- Sunrise
- 6:34 AM
- Sunset
- 5:33 PM
- Solar noon
- 12:04 PM
- Day length
- 10h 59m
−0m 56s vs. yesterday
Civil
6:10 AM → 5:57 PM
Outdoor activities still possible without lights.
Nautical
5:43 AM → 6:25 PM
Horizon visible at sea; navigation by stars.
Astronomical
5:16 AM → 6:52 PM
Full astronomical darkness ends/begins.
Waning Crescent · 1% illuminated
The moon is currently waning — shrinking toward new.
- Moonrise
- 5:07 AM
- Moonset
- 4:27 PM
Moonrise and moonset shift roughly 50 minutes later each day, so on some calendar days the moon does not rise (or does not set) before midnight local time — those cells appear as "—" in the monthly table below.
Sun & moon calendar — May 2026
Daily sunrise, sunset, day length, moonrise, moonset, and moon illumination for Sao Paulo.
| Day | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Moonrise | Moonset | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6:28 AM | 5:41 PM | 11h 14m | 5:31 PM | 6:23 AM | Full Moon · 100% |
| 2 | 6:28 AM | 5:41 PM | 11h 13m | 6:09 PM | 7:17 AM | Waning Gibbous · 99% |
| 3 | 6:28 AM | 5:40 PM | 11h 11m | 6:52 PM | 8:12 AM | Waning Gibbous · 97% |
| 4 | 6:29 AM | 5:39 PM | 11h 10m | 7:39 PM | 9:06 AM | Waning Gibbous · 92% |
| 5 | 6:29 AM | 5:39 PM | 11h 09m | 8:30 PM | 9:59 AM | Waning Gibbous · 87% |
| 6 | 6:30 AM | 5:38 PM | 11h 08m | — | 10:47 AM | Waning Gibbous · 80% |
| 7 | 6:30 AM | 5:37 PM | 11h 07m | 9:25 PM | 11:32 AM | Waning Gibbous · 72% |
| 8 | 6:31 AM | 5:37 PM | 11h 06m | 10:21 PM | 12:12 PM | Waning Gibbous · 63% |
| 9 | 6:31 AM | 5:36 PM | 11h 05m | 11:17 PM | 12:50 PM | Last Quarter · 53% |
| 10 | 6:32 AM | 5:36 PM | 11h 04m | 12:14 AM | 1:25 PM | Last Quarter · 43% |
| 11 | 6:32 AM | 5:35 PM | 11h 03m | 1:10 AM | 1:59 PM | Waning Crescent · 32% |
| 12 | 6:33 AM | 5:35 PM | 11h 02m | 2:06 AM | 2:32 PM | Waning Crescent · 23% |
| 13 | 6:33 AM | 5:34 PM | 11h 01m | 3:04 AM | 3:07 PM | Waning Crescent · 14% |
| 14 | 6:34 AM | 5:34 PM | 11h 00m | 4:04 AM | 3:45 PM | Waning Crescent · 7% |
| 15 | 6:34 AM | 5:33 PM | 10h 59m | 5:07 AM | 4:27 PM | Waning Crescent · 3% |
| 16 | 6:35 AM | 5:33 PM | 10h 58m | 6:13 AM | 5:15 PM | New Moon · 0% |
| 17 | 6:35 AM | 5:33 PM | 10h 57m | 7:22 AM | 6:10 PM | New Moon · 1% |
| 18 | 6:36 AM | 5:32 PM | 10h 57m | 8:30 AM | 7:12 PM | Waxing Crescent · 4% |
| 19 | 6:36 AM | 5:32 PM | 10h 56m | 9:34 AM | 8:18 PM | Waxing Crescent · 10% |
| 20 | 6:37 AM | 5:31 PM | 10h 55m | 10:32 AM | — | Waxing Crescent · 18% |
| 21 | 6:37 AM | 5:31 PM | 10h 54m | 11:22 AM | 9:27 PM | Waxing Crescent · 28% |
| 22 | 6:37 AM | 5:31 PM | 10h 53m | 12:05 PM | 10:33 PM | Waxing Crescent · 39% |
| 23 | 6:38 AM | 5:30 PM | 10h 53m | 12:44 PM | 11:36 PM | First Quarter · 50% |
| 24 | 6:38 AM | 5:30 PM | 10h 52m | 1:19 PM | 12:36 AM | Waxing Gibbous · 61% |
| 25 | 6:39 AM | 5:30 PM | 10h 51m | 1:51 PM | 1:32 AM | Waxing Gibbous · 71% |
| 26 | 6:39 AM | 5:30 PM | 10h 50m | 2:23 PM | 2:27 AM | Waxing Gibbous · 80% |
| 27 | 6:40 AM | 5:29 PM | 10h 50m | 2:55 PM | 3:21 AM | Waxing Gibbous · 87% |
| 28 | 6:40 AM | 5:29 PM | 10h 49m | 3:30 PM | 4:15 AM | Waxing Gibbous · 93% |
| 29 | 6:41 AM | 5:29 PM | 10h 48m | 4:06 PM | 5:10 AM | Waxing Gibbous · 97% |
| 30 | 6:41 AM | 5:29 PM | 10h 48m | 4:48 PM | 6:05 AM | Full Moon · 99% |
| 31 | 6:42 AM | 5:29 PM | 10h 47m | 5:34 PM | 6:59 AM | Full Moon · 100% |
About these times
Sunrise and sunset mark the moments the upper limb of the sun crosses the horizon at sea level for Sao Paulo's coordinates. The actual perceived sunrise can vary slightly depending on local elevation, terrain, and atmospheric refraction.
Civil twilight is the period before sunrise and after sunset when the sun is between 0° and 6° below the horizon — there's still enough light for outdoor activities without artificial lighting. Nautical twilight runs to 12° below; the horizon is still visible at sea for navigation. Astronomical twilight runs to 18° below, after which the sky is fully dark for astronomical observation.