- Sunrise
- 6:10 AM
- Sunset
- 9:26 PM
- Solar noon
- 1:48 PM
- Day length
- 15h 15m
+2m 42s vs. yesterday
Civil
5:32 AM → 10:04 PM
Outdoor activities still possible without lights.
Nautical
4:42 AM → 10:53 PM
Horizon visible at sea; navigation by stars.
Astronomical
3:38 AM → 11:58 PM
Full astronomical darkness ends/begins.
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.
| Day | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Moonrise | Moonset | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6:31 AM | 9:06 PM | 14h 34m | 9:30 PM | 6:02 AM | Full Moon · 100% |
| 2 | 6:30 AM | 9:07 PM | 14h 37m | 10:40 PM | 6:20 AM | Waning Gibbous · 99% |
| 3 | 6:28 AM | 9:08 PM | 14h 41m | 11:46 PM | 6:47 AM | Waning Gibbous · 97% |
| 4 | 6:26 AM | 9:10 PM | 14h 44m | 12:46 AM | 7:20 AM | Waning Gibbous · 92% |
| 5 | 6:25 AM | 9:11 PM | 14h 47m | 1:36 AM | 8:05 AM | Waning Gibbous · 87% |
| 6 | 6:23 AM | 9:13 PM | 14h 50m | — | 9:00 AM | Waning Gibbous · 80% |
| 7 | 6:22 AM | 9:14 PM | 14h 53m | 2:15 AM | 10:05 AM | Waning Gibbous · 72% |
| 8 | 6:20 AM | 9:16 PM | 14h 56m | 2:46 AM | 11:15 AM | Waning Gibbous · 63% |
| 9 | 6:19 AM | 9:17 PM | 14h 59m | 3:09 AM | 12:29 PM | Last Quarter · 53% |
| 10 | 6:17 AM | 9:19 PM | 15h 02m | 3:29 AM | 1:44 PM | Last Quarter · 43% |
| 11 | 6:16 AM | 9:20 PM | 15h 04m | 3:46 AM | 3:00 PM | Waning Crescent · 32% |
| 12 | 6:14 AM | 9:21 PM | 15h 07m | 4:00 AM | 4:15 PM | Waning Crescent · 23% |
| 13 | 6:13 AM | 9:23 PM | 15h 10m | 4:16 AM | 5:34 PM | Waning Crescent · 14% |
| 14 | 6:11 AM | 9:24 PM | 15h 13m | 4:33 AM | 6:56 PM | Waning Crescent · 7% |
| 15 | 6:10 AM | 9:26 PM | 15h 15m | 4:52 AM | 8:20 PM | Waning Crescent · 3% |
| 16 | 6:09 AM | 9:27 PM | 15h 18m | 5:16 AM | 9:47 PM | New Moon · 0% |
| 17 | 6:08 AM | 9:28 PM | 15h 21m | 5:49 AM | 11:11 PM | New Moon · 1% |
| 18 | 6:06 AM | 9:30 PM | 15h 23m | 6:34 AM | 12:23 AM | Waxing Crescent · 4% |
| 19 | 6:05 AM | 9:31 PM | 15h 26m | 7:35 AM | 1:19 AM | Waxing Crescent · 10% |
| 20 | 6:04 AM | 9:32 PM | 15h 28m | 8:51 AM | — | Waxing Crescent · 18% |
| 21 | 6:03 AM | 9:33 PM | 15h 31m | 10:15 AM | 2:01 AM | Waxing Crescent · 28% |
| 22 | 6:02 AM | 9:35 PM | 15h 33m | 11:41 AM | 2:29 AM | Waxing Crescent · 39% |
| 23 | 6:01 AM | 9:36 PM | 15h 35m | 1:03 PM | 2:51 AM | First Quarter · 50% |
| 24 | 6:00 AM | 9:37 PM | 15h 38m | 2:22 PM | 3:08 AM | Waxing Gibbous · 61% |
| 25 | 5:59 AM | 9:38 PM | 15h 40m | 3:38 PM | 3:23 AM | Waxing Gibbous · 71% |
| 26 | 5:58 AM | 9:39 PM | 15h 42m | 4:51 PM | 3:37 AM | Waxing Gibbous · 80% |
| 27 | 5:57 AM | 9:41 PM | 15h 44m | 6:03 PM | 3:51 AM | Waxing Gibbous · 87% |
| 28 | 5:56 AM | 9:42 PM | 15h 46m | 7:15 PM | 4:07 AM | Waxing Gibbous · 93% |
| 29 | 5:55 AM | 9:43 PM | 15h 48m | 8:27 PM | 4:25 AM | Waxing Gibbous · 97% |
| 30 | 5:54 AM | 9:44 PM | 15h 50m | 9:35 PM | 4:49 AM | Full Moon · 99% |
| 31 | 5:53 AM | 9:45 PM | 15h 51m | 10:37 PM | 5:19 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 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.