Sunrise and sunset times in Hickory, NC
Check out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Hickory, NC, United States, as well as the whole calendar for May 2026.
Today
May 10, 2026 . Current time: 9:56:53 pm
First light at 5:55:59 am
Sunrise time: 6:22:38 am
Sunset time: 8:20:55 pm
Last light at 8:47:34 pm
Day length: 13 hours, 58 minutes
Sunset in Hickory was 1 hour, 35 minutes ago
Moon set on May 10 at 12:45 PM
Moon will rise on May 11 at 02:10 AMMoon phase: 🌘 Waning Crescent (38%)Tomorrow
May 11, 2026
First light at 5:55:02 am
Sunrise time: 6:21:45 am
Sunset time: 8:21:45 pm
Last light at 8:48:28 pm
Day length: 14 hours, 0 minutes
Tomorrow will be approximately 2 minutes longer than today in Hickory
Moon will rise on May 11 at 02:10 AM Moon will set on May 11 at 01:48 PMMoon phase: 🌘 Waning Crescent (27%)
- Hickory, North Carolina
- Latitude: 35.734455
- Longitude: -81.344460
- Time zone: Eastern Time EDT
Shortest day in Hickory, 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 47 minutes.Longest day in Hickory, 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 37 minutes.
May 2026 - Hickory, 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 Hickory.
The day length increases by 45 minutes over the course of May 2026 in Hickory, NC - from 13 hours, 41 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 | 6:05:31 am | 6:31:31 am | 8:13:23 pm | 8:39:23 pm | 13h 41m 52s | 13h 41m 52s | 1:22:27 pm | 51° | 5:32:32 am | 9:12:22 pm | 4:57:40 am | 9:47:14 pm | 10h 17m 4s | 🌕 (100%) |
| Sat, May 2 | 6:04:22 am | 6:30:27 am | 8:14:14 pm | 8:40:18 pm | 13h 43m 47s | 1m 55s | 1:22:20 pm | 51.3° | 5:31:17 am | 9:13:24 pm | 4:56:15 am | 9:48:25 pm | 10h 15m 10s | 🌖 (100%) |
| Sun, May 3 | 6:03:15 am | 6:29:24 am | 8:15:04 pm | 8:41:13 pm | 13h 45m 40s | 1m 53s | 1:22:14 pm | 51.6° | 5:30:03 am | 9:14:26 pm | 4:54:51 am | 9:49:37 pm | 10h 13m 18s | 🌖 (98%) |
| Mon, May 4 | 6:02:09 am | 6:28:22 am | 8:15:55 pm | 8:42:08 pm | 13h 47m 33s | 1m 53s | 1:22:08 pm | 51.9° | 5:28:50 am | 9:15:27 pm | 4:53:28 am | 9:50:49 pm | 10h 11m 27s | 🌖 (95%) |
| Tue, May 5 | 6:01:05 am | 6:27:22 am | 8:16:45 pm | 8:43:02 pm | 13h 49m 23s | 1m 50s | 1:22:03 pm | 52.1° | 5:27:38 am | 9:16:29 pm | 4:52:06 am | 9:52:01 pm | 10h 9m 37s | 🌖 (89%) |
| Wed, May 6 | 6:00:01 am | 6:26:22 am | 8:17:36 pm | 8:43:57 pm | 13h 51m 14s | 1m 51s | 1:21:59 pm | 52.4° | 5:26:27 am | 9:17:31 pm | 4:50:44 am | 9:53:14 pm | 10h 7m 48s | 🌖 (83%) |
| Thu, May 7 | 5:58:59 am | 6:25:24 am | 8:18:26 pm | 8:44:51 pm | 13h 53m 2s | 1m 48s | 1:21:55 pm | 52.7° | 5:25:18 am | 9:18:33 pm | 4:49:24 am | 9:54:26 pm | 10h 6m 2s | 🌖 (75%) |
| Fri, May 8 | 5:57:58 am | 6:24:28 am | 8:19:16 pm | 8:45:46 pm | 13h 54m 48s | 1m 46s | 1:21:52 pm | 53° | 5:24:09 am | 9:19:34 pm | 4:48:06 am | 9:55:38 pm | 10h 4m 16s | 🌖 (67%) |
| Sat, May 9 | 5:56:58 am | 6:23:32 am | 8:20:06 pm | 8:46:40 pm | 13h 56m 34s | 1m 46s | 1:21:49 pm | 53.2° | 5:23:02 am | 9:20:36 pm | 4:46:48 am | 9:56:50 pm | 10h 2m 32s | 🌖 (57%) |
| Sun, May 10 | 5:55:59 am | 6:22:38 am | 8:20:55 pm | 8:47:34 pm | 13h 58m 17s | 1m 43s | 1:21:47 pm | 53.5° | 5:21:57 am | 9:21:37 pm | 4:45:32 am | 9:58:02 pm | 10h 0m 50s | 🌗 (47%) |
| Mon, May 11 | 5:55:02 am | 6:21:45 am | 8:21:45 pm | 8:48:28 pm | 14h 0m 0s | 1m 43s | 1:21:45 pm | 53.7° | 5:20:52 am | 9:22:38 pm | 4:44:17 am | 9:59:14 pm | 9h 59m 9s | 🌘 (37%) |
| Tue, May 12 | 5:54:07 am | 6:20:54 am | 8:22:34 pm | 8:49:22 pm | 14h 1m 40s | 1m 40s | 1:21:44 pm | 54° | 5:19:49 am | 9:23:39 pm | 4:43:03 am | 10:00:25 pm | 9h 57m 30s | 🌘 (27%) |
| Wed, May 13 | 5:53:12 am | 6:20:04 am | 8:23:23 pm | 8:50:15 pm | 14h 3m 19s | 1m 39s | 1:21:44 pm | 54.2° | 5:18:48 am | 9:24:39 pm | 4:41:51 am | 10:01:36 pm | 9h 55m 53s | 🌘 (18%) |
| Thu, May 14 | 5:52:19 am | 6:19:16 am | 8:24:12 pm | 8:51:08 pm | 14h 4m 56s | 1m 37s | 1:21:44 pm | 54.5° | 5:17:48 am | 9:25:40 pm | 4:40:40 am | 10:02:47 pm | 9h 54m 17s | 🌘 (10%) |
| Fri, May 15 | 5:51:28 am | 6:18:29 am | 8:25:00 pm | 8:52:01 pm | 14h 6m 31s | 1m 35s | 1:21:44 pm | 54.7° | 5:16:49 am | 9:26:40 pm | 4:39:31 am | 10:03:58 pm | 9h 52m 43s | 🌘 (4%) |
| Sat, May 16 | 5:50:38 am | 6:17:43 am | 8:25:48 pm | 8:52:53 pm | 14h 8m 5s | 1m 34s | 1:21:46 pm | 55° | 5:15:52 am | 9:27:39 pm | 4:38:23 am | 10:05:08 pm | 9h 51m 11s | 🌘 (1%) |
| Sun, May 17 | 5:49:50 am | 6:16:59 am | 8:26:36 pm | 8:53:45 pm | 14h 9m 37s | 1m 32s | 1:21:47 pm | 55.2° | 5:14:57 am | 9:28:38 pm | 4:37:17 am | 10:06:18 pm | 9h 49m 40s | 🌑 (0%) |
| Mon, May 18 | 5:49:03 am | 6:16:16 am | 8:27:23 pm | 8:54:37 pm | 14h 11m 7s | 1m 30s | 1:21:50 pm | 55.4° | 5:14:03 am | 9:29:37 pm | 4:36:12 am | 10:07:27 pm | 9h 48m 12s | 🌒 (3%) |
| Tue, May 19 | 5:48:18 am | 6:15:35 am | 8:28:10 pm | 8:55:28 pm | 14h 12m 35s | 1m 28s | 1:21:53 pm | 55.6° | 5:13:10 am | 9:30:35 pm | 4:35:09 am | 10:08:36 pm | 9h 46m 46s | 🌒 (8%) |
| Wed, May 20 | 5:47:34 am | 6:14:56 am | 8:28:57 pm | 8:56:18 pm | 14h 14m 1s | 1m 26s | 1:21:56 pm | 55.8° | 5:12:20 am | 9:31:32 pm | 4:34:08 am | 10:09:44 pm | 9h 45m 21s | 🌒 (16%) |
| Thu, May 21 | 5:46:52 am | 6:14:18 am | 8:29:43 pm | 8:57:08 pm | 14h 15m 25s | 1m 24s | 1:22:00 pm | 56° | 5:11:31 am | 9:32:29 pm | 4:33:09 am | 10:10:51 pm | 9h 43m 58s | 🌒 (25%) |
| Fri, May 22 | 5:46:11 am | 6:13:41 am | 8:30:28 pm | 8:57:58 pm | 14h 16m 47s | 1m 22s | 1:22:05 pm | 56.2° | 5:10:44 am | 9:33:25 pm | 4:32:12 am | 10:11:58 pm | 9h 42m 38s | 🌒 (36%) |
| Sat, May 23 | 5:45:33 am | 6:13:06 am | 8:31:13 pm | 8:58:47 pm | 14h 18m 7s | 1m 20s | 1:22:10 pm | 56.4° | 5:09:58 am | 9:34:21 pm | 4:31:16 am | 10:13:03 pm | 9h 41m 20s | 🌓 (47%) |
| Sun, May 24 | 5:44:55 am | 6:12:33 am | 8:31:57 pm | 8:59:35 pm | 14h 19m 24s | 1m 17s | 1:22:15 pm | 56.6° | 5:09:15 am | 9:35:16 pm | 4:30:22 am | 10:14:08 pm | 9h 40m 5s | 🌔 (57%) |
| Mon, May 25 | 5:44:20 am | 6:12:02 am | 8:32:41 pm | 9:00:22 pm | 14h 20m 39s | 1m 15s | 1:22:21 pm | 56.8° | 5:08:33 am | 9:36:09 pm | 4:29:31 am | 10:15:12 pm | 9h 38m 51s | 🌔 (67%) |
| Tue, May 26 | 5:43:46 am | 6:11:32 am | 8:33:24 pm | 9:01:09 pm | 14h 21m 52s | 1m 13s | 1:22:28 pm | 56.9° | 5:07:53 am | 9:37:02 pm | 4:28:41 am | 10:16:14 pm | 9h 37m 39s | 🌔 (77%) |
| Wed, May 27 | 5:43:14 am | 6:11:03 am | 8:34:06 pm | 9:01:55 pm | 14h 23m 3s | 1m 11s | 1:22:35 pm | 57.1° | 5:07:15 am | 9:37:55 pm | 4:27:53 am | 10:17:16 pm | 9h 36m 31s | 🌔 (84%) |
| Thu, May 28 | 5:42:44 am | 6:10:37 am | 8:34:47 pm | 9:02:40 pm | 14h 24m 10s | 1m 7s | 1:22:42 pm | 57.3° | 5:06:39 am | 9:38:46 pm | 4:27:08 am | 10:18:17 pm | 9h 35m 25s | 🌔 (91%) |
| Fri, May 29 | 5:42:16 am | 6:10:12 am | 8:35:28 pm | 9:03:24 pm | 14h 25m 16s | 1m 6s | 1:22:50 pm | 57.4° | 5:06:04 am | 9:39:36 pm | 4:26:24 am | 10:19:16 pm | 9h 34m 21s | 🌔 (96%) |
| Sat, May 30 | 5:41:49 am | 6:09:49 am | 8:36:08 pm | 9:04:08 pm | 14h 26m 19s | 1m 3s | 1:22:58 pm | 57.6° | 5:05:32 am | 9:40:25 pm | 4:25:43 am | 10:20:14 pm | 9h 33m 19s | 🌔 (99%) |
| Sun, May 31 | 5:41:24 am | 6:09:27 am | 8:36:47 pm | 9:04:50 pm | 14h 27m 20s | 1m 1s | 1:23:07 pm | 57.7° | 5:05:02 am | 9:41:13 pm | 4:25:04 am | 10:21:10 pm | 9h 32m 20s | 🌕 (100%) |
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