Gray Sunrise, Sunset and Moon in May 2026
Day length goes from 13 h 41 min on May 1 to 14 h 28 min on May 31. Sunrise moves from 6:37 AM to 6:14 AM and sunset from 8:18 PM to 8:42 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 | 6:09 AM | 6:37 AM | 8:18 PM | 8:46 PM | 7:42 PM | 9:55 PM | 13 h 41 min | Full moon 1:24 PM | 8:40 PM | 6:11 AM | |
| May 2 | 6:08 AM | 6:35 AM | 8:19 PM | 8:47 PM | 7:43 PM | 9:56 PM | 13 h 44 min | +3.0 min | Full moon, 99% | 9:41 PM | 6:42 AM |
| May 3 | 6:07 AM | 6:34 AM | 8:20 PM | 8:48 PM | 7:44 PM | 9:57 PM | 13 h 46 min | +2.0 min | Waning gibbous, 97% | 10:40 PM | 7:18 AM |
| May 4 | 6:05 AM | 6:33 AM | 8:21 PM | 8:49 PM | 7:45 PM | 9:58 PM | 13 h 48 min | +2.0 min | Waning gibbous, 92% | 11:36 PM | 8:00 AM |
| May 5 | 6:04 AM | 6:32 AM | 8:21 PM | 8:49 PM | 7:46 PM | 10:00 PM | 13 h 49 min | +1.0 min | Waning gibbous, 85% | 8:48 AM | |
| May 6 | 6:03 AM | 6:31 AM | 8:22 PM | 8:50 PM | 7:46 PM | 10:01 PM | 13 h 51 min | +2.0 min | Waning gibbous, 77% | 12:27 AM | 9:43 AM |
| May 7 | 6:02 AM | 6:30 AM | 8:23 PM | 8:51 PM | 7:47 PM | 10:02 PM | 13 h 53 min | +2.0 min | Waning gibbous, 68% | 1:11 AM | 10:42 AM |
| May 8 | 6:01 AM | 6:29 AM | 8:24 PM | 8:52 PM | 7:48 PM | 10:03 PM | 13 h 55 min | +2.0 min | Last quarter, 57% | 1:48 AM | 11:43 AM |
| May 9 | 6:00 AM | 6:28 AM | 8:25 PM | 8:53 PM | 7:49 PM | 10:05 PM | 13 h 57 min | +2.0 min | Last quarter 5:11 PM | 2:21 AM | 12:45 PM |
| May 10 | 5:59 AM | 6:27 AM | 8:26 PM | 8:54 PM | 7:49 PM | 10:06 PM | 13 h 59 min | +2.0 min | Waning crescent, 36% | 2:50 AM | 1:48 PM |
| May 11 | 5:58 AM | 6:27 AM | 8:27 PM | 8:55 PM | 7:50 PM | 10:07 PM | 14 h 00 min | +1.0 min | Waning crescent, 26% | 3:16 AM | 2:52 PM |
| May 12 | 5:57 AM | 6:26 AM | 8:27 PM | 8:56 PM | 7:51 PM | 10:08 PM | 14 h 01 min | +1.0 min | Waning crescent, 18% | 3:41 AM | 3:58 PM |
| May 13 | 5:56 AM | 6:25 AM | 8:28 PM | 8:57 PM | 7:52 PM | 10:09 PM | 14 h 03 min | +2.0 min | Waning crescent, 10% | 4:07 AM | 5:06 PM |
| May 14 | 5:55 AM | 6:24 AM | 8:29 PM | 8:58 PM | 7:52 PM | 10:11 PM | 14 h 05 min | +2.0 min | Waning crescent, 5% | 4:35 AM | 6:18 PM |
| May 15 | 5:54 AM | 6:23 AM | 8:30 PM | 8:59 PM | 7:53 PM | 10:12 PM | 14 h 07 min | +2.0 min | Waning crescent, 1% | 5:08 AM | 7:34 PM |
| May 16 | 5:54 AM | 6:22 AM | 8:31 PM | 9:00 PM | 7:54 PM | 10:13 PM | 14 h 09 min | +2.0 min | New moon 4:02 PM | 5:47 AM | 8:53 PM |
| May 17 | 5:53 AM | 6:22 AM | 8:32 PM | 9:00 PM | 7:55 PM | 10:14 PM | 14 h 10 min | +1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 1% | 6:35 AM | 10:09 PM |
| May 18 | 5:52 AM | 6:21 AM | 8:32 PM | 9:01 PM | 7:55 PM | 10:16 PM | 14 h 11 min | +1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 4% | 7:34 AM | 11:18 PM |
| May 19 | 5:51 AM | 6:20 AM | 8:33 PM | 9:02 PM | 7:56 PM | 10:17 PM | 14 h 13 min | +2.0 min | Waxing crescent, 9% | 8:42 AM | |
| May 20 | 5:50 AM | 6:19 AM | 8:34 PM | 9:03 PM | 7:57 PM | 10:18 PM | 14 h 15 min | +2.0 min | Waxing crescent, 17% | 9:56 AM | 12:16 AM |
| May 21 | 5:50 AM | 6:19 AM | 8:35 PM | 9:04 PM | 7:58 PM | 10:19 PM | 14 h 16 min | +1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 25% | 11:10 AM | 1:02 AM |
| May 22 | 5:49 AM | 6:18 AM | 8:35 PM | 9:05 PM | 7:58 PM | 10:20 PM | 14 h 17 min | +1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 35% | 12:21 PM | 1:39 AM |
| May 23 | 5:48 AM | 6:18 AM | 8:36 PM | 9:06 PM | 7:59 PM | 10:21 PM | 14 h 18 min | +1.0 min | First quarter 7:11 AM | 1:28 PM | 2:10 AM |
| May 24 | 5:48 AM | 6:17 AM | 8:37 PM | 9:06 PM | 8:00 PM | 10:22 PM | 14 h 20 min | +2.0 min | First quarter, 56% | 2:31 PM | 2:36 AM |
| May 25 | 5:47 AM | 6:16 AM | 8:38 PM | 9:07 PM | 8:00 PM | 10:24 PM | 14 h 22 min | +2.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 66% | 3:32 PM | 3:00 AM |
| May 26 | 5:46 AM | 6:16 AM | 8:38 PM | 9:08 PM | 8:01 PM | 10:25 PM | 14 h 22 min | +0.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 76% | 4:32 PM | 3:23 AM |
| May 27 | 5:46 AM | 6:15 AM | 8:39 PM | 9:09 PM | 8:02 PM | 10:26 PM | 14 h 24 min | +2.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 84% | 5:32 PM | 3:48 AM |
| May 28 | 5:45 AM | 6:15 AM | 8:40 PM | 9:10 PM | 8:02 PM | 10:27 PM | 14 h 25 min | +1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 91% | 6:33 PM | 4:14 AM |
| May 29 | 5:45 AM | 6:15 AM | 8:41 PM | 9:10 PM | 8:03 PM | 10:28 PM | 14 h 26 min | +1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 96% | 7:34 PM | 4:44 AM |
| May 30 | 5:44 AM | 6:14 AM | 8:41 PM | 9:11 PM | 8:04 PM | 10:29 PM | 14 h 27 min | +1.0 min | Full moon, 99% | 8:33 PM | 5:18 AM |
| May 31 | 5:44 AM | 6:14 AM | 8:42 PM | 9:12 PM | 8:04 PM | 10:30 PM | 14 h 28 min | +1.0 min | Full moon 4:46 AM | 9:30 PM | 5:58 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.