Sunrise and sunset times in Charlotte, NC
Check out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Charlotte, NC, United States, as well as the whole calendar for May 2026.
Today
May 10, 2026 . Current time: 11:13:49 am
First light at 5:55:15 am
Sunrise time: 6:21:41 am
Sunset time: 8:17:52 pm
Last light at 8:44:18 pm
Day length: 13 hours, 56 minutes
9 hours, 4 minutes left for today's sunset in Charlotte
Moon rose on May 10 at 01:41 AM
Moon will set on May 10 at 12:43 PMMoon phase: 🌘 Waning Crescent (42%)Tomorrow
May 11, 2026
First light at 5:54:19 am
Sunrise time: 6:20:49 am
Sunset time: 8:18:40 pm
Last light at 8:45:11 pm
Day length: 13 hours, 57 minutes
Tomorrow will be approximately 2 minutes longer than today in Charlotte
Moon will rise on May 11 at 02:08 AM Moon will set on May 11 at 01:46 PMMoon phase: 🌘 Waning Crescent (27%)
- Charlotte, North Carolina
- Latitude: 35.227085
- Longitude: -80.843124
- Time zone: Eastern Time EDT
Shortest day in Charlotte, 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 49 minutes.Longest day in Charlotte, NC
The longest day of the year will be in 1 month and 9 days, during the summer solstice on June 20, 2026, with a daylight length of 14 hours and 34 minutes.
May 2026 - Charlotte, 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 Charlotte.
The day length increases by 44 minutes over the course of May 2026 in Charlotte, NC - from 13 hours, 40 minutes on the first day to 14 hours, 24 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 | 6:04:35 am | 6:30:24 am | 8:10:29 pm | 8:36:18 pm | 13h 40m 5s | 13h 40m 5s | 1:20:27 pm | 50.5° | 5:31:54 am | 9:09:00 pm | 4:57:24 am | 9:43:29 pm | 10h 18m 52s | 🌕 (100%) |
| Sat, May 2 | 6:03:29 am | 6:29:21 am | 8:11:19 pm | 8:37:11 pm | 13h 41m 58s | 1m 53s | 1:20:20 pm | 50.8° | 5:30:40 am | 9:10:00 pm | 4:56:01 am | 9:44:39 pm | 10h 17m 0s | 🌖 (100%) |
| Sun, May 3 | 6:02:23 am | 6:28:19 am | 8:12:08 pm | 8:38:05 pm | 13h 43m 49s | 1m 51s | 1:20:14 pm | 51.1° | 5:29:27 am | 9:11:00 pm | 4:54:38 am | 9:45:49 pm | 10h 15m 11s | 🌖 (98%) |
| Mon, May 4 | 6:01:18 am | 6:27:19 am | 8:12:58 pm | 8:38:58 pm | 13h 45m 39s | 1m 50s | 1:20:08 pm | 51.3° | 5:28:16 am | 9:12:01 pm | 4:53:17 am | 9:47:00 pm | 10h 13m 21s | 🌖 (95%) |
| Tue, May 5 | 6:00:14 am | 6:26:19 am | 8:13:47 pm | 8:39:52 pm | 13h 47m 28s | 1m 49s | 1:20:03 pm | 51.6° | 5:27:05 am | 9:13:01 pm | 4:51:56 am | 9:48:10 pm | 10h 11m 34s | 🌖 (89%) |
| Wed, May 6 | 5:59:12 am | 6:25:21 am | 8:14:36 pm | 8:40:45 pm | 13h 49m 15s | 1m 47s | 1:19:59 pm | 51.9° | 5:25:56 am | 9:14:01 pm | 4:50:37 am | 9:49:20 pm | 10h 9m 48s | 🌖 (83%) |
| Thu, May 7 | 5:58:11 am | 6:24:24 am | 8:15:25 pm | 8:41:39 pm | 13h 51m 1s | 1m 46s | 1:19:55 pm | 52.2° | 5:24:48 am | 9:15:02 pm | 4:49:19 am | 9:50:31 pm | 10h 8m 3s | 🌖 (75%) |
| Fri, May 8 | 5:57:11 am | 6:23:28 am | 8:16:14 pm | 8:42:32 pm | 13h 52m 46s | 1m 45s | 1:19:51 pm | 52.5° | 5:23:41 am | 9:16:02 pm | 4:48:02 am | 9:51:41 pm | 10h 6m 20s | 🌖 (67%) |
| Sat, May 9 | 5:56:12 am | 6:22:34 am | 8:17:03 pm | 8:43:25 pm | 13h 54m 29s | 1m 43s | 1:19:49 pm | 52.7° | 5:22:35 am | 9:17:02 pm | 4:46:46 am | 9:52:51 pm | 10h 4m 38s | 🌖 (57%) |
| Sun, May 10 | 5:55:15 am | 6:21:41 am | 8:17:52 pm | 8:44:18 pm | 13h 56m 11s | 1m 42s | 1:19:46 pm | 53° | 5:21:31 am | 9:18:02 pm | 4:45:31 am | 9:54:02 pm | 10h 2m 57s | 🌗 (47%) |
| Mon, May 11 | 5:54:19 am | 6:20:49 am | 8:18:40 pm | 8:45:11 pm | 13h 57m 51s | 1m 40s | 1:19:45 pm | 53.2° | 5:20:28 am | 9:19:02 pm | 4:44:18 am | 9:55:12 pm | 10h 1m 19s | 🌘 (37%) |
| Tue, May 12 | 5:53:24 am | 6:19:59 am | 8:19:29 pm | 8:46:03 pm | 13h 59m 30s | 1m 39s | 1:19:44 pm | 53.5° | 5:19:26 am | 9:20:01 pm | 4:43:06 am | 9:56:21 pm | 9h 59m 41s | 🌘 (27%) |
| Wed, May 13 | 5:52:31 am | 6:19:10 am | 8:20:17 pm | 8:46:56 pm | 14h 1m 7s | 1m 37s | 1:19:43 pm | 53.7° | 5:18:26 am | 9:21:01 pm | 4:41:56 am | 9:57:31 pm | 9h 58m 5s | 🌘 (18%) |
| Thu, May 14 | 5:51:39 am | 6:18:22 am | 8:21:04 pm | 8:47:48 pm | 14h 2m 42s | 1m 35s | 1:19:43 pm | 54° | 5:17:27 am | 9:22:00 pm | 4:40:47 am | 9:58:40 pm | 9h 56m 32s | 🌘 (10%) |
| Fri, May 15 | 5:50:49 am | 6:17:36 am | 8:21:52 pm | 8:48:39 pm | 14h 4m 16s | 1m 34s | 1:19:44 pm | 54.2° | 5:16:30 am | 9:22:58 pm | 4:39:39 am | 9:59:49 pm | 9h 55m 0s | 🌘 (4%) |
| Sat, May 16 | 5:50:00 am | 6:16:52 am | 8:22:39 pm | 8:49:31 pm | 14h 5m 47s | 1m 31s | 1:19:45 pm | 54.4° | 5:15:34 am | 9:23:56 pm | 4:38:33 am | 10:00:58 pm | 9h 53m 29s | 🌘 (1%) |
| Sun, May 17 | 5:49:13 am | 6:16:08 am | 8:23:26 pm | 8:50:22 pm | 14h 7m 18s | 1m 31s | 1:19:47 pm | 54.7° | 5:14:40 am | 9:24:54 pm | 4:37:28 am | 10:02:06 pm | 9h 52m 1s | 🌑 (0%) |
| Mon, May 18 | 5:48:27 am | 6:15:27 am | 8:24:12 pm | 8:51:12 pm | 14h 8m 45s | 1m 27s | 1:19:49 pm | 54.9° | 5:13:47 am | 9:25:52 pm | 4:36:26 am | 10:03:13 pm | 9h 50m 34s | 🌒 (3%) |
| Tue, May 19 | 5:47:42 am | 6:14:46 am | 8:24:58 pm | 8:52:02 pm | 14h 10m 12s | 1m 27s | 1:19:52 pm | 55.1° | 5:12:56 am | 9:26:48 pm | 4:35:24 am | 10:04:20 pm | 9h 49m 10s | 🌒 (8%) |
| Wed, May 20 | 5:47:00 am | 6:14:08 am | 8:25:44 pm | 8:52:52 pm | 14h 11m 36s | 1m 24s | 1:19:56 pm | 55.3° | 5:12:07 am | 9:27:45 pm | 4:34:25 am | 10:05:27 pm | 9h 47m 47s | 🌒 (16%) |
| Thu, May 21 | 5:46:19 am | 6:13:31 am | 8:26:29 pm | 8:53:41 pm | 14h 12m 58s | 1m 22s | 1:20:00 pm | 55.5° | 5:11:19 am | 9:28:40 pm | 4:33:27 am | 10:06:32 pm | 9h 46m 26s | 🌒 (25%) |
| Fri, May 22 | 5:45:39 am | 6:12:55 am | 8:27:14 pm | 8:54:29 pm | 14h 14m 19s | 1m 21s | 1:20:04 pm | 55.7° | 5:10:33 am | 9:29:36 pm | 4:32:31 am | 10:07:37 pm | 9h 45m 7s | 🌒 (36%) |
| Sat, May 23 | 5:45:01 am | 6:12:21 am | 8:27:58 pm | 8:55:17 pm | 14h 15m 37s | 1m 18s | 1:20:09 pm | 55.9° | 5:09:49 am | 9:30:30 pm | 4:31:37 am | 10:08:41 pm | 9h 43m 51s | 🌓 (47%) |
| Sun, May 24 | 5:44:25 am | 6:11:49 am | 8:28:41 pm | 8:56:05 pm | 14h 16m 52s | 1m 15s | 1:20:15 pm | 56.1° | 5:09:06 am | 9:31:23 pm | 4:30:45 am | 10:09:44 pm | 9h 42m 37s | 🌔 (57%) |
| Mon, May 25 | 5:43:50 am | 6:11:18 am | 8:29:24 pm | 8:56:51 pm | 14h 18m 6s | 1m 14s | 1:20:21 pm | 56.3° | 5:08:25 am | 9:32:16 pm | 4:29:55 am | 10:10:47 pm | 9h 41m 25s | 🌔 (67%) |
| Tue, May 26 | 5:43:18 am | 6:10:49 am | 8:30:06 pm | 8:57:37 pm | 14h 19m 17s | 1m 11s | 1:20:27 pm | 56.4° | 5:07:46 am | 9:33:08 pm | 4:29:07 am | 10:11:48 pm | 9h 40m 15s | 🌔 (77%) |
| Wed, May 27 | 5:42:46 am | 6:10:21 am | 8:30:48 pm | 8:58:22 pm | 14h 20m 27s | 1m 10s | 1:20:34 pm | 56.6° | 5:07:09 am | 9:33:59 pm | 4:28:21 am | 10:12:48 pm | 9h 39m 7s | 🌔 (84%) |
| Thu, May 28 | 5:42:17 am | 6:09:55 am | 8:31:29 pm | 8:59:07 pm | 14h 21m 34s | 1m 7s | 1:20:42 pm | 56.8° | 5:06:34 am | 9:34:49 pm | 4:27:36 am | 10:13:47 pm | 9h 38m 2s | 🌔 (91%) |
| Fri, May 29 | 5:41:49 am | 6:09:31 am | 8:32:09 pm | 8:59:50 pm | 14h 22m 38s | 1m 4s | 1:20:50 pm | 56.9° | 5:06:01 am | 9:35:39 pm | 4:26:54 am | 10:14:45 pm | 9h 36m 59s | 🌔 (96%) |
| Sat, May 30 | 5:41:23 am | 6:09:08 am | 8:32:48 pm | 9:00:33 pm | 14h 23m 40s | 1m 2s | 1:20:58 pm | 57.1° | 5:05:29 am | 9:36:27 pm | 4:26:15 am | 10:15:41 pm | 9h 35m 59s | 🌔 (99%) |
| Sun, May 31 | 5:40:59 am | 6:08:47 am | 8:33:26 pm | 9:01:14 pm | 14h 24m 39s | 0m 59s | 1:21:07 pm | 57.2° | 5:05:00 am | 9:37:14 pm | 4:25:37 am | 10:16:37 pm | 9h 35m 2s | 🌕 (100%) |
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