Sunrise and sunset times in Durham, NC
Check out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Durham, NC, United States, as well as the whole calendar for May 2026.
Today
May 10, 2026 . Current time: 11:30:52 am
First light at 5:45:34 am
Sunrise time: 6:12:19 am
Sunset time: 8:11:41 pm
Last light at 8:38:26 pm
Day length: 13 hours, 59 minutes
8 hours, 40 minutes left for today's sunset in Durham
Moon rose on May 10 at 01:35 AM
Moon will set on May 10 at 12:34 PMMoon phase: 🌘 Waning Crescent (42%)Tomorrow
May 11, 2026
First light at 5:44:36 am
Sunrise time: 6:11:26 am
Sunset time: 8:12:31 pm
Last light at 8:39:20 pm
Day length: 14 hours, 1 minute
Tomorrow will be approximately 2 minutes longer than today in Durham
Moon will rise on May 11 at 02:01 AM Moon will set on May 11 at 01:38 PMMoon phase: 🌘 Waning Crescent (27%)
- Durham, North Carolina
- Latitude: 35.994034
- Longitude: -78.898621
- Time zone: Eastern Time EDT
Shortest day in Durham, 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 45 minutes.Longest day in Durham, 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 39 minutes.
May 2026 - Durham, 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 Durham.
The day length increases by 45 minutes over the course of May 2026 in Durham, NC - from 13 hours, 42 minutes on the first day to 14 hours, 28 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 | 5:55:10 am | 6:21:16 am | 8:04:04 pm | 8:30:10 pm | 13h 42m 48s | 13h 42m 48s | 1:12:40 pm | 51.2° | 5:22:03 am | 9:03:17 pm | 4:47:00 am | 9:38:20 pm | 10h 16m 8s | 🌕 (100%) |
| Sat, May 2 | 5:54:01 am | 6:20:12 am | 8:04:55 pm | 8:31:05 pm | 13h 44m 43s | 1m 55s | 1:12:33 pm | 51.5° | 5:20:47 am | 9:04:20 pm | 4:45:34 am | 9:39:33 pm | 10h 14m 13s | 🌖 (100%) |
| Sun, May 3 | 5:52:54 am | 6:19:08 am | 8:05:46 pm | 8:32:00 pm | 13h 46m 38s | 1m 55s | 1:12:27 pm | 51.8° | 5:19:32 am | 9:05:22 pm | 4:44:08 am | 9:40:46 pm | 10h 12m 20s | 🌖 (98%) |
| Mon, May 4 | 5:51:47 am | 6:18:06 am | 8:06:37 pm | 8:32:56 pm | 13h 48m 31s | 1m 53s | 1:12:22 pm | 52.1° | 5:18:18 am | 9:06:25 pm | 4:42:44 am | 9:41:59 pm | 10h 10m 28s | 🌖 (95%) |
| Tue, May 5 | 5:50:42 am | 6:17:05 am | 8:07:28 pm | 8:33:51 pm | 13h 50m 23s | 1m 52s | 1:12:16 pm | 52.4° | 5:17:06 am | 9:07:27 pm | 4:41:21 am | 9:43:12 pm | 10h 8m 37s | 🌖 (89%) |
| Wed, May 6 | 5:49:38 am | 6:16:05 am | 8:08:19 pm | 8:34:46 pm | 13h 52m 14s | 1m 51s | 1:12:12 pm | 52.7° | 5:15:54 am | 9:08:30 pm | 4:39:59 am | 9:44:25 pm | 10h 6m 48s | 🌖 (83%) |
| Thu, May 7 | 5:48:35 am | 6:15:07 am | 8:09:09 pm | 8:35:42 pm | 13h 54m 2s | 1m 48s | 1:12:08 pm | 53° | 5:14:44 am | 9:09:32 pm | 4:38:38 am | 9:45:38 pm | 10h 5m 1s | 🌖 (75%) |
| Fri, May 8 | 5:47:33 am | 6:14:10 am | 8:10:00 pm | 8:36:37 pm | 13h 55m 50s | 1m 48s | 1:12:05 pm | 53.2° | 5:13:35 am | 9:10:35 pm | 4:37:19 am | 9:46:51 pm | 10h 3m 14s | 🌖 (67%) |
| Sat, May 9 | 5:46:33 am | 6:13:14 am | 8:10:50 pm | 8:37:31 pm | 13h 57m 36s | 1m 46s | 1:12:02 pm | 53.5° | 5:12:27 am | 9:11:37 pm | 4:36:00 am | 9:48:04 pm | 10h 1m 29s | 🌖 (57%) |
| Sun, May 10 | 5:45:34 am | 6:12:19 am | 8:11:41 pm | 8:38:26 pm | 13h 59m 22s | 1m 46s | 1:12:00 pm | 53.8° | 5:11:21 am | 9:12:39 pm | 4:34:43 am | 9:49:17 pm | 9h 59m 45s | 🌗 (47%) |
| Mon, May 11 | 5:44:36 am | 6:11:26 am | 8:12:31 pm | 8:39:20 pm | 14h 1m 5s | 1m 43s | 1:11:58 pm | 54° | 5:10:16 am | 9:13:40 pm | 4:33:27 am | 9:50:29 pm | 9h 58m 3s | 🌘 (37%) |
| Tue, May 12 | 5:43:40 am | 6:10:34 am | 8:13:20 pm | 8:40:15 pm | 14h 2m 46s | 1m 41s | 1:11:57 pm | 54.3° | 5:09:12 am | 9:14:42 pm | 4:32:12 am | 9:51:42 pm | 9h 56m 23s | 🌘 (27%) |
| Wed, May 13 | 5:42:45 am | 6:09:43 am | 8:14:10 pm | 8:41:09 pm | 14h 4m 27s | 1m 41s | 1:11:57 pm | 54.5° | 5:08:10 am | 9:15:43 pm | 4:30:59 am | 9:52:54 pm | 9h 54m 44s | 🌘 (18%) |
| Thu, May 14 | 5:41:51 am | 6:08:54 am | 8:14:59 pm | 8:42:02 pm | 14h 6m 5s | 1m 38s | 1:11:57 pm | 54.7° | 5:07:09 am | 9:16:44 pm | 4:29:47 am | 9:54:06 pm | 9h 53m 8s | 🌘 (10%) |
| Fri, May 15 | 5:40:59 am | 6:08:07 am | 8:15:48 pm | 8:42:56 pm | 14h 7m 41s | 1m 36s | 1:11:57 pm | 55° | 5:06:10 am | 9:17:45 pm | 4:28:37 am | 9:55:18 pm | 9h 51m 33s | 🌘 (4%) |
| Sat, May 16 | 5:40:09 am | 6:07:21 am | 8:16:37 pm | 8:43:48 pm | 14h 9m 16s | 1m 35s | 1:11:59 pm | 55.2° | 5:05:12 am | 9:18:45 pm | 4:27:29 am | 9:56:29 pm | 9h 49m 59s | 🌘 (1%) |
| Sun, May 17 | 5:39:20 am | 6:06:36 am | 8:17:25 pm | 8:44:41 pm | 14h 10m 49s | 1m 33s | 1:12:00 pm | 55.4° | 5:04:16 am | 9:19:45 pm | 4:26:21 am | 9:57:39 pm | 9h 48m 28s | 🌑 (0%) |
| Mon, May 18 | 5:38:32 am | 6:05:53 am | 8:18:12 pm | 8:45:33 pm | 14h 12m 19s | 1m 30s | 1:12:03 pm | 55.7° | 5:03:22 am | 9:20:44 pm | 4:25:16 am | 9:58:49 pm | 9h 46m 59s | 🌒 (3%) |
| Tue, May 19 | 5:37:47 am | 6:05:11 am | 8:19:00 pm | 8:46:25 pm | 14h 13m 49s | 1m 30s | 1:12:06 pm | 55.9° | 5:02:29 am | 9:21:43 pm | 4:24:12 am | 9:59:59 pm | 9h 45m 31s | 🌒 (8%) |
| Wed, May 20 | 5:37:02 am | 6:04:31 am | 8:19:47 pm | 8:47:16 pm | 14h 15m 16s | 1m 27s | 1:12:09 pm | 56.1° | 5:01:37 am | 9:22:41 pm | 4:23:10 am | 10:01:08 pm | 9h 44m 6s | 🌒 (16%) |
| Thu, May 21 | 5:36:20 am | 6:03:53 am | 8:20:33 pm | 8:48:06 pm | 14h 16m 40s | 1m 24s | 1:12:13 pm | 56.3° | 5:00:48 am | 9:23:38 pm | 4:22:10 am | 10:02:16 pm | 9h 42m 43s | 🌒 (25%) |
| Fri, May 22 | 5:35:39 am | 6:03:16 am | 8:21:19 pm | 8:48:56 pm | 14h 18m 3s | 1m 23s | 1:12:18 pm | 56.5° | 5:00:00 am | 9:24:35 pm | 4:21:12 am | 10:03:23 pm | 9h 41m 22s | 🌒 (36%) |
| Sat, May 23 | 5:35:00 am | 6:02:41 am | 8:22:04 pm | 8:49:45 pm | 14h 19m 23s | 1m 20s | 1:12:23 pm | 56.7° | 4:59:14 am | 9:25:31 pm | 4:20:15 am | 10:04:30 pm | 9h 40m 3s | 🌓 (47%) |
| Sun, May 24 | 5:34:22 am | 6:02:07 am | 8:22:49 pm | 8:50:34 pm | 14h 20m 42s | 1m 19s | 1:12:28 pm | 56.9° | 4:58:30 am | 9:26:26 pm | 4:19:21 am | 10:05:35 pm | 9h 38m 46s | 🌔 (57%) |
| Mon, May 25 | 5:33:46 am | 6:01:35 am | 8:23:33 pm | 8:51:22 pm | 14h 21m 58s | 1m 16s | 1:12:34 pm | 57° | 4:57:47 am | 9:27:21 pm | 4:18:28 am | 10:06:40 pm | 9h 37m 32s | 🌔 (67%) |
| Tue, May 26 | 5:33:12 am | 6:01:05 am | 8:24:16 pm | 8:52:09 pm | 14h 23m 11s | 1m 13s | 1:12:41 pm | 57.2° | 4:57:07 am | 9:28:14 pm | 4:17:38 am | 10:07:43 pm | 9h 36m 20s | 🌔 (77%) |
| Wed, May 27 | 5:32:40 am | 6:00:36 am | 8:24:59 pm | 8:52:55 pm | 14h 24m 23s | 1m 12s | 1:12:48 pm | 57.4° | 4:56:28 am | 9:29:07 pm | 4:16:49 am | 10:08:46 pm | 9h 35m 10s | 🌔 (84%) |
| Thu, May 28 | 5:32:09 am | 6:00:09 am | 8:25:41 pm | 8:53:41 pm | 14h 25m 32s | 1m 9s | 1:12:55 pm | 57.5° | 4:55:52 am | 9:29:59 pm | 4:16:03 am | 10:09:47 pm | 9h 34m 3s | 🌔 (91%) |
| Fri, May 29 | 5:31:40 am | 5:59:44 am | 8:26:22 pm | 8:54:26 pm | 14h 26m 38s | 1m 6s | 1:13:03 pm | 57.7° | 4:55:17 am | 9:30:49 pm | 4:15:19 am | 10:10:47 pm | 9h 32m 58s | 🌔 (96%) |
| Sat, May 30 | 5:31:13 am | 5:59:20 am | 8:27:02 pm | 8:55:09 pm | 14h 27m 42s | 1m 4s | 1:13:11 pm | 57.8° | 4:54:44 am | 9:31:39 pm | 4:14:37 am | 10:11:45 pm | 9h 31m 57s | 🌔 (99%) |
| Sun, May 31 | 5:30:48 am | 5:58:59 am | 8:27:42 pm | 8:55:52 pm | 14h 28m 43s | 1m 1s | 1:13:20 pm | 58° | 4:54:13 am | 9:32:27 pm | 4:13:58 am | 10:12:43 pm | 9h 30m 56s | 🌕 (100%) |
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