Sunrise and sunset times in Cairns
Check out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Cairns, Queensland, Australia, as well as the whole calendar for May 2026.
Today
May 13, 2026 . Current time: 2:42:04 am
First light at 6:10:03 am
Sunrise time: 6:31:37 am
Sunset time: 5:54:58 pm
Last light at 6:16:32 pm
Day length: 11 hours, 23 minutes
15 hours, 12 minutes left for today's sunset in Cairns
Moon rose on May 13 at 01:37 AM
Moon will set on May 13 at 01:55 PMMoon phase: 🌘 Waning Crescent (22%)Tomorrow
May 14, 2026
First light at 6:10:20 am
Sunrise time: 6:31:56 am
Sunset time: 5:54:38 pm
Last light at 6:16:14 pm
Day length: 11 hours, 22 minutes
Tomorrow will be 0 minutes shorter than today in Cairns
Moon will rise on May 14 at 02:32 AM Moon will set on May 14 at 02:35 PMMoon phase: 🌘 Waning Crescent (7%)
- Cairns, Queensland
- Latitude: -16.923040
- Longitude: 145.766251
- Time zone: UTC+10 AEST
Shortest day in Cairns, Queensland
The shortest day of the year will be in 1 month and 7 days, during the winter solstice on June 20, 2026, with a daylight length of 11 hours and 9 minutes.Longest day in Cairns, Queensland
The longest day of the year will be in around 7 months, during the summer solstice on December 22, 2026, with a daylight length of 13 hours and 10 minutes.
May 2026 - Cairns, Queensland - Sunrise and sunset calendar
Sunrise and sunset times, civil twilight start and end times as well as solar noon, and day length for every day of May in Cairns.
The day length shortens by 18 minutes over the course of May 2026 in Cairns, Queensland - from 11 hours, 32 minutes on the first day to 11 hours, 13 minutes on the last day.
| Day | Twilight Start | Sunrise | Sunset | Twilight End | Day Length | Day Length Variation | Solar Noon
Time of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.
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Max Sun Altitude | Nautical Twilight Start | Nautical Twilight End | Astronomical Twilight Start | Astronomical Twilight End | Night Length
Calculated form this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.
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Moon phase |
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| Fri, May 1 | 6:06:54 am | 6:28:05 am | 6:00:05 pm | 6:21:16 pm | 11h 32m 0s | 11h 32m 0s | 12:14:05 pm | -1.9° | 5:41:08 am | 6:47:01 pm | 5:15:32 am | 7:12:37 pm | 12h 28m 16s | 🌔 (99%) |
| Sat, May 2 | 6:07:08 am | 6:28:21 am | 5:59:35 pm | 6:20:48 pm | 11h 31m 14s | 0m -46s | 12:13:58 pm | -1.6° | 5:41:21 am | 6:46:35 pm | 5:15:43 am | 7:12:13 pm | 12h 29m 3s | 🌕 (100%) |
| Sun, May 3 | 6:07:23 am | 6:28:38 am | 5:59:05 pm | 6:20:20 pm | 11h 30m 27s | 0m -47s | 12:13:51 pm | -1.3° | 5:41:33 am | 6:46:09 pm | 5:15:53 am | 7:11:49 pm | 12h 29m 49s | 🌖 (99%) |
| Mon, May 4 | 6:07:38 am | 6:28:54 am | 5:58:36 pm | 6:19:53 pm | 11h 29m 42s | 0m -45s | 12:13:45 pm | -1° | 5:41:46 am | 6:45:45 pm | 5:16:04 am | 7:11:26 pm | 12h 30m 35s | 🌖 (97%) |
| Tue, May 5 | 6:07:53 am | 6:29:11 am | 5:58:09 pm | 6:19:27 pm | 11h 28m 58s | 0m -44s | 12:13:40 pm | -0.7° | 5:41:59 am | 6:45:21 pm | 5:16:16 am | 7:11:04 pm | 12h 31m 20s | 🌖 (93%) |
| Wed, May 6 | 6:08:08 am | 6:29:29 am | 5:57:42 pm | 6:19:02 pm | 11h 28m 13s | 0m -45s | 12:13:35 pm | -0.4° | 5:42:12 am | 6:44:58 pm | 5:16:27 am | 7:10:43 pm | 12h 32m 4s | 🌖 (87%) |
| Thu, May 7 | 6:08:24 am | 6:29:46 am | 5:57:16 pm | 6:18:38 pm | 11h 27m 30s | 0m -43s | 12:13:31 pm | -0.1° | 5:42:26 am | 6:44:36 pm | 5:16:39 am | 7:10:23 pm | 12h 32m 48s | 🌖 (80%) |
| Fri, May 8 | 6:08:40 am | 6:30:04 am | 5:56:50 pm | 6:18:15 pm | 11h 26m 46s | 0m -44s | 12:13:27 pm | 0.1° | 5:42:40 am | 6:44:15 pm | 5:16:51 am | 7:10:04 pm | 12h 33m 32s | 🌖 (72%) |
| Sat, May 9 | 6:08:56 am | 6:30:22 am | 5:56:26 pm | 6:17:52 pm | 11h 26m 4s | 0m -42s | 12:13:24 pm | 0.4° | 5:42:54 am | 6:43:54 pm | 5:17:03 am | 7:09:45 pm | 12h 34m 15s | 🌖 (63%) |
| Sun, May 10 | 6:09:12 am | 6:30:41 am | 5:56:03 pm | 6:17:31 pm | 11h 25m 22s | 0m -42s | 12:13:22 pm | 0.7° | 5:43:08 am | 6:43:35 pm | 5:17:15 am | 7:09:28 pm | 12h 34m 56s | 🌗 (53%) |
| Mon, May 11 | 6:09:29 am | 6:30:59 am | 5:55:40 pm | 6:17:10 pm | 11h 24m 41s | 0m -41s | 12:13:20 pm | 0.9° | 5:43:23 am | 6:43:17 pm | 5:17:28 am | 7:09:11 pm | 12h 35m 38s | 🌘 (43%) |
| Tue, May 12 | 6:09:46 am | 6:31:18 am | 5:55:18 pm | 6:16:51 pm | 11h 24m 0s | 0m -41s | 12:13:18 pm | 1.2° | 5:43:37 am | 6:42:59 pm | 5:17:41 am | 7:08:56 pm | 12h 36m 19s | 🌘 (33%) |
| Wed, May 13 | 6:10:03 am | 6:31:37 am | 5:54:58 pm | 6:16:32 pm | 11h 23m 21s | 0m -39s | 12:13:17 pm | 1.4° | 5:43:52 am | 6:42:42 pm | 5:17:54 am | 7:08:41 pm | 12h 36m 58s | 🌘 (23%) |
| Thu, May 14 | 6:10:20 am | 6:31:56 am | 5:54:38 pm | 6:16:14 pm | 11h 22m 42s | 0m -39s | 12:13:17 pm | 1.7° | 5:44:07 am | 6:42:27 pm | 5:18:07 am | 7:08:27 pm | 12h 37m 38s | 🌘 (14%) |
| Fri, May 15 | 6:10:38 am | 6:32:16 am | 5:54:19 pm | 6:15:57 pm | 11h 22m 3s | 0m -39s | 12:13:17 pm | 1.9° | 5:44:23 am | 6:42:12 pm | 5:18:20 am | 7:08:14 pm | 12h 38m 16s | 🌘 (7%) |
| Sat, May 16 | 6:10:55 am | 6:32:35 am | 5:54:01 pm | 6:15:41 pm | 11h 21m 26s | 0m -37s | 12:13:18 pm | 2.2° | 5:44:39 am | 6:41:58 pm | 5:18:34 am | 7:08:02 pm | 12h 38m 54s | 🌘 (2%) |
| Sun, May 17 | 6:11:13 am | 6:32:55 am | 5:53:44 pm | 6:15:26 pm | 11h 20m 49s | 0m -37s | 12:13:20 pm | 2.4° | 5:44:54 am | 6:41:45 pm | 5:18:48 am | 7:07:51 pm | 12h 39m 31s | 🌑 (0%) |
| Mon, May 18 | 6:11:31 am | 6:33:15 am | 5:53:28 pm | 6:15:12 pm | 11h 20m 13s | 0m -36s | 12:13:22 pm | 2.6° | 5:45:10 am | 6:41:33 pm | 5:19:02 am | 7:07:41 pm | 12h 40m 7s | 🌒 (1%) |
| Tue, May 19 | 6:11:50 am | 6:33:35 am | 5:53:13 pm | 6:14:59 pm | 11h 19m 38s | 0m -35s | 12:13:24 pm | 2.8° | 5:45:27 am | 6:41:22 pm | 5:19:17 am | 7:07:32 pm | 12h 40m 42s | 🌒 (5%) |
| Wed, May 20 | 6:12:08 am | 6:33:55 am | 5:52:59 pm | 6:14:46 pm | 11h 19m 4s | 0m -34s | 12:13:27 pm | 3° | 5:45:43 am | 6:41:11 pm | 5:19:31 am | 7:07:23 pm | 12h 41m 17s | 🌒 (11%) |
| Thu, May 21 | 6:12:27 am | 6:34:16 am | 5:52:46 pm | 6:14:35 pm | 11h 18m 30s | 0m -34s | 12:13:31 pm | 3.2° | 5:46:00 am | 6:41:02 pm | 5:19:46 am | 7:07:16 pm | 12h 41m 50s | 🌒 (20%) |
| Fri, May 22 | 6:12:45 am | 6:34:36 am | 5:52:34 pm | 6:14:25 pm | 11h 17m 58s | 0m -32s | 12:13:35 pm | 3.4° | 5:46:17 am | 6:40:54 pm | 5:20:01 am | 7:07:09 pm | 12h 42m 23s | 🌒 (30%) |
| Sat, May 23 | 6:13:04 am | 6:34:57 am | 5:52:23 pm | 6:14:15 pm | 11h 17m 26s | 0m -32s | 12:13:40 pm | 3.6° | 5:46:34 am | 6:40:46 pm | 5:20:16 am | 7:07:03 pm | 12h 42m 55s | 🌒 (40%) |
| Sun, May 24 | 6:13:23 am | 6:35:18 am | 5:52:12 pm | 6:14:07 pm | 11h 16m 54s | 0m -32s | 12:13:45 pm | 3.8° | 5:46:51 am | 6:40:39 pm | 5:20:32 am | 7:06:58 pm | 12h 43m 26s | 🌓 (51%) |
| Mon, May 25 | 6:13:42 am | 6:35:38 am | 5:52:03 pm | 6:13:59 pm | 11h 16m 25s | 0m -29s | 12:13:51 pm | 4° | 5:47:08 am | 6:40:34 pm | 5:20:47 am | 7:06:54 pm | 12h 43m 56s | 🌔 (62%) |
| Tue, May 26 | 6:14:01 am | 6:35:59 am | 5:51:55 pm | 6:13:52 pm | 11h 15m 56s | 0m -29s | 12:13:57 pm | 4.2° | 5:47:25 am | 6:40:29 pm | 5:21:03 am | 7:06:51 pm | 12h 44m 25s | 🌔 (71%) |
| Wed, May 27 | 6:14:21 am | 6:36:20 am | 5:51:47 pm | 6:13:47 pm | 11h 15m 27s | 0m -29s | 12:14:04 pm | 4.4° | 5:47:42 am | 6:40:25 pm | 5:21:19 am | 7:06:49 pm | 12h 44m 54s | 🌔 (80%) |
| Thu, May 28 | 6:14:40 am | 6:36:41 am | 5:51:41 pm | 6:13:42 pm | 11h 15m 0s | 0m -27s | 12:14:11 pm | 4.5° | 5:48:00 am | 6:40:22 pm | 5:21:34 am | 7:06:47 pm | 12h 45m 20s | 🌔 (87%) |
| Fri, May 29 | 6:14:59 am | 6:37:01 am | 5:51:35 pm | 6:13:38 pm | 11h 14m 34s | 0m -26s | 12:14:18 pm | 4.7° | 5:48:18 am | 6:40:19 pm | 5:21:50 am | 7:06:46 pm | 12h 45m 47s | 🌔 (93%) |
| Sat, May 30 | 6:15:18 am | 6:37:22 am | 5:51:31 pm | 6:13:35 pm | 11h 14m 9s | 0m -25s | 12:14:26 pm | 4.8° | 5:48:35 am | 6:40:18 pm | 5:22:07 am | 7:06:46 pm | 12h 46m 12s | 🌔 (97%) |
| Sun, May 31 | 6:15:38 am | 6:37:43 am | 5:51:27 pm | 6:13:32 pm | 11h 13m 44s | 0m -25s | 12:14:35 pm | 5° | 5:48:53 am | 6:40:17 pm | 5:22:23 am | 7:06:47 pm | 12h 46m 36s | 🌔 (99%) |
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