Tekwane Sunrise, Sunset and Moon in May 2026
Day length goes from 11 h 09 min on May 1 to 10 h 40 min on May 31. Sunrise moves from 6:18 AM to 6:33 AM and sunset from 5:27 PM to 5:13 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 | 5:54 AM | 6:18 AM | 5:27 PM | 5:50 PM | 4:55 PM | 6:45 PM | 11 h 09 min | Full moon 7:24 PM | 5:05 PM | 5:55 AM | |
| May 2 | 5:55 AM | 6:19 AM | 5:26 PM | 5:50 PM | 4:54 PM | 6:44 PM | 11 h 07 min | -2.0 min | Full moon, 100% | 5:42 PM | 6:50 AM |
| May 3 | 5:55 AM | 6:19 AM | 5:25 PM | 5:49 PM | 4:53 PM | 6:43 PM | 11 h 06 min | -1.0 min | Waning gibbous, 98% | 6:23 PM | 7:46 AM |
| May 4 | 5:56 AM | 6:20 AM | 5:24 PM | 5:48 PM | 4:52 PM | 6:43 PM | 11 h 04 min | -2.0 min | Waning gibbous, 93% | 7:10 PM | 8:41 AM |
| May 5 | 5:56 AM | 6:20 AM | 5:24 PM | 5:48 PM | 4:52 PM | 6:42 PM | 11 h 04 min | +0.0 min | Waning gibbous, 87% | 8:00 PM | 9:35 AM |
| May 6 | 5:57 AM | 6:21 AM | 5:23 PM | 5:47 PM | 4:51 PM | 6:42 PM | 11 h 02 min | -2.0 min | Waning gibbous, 79% | 8:54 PM | 10:25 AM |
| May 7 | 5:57 AM | 6:21 AM | 5:22 PM | 5:46 PM | 4:50 PM | 6:41 PM | 11 h 01 min | -1.0 min | Waning gibbous, 70% | 9:49 PM | 11:11 AM |
| May 8 | 5:58 AM | 6:22 AM | 5:22 PM | 5:46 PM | 4:50 PM | 6:41 PM | 11 h 00 min | -1.0 min | Waning gibbous, 60% | 10:46 PM | 11:52 AM |
| May 9 | 5:58 AM | 6:22 AM | 5:21 PM | 5:45 PM | 4:49 PM | 6:40 PM | 10 h 59 min | -1.0 min | Last quarter 11:11 PM | 11:42 PM | 12:30 PM |
| May 10 | 5:59 AM | 6:23 AM | 5:21 PM | 5:45 PM | 4:48 PM | 6:40 PM | 10 h 58 min | -1.0 min | Waning crescent, 39% | 1:04 PM | |
| May 11 | 5:59 AM | 6:23 AM | 5:20 PM | 5:44 PM | 4:48 PM | 6:39 PM | 10 h 57 min | -1.0 min | Waning crescent, 29% | 12:39 AM | 1:37 PM |
| May 12 | 6:00 AM | 6:24 AM | 5:20 PM | 5:44 PM | 4:47 PM | 6:39 PM | 10 h 56 min | -1.0 min | Waning crescent, 20% | 1:36 AM | 2:09 PM |
| May 13 | 6:00 AM | 6:24 AM | 5:19 PM | 5:43 PM | 4:46 PM | 6:38 PM | 10 h 55 min | -1.0 min | Waning crescent, 12% | 2:34 AM | 2:42 PM |
| May 14 | 6:01 AM | 6:25 AM | 5:19 PM | 5:43 PM | 4:46 PM | 6:38 PM | 10 h 54 min | -1.0 min | Waning crescent, 6% | 3:36 AM | 3:18 PM |
| May 15 | 6:01 AM | 6:25 AM | 5:18 PM | 5:42 PM | 4:45 PM | 6:37 PM | 10 h 53 min | -1.0 min | Waning crescent, 2% | 4:41 AM | 3:59 PM |
| May 16 | 6:02 AM | 6:26 AM | 5:18 PM | 5:42 PM | 4:45 PM | 6:37 PM | 10 h 52 min | -1.0 min | New moon 10:02 PM | 5:50 AM | 4:46 PM |
| May 17 | 6:02 AM | 6:26 AM | 5:17 PM | 5:41 PM | 4:44 PM | 6:37 PM | 10 h 51 min | -1.0 min | New moon, 1% | 7:03 AM | 5:42 PM |
| May 18 | 6:02 AM | 6:27 AM | 5:17 PM | 5:41 PM | 4:44 PM | 6:36 PM | 10 h 50 min | -1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 3% | 8:15 AM | 6:45 PM |
| May 19 | 6:03 AM | 6:27 AM | 5:16 PM | 5:41 PM | 4:43 PM | 6:36 PM | 10 h 49 min | -1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 8% | 9:22 AM | 7:54 PM |
| May 20 | 6:03 AM | 6:28 AM | 5:16 PM | 5:40 PM | 4:43 PM | 6:36 PM | 10 h 48 min | -1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 15% | 10:21 AM | 9:03 PM |
| May 21 | 6:04 AM | 6:28 AM | 5:15 PM | 5:40 PM | 4:42 PM | 6:36 PM | 10 h 47 min | -1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 23% | 11:11 AM | 10:11 PM |
| May 22 | 6:04 AM | 6:29 AM | 5:15 PM | 5:40 PM | 4:42 PM | 6:35 PM | 10 h 46 min | -1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 32% | 11:53 AM | 11:14 PM |
| May 23 | 6:05 AM | 6:29 AM | 5:15 PM | 5:39 PM | 4:42 PM | 6:35 PM | 10 h 46 min | +0.0 min | First quarter 1:11 PM | 12:29 PM | |
| May 24 | 6:05 AM | 6:30 AM | 5:14 PM | 5:39 PM | 4:41 PM | 6:35 PM | 10 h 44 min | -2.0 min | First quarter, 53% | 1:02 PM | 12:13 AM |
| May 25 | 6:06 AM | 6:30 AM | 5:14 PM | 5:39 PM | 4:41 PM | 6:35 PM | 10 h 44 min | +0.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 64% | 1:32 PM | 1:09 AM |
| May 26 | 6:06 AM | 6:31 AM | 5:14 PM | 5:39 PM | 4:41 PM | 6:35 PM | 10 h 43 min | -1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 74% | 2:02 PM | 2:03 AM |
| May 27 | 6:07 AM | 6:31 AM | 5:14 PM | 5:38 PM | 4:40 PM | 6:34 PM | 10 h 43 min | +0.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 82% | 2:33 PM | 2:56 AM |
| May 28 | 6:07 AM | 6:32 AM | 5:13 PM | 5:38 PM | 4:40 PM | 6:34 PM | 10 h 41 min | -2.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 90% | 3:06 PM | 3:50 AM |
| May 29 | 6:08 AM | 6:32 AM | 5:13 PM | 5:38 PM | 4:40 PM | 6:34 PM | 10 h 41 min | +0.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 95% | 3:42 PM | 4:45 AM |
| May 30 | 6:08 AM | 6:33 AM | 5:13 PM | 5:38 PM | 4:39 PM | 6:34 PM | 10 h 40 min | -1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 99% | 4:22 PM | 5:40 AM |
| May 31 | 6:08 AM | 6:33 AM | 5:13 PM | 5:38 PM | 4:39 PM | 6:34 PM | 10 h 40 min | +0.0 min | Full moon 10:46 AM | 5:07 PM | 6:36 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.