Sunrise and sunset times in Benson, NC

Check out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Benson, NC, United States, as well as the whole calendar for May 2026.

Today

May 22, 2026 . Current time: 1:56:01 pm

Sun rising over the horizon

First light at 5:36:02 am

Sunrise time: 6:03:22 am

Sun setting behind the horizon

Sunset time: 8:18:25 pm

Last light at 8:45:45 pm

Day length: 14 hours, 15 minutes

6 hours, 22 minutes left for today's sunset in Benson

Moonrise icon Moon rose on May 22 at 11:06 AMMoonset icon Moon will set on May 23 at 12:52 AMMoon phase: 🌒 Waxing Crescent (42%)

Tomorrow

May 23, 2026

Sun rising over the horizon

First light at 5:35:24 am

Sunrise time: 6:02:48 am

Sun setting behind the horizon

Sunset time: 8:19:09 pm

Last light at 8:46:33 pm

Day length: 14 hours, 16 minutes

Tomorrow will be approximately 1 minute longer than today in Benson

Moonset icon Moon will set on May 23 at 12:52 AMMoonrise icon Moon will rise on May 23 at 12:12 PMMoon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (57%)
Map of Benson, North Carolina

Shortest day in Benson, NC

The shortest day of the year will be in 7 months, during the winter solstice on December 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 9 hours and 48 minutes.

Longest day in Benson, NC

The longest day of the year will be in 28 days, during the summer solstice on June 20, 2026, with a daylight length of 14 hours and 35 minutes.
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May 2026 - Benson, North Carolina - 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 Benson.

The day length increases by 44 minutes over the course of May 2026 in Benson, NC - from 13 hours, 40 minutes on the first day to 14 hours, 25 minutes on the last day.

  
Day Twilight Start Sunrise Sunset Twilight End Day Length Day Length Variation Solar Noon Info Time of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky. Max Sun Altitude Nautical Twilight Start Nautical Twilight End Astronomical Twilight Start Astronomical Twilight End Night Length Info Calculated form this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise. Moon phase
Fri, May 1 5:55:05 am 6:20:57 am 8:01:35 pm 8:27:26 pm 13h 40m 38s 13h 40m 38s 1:11:16 pm 50.6° 5:22:18 am 9:00:13 pm 4:47:42 am 9:34:50 pm 10h 18m 19s 🌕 (100%)
Sat, May 2 5:53:58 am 6:19:54 am 8:02:24 pm 8:28:20 pm 13h 42m 30s 1m 52s 1:11:09 pm 50.9° 5:21:04 am 9:01:14 pm 4:46:18 am 9:36:00 pm 10h 16m 28s 🌖 (100%)
Sun, May 3 5:52:52 am 6:18:52 am 8:03:14 pm 8:29:14 pm 13h 44m 22s 1m 52s 1:11:03 pm 51.2° 5:19:51 am 9:02:15 pm 4:44:55 am 9:37:11 pm 10h 14m 37s 🌖 (98%)
Mon, May 4 5:51:47 am 6:17:51 am 8:04:04 pm 8:30:08 pm 13h 46m 13s 1m 51s 1:10:58 pm 51.5° 5:18:39 am 9:03:16 pm 4:43:33 am 9:38:22 pm 10h 12m 47s 🌖 (95%)
Tue, May 5 5:50:43 am 6:16:51 am 8:04:54 pm 8:31:02 pm 13h 48m 3s 1m 50s 1:10:52 pm 51.8° 5:17:28 am 9:04:17 pm 4:42:13 am 9:39:32 pm 10h 10m 59s 🌖 (89%)
Wed, May 6 5:49:40 am 6:15:53 am 8:05:43 pm 8:31:56 pm 13h 49m 50s 1m 47s 1:10:48 pm 52.1° 5:16:19 am 9:05:17 pm 4:40:53 am 9:40:43 pm 10h 9m 13s 🌖 (83%)
Thu, May 7 5:48:38 am 6:14:56 am 8:06:33 pm 8:32:50 pm 13h 51m 37s 1m 47s 1:10:44 pm 52.3° 5:15:10 am 9:06:18 pm 4:39:34 am 9:41:54 pm 10h 7m 27s 🌖 (75%)
Fri, May 8 5:47:38 am 6:14:00 am 8:07:22 pm 8:33:43 pm 13h 53m 22s 1m 45s 1:10:41 pm 52.6° 5:14:03 am 9:07:19 pm 4:38:16 am 9:43:05 pm 10h 5m 43s 🌖 (67%)
Sat, May 9 5:46:39 am 6:13:05 am 8:08:11 pm 8:34:37 pm 13h 55m 6s 1m 44s 1:10:38 pm 52.9° 5:12:57 am 9:08:19 pm 4:37:00 am 9:44:16 pm 10h 4m 0s 🌖 (57%)
Sun, May 10 5:45:42 am 6:12:11 am 8:09:00 pm 8:35:30 pm 13h 56m 49s 1m 43s 1:10:36 pm 53.1° 5:11:52 am 9:09:20 pm 4:35:45 am 9:45:27 pm 10h 2m 19s 🌗 (47%)
Mon, May 11 5:44:45 am 6:11:19 am 8:09:49 pm 8:36:23 pm 13h 58m 30s 1m 41s 1:10:34 pm 53.4° 5:10:49 am 9:10:20 pm 4:34:31 am 9:46:37 pm 10h 0m 40s 🌘 (37%)
Tue, May 12 5:43:50 am 6:10:29 am 8:10:37 pm 8:37:16 pm 14h 0m 8s 1m 38s 1:10:33 pm 53.6° 5:09:47 am 9:11:20 pm 4:33:19 am 9:47:48 pm 9h 59m 2s 🌘 (27%)
Wed, May 13 5:42:57 am 6:09:39 am 8:11:26 pm 8:38:09 pm 14h 1m 47s 1m 39s 1:10:33 pm 53.9° 5:08:46 am 9:12:19 pm 4:32:08 am 9:48:58 pm 9h 57m 26s 🌘 (18%)
Thu, May 14 5:42:05 am 6:08:52 am 8:12:14 pm 8:39:01 pm 14h 3m 22s 1m 35s 1:10:33 pm 54.1° 5:07:47 am 9:13:19 pm 4:30:58 am 9:50:08 pm 9h 55m 51s 🌘 (10%)
Fri, May 15 5:41:14 am 6:08:05 am 8:13:02 pm 8:39:53 pm 14h 4m 57s 1m 35s 1:10:33 pm 54.4° 5:06:49 am 9:14:18 pm 4:29:50 am 9:51:17 pm 9h 54m 18s 🌘 (4%)
Sat, May 16 5:40:25 am 6:07:20 am 8:13:49 pm 8:40:45 pm 14h 6m 29s 1m 32s 1:10:35 pm 54.6° 5:05:53 am 9:15:16 pm 4:28:43 am 9:52:26 pm 9h 52m 48s 🌘 (1%)
Sun, May 17 5:39:37 am 6:06:37 am 8:14:36 pm 8:41:36 pm 14h 7m 59s 1m 30s 1:10:36 pm 54.8° 5:04:58 am 9:16:15 pm 4:27:38 am 9:53:35 pm 9h 51m 19s 🌑 (0%)
Mon, May 18 5:38:51 am 6:05:55 am 8:15:23 pm 8:42:27 pm 14h 9m 28s 1m 29s 1:10:39 pm 55° 5:04:05 am 9:17:12 pm 4:26:35 am 9:54:43 pm 9h 49m 51s 🌒 (3%)
Tue, May 19 5:38:06 am 6:05:14 am 8:16:09 pm 8:43:17 pm 14h 10m 55s 1m 27s 1:10:42 pm 55.3° 5:03:14 am 9:18:10 pm 4:25:33 am 9:55:50 pm 9h 48m 26s 🌒 (8%)
Wed, May 20 5:37:23 am 6:04:35 am 8:16:55 pm 8:44:07 pm 14h 12m 20s 1m 25s 1:10:45 pm 55.5° 5:02:24 am 9:19:06 pm 4:24:33 am 9:56:57 pm 9h 47m 3s 🌒 (16%)
Thu, May 21 5:36:42 am 6:03:58 am 8:17:40 pm 8:44:56 pm 14h 13m 42s 1m 22s 1:10:49 pm 55.7° 5:01:36 am 9:20:02 pm 4:23:35 am 9:58:03 pm 9h 45m 42s 🌒 (25%)
Fri, May 22 5:36:02 am 6:03:22 am 8:18:25 pm 8:45:45 pm 14h 15m 3s 1m 21s 1:10:54 pm 55.9° 5:00:49 am 9:20:58 pm 4:22:39 am 9:59:08 pm 9h 44m 23s 🌒 (36%)
Sat, May 23 5:35:24 am 6:02:48 am 8:19:09 pm 8:46:33 pm 14h 16m 21s 1m 18s 1:10:59 pm 56.1° 5:00:05 am 9:21:52 pm 4:21:44 am 10:00:13 pm 9h 43m 6s 🌓 (47%)
Sun, May 24 5:34:47 am 6:02:15 am 8:19:53 pm 8:47:21 pm 14h 17m 38s 1m 17s 1:11:04 pm 56.2° 4:59:22 am 9:22:46 pm 4:20:51 am 10:01:17 pm 9h 41m 51s 🌔 (57%)
Mon, May 25 5:34:12 am 6:01:44 am 8:20:36 pm 8:48:08 pm 14h 18m 52s 1m 14s 1:11:10 pm 56.4° 4:58:41 am 9:23:39 pm 4:20:01 am 10:02:19 pm 9h 40m 39s 🌔 (67%)
Tue, May 26 5:33:39 am 6:01:15 am 8:21:19 pm 8:48:54 pm 14h 20m 4s 1m 12s 1:11:17 pm 56.6° 4:58:01 am 9:24:32 pm 4:19:12 am 10:03:21 pm 9h 39m 28s 🌔 (77%)
Wed, May 27 5:33:08 am 6:00:47 am 8:22:00 pm 8:49:39 pm 14h 21m 13s 1m 9s 1:11:24 pm 56.8° 4:57:24 am 9:25:23 pm 4:18:25 am 10:04:22 pm 9h 38m 21s 🌔 (84%)
Thu, May 28 5:32:38 am 6:00:21 am 8:22:41 pm 8:50:24 pm 14h 22m 20s 1m 7s 1:11:31 pm 56.9° 4:56:49 am 9:26:14 pm 4:17:41 am 10:05:21 pm 9h 37m 15s 🌔 (91%)
Fri, May 29 5:32:10 am 5:59:56 am 8:23:22 pm 8:51:08 pm 14h 23m 26s 1m 6s 1:11:39 pm 57.1° 4:56:15 am 9:27:03 pm 4:16:58 am 10:06:19 pm 9h 36m 11s 🌔 (96%)
Sat, May 30 5:31:44 am 5:59:33 am 8:24:01 pm 8:51:50 pm 14h 24m 28s 1m 2s 1:11:47 pm 57.2° 4:55:43 am 9:27:51 pm 4:16:18 am 10:07:16 pm 9h 35m 11s 🌔 (99%)
Sun, May 31 5:31:20 am 5:59:12 am 8:24:40 pm 8:52:32 pm 14h 25m 28s 1m 0s 1:11:56 pm 57.4° 4:55:13 am 9:28:39 pm 4:15:40 am 10:08:12 pm 9h 34m 13s 🌕 (100%)

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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Benson, NC - 2026

The followin graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Benson, NC for every day of the year. There are two jumps in the graph that represent the hour change for Daylight Saving Time (DST) in Benson, NC.


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