- Sunrise
- 5:40 AM
- Sunset
- 8:07 PM
- Solar noon
- 12:53 PM
- Day length
- 14h 27m
+1m 56s vs. yesterday
Civil
5:09 AM → 8:38 PM
Outdoor activities still possible without lights.
Nautical
4:30 AM → 9:16 PM
Horizon visible at sea; navigation by stars.
Astronomical
3:47 AM → 9:59 PM
Full astronomical darkness ends/begins.
Waning Crescent · 1% illuminated
The moon is currently waning — shrinking toward new.
- Moonrise
- 4:24 AM
- Moonset
- 7:16 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 New York.
| Day | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Moonrise | Moonset | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5:55 AM | 7:52 PM | 13h 57m | — | 5:33 AM | Full Moon · 100% |
| 2 | 5:54 AM | 7:53 PM | 13h 59m | 8:22 PM | 6:02 AM | Waning Gibbous · 99% |
| 3 | 5:53 AM | 7:54 PM | 14h 01m | 9:25 PM | 6:34 AM | Waning Gibbous · 97% |
| 4 | 5:52 AM | 7:55 PM | 14h 04m | 10:25 PM | 7:14 AM | Waning Gibbous · 92% |
| 5 | 5:51 AM | 7:56 PM | 14h 06m | 11:20 PM | 8:03 AM | Waning Gibbous · 87% |
| 6 | 5:49 AM | 7:57 PM | 14h 08m | 12:09 AM | 8:59 AM | Waning Gibbous · 80% |
| 7 | 5:48 AM | 7:58 PM | 14h 10m | 12:51 AM | 10:00 AM | Waning Gibbous · 72% |
| 8 | 5:47 AM | 8:00 PM | 14h 12m | 1:26 AM | 11:05 AM | Waning Gibbous · 63% |
| 9 | 5:46 AM | 8:01 PM | 14h 15m | 1:56 AM | 12:11 PM | Last Quarter · 53% |
| 10 | 5:45 AM | 8:02 PM | 14h 17m | 2:22 AM | 1:18 PM | Last Quarter · 43% |
| 11 | 5:44 AM | 8:03 PM | 14h 19m | 2:46 AM | 2:26 PM | Waning Crescent · 32% |
| 12 | 5:43 AM | 8:04 PM | 14h 21m | 3:07 AM | 3:35 PM | Waning Crescent · 23% |
| 13 | 5:42 AM | 8:05 PM | 14h 23m | 3:31 AM | 4:46 PM | Waning Crescent · 14% |
| 14 | 5:41 AM | 8:06 PM | 14h 25m | 3:55 AM | 6:00 PM | Waning Crescent · 7% |
| 15 | 5:40 AM | 8:07 PM | 14h 27m | 4:24 AM | 7:16 PM | Waning Crescent · 3% |
| 16 | 5:39 AM | 8:08 PM | 14h 29m | 4:57 AM | — | New Moon · 0% |
| 17 | 5:38 AM | 8:09 PM | 14h 30m | 5:41 AM | 8:34 PM | New Moon · 1% |
| 18 | 5:37 AM | 8:10 PM | 14h 32m | 6:34 AM | 9:50 PM | Waxing Crescent · 4% |
| 19 | 5:36 AM | 8:10 PM | 14h 34m | 7:39 AM | 10:59 PM | Waxing Crescent · 10% |
| 20 | 5:36 AM | 8:11 PM | 14h 36m | 8:52 AM | 11:55 PM | Waxing Crescent · 18% |
| 21 | 5:35 AM | 8:12 PM | 14h 38m | 10:10 AM | 12:40 AM | Waxing Crescent · 28% |
| 22 | 5:34 AM | 8:13 PM | 14h 39m | 11:26 AM | 1:15 AM | Waxing Crescent · 39% |
| 23 | 5:33 AM | 8:14 PM | 14h 41m | 12:39 PM | 1:44 AM | First Quarter · 50% |
| 24 | 5:33 AM | 8:15 PM | 14h 42m | 1:49 PM | 2:08 AM | Waxing Gibbous · 61% |
| 25 | 5:32 AM | 8:16 PM | 14h 44m | 2:55 PM | 2:30 AM | Waxing Gibbous · 71% |
| 26 | 5:31 AM | 8:17 PM | 14h 45m | 4:01 PM | 2:52 AM | Waxing Gibbous · 80% |
| 27 | 5:31 AM | 8:18 PM | 14h 47m | 5:05 PM | 3:13 AM | Waxing Gibbous · 87% |
| 28 | 5:30 AM | 8:18 PM | 14h 48m | 6:10 PM | 3:36 AM | Waxing Gibbous · 93% |
| 29 | 5:30 AM | 8:19 PM | 14h 50m | 7:14 PM | 4:03 AM | Waxing Gibbous · 97% |
| 30 | 5:29 AM | 8:20 PM | 14h 51m | — | 4:34 AM | Full Moon · 99% |
| 31 | 5:29 AM | 8:21 PM | 14h 52m | 8:15 PM | 5:11 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 New York'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.