Sunrise and sunset times in Amherst, VA
Check out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Amherst, VA, United States, as well as the whole calendar for May 2026.
Today
May 1, 2026 . Current time: 4:53:53 am
First light at 5:52:13 am
Sunrise time: 6:18:59 am
Sunset time: 8:07:34 pm
Last light at 8:34:20 pm
Day length: 13 hours, 48 minutes
15 hours, 13 minutes left for today's sunset in Amherst
Moon will set on May 1 at 04:54 AM
Moon will rise on May 1 at 07:29 PMMoon phase: 🌕 New Moon (100%)Tomorrow
May 2, 2026
First light at 5:51:01 am
Sunrise time: 6:17:51 am
Sunset time: 8:08:29 pm
Last light at 8:35:19 pm
Day length: 13 hours, 50 minutes
Tomorrow will be approximately 2 minutes longer than today in Amherst
Moon will set on May 2 at 05:25 AM Moon will rise on May 2 at 08:31 PMMoon phase: 🌖 Waning Gibbous (98%)
- Amherst, Virginia
- Latitude: 37.585140
- Longitude: -79.051414
- Time zone: Eastern Time EDT
Shortest day in Amherst, VA
The shortest day of the year will be in 8 months, during the winter solstice on December 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 9 hours and 36 minutes.Longest day in Amherst, VA
The longest day of the year will be in 1 month and 19 days, during the summer solstice on June 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 14 hours and 48 minutes.
May 2026 - Amherst, Virginia - 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 Amherst.
The day length increases by 48 minutes over the course of May 2026 in Amherst, VA - from 13 hours, 48 minutes on the first day to 14 hours, 37 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 | 5:52:13 am | 6:18:59 am | 8:07:34 pm | 8:34:20 pm | 13h 48m 35s | 13h 48m 35s | 1:13:17 pm | 52.8° | 5:18:08 am | 9:08:25 pm | 4:41:49 am | 9:44:44 pm | 10h 10m 17s | 🌕 (100%) |
| Sat, May 2 | 5:51:01 am | 6:17:51 am | 8:08:29 pm | 8:35:19 pm | 13h 50m 38s | 2m 3s | 1:13:10 pm | 53.1° | 5:16:47 am | 9:09:32 pm | 4:40:17 am | 9:46:02 pm | 10h 8m 15s | 🌖 (100%) |
| Sun, May 3 | 5:49:49 am | 6:16:44 am | 8:09:24 pm | 8:36:19 pm | 13h 52m 40s | 2m 2s | 1:13:04 pm | 53.4° | 5:15:28 am | 9:10:40 pm | 4:38:46 am | 9:47:21 pm | 10h 6m 14s | 🌖 (98%) |
| Mon, May 4 | 5:48:39 am | 6:15:38 am | 8:10:18 pm | 8:37:18 pm | 13h 54m 40s | 2m 0s | 1:12:58 pm | 53.7° | 5:14:10 am | 9:11:47 pm | 4:37:16 am | 9:48:40 pm | 10h 4m 16s | 🌖 (95%) |
| Tue, May 5 | 5:47:29 am | 6:14:34 am | 8:11:13 pm | 8:38:17 pm | 13h 56m 39s | 1m 59s | 1:12:53 pm | 54° | 5:12:52 am | 9:12:54 pm | 4:35:47 am | 9:49:59 pm | 10h 2m 17s | 🌖 (89%) |
| Wed, May 6 | 5:46:21 am | 6:13:30 am | 8:12:07 pm | 8:39:16 pm | 13h 58m 37s | 1m 58s | 1:12:49 pm | 54.3° | 5:11:36 am | 9:14:01 pm | 4:34:19 am | 9:51:18 pm | 10h 0m 21s | 🌖 (83%) |
| Thu, May 7 | 5:45:14 am | 6:12:28 am | 8:13:01 pm | 8:40:15 pm | 14h 0m 33s | 1m 56s | 1:12:45 pm | 54.5° | 5:10:22 am | 9:15:08 pm | 4:32:52 am | 9:52:37 pm | 9h 58m 27s | 🌖 (75%) |
| Fri, May 8 | 5:44:09 am | 6:11:28 am | 8:13:55 pm | 8:41:14 pm | 14h 2m 27s | 1m 54s | 1:12:41 pm | 54.8° | 5:09:08 am | 9:16:15 pm | 4:31:26 am | 9:53:57 pm | 9h 56m 33s | 🌖 (67%) |
| Sat, May 9 | 5:43:05 am | 6:10:28 am | 8:14:49 pm | 8:42:12 pm | 14h 4m 21s | 1m 54s | 1:12:39 pm | 55.1° | 5:07:56 am | 9:17:22 pm | 4:30:02 am | 9:55:16 pm | 9h 54m 41s | 🌖 (57%) |
| Sun, May 10 | 5:42:02 am | 6:09:30 am | 8:15:43 pm | 8:43:11 pm | 14h 6m 13s | 1m 52s | 1:12:36 pm | 55.3° | 5:06:45 am | 9:18:28 pm | 4:28:39 am | 9:56:34 pm | 9h 52m 51s | 🌗 (47%) |
| Mon, May 11 | 5:41:01 am | 6:08:34 am | 8:16:36 pm | 8:44:09 pm | 14h 8m 2s | 1m 49s | 1:12:35 pm | 55.6° | 5:05:35 am | 9:19:34 pm | 4:27:17 am | 9:57:53 pm | 9h 51m 3s | 🌘 (37%) |
| Tue, May 12 | 5:40:01 am | 6:07:39 am | 8:17:29 pm | 8:45:07 pm | 14h 9m 50s | 1m 48s | 1:12:34 pm | 55.8° | 5:04:27 am | 9:20:40 pm | 4:25:56 am | 9:59:12 pm | 9h 49m 16s | 🌘 (27%) |
| Wed, May 13 | 5:39:02 am | 6:06:45 am | 8:18:22 pm | 8:46:04 pm | 14h 11m 37s | 1m 47s | 1:12:33 pm | 56.1° | 5:03:21 am | 9:21:46 pm | 4:24:37 am | 10:00:30 pm | 9h 47m 31s | 🌘 (18%) |
| Thu, May 14 | 5:38:05 am | 6:05:53 am | 8:19:14 pm | 8:47:01 pm | 14h 13m 21s | 1m 44s | 1:12:33 pm | 56.3° | 5:02:16 am | 9:22:51 pm | 4:23:19 am | 10:01:48 pm | 9h 45m 48s | 🌘 (10%) |
| Fri, May 15 | 5:37:10 am | 6:05:02 am | 8:20:06 pm | 8:47:58 pm | 14h 15m 4s | 1m 43s | 1:12:34 pm | 56.6° | 5:01:12 am | 9:23:56 pm | 4:22:03 am | 10:03:05 pm | 9h 44m 7s | 🌘 (4%) |
| Sat, May 16 | 5:36:16 am | 6:04:13 am | 8:20:57 pm | 8:48:55 pm | 14h 16m 44s | 1m 40s | 1:12:35 pm | 56.8° | 5:00:10 am | 9:25:01 pm | 4:20:48 am | 10:04:22 pm | 9h 42m 29s | 🌘 (1%) |
| Sun, May 17 | 5:35:24 am | 6:03:26 am | 8:21:49 pm | 8:49:50 pm | 14h 18m 23s | 1m 39s | 1:12:37 pm | 57° | 4:59:10 am | 9:26:04 pm | 4:19:36 am | 10:05:39 pm | 9h 40m 51s | 🌑 (0%) |
| Mon, May 18 | 5:34:33 am | 6:02:40 am | 8:22:39 pm | 8:50:46 pm | 14h 19m 59s | 1m 36s | 1:12:39 pm | 57.2° | 4:58:11 am | 9:27:08 pm | 4:18:24 am | 10:06:54 pm | 9h 39m 16s | 🌒 (3%) |
| Tue, May 19 | 5:33:44 am | 6:01:55 am | 8:23:30 pm | 8:51:41 pm | 14h 21m 35s | 1m 36s | 1:12:42 pm | 57.5° | 4:57:14 am | 9:28:11 pm | 4:17:15 am | 10:08:10 pm | 9h 37m 42s | 🌒 (8%) |
| Wed, May 20 | 5:32:56 am | 6:01:12 am | 8:24:19 pm | 8:52:35 pm | 14h 23m 7s | 1m 32s | 1:12:46 pm | 57.7° | 4:56:19 am | 9:29:13 pm | 4:16:07 am | 10:09:24 pm | 9h 36m 12s | 🌒 (16%) |
| Thu, May 21 | 5:32:11 am | 6:00:31 am | 8:25:08 pm | 8:53:29 pm | 14h 24m 37s | 1m 30s | 1:12:50 pm | 57.9° | 4:55:25 am | 9:30:14 pm | 4:15:01 am | 10:10:38 pm | 9h 34m 44s | 🌒 (25%) |
| Fri, May 22 | 5:31:27 am | 5:59:52 am | 8:25:57 pm | 8:54:22 pm | 14h 26m 5s | 1m 28s | 1:12:54 pm | 58.1° | 4:54:34 am | 9:31:15 pm | 4:13:58 am | 10:11:51 pm | 9h 33m 17s | 🌒 (36%) |
| Sat, May 23 | 5:30:44 am | 5:59:14 am | 8:26:45 pm | 8:55:14 pm | 14h 27m 31s | 1m 26s | 1:12:59 pm | 58.3° | 4:53:44 am | 9:32:15 pm | 4:12:56 am | 10:13:03 pm | 9h 31m 53s | 🌓 (47%) |
| Sun, May 24 | 5:30:04 am | 5:58:38 am | 8:27:32 pm | 8:56:06 pm | 14h 28m 54s | 1m 23s | 1:13:05 pm | 58.4° | 4:52:56 am | 9:33:14 pm | 4:11:56 am | 10:14:14 pm | 9h 30m 31s | 🌔 (57%) |
| Mon, May 25 | 5:29:25 am | 5:58:03 am | 8:28:18 pm | 8:56:56 pm | 14h 30m 15s | 1m 21s | 1:13:11 pm | 58.6° | 4:52:10 am | 9:34:12 pm | 4:10:58 am | 10:15:24 pm | 9h 29m 12s | 🌔 (67%) |
| Tue, May 26 | 5:28:48 am | 5:57:30 am | 8:29:04 pm | 8:57:46 pm | 14h 31m 34s | 1m 19s | 1:13:17 pm | 58.8° | 4:51:26 am | 9:35:09 pm | 4:10:02 am | 10:16:32 pm | 9h 27m 55s | 🌔 (77%) |
| Wed, May 27 | 5:28:13 am | 5:56:59 am | 8:29:49 pm | 8:58:35 pm | 14h 32m 50s | 1m 16s | 1:13:24 pm | 59° | 4:50:44 am | 9:36:05 pm | 4:09:09 am | 10:17:40 pm | 9h 26m 41s | 🌔 (84%) |
| Thu, May 28 | 5:27:40 am | 5:56:30 am | 8:30:33 pm | 8:59:23 pm | 14h 34m 3s | 1m 13s | 1:13:32 pm | 59.1° | 4:50:04 am | 9:37:00 pm | 4:08:17 am | 10:18:46 pm | 9h 25m 30s | 🌔 (91%) |
| Fri, May 29 | 5:27:09 am | 5:56:03 am | 8:31:17 pm | 9:00:11 pm | 14h 35m 14s | 1m 11s | 1:13:40 pm | 59.3° | 4:49:25 am | 9:37:54 pm | 4:07:29 am | 10:19:51 pm | 9h 24m 20s | 🌔 (96%) |
| Sat, May 30 | 5:26:39 am | 5:55:37 am | 8:31:59 pm | 9:00:57 pm | 14h 36m 22s | 1m 8s | 1:13:48 pm | 59.4° | 4:48:50 am | 9:38:46 pm | 4:06:42 am | 10:20:54 pm | 9h 23m 14s | 🌔 (99%) |
| Sun, May 31 | 5:26:12 am | 5:55:13 am | 8:32:41 pm | 9:01:42 pm | 14h 37m 28s | 1m 6s | 1:13:57 pm | 59.6° | 4:48:16 am | 9:39:38 pm | 4:05:58 am | 10:21:56 pm | 9h 22m 10s | 🌕 (100%) |
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