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