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