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