Sunrise and sunset times in Cary, NC
Check out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Cary, NC, United States, as well as the whole calendar for May 2026.
Today
May 11, 2026 . Current time: 10:44:47 am
First light at 5:44:39 am
Sunrise time: 6:11:23 am
Sunset time: 8:11:37 pm
Last light at 8:38:21 pm
Day length: 14 hours, 0 minutes
9 hours, 26 minutes left for today's sunset in Cary
Moon rose on May 11 at 02:00 AM
Moon will set on May 11 at 01:37 PMMoon phase: 🌘 Waning Crescent (33%)Tomorrow
May 12, 2026
First light at 5:43:43 am
Sunrise time: 6:10:32 am
Sunset time: 8:12:26 pm
Last light at 8:39:15 pm
Day length: 14 hours, 1 minute
Tomorrow will be approximately 2 minutes longer than today in Cary
Moon will rise on May 12 at 02:26 AM Moon will set on May 12 at 02:42 PMMoon phase: 🌘 Waning Crescent (18%)
- Cary, North Carolina
- Latitude: 35.791538
- Longitude: -78.781120
- Time zone: Eastern Time EDT
Shortest day in Cary, NC
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 46 minutes.Longest day in Cary, NC
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 38 minutes.
May 2026 - Cary, 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 Cary.
The day length increases by 45 minutes over the course of May 2026 in Cary, NC - from 13 hours, 42 minutes on the first day to 14 hours, 27 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 | 5:55:08 am | 6:21:10 am | 8:03:14 pm | 8:29:15 pm | 13h 42m 4s | 13h 42m 4s | 1:12:12 pm | 51° | 5:22:08 am | 9:02:16 pm | 4:47:14 am | 9:37:10 pm | 10h 16m 52s | 🌕 (100%) |
| Sat, May 2 | 5:54:00 am | 6:20:06 am | 8:04:04 pm | 8:30:10 pm | 13h 43m 58s | 1m 54s | 1:12:05 pm | 51.3° | 5:20:52 am | 9:03:18 pm | 4:45:48 am | 9:38:22 pm | 10h 14m 59s | 🌖 (100%) |
| Sun, May 3 | 5:52:53 am | 6:19:03 am | 8:04:55 pm | 8:31:05 pm | 13h 45m 52s | 1m 54s | 1:11:59 pm | 51.6° | 5:19:38 am | 9:04:20 pm | 4:44:24 am | 9:39:34 pm | 10h 13m 6s | 🌖 (98%) |
| Mon, May 4 | 5:51:47 am | 6:18:01 am | 8:05:46 pm | 8:32:00 pm | 13h 47m 45s | 1m 53s | 1:11:53 pm | 51.9° | 5:18:25 am | 9:05:22 pm | 4:43:01 am | 9:40:46 pm | 10h 11m 14s | 🌖 (95%) |
| Tue, May 5 | 5:50:42 am | 6:17:00 am | 8:06:36 pm | 8:32:55 pm | 13h 49m 36s | 1m 51s | 1:11:48 pm | 52.2° | 5:17:13 am | 9:06:24 pm | 4:41:38 am | 9:41:58 pm | 10h 9m 25s | 🌖 (89%) |
| Wed, May 6 | 5:49:38 am | 6:16:01 am | 8:07:27 pm | 8:33:49 pm | 13h 51m 26s | 1m 50s | 1:11:44 pm | 52.5° | 5:16:02 am | 9:07:25 pm | 4:40:17 am | 9:43:11 pm | 10h 7m 36s | 🌖 (83%) |
| Thu, May 7 | 5:48:36 am | 6:15:03 am | 8:08:17 pm | 8:34:44 pm | 13h 53m 14s | 1m 48s | 1:11:40 pm | 52.7° | 5:14:53 am | 9:08:27 pm | 4:38:57 am | 9:44:23 pm | 10h 5m 49s | 🌖 (75%) |
| Fri, May 8 | 5:47:35 am | 6:14:06 am | 8:09:07 pm | 8:35:39 pm | 13h 55m 1s | 1m 47s | 1:11:37 pm | 53° | 5:13:44 am | 9:09:29 pm | 4:37:38 am | 9:45:35 pm | 10h 4m 3s | 🌖 (67%) |
| Sat, May 9 | 5:46:35 am | 6:13:10 am | 8:09:57 pm | 8:36:33 pm | 13h 56m 47s | 1m 46s | 1:11:34 pm | 53.3° | 5:12:37 am | 9:10:31 pm | 4:36:20 am | 9:46:48 pm | 10h 2m 19s | 🌖 (57%) |
| Sun, May 10 | 5:45:36 am | 6:12:16 am | 8:10:47 pm | 8:37:27 pm | 13h 58m 31s | 1m 44s | 1:11:32 pm | 53.5° | 5:11:31 am | 9:11:32 pm | 4:35:03 am | 9:48:00 pm | 10h 0m 36s | 🌗 (47%) |
| Mon, May 11 | 5:44:39 am | 6:11:23 am | 8:11:37 pm | 8:38:21 pm | 14h 0m 14s | 1m 43s | 1:11:30 pm | 53.8° | 5:10:27 am | 9:12:33 pm | 4:33:48 am | 9:49:12 pm | 9h 58m 55s | 🌘 (37%) |
| Tue, May 12 | 5:43:43 am | 6:10:32 am | 8:12:26 pm | 8:39:15 pm | 14h 1m 54s | 1m 40s | 1:11:29 pm | 54.1° | 5:09:24 am | 9:13:34 pm | 4:32:34 am | 9:50:23 pm | 9h 57m 16s | 🌘 (27%) |
| Wed, May 13 | 5:42:48 am | 6:09:42 am | 8:13:15 pm | 8:40:08 pm | 14h 3m 33s | 1m 39s | 1:11:28 pm | 54.3° | 5:08:22 am | 9:14:35 pm | 4:31:22 am | 9:51:35 pm | 9h 55m 38s | 🌘 (18%) |
| Thu, May 14 | 5:41:55 am | 6:08:53 am | 8:14:04 pm | 8:41:02 pm | 14h 5m 11s | 1m 38s | 1:11:29 pm | 54.5° | 5:07:22 am | 9:15:35 pm | 4:30:11 am | 9:52:46 pm | 9h 54m 2s | 🌘 (10%) |
| Fri, May 15 | 5:41:04 am | 6:08:06 am | 8:14:52 pm | 8:41:54 pm | 14h 6m 46s | 1m 35s | 1:11:29 pm | 54.8° | 5:06:23 am | 9:16:36 pm | 4:29:01 am | 9:53:57 pm | 9h 52m 28s | 🌘 (4%) |
| Sat, May 16 | 5:40:14 am | 6:07:20 am | 8:15:41 pm | 8:42:47 pm | 14h 8m 21s | 1m 35s | 1:11:30 pm | 55° | 5:05:26 am | 9:17:35 pm | 4:27:53 am | 9:55:07 pm | 9h 50m 55s | 🌘 (1%) |
| Sun, May 17 | 5:39:25 am | 6:06:36 am | 8:16:28 pm | 8:43:39 pm | 14h 9m 52s | 1m 31s | 1:11:32 pm | 55.2° | 5:04:30 am | 9:18:34 pm | 4:26:47 am | 9:56:17 pm | 9h 49m 25s | 🌑 (0%) |
| Mon, May 18 | 5:38:38 am | 6:05:53 am | 8:17:16 pm | 8:44:31 pm | 14h 11m 23s | 1m 31s | 1:11:35 pm | 55.5° | 5:03:36 am | 9:19:33 pm | 4:25:42 am | 9:57:27 pm | 9h 47m 56s | 🌒 (3%) |
| Tue, May 19 | 5:37:53 am | 6:05:12 am | 8:18:03 pm | 8:45:22 pm | 14h 12m 51s | 1m 28s | 1:11:37 pm | 55.7° | 5:02:44 am | 9:20:31 pm | 4:24:39 am | 9:58:36 pm | 9h 46m 29s | 🌒 (8%) |
| Wed, May 20 | 5:37:09 am | 6:04:32 am | 8:18:49 pm | 8:46:13 pm | 14h 14m 17s | 1m 26s | 1:11:41 pm | 55.9° | 5:01:53 am | 9:21:29 pm | 4:23:38 am | 9:59:44 pm | 9h 45m 5s | 🌒 (16%) |
| Thu, May 21 | 5:36:27 am | 6:03:54 am | 8:19:35 pm | 8:47:03 pm | 14h 15m 41s | 1m 24s | 1:11:45 pm | 56.1° | 5:01:04 am | 9:22:26 pm | 4:22:38 am | 10:00:51 pm | 9h 43m 43s | 🌒 (25%) |
| Fri, May 22 | 5:35:46 am | 6:03:18 am | 8:20:21 pm | 8:47:52 pm | 14h 17m 3s | 1m 22s | 1:11:49 pm | 56.3° | 5:00:16 am | 9:23:22 pm | 4:21:41 am | 10:01:58 pm | 9h 42m 22s | 🌒 (36%) |
| Sat, May 23 | 5:35:07 am | 6:02:43 am | 8:21:06 pm | 8:48:41 pm | 14h 18m 23s | 1m 20s | 1:11:54 pm | 56.5° | 4:59:31 am | 9:24:18 pm | 4:20:45 am | 10:03:04 pm | 9h 41m 4s | 🌓 (47%) |
| Sun, May 24 | 5:34:30 am | 6:02:10 am | 8:21:50 pm | 8:49:29 pm | 14h 19m 40s | 1m 17s | 1:12:00 pm | 56.7° | 4:58:47 am | 9:25:13 pm | 4:19:51 am | 10:04:09 pm | 9h 39m 48s | 🌔 (57%) |
| Mon, May 25 | 5:33:55 am | 6:01:38 am | 8:22:34 pm | 8:50:17 pm | 14h 20m 56s | 1m 16s | 1:12:06 pm | 56.8° | 4:58:05 am | 9:26:07 pm | 4:18:59 am | 10:05:13 pm | 9h 38m 34s | 🌔 (67%) |
| Tue, May 26 | 5:33:21 am | 6:01:08 am | 8:23:17 pm | 8:51:04 pm | 14h 22m 9s | 1m 13s | 1:12:12 pm | 57° | 4:57:25 am | 9:27:00 pm | 4:18:09 am | 10:06:15 pm | 9h 37m 23s | 🌔 (77%) |
| Wed, May 27 | 5:32:49 am | 6:00:40 am | 8:23:59 pm | 8:51:50 pm | 14h 23m 19s | 1m 10s | 1:12:19 pm | 57.2° | 4:56:47 am | 9:27:52 pm | 4:17:22 am | 10:07:17 pm | 9h 36m 14s | 🌔 (84%) |
| Thu, May 28 | 5:32:19 am | 6:00:13 am | 8:24:41 pm | 8:52:35 pm | 14h 24m 28s | 1m 9s | 1:12:27 pm | 57.3° | 4:56:10 am | 9:28:43 pm | 4:16:36 am | 10:08:18 pm | 9h 35m 7s | 🌔 (91%) |
| Fri, May 29 | 5:31:50 am | 5:59:48 am | 8:25:22 pm | 8:53:19 pm | 14h 25m 34s | 1m 6s | 1:12:35 pm | 57.5° | 4:55:36 am | 9:29:33 pm | 4:15:52 am | 10:09:17 pm | 9h 34m 3s | 🌔 (96%) |
| Sat, May 30 | 5:31:23 am | 5:59:25 am | 8:26:02 pm | 8:54:03 pm | 14h 26m 37s | 1m 3s | 1:12:43 pm | 57.6° | 4:55:04 am | 9:30:23 pm | 4:15:11 am | 10:10:15 pm | 9h 33m 1s | 🌔 (99%) |
| Sun, May 31 | 5:30:58 am | 5:59:03 am | 8:26:41 pm | 8:54:45 pm | 14h 27m 38s | 1m 1s | 1:12:52 pm | 57.8° | 4:54:33 am | 9:31:11 pm | 4:14:32 am | 10:11:12 pm | 9h 32m 2s | 🌕 (100%) |
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