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