Preston Sunrise, Sunset and Moon in May 2026
Day length goes from 14 h 04 min on May 1 to 15 h 01 min on May 31. Sunrise moves from 5:57 AM to 5:29 AM and sunset from 8:01 PM to 8:30 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 | 5:27 AM | 5:57 AM | 8:01 PM | 8:31 PM | 7:22 PM | 9:50 PM | 14 h 04 min | Full moon 12:24 PM | 8:29 PM | 5:30 AM | |
| May 2 | 5:26 AM | 5:56 AM | 8:02 PM | 8:33 PM | 7:23 PM | 9:51 PM | 14 h 06 min | +2.0 min | Full moon, 99% | 9:33 PM | 5:57 AM |
| May 3 | 5:24 AM | 5:55 AM | 8:03 PM | 8:34 PM | 7:24 PM | 9:53 PM | 14 h 08 min | +2.0 min | Waning gibbous, 97% | 10:35 PM | 6:30 AM |
| May 4 | 5:23 AM | 5:53 AM | 8:04 PM | 8:35 PM | 7:25 PM | 9:55 PM | 14 h 11 min | +3.0 min | Waning gibbous, 92% | 11:32 PM | 7:10 AM |
| May 5 | 5:21 AM | 5:52 AM | 8:05 PM | 8:36 PM | 7:26 PM | 9:57 PM | 14 h 13 min | +2.0 min | Waning gibbous, 85% | 7:58 AM | |
| May 6 | 5:20 AM | 5:51 AM | 8:06 PM | 8:37 PM | 7:27 PM | 9:58 PM | 14 h 15 min | +2.0 min | Waning gibbous, 77% | 12:22 AM | 8:53 AM |
| May 7 | 5:19 AM | 5:50 AM | 8:07 PM | 8:39 PM | 7:28 PM | 10:00 PM | 14 h 17 min | +2.0 min | Waning gibbous, 67% | 1:04 AM | 9:54 AM |
| May 8 | 5:17 AM | 5:49 AM | 8:08 PM | 8:40 PM | 7:29 PM | 10:02 PM | 14 h 19 min | +2.0 min | Last quarter, 57% | 1:39 AM | 10:59 AM |
| May 9 | 5:16 AM | 5:47 AM | 8:09 PM | 8:41 PM | 7:30 PM | 10:03 PM | 14 h 22 min | +3.0 min | Last quarter 4:11 PM | 2:07 AM | 12:06 PM |
| May 10 | 5:15 AM | 5:46 AM | 8:11 PM | 8:42 PM | 7:31 PM | 10:05 PM | 14 h 25 min | +3.0 min | Waning crescent, 36% | 2:32 AM | 1:13 PM |
| May 11 | 5:14 AM | 5:45 AM | 8:12 PM | 8:43 PM | 7:32 PM | 10:07 PM | 14 h 27 min | +2.0 min | Waning crescent, 26% | 2:54 AM | 2:21 PM |
| May 12 | 5:12 AM | 5:44 AM | 8:13 PM | 8:44 PM | 7:33 PM | 10:08 PM | 14 h 29 min | +2.0 min | Waning crescent, 17% | 3:15 AM | 3:31 PM |
| May 13 | 5:11 AM | 5:43 AM | 8:14 PM | 8:46 PM | 7:34 PM | 10:10 PM | 14 h 31 min | +2.0 min | Waning crescent, 10% | 3:37 AM | 4:45 PM |
| May 14 | 5:10 AM | 5:42 AM | 8:15 PM | 8:47 PM | 7:35 PM | 10:12 PM | 14 h 33 min | +2.0 min | Waning crescent, 5% | 4:00 AM | 6:02 PM |
| May 15 | 5:09 AM | 5:41 AM | 8:16 PM | 8:48 PM | 7:35 PM | 10:13 PM | 14 h 35 min | +2.0 min | Waning crescent, 1% | 4:28 AM | 7:23 PM |
| May 16 | 5:08 AM | 5:40 AM | 8:17 PM | 8:49 PM | 7:36 PM | 10:15 PM | 14 h 37 min | +2.0 min | New moon 3:02 PM | 5:03 AM | 8:46 PM |
| May 17 | 5:07 AM | 5:39 AM | 8:18 PM | 8:50 PM | 7:37 PM | 10:17 PM | 14 h 39 min | +2.0 min | Waxing crescent, 1% | 5:47 AM | 10:05 PM |
| May 18 | 5:06 AM | 5:38 AM | 8:19 PM | 8:51 PM | 7:38 PM | 10:18 PM | 14 h 41 min | +2.0 min | Waxing crescent, 4% | 6:44 AM | 11:15 PM |
| May 19 | 5:05 AM | 5:37 AM | 8:20 PM | 8:52 PM | 7:39 PM | 10:20 PM | 14 h 43 min | +2.0 min | Waxing crescent, 10% | 7:53 AM | |
| May 20 | 5:04 AM | 5:36 AM | 8:21 PM | 8:53 PM | 7:40 PM | 10:21 PM | 14 h 45 min | +2.0 min | Waxing crescent, 17% | 9:10 AM | 12:10 AM |
| May 21 | 5:03 AM | 5:35 AM | 8:22 PM | 8:54 PM | 7:41 PM | 10:23 PM | 14 h 47 min | +2.0 min | Waxing crescent, 26% | 10:28 AM | 12:52 AM |
| May 22 | 5:02 AM | 5:35 AM | 8:23 PM | 8:55 PM | 7:42 PM | 10:25 PM | 14 h 48 min | +1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 35% | 11:43 AM | 1:24 AM |
| May 23 | 5:01 AM | 5:34 AM | 8:23 PM | 8:56 PM | 7:43 PM | 10:26 PM | 14 h 49 min | +1.0 min | First quarter 6:11 AM | 12:55 PM | 1:50 AM |
| May 24 | 5:00 AM | 5:33 AM | 8:24 PM | 8:57 PM | 7:43 PM | 10:28 PM | 14 h 51 min | +2.0 min | First quarter, 56% | 2:03 PM | 2:12 AM |
| May 25 | 4:59 AM | 5:32 AM | 8:25 PM | 8:58 PM | 7:44 PM | 10:29 PM | 14 h 53 min | +2.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 67% | 3:08 PM | 2:32 AM |
| May 26 | 4:59 AM | 5:32 AM | 8:26 PM | 8:59 PM | 7:45 PM | 10:31 PM | 14 h 54 min | +1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 76% | 4:12 PM | 2:51 AM |
| May 27 | 4:58 AM | 5:31 AM | 8:27 PM | 9:00 PM | 7:46 PM | 10:32 PM | 14 h 56 min | +2.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 85% | 5:16 PM | 3:12 AM |
| May 28 | 4:57 AM | 5:31 AM | 8:28 PM | 9:01 PM | 7:46 PM | 10:33 PM | 14 h 57 min | +1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 91% | 6:21 PM | 3:34 AM |
| May 29 | 4:57 AM | 5:30 AM | 8:29 PM | 9:02 PM | 7:47 PM | 10:35 PM | 14 h 59 min | +2.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 96% | 7:25 PM | 4:00 AM |
| May 30 | 4:56 AM | 5:29 AM | 8:30 PM | 9:03 PM | 7:48 PM | 10:36 PM | 15 h 01 min | +2.0 min | Full moon, 99% | 8:27 PM | 4:31 AM |
| May 31 | 4:55 AM | 5:29 AM | 8:30 PM | 9:04 PM | 7:49 PM | 10:38 PM | 15 h 01 min | +0.0 min | Full moon 3:46 AM | 9:26 PM | 5:09 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.