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