- Sunrise
- 5:52 AM
- Sunset
- 7:48 PM
- Solar noon
- 12:50 PM
- Day length
- 13h 56m
+1m 30s vs. yesterday
Civil
5:25 AM → 8:16 PM
Outdoor activities still possible without lights.
Nautical
4:51 AM → 8:49 PM
Horizon visible at sea; navigation by stars.
Astronomical
4:15 AM → 9:25 PM
Full astronomical darkness ends/begins.
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.
| Day | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Moonrise | Moonset | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6:04 AM | 7:37 PM | 13h 33m | 7:09 PM | 5:49 AM | Full Moon · 100% |
| 2 | 6:03 AM | 7:38 PM | 13h 35m | 8:08 PM | 6:21 AM | Waning Gibbous · 99% |
| 3 | 6:02 AM | 7:39 PM | 13h 36m | 9:07 PM | 6:59 AM | Waning Gibbous · 97% |
| 4 | 6:01 AM | 7:40 PM | 13h 38m | 10:04 PM | 7:42 AM | Waning Gibbous · 92% |
| 5 | 6:01 AM | 7:40 PM | 13h 40m | 10:58 PM | 8:31 AM | Waning Gibbous · 87% |
| 6 | 6:00 AM | 7:41 PM | 13h 41m | 11:48 PM | 9:27 AM | Waning Gibbous · 80% |
| 7 | 5:59 AM | 7:42 PM | 13h 43m | 12:31 AM | 10:26 AM | Waning Gibbous · 72% |
| 8 | 5:58 AM | 7:43 PM | 13h 45m | 1:08 AM | 11:27 AM | Waning Gibbous · 63% |
| 9 | 5:57 AM | 7:43 PM | 13h 46m | 1:42 AM | 12:29 PM | Last Quarter · 53% |
| 10 | 5:56 AM | 7:44 PM | 13h 48m | 2:12 AM | 1:31 PM | Last Quarter · 43% |
| 11 | 5:55 AM | 7:45 PM | 13h 50m | 2:40 AM | 2:34 PM | Waning Crescent · 32% |
| 12 | 5:55 AM | 7:46 PM | 13h 51m | 3:07 AM | 3:38 PM | Waning Crescent · 23% |
| 13 | 5:54 AM | 7:47 PM | 13h 53m | 3:36 AM | 4:44 PM | Waning Crescent · 14% |
| 14 | 5:53 AM | 7:47 PM | 13h 54m | 4:05 AM | — | Waning Crescent · 7% |
| 15 | 5:52 AM | 7:48 PM | 13h 56m | 4:40 AM | 5:53 PM | Waning Crescent · 3% |
| 16 | 5:52 AM | 7:49 PM | 13h 57m | 5:19 AM | 7:05 PM | New Moon · 0% |
| 17 | 5:51 AM | 7:50 PM | 13h 59m | 6:07 AM | 8:18 PM | New Moon · 1% |
| 18 | 5:50 AM | 7:50 PM | 14h 00m | 7:04 AM | 9:30 PM | Waxing Crescent · 4% |
| 19 | 5:50 AM | 7:51 PM | 14h 02m | 8:10 AM | 10:36 PM | Waxing Crescent · 10% |
| 20 | 5:49 AM | 7:52 PM | 14h 03m | 9:22 AM | 11:34 PM | Waxing Crescent · 18% |
| 21 | 5:48 AM | 7:53 PM | 14h 04m | 10:35 AM | 12:21 AM | Waxing Crescent · 28% |
| 22 | 5:48 AM | 7:53 PM | 14h 05m | 11:46 AM | 1:02 AM | Waxing Crescent · 39% |
| 23 | 5:47 AM | 7:54 PM | 14h 07m | 12:53 PM | 1:34 AM | First Quarter · 50% |
| 24 | 5:47 AM | 7:55 PM | 14h 08m | 1:56 PM | 2:04 AM | Waxing Gibbous · 61% |
| 25 | 5:46 AM | 7:55 PM | 14h 09m | 2:58 PM | 2:30 AM | Waxing Gibbous · 71% |
| 26 | 5:46 AM | 7:56 PM | 14h 10m | 3:58 PM | 2:56 AM | Waxing Gibbous · 80% |
| 27 | 5:45 AM | 7:57 PM | 14h 11m | 4:58 PM | 3:21 AM | Waxing Gibbous · 87% |
| 28 | 5:45 AM | 7:57 PM | 14h 12m | — | 3:50 AM | Waxing Gibbous · 93% |
| 29 | 5:45 AM | 7:58 PM | 14h 13m | 5:58 PM | 4:20 AM | Waxing Gibbous · 97% |
| 30 | 5:44 AM | 7:59 PM | 14h 14m | 6:57 PM | 4:57 AM | Full Moon · 99% |
| 31 | 5:44 AM | 7:59 PM | 14h 15m | 7:56 PM | 5:38 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 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.