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