Sun & moon over

Dubai

Saturday, May 16 · It's 3:26 AM in Dubai (GMT+4 · GMT+4)

Sunrise

5:35 AM

Day length

13h 23m

Sunset

6:57 PM

Waning Crescent

1% illuminated

Sunrise in 2h. First light is close.

Sun today
Sunrise
5:35 AM
Sunset
6:57 PM
Solar noon
12:16 PM
Day length
13h 23m

+1m 01s vs. yesterday

Civil

5:10 AM7:22 PM

Outdoor activities still possible without lights.

Nautical

4:41 AM7:52 PM

Horizon visible at sea; navigation by stars.

Astronomical

4:10 AM8:22 PM

Full astronomical darkness ends/begins.

Moon today

Waning Crescent · 1% illuminated

The moon is currently waning — shrinking toward new.

Moonrise
4:01 AM
Moonset
5:38 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 Dubai.

DaySunriseSunsetLengthMoonriseMoonsetMoon
15:44 AM6:50 PM13h 06m6:48 PM5:15 AMFull Moon · 100%
25:43 AM6:50 PM13h 07m7:44 PM5:50 AMWaning Gibbous · 99%
35:43 AM6:51 PM13h 08m8:39 PM6:29 AMWaning Gibbous · 97%
45:42 AM6:51 PM13h 09m9:32 PM7:12 AMWaning Gibbous · 92%
55:41 AM6:52 PM13h 10m10:24 PM8:01 AMWaning Gibbous · 87%
65:40 AM6:52 PM13h 12m11:11 PM8:53 AMWaning Gibbous · 80%
75:40 AM6:53 PM13h 13m11:54 PM9:48 AMWaning Gibbous · 72%
85:39 AM6:53 PM13h 14m12:35 AM10:44 AMWaning Gibbous · 63%
95:39 AM6:54 PM13h 15m1:10 AM11:41 AMLast Quarter · 53%
105:38 AM6:54 PM13h 16m1:45 AM12:39 PMLast Quarter · 43%
115:37 AM6:55 PM13h 17m2:17 AM1:36 PMWaning Crescent · 32%
125:37 AM6:55 PM13h 18m2:50 AM2:33 PMWaning Crescent · 23%
135:36 AM6:56 PM13h 20m3:24 AM3:32 PMWaning Crescent · 14%
145:36 AM6:56 PM13h 21m4:34 PMWaning Crescent · 7%
155:35 AM6:57 PM13h 22m4:01 AM5:38 PMWaning Crescent · 3%
165:35 AM6:57 PM13h 23m4:44 AM6:47 PMNew Moon · 0%
175:34 AM6:58 PM13h 24m5:33 AM7:56 PMNew Moon · 1%
185:34 AM6:59 PM13h 25m6:29 AM9:04 PMWaxing Crescent · 4%
195:34 AM6:59 PM13h 26m7:32 AM10:06 PMWaxing Crescent · 10%
205:33 AM7:00 PM13h 27m8:39 AM11:03 PMWaxing Crescent · 18%
215:33 AM7:00 PM13h 27m9:48 AM11:50 PMWaxing Crescent · 28%
225:32 AM7:01 PM13h 28m10:54 AM12:31 AMWaxing Crescent · 39%
235:32 AM7:01 PM13h 29m11:57 AM1:07 AMFirst Quarter · 50%
245:32 AM7:02 PM13h 30m12:57 PM1:40 AMWaxing Gibbous · 61%
255:31 AM7:02 PM13h 31m1:55 PM2:12 AMWaxing Gibbous · 71%
265:31 AM7:03 PM13h 32m2:50 PM2:43 AMWaxing Gibbous · 80%
275:31 AM7:03 PM13h 32m3:45 PM3:14 AMWaxing Gibbous · 87%
285:31 AM7:04 PM13h 33m4:40 PM3:49 AMWaxing Gibbous · 93%
295:30 AM7:04 PM13h 34m5:35 PMWaxing Gibbous · 97%
305:30 AM7:05 PM13h 35m6:31 PM4:26 AMFull Moon · 99%
315:30 AM7:05 PM13h 35m7:25 PM5:08 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 Dubai'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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