 PM4:04 AM
May 305:02 AM5:32 AM7:58 PM8:28 PM7:21 PM9:45 PM14 h 26 min+1.0 minFull moon, 99%7:56 PM4:39 AM
May 315:02 AM5:32 AM7:59 PM8:29 PM7:21 PM9:46 PM14 h 27 min+1.0 minFull moon 1:46 AM8:52 PM5:20 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.