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