Sunrise and sunset times in Cape May, NJ
Check out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Cape May, NJ, United States, as well as the whole calendar for May 2026.
Today
May 11, 2026 . Current time: 5:58:33 pm
First light at 5:20:41 am
Sunrise time: 5:48:55 am
Sunset time: 8:03:05 pm
Last light at 8:31:18 pm
Day length: 14 hours, 14 minutes
2 hours, 4 minutes left for today's sunset in Cape May
Moon set on May 11 at 02:19 PM
Moon will rise on May 12 at 03:11 AMMoon phase: 🌘 Waning Crescent (30%)Tomorrow
May 12, 2026
First light at 5:19:38 am
Sunrise time: 5:47:57 am
Sunset time: 8:04:01 pm
Last light at 8:32:20 pm
Day length: 14 hours, 16 minutes
Tomorrow will be approximately 2 minutes longer than today in Cape May
Moon will rise on May 12 at 03:11 AM Moon will set on May 12 at 03:26 PMMoon phase: 🌘 Waning Crescent (18%)
- Cape May, New Jersey
- Latitude: 38.935112
- Longitude: -74.906006
- Time zone: Eastern Time EDT
Shortest day in Cape May, NJ
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 29 minutes.Longest day in Cape May, NJ
The longest day of the year will be in 1 month and 8 days, during the summer solstice on June 20, 2026, with a daylight length of 14 hours and 57 minutes.
May 2026 - Cape May, New Jersey - 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 Cape May.
The day length increases by 51 minutes over the course of May 2026 in Cape May, NJ - from 13 hours, 53 minutes on the first day to 14 hours, 45 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 | 5:32:29 am | 5:59:51 am | 7:53:33 pm | 8:20:55 pm | 13h 53m 42s | 13h 53m 42s | 12:56:42 pm | 54.2° | 4:57:29 am | 8:55:54 pm | 4:19:59 am | 9:33:24 pm | 10h 5m 7s | 🌕 (100%) |
| Sat, May 2 | 5:31:12 am | 5:58:40 am | 7:54:31 pm | 8:21:58 pm | 13h 55m 51s | 2m 9s | 12:56:35 pm | 54.5° | 4:56:05 am | 8:57:06 pm | 4:18:22 am | 9:34:48 pm | 10h 2m 58s | 🌖 (100%) |
| Sun, May 3 | 5:29:57 am | 5:57:29 am | 7:55:29 pm | 8:23:01 pm | 13h 58m 0s | 2m 9s | 12:56:29 pm | 54.8° | 4:54:41 am | 8:58:17 pm | 4:16:45 am | 9:36:13 pm | 10h 0m 51s | 🌖 (98%) |
| Mon, May 4 | 5:28:43 am | 5:56:20 am | 7:56:26 pm | 8:24:03 pm | 14h 0m 6s | 2m 6s | 12:56:23 pm | 55° | 4:53:18 am | 8:59:28 pm | 4:15:09 am | 9:37:37 pm | 9h 58m 47s | 🌖 (95%) |
| Tue, May 5 | 5:27:30 am | 5:55:13 am | 7:57:24 pm | 8:25:06 pm | 14h 2m 11s | 2m 5s | 12:56:18 pm | 55.3° | 4:51:57 am | 9:00:40 pm | 4:13:35 am | 9:39:02 pm | 9h 56m 42s | 🌖 (89%) |
| Wed, May 6 | 5:26:19 am | 5:54:06 am | 7:58:21 pm | 8:26:09 pm | 14h 4m 15s | 2m 4s | 12:56:14 pm | 55.6° | 4:50:37 am | 9:01:51 pm | 4:12:01 am | 9:40:27 pm | 9h 54m 40s | 🌖 (83%) |
| Thu, May 7 | 5:25:09 am | 5:53:01 am | 7:59:19 pm | 8:27:11 pm | 14h 6m 18s | 2m 3s | 12:56:10 pm | 55.9° | 4:49:18 am | 9:03:02 pm | 4:10:28 am | 9:41:52 pm | 9h 52m 38s | 🌖 (75%) |
| Fri, May 8 | 5:24:00 am | 5:51:57 am | 8:00:16 pm | 8:28:13 pm | 14h 8m 19s | 2m 1s | 12:56:07 pm | 56.2° | 4:48:00 am | 9:04:13 pm | 4:08:57 am | 9:43:16 pm | 9h 50m 39s | 🌖 (67%) |
| Sat, May 9 | 5:22:52 am | 5:50:55 am | 8:01:12 pm | 8:29:15 pm | 14h 10m 17s | 1m 58s | 12:56:04 pm | 56.4° | 4:46:43 am | 9:05:24 pm | 4:07:26 am | 9:44:41 pm | 9h 48m 42s | 🌖 (57%) |
| Sun, May 10 | 5:21:46 am | 5:49:54 am | 8:02:09 pm | 8:30:17 pm | 14h 12m 15s | 1m 58s | 12:56:02 pm | 56.7° | 4:45:28 am | 9:06:35 pm | 4:05:57 am | 9:46:06 pm | 9h 46m 46s | 🌗 (47%) |
| Mon, May 11 | 5:20:41 am | 5:48:55 am | 8:03:05 pm | 8:31:18 pm | 14h 14m 10s | 1m 55s | 12:56:00 pm | 56.9° | 4:44:15 am | 9:07:45 pm | 4:04:30 am | 9:47:30 pm | 9h 44m 52s | 🌘 (37%) |
| Tue, May 12 | 5:19:38 am | 5:47:57 am | 8:04:01 pm | 8:32:20 pm | 14h 16m 4s | 1m 54s | 12:55:59 pm | 57.2° | 4:43:03 am | 9:08:55 pm | 4:03:03 am | 9:48:54 pm | 9h 42m 59s | 🌘 (27%) |
| Wed, May 13 | 5:18:36 am | 5:47:00 am | 8:04:57 pm | 8:33:20 pm | 14h 17m 57s | 1m 53s | 12:55:58 pm | 57.4° | 4:41:52 am | 9:10:05 pm | 4:01:39 am | 9:50:18 pm | 9h 41m 8s | 🌘 (18%) |
| Thu, May 14 | 5:17:36 am | 5:46:05 am | 8:05:52 pm | 8:34:21 pm | 14h 19m 47s | 1m 50s | 12:55:59 pm | 57.7° | 4:40:43 am | 9:11:14 pm | 4:00:15 am | 9:51:42 pm | 9h 39m 20s | 🌘 (10%) |
| Fri, May 15 | 5:16:38 am | 5:45:12 am | 8:06:47 pm | 8:35:21 pm | 14h 21m 35s | 1m 48s | 12:55:59 pm | 57.9° | 4:39:35 am | 9:12:23 pm | 3:58:53 am | 9:53:05 pm | 9h 37m 33s | 🌘 (4%) |
| Sat, May 16 | 5:15:41 am | 5:44:20 am | 8:07:41 pm | 8:36:20 pm | 14h 23m 21s | 1m 46s | 12:56:00 pm | 58.2° | 4:38:29 am | 9:13:31 pm | 3:57:33 am | 9:54:28 pm | 9h 35m 48s | 🌘 (1%) |
| Sun, May 17 | 5:14:45 am | 5:43:29 am | 8:08:35 pm | 8:37:19 pm | 14h 25m 6s | 1m 45s | 12:56:02 pm | 58.4° | 4:37:25 am | 9:14:39 pm | 3:56:15 am | 9:55:50 pm | 9h 34m 6s | 🌑 (0%) |
| Mon, May 18 | 5:13:52 am | 5:42:41 am | 8:09:28 pm | 8:38:17 pm | 14h 26m 47s | 1m 41s | 12:56:04 pm | 58.6° | 4:36:23 am | 9:15:46 pm | 3:54:58 am | 9:57:11 pm | 9h 32m 26s | 🌒 (3%) |
| Tue, May 19 | 5:12:59 am | 5:41:54 am | 8:10:21 pm | 8:39:15 pm | 14h 28m 27s | 1m 40s | 12:56:07 pm | 58.8° | 4:35:22 am | 9:16:53 pm | 3:53:43 am | 9:58:32 pm | 9h 30m 47s | 🌒 (8%) |
| Wed, May 20 | 5:12:09 am | 5:41:08 am | 8:11:13 pm | 8:40:12 pm | 14h 30m 5s | 1m 38s | 12:56:11 pm | 59° | 4:34:23 am | 9:17:59 pm | 3:52:30 am | 9:59:52 pm | 9h 29m 12s | 🌒 (16%) |
| Thu, May 21 | 5:11:21 am | 5:40:25 am | 8:12:05 pm | 8:41:09 pm | 14h 31m 40s | 1m 35s | 12:56:15 pm | 59.2° | 4:33:26 am | 9:19:04 pm | 3:51:18 am | 10:01:11 pm | 9h 27m 38s | 🌒 (25%) |
| Fri, May 22 | 5:10:34 am | 5:39:43 am | 8:12:56 pm | 8:42:05 pm | 14h 33m 13s | 1m 33s | 12:56:19 pm | 59.4° | 4:32:30 am | 9:20:08 pm | 3:50:09 am | 10:02:30 pm | 9h 26m 7s | 🌒 (36%) |
| Sat, May 23 | 5:09:49 am | 5:39:03 am | 8:13:46 pm | 8:43:00 pm | 14h 34m 43s | 1m 30s | 12:56:24 pm | 59.6° | 4:31:37 am | 9:21:12 pm | 3:49:02 am | 10:03:47 pm | 9h 24m 38s | 🌓 (47%) |
| Sun, May 24 | 5:09:06 am | 5:38:24 am | 8:14:35 pm | 8:43:54 pm | 14h 36m 11s | 1m 28s | 12:56:30 pm | 59.8° | 4:30:46 am | 9:22:14 pm | 3:47:57 am | 10:05:03 pm | 9h 23m 12s | 🌔 (57%) |
| Mon, May 25 | 5:08:24 am | 5:37:47 am | 8:15:24 pm | 8:44:47 pm | 14h 37m 37s | 1m 26s | 12:56:36 pm | 60° | 4:29:56 am | 9:23:16 pm | 3:46:54 am | 10:06:18 pm | 9h 21m 48s | 🌔 (67%) |
| Tue, May 26 | 5:07:45 am | 5:37:12 am | 8:16:12 pm | 8:45:40 pm | 14h 39m 0s | 1m 23s | 12:56:42 pm | 60.1° | 4:29:09 am | 9:24:16 pm | 3:45:53 am | 10:07:32 pm | 9h 20m 27s | 🌔 (77%) |
| Wed, May 27 | 5:07:07 am | 5:36:39 am | 8:16:59 pm | 8:46:31 pm | 14h 40m 20s | 1m 20s | 12:56:49 pm | 60.3° | 4:28:23 am | 9:25:15 pm | 3:44:54 am | 10:08:44 pm | 9h 19m 9s | 🌔 (84%) |
| Thu, May 28 | 5:06:32 am | 5:36:08 am | 8:17:45 pm | 8:47:22 pm | 14h 41m 37s | 1m 17s | 12:56:57 pm | 60.5° | 4:27:40 am | 9:26:13 pm | 3:43:58 am | 10:09:55 pm | 9h 17m 54s | 🌔 (91%) |
| Fri, May 29 | 5:05:58 am | 5:35:39 am | 8:18:31 pm | 8:48:11 pm | 14h 42m 52s | 1m 15s | 12:57:05 pm | 60.6° | 4:26:59 am | 9:27:10 pm | 3:43:04 am | 10:11:05 pm | 9h 16m 40s | 🌔 (96%) |
| Sat, May 30 | 5:05:26 am | 5:35:11 am | 8:19:15 pm | 8:49:00 pm | 14h 44m 4s | 1m 12s | 12:57:13 pm | 60.8° | 4:26:20 am | 9:28:06 pm | 3:42:13 am | 10:12:13 pm | 9h 15m 30s | 🌔 (99%) |
| Sun, May 31 | 5:04:56 am | 5:34:45 am | 8:19:58 pm | 8:49:47 pm | 14h 45m 13s | 1m 9s | 12:57:22 pm | 60.9° | 4:25:43 am | 9:29:00 pm | 3:41:24 am | 10:13:19 pm | 9h 14m 23s | 🌕 (100%) |
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