Sun & moon over

Paris

Saturday, May 16 · It's 1:26 AM in Paris (GMT+2 · GMT+2)

Sunrise

6:10 AM

Day length

15h 15m

Sunset

9:26 PM

Waning Crescent

1% illuminated

Full dark. The sun has been down for hours.

Sun today
Sunrise
6:10 AM
Sunset
9:26 PM
Solar noon
1:48 PM
Day length
15h 15m

+2m 42s vs. yesterday

Civil

5:32 AM10:04 PM

Outdoor activities still possible without lights.

Nautical

4:42 AM10:53 PM

Horizon visible at sea; navigation by stars.

Astronomical

3:38 AM11:58 PM

Full astronomical darkness ends/begins.

Moon today

Waning Crescent · 1% illuminated

The moon is currently waning — shrinking toward new.

Moonrise
4:52 AM
Moonset
8:20 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 Paris.

DaySunriseSunsetLengthMoonriseMoonsetMoon
16:31 AM9:06 PM14h 34m9:30 PM6:02 AMFull Moon · 100%
26:30 AM9:07 PM14h 37m10:40 PM6:20 AMWaning Gibbous · 99%
36:28 AM9:08 PM14h 41m11:46 PM6:47 AMWaning Gibbous · 97%
46:26 AM9:10 PM14h 44m12:46 AM7:20 AMWaning Gibbous · 92%
56:25 AM9:11 PM14h 47m1:36 AM8:05 AMWaning Gibbous · 87%
66:23 AM9:13 PM14h 50m9:00 AMWaning Gibbous · 80%
76:22 AM9:14 PM14h 53m2:15 AM10:05 AMWaning Gibbous · 72%
86:20 AM9:16 PM14h 56m2:46 AM11:15 AMWaning Gibbous · 63%
96:19 AM9:17 PM14h 59m3:09 AM12:29 PMLast Quarter · 53%
106:17 AM9:19 PM15h 02m3:29 AM1:44 PMLast Quarter · 43%
116:16 AM9:20 PM15h 04m3:46 AM3:00 PMWaning Crescent · 32%
126:14 AM9:21 PM15h 07m4:00 AM4:15 PMWaning Crescent · 23%
136:13 AM9:23 PM15h 10m4:16 AM5:34 PMWaning Crescent · 14%
146:11 AM9:24 PM15h 13m4:33 AM6:56 PMWaning Crescent · 7%
156:10 AM9:26 PM15h 15m4:52 AM8:20 PMWaning Crescent · 3%
166:09 AM9:27 PM15h 18m5:16 AM9:47 PMNew Moon · 0%
176:08 AM9:28 PM15h 21m5:49 AM11:11 PMNew Moon · 1%
186:06 AM9:30 PM15h 23m6:34 AM12:23 AMWaxing Crescent · 4%
196:05 AM9:31 PM15h 26m7:35 AM1:19 AMWaxing Crescent · 10%
206:04 AM9:32 PM15h 28m8:51 AMWaxing Crescent · 18%
216:03 AM9:33 PM15h 31m10:15 AM2:01 AMWaxing Crescent · 28%
226:02 AM9:35 PM15h 33m11:41 AM2:29 AMWaxing Crescent · 39%
236:01 AM9:36 PM15h 35m1:03 PM2:51 AMFirst Quarter · 50%
246:00 AM9:37 PM15h 38m2:22 PM3:08 AMWaxing Gibbous · 61%
255:59 AM9:38 PM15h 40m3:38 PM3:23 AMWaxing Gibbous · 71%
265:58 AM9:39 PM15h 42m4:51 PM3:37 AMWaxing Gibbous · 80%
275:57 AM9:41 PM15h 44m6:03 PM3:51 AMWaxing Gibbous · 87%
285:56 AM9:42 PM15h 46m7:15 PM4:07 AMWaxing Gibbous · 93%
295:55 AM9:43 PM15h 48m8:27 PM4:25 AMWaxing Gibbous · 97%
305:54 AM9:44 PM15h 50m9:35 PM4:49 AMFull Moon · 99%
315:53 AM9:45 PM15h 51m10:37 PM5:19 AMFull Moon · 100%

About these times

Sunrise and sunset mark the moments the upper limb of the sun crosses the horizon at sea level for Paris'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.

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