Sun & moon over

Los Angeles

Friday, May 15 · It's 4:26 PM in Los Angeles (PDT · GMT-7)

Sunrise

5:52 AM

Day length

13h 56m

Sunset

7:48 PM

Waning Crescent

1% illuminated

Afternoon. The sun is descending.

Sun today
Sunrise
5:52 AM
Sunset
7:48 PM
Solar noon
12:50 PM
Day length
13h 56m

+1m 30s vs. yesterday

Civil

5:25 AM8:16 PM

Outdoor activities still possible without lights.

Nautical

4:51 AM8:49 PM

Horizon visible at sea; navigation by stars.

Astronomical

4:15 AM9:25 PM

Full astronomical darkness ends/begins.

Moon today

Waning Crescent · 1% illuminated

The moon is currently waning — shrinking toward new.

Moonrise
4:40 AM
Moonset
5:53 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 Los Angeles.

DaySunriseSunsetLengthMoonriseMoonsetMoon
16:04 AM7:37 PM13h 33m7:09 PM5:49 AMFull Moon · 100%
26:03 AM7:38 PM13h 35m8:08 PM6:21 AMWaning Gibbous · 99%
36:02 AM7:39 PM13h 36m9:07 PM6:59 AMWaning Gibbous · 97%
46:01 AM7:40 PM13h 38m10:04 PM7:42 AMWaning Gibbous · 92%
56:01 AM7:40 PM13h 40m10:58 PM8:31 AMWaning Gibbous · 87%
66:00 AM7:41 PM13h 41m11:48 PM9:27 AMWaning Gibbous · 80%
75:59 AM7:42 PM13h 43m12:31 AM10:26 AMWaning Gibbous · 72%
85:58 AM7:43 PM13h 45m1:08 AM11:27 AMWaning Gibbous · 63%
95:57 AM7:43 PM13h 46m1:42 AM12:29 PMLast Quarter · 53%
105:56 AM7:44 PM13h 48m2:12 AM1:31 PMLast Quarter · 43%
115:55 AM7:45 PM13h 50m2:40 AM2:34 PMWaning Crescent · 32%
125:55 AM7:46 PM13h 51m3:07 AM3:38 PMWaning Crescent · 23%
135:54 AM7:47 PM13h 53m3:36 AM4:44 PMWaning Crescent · 14%
145:53 AM7:47 PM13h 54m4:05 AMWaning Crescent · 7%
155:52 AM7:48 PM13h 56m4:40 AM5:53 PMWaning Crescent · 3%
165:52 AM7:49 PM13h 57m5:19 AM7:05 PMNew Moon · 0%
175:51 AM7:50 PM13h 59m6:07 AM8:18 PMNew Moon · 1%
185:50 AM7:50 PM14h 00m7:04 AM9:30 PMWaxing Crescent · 4%
195:50 AM7:51 PM14h 02m8:10 AM10:36 PMWaxing Crescent · 10%
205:49 AM7:52 PM14h 03m9:22 AM11:34 PMWaxing Crescent · 18%
215:48 AM7:53 PM14h 04m10:35 AM12:21 AMWaxing Crescent · 28%
225:48 AM7:53 PM14h 05m11:46 AM1:02 AMWaxing Crescent · 39%
235:47 AM7:54 PM14h 07m12:53 PM1:34 AMFirst Quarter · 50%
245:47 AM7:55 PM14h 08m1:56 PM2:04 AMWaxing Gibbous · 61%
255:46 AM7:55 PM14h 09m2:58 PM2:30 AMWaxing Gibbous · 71%
265:46 AM7:56 PM14h 10m3:58 PM2:56 AMWaxing Gibbous · 80%
275:45 AM7:57 PM14h 11m4:58 PM3:21 AMWaxing Gibbous · 87%
285:45 AM7:57 PM14h 12m3:50 AMWaxing Gibbous · 93%
295:45 AM7:58 PM14h 13m5:58 PM4:20 AMWaxing Gibbous · 97%
305:44 AM7:59 PM14h 14m6:57 PM4:57 AMFull Moon · 99%
315:44 AM7:59 PM14h 15m7:56 PM5:38 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 Los Angeles'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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