Sunrise and sunset times in Independence, MO

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Check out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Independence, MO, United States, as well as the whole calendar for May 2026.

Today

May 12, 2026 . Current time: 11:36:04 am

First light at 5:37:10 am

Sunrise time: 6:05:34 am

Sunset time: 8:22:29 pm

Last light at 8:50:52 pm

Day length: 14 hours, 16 minutes

8 hours, 46 minutes left for today's sunset in Independence

Moon rose on May 12 at 02:30 AM Moon will set on May 12 at 02:48 PMMoon phase: 🌘 Waning Crescent (22%)

Tomorrow

May 13, 2026

First light at 5:36:08 am

Sunrise time: 6:04:37 am

Sunset time: 8:23:25 pm

Last light at 8:51:53 pm

Day length: 14 hours, 18 minutes

Tomorrow will be approximately 2 minutes longer than today in Independence

Moon will rise on May 13 at 02:55 AM Moon will set on May 13 at 03:58 PMMoon phase: 🌘 Waning Crescent (10%)

• Independence, Missouri
• Latitude: 39.091118
• Longitude: -94.415504
• Time zone: Central Time CDT

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May 2026 - Independence, Missouri - 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 Independence.

The day length increases by 51 minutes over the course of May 2026 in Independence, MO - from 13 hours, 54 minutes on the first day to 14 hours, 46 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.	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.	Moon phase
Fri, May 1	5:50:04 am	6:17:31 am	8:11:56 pm	8:39:23 pm	13h 54m 25s	13h 54m 25s	1:14:44 pm	54.3°	5:14:58 am	9:14:29 pm	4:37:18 am	9:52:09 pm	10h 4m 23s	🌕 (100%)
Sat, May 2	5:48:48 am	6:16:19 am	8:12:55 pm	8:40:27 pm	13h 56m 36s	2m 11s	1:14:37 pm	54.6°	5:13:33 am	9:15:41 pm	4:35:40 am	9:53:34 pm	10h 2m 14s	🌖 (100%)
Sun, May 3	5:47:32 am	6:15:09 am	8:13:53 pm	8:41:30 pm	13h 58m 44s	2m 8s	1:14:31 pm	54.9°	5:12:08 am	9:16:53 pm	4:34:03 am	9:54:59 pm	10h 0m 7s	🌖 (98%)
Mon, May 4	5:46:18 am	6:14:00 am	8:14:51 pm	8:42:33 pm	14h 0m 51s	2m 7s	1:14:25 pm	55.2°	5:10:45 am	9:18:05 pm	4:32:26 am	9:56:24 pm	9h 58m 1s	🌖 (94%)
Tue, May 5	5:45:04 am	6:12:52 am	8:15:49 pm	8:43:36 pm	14h 2m 57s	2m 6s	1:14:20 pm	55.5°	5:09:23 am	9:19:17 pm	4:30:51 am	9:57:50 pm	9h 55m 56s	🌖 (89%)
Wed, May 6	5:43:53 am	6:11:45 am	8:16:47 pm	8:44:39 pm	14h 5m 2s	2m 5s	1:14:16 pm	55.8°	5:08:03 am	9:20:29 pm	4:29:17 am	9:59:15 pm	9h 53m 52s	🌖 (83%)
Thu, May 7	5:42:42 am	6:10:39 am	8:17:45 pm	8:45:42 pm	14h 7m 6s	2m 4s	1:14:12 pm	56.1°	5:06:43 am	9:21:41 pm	4:27:43 am	10:00:41 pm	9h 51m 50s	🌖 (75%)
Fri, May 8	5:41:33 am	6:09:35 am	8:18:42 pm	8:46:45 pm	14h 9m 7s	2m 1s	1:14:09 pm	56.3°	5:05:25 am	9:22:52 pm	4:26:11 am	10:02:06 pm	9h 49m 51s	🌖 (66%)
Sat, May 9	5:40:25 am	6:08:33 am	8:19:39 pm	8:47:47 pm	14h 11m 6s	1m 59s	1:14:06 pm	56.6°	5:04:08 am	9:24:04 pm	4:24:40 am	10:03:32 pm	9h 47m 53s	🌖 (57%)
Sun, May 10	5:39:18 am	6:07:32 am	8:20:36 pm	8:48:49 pm	14h 13m 4s	1m 58s	1:14:04 pm	56.9°	5:02:53 am	9:25:15 pm	4:23:11 am	10:04:57 pm	9h 45m 56s	🌗 (47%)
Mon, May 11	5:38:13 am	6:06:32 am	8:21:32 pm	8:49:51 pm	14h 15m 0s	1m 56s	1:14:02 pm	57.1°	5:01:39 am	9:26:25 pm	4:21:42 am	10:06:22 pm	9h 44m 2s	🌘 (37%)
Tue, May 12	5:37:10 am	6:05:34 am	8:22:29 pm	8:50:52 pm	14h 16m 55s	1m 55s	1:14:01 pm	57.4°	5:00:26 am	9:27:36 pm	4:20:15 am	10:07:47 pm	9h 42m 8s	🌘 (27%)
Wed, May 13	5:36:08 am	6:04:37 am	8:23:25 pm	8:51:53 pm	14h 18m 48s	1m 53s	1:14:01 pm	57.6°	4:59:15 am	9:28:46 pm	4:18:50 am	10:09:11 pm	9h 40m 17s	🌘 (18%)
Thu, May 14	5:35:07 am	6:03:42 am	8:24:20 pm	8:52:54 pm	14h 20m 38s	1m 50s	1:14:01 pm	57.9°	4:58:06 am	9:29:56 pm	4:17:26 am	10:10:36 pm	9h 38m 28s	🌘 (10%)
Fri, May 15	5:34:09 am	6:02:48 am	8:25:15 pm	8:53:54 pm	14h 22m 27s	1m 49s	1:14:01 pm	58.1°	4:56:58 am	9:31:05 pm	4:16:04 am	10:11:59 pm	9h 36m 41s	🌘 (4%)
Sat, May 16	5:33:11 am	6:01:56 am	8:26:10 pm	8:54:54 pm	14h 24m 14s	1m 47s	1:14:03 pm	58.3°	4:55:51 am	9:32:14 pm	4:14:43 am	10:13:23 pm	9h 34m 55s	🌘 (1%)
Sun, May 17	5:32:16 am	6:01:05 am	8:27:04 pm	8:55:54 pm	14h 25m 59s	1m 45s	1:14:05 pm	58.5°	4:54:47 am	9:33:22 pm	4:13:24 am	10:14:46 pm	9h 33m 12s	🌑 (0%)
Mon, May 18	5:31:22 am	6:00:16 am	8:27:58 pm	8:56:52 pm	14h 27m 42s	1m 43s	1:14:07 pm	58.8°	4:53:44 am	9:34:30 pm	4:12:06 am	10:16:08 pm	9h 31m 31s	🌒 (3%)
Tue, May 19	5:30:29 am	5:59:29 am	8:28:51 pm	8:57:50 pm	14h 29m 22s	1m 40s	1:14:10 pm	59°	4:52:43 am	9:35:37 pm	4:10:51 am	10:17:29 pm	9h 29m 53s	🌒 (8%)
Wed, May 20	5:29:39 am	5:58:44 am	8:29:43 pm	8:58:48 pm	14h 30m 59s	1m 37s	1:14:13 pm	59.2°	4:51:43 am	9:36:43 pm	4:09:37 am	10:18:50 pm	9h 28m 17s	🌒 (16%)
Thu, May 21	5:28:50 am	5:58:00 am	8:30:35 pm	8:59:45 pm	14h 32m 35s	1m 36s	1:14:17 pm	59.4°	4:50:46 am	9:37:49 pm	4:08:25 am	10:20:10 pm	9h 26m 42s	🌒 (26%)
Fri, May 22	5:28:03 am	5:57:17 am	8:31:26 pm	9:00:41 pm	14h 34m 9s	1m 34s	1:14:22 pm	59.6°	4:49:50 am	9:38:53 pm	4:07:15 am	10:21:29 pm	9h 25m 11s	🌒 (36%)
Sat, May 23	5:27:18 am	5:56:37 am	8:32:17 pm	9:01:36 pm	14h 35m 40s	1m 31s	1:14:27 pm	59.8°	4:48:57 am	9:39:57 pm	4:06:07 am	10:22:46 pm	9h 23m 41s	🌓 (47%)
Sun, May 24	5:26:34 am	5:55:58 am	8:33:06 pm	9:02:31 pm	14h 37m 8s	1m 28s	1:14:32 pm	60°	4:48:05 am	9:41:00 pm	4:05:01 am	10:24:03 pm	9h 22m 16s	🌔 (58%)
Mon, May 25	5:25:53 am	5:55:22 am	8:33:55 pm	9:03:24 pm	14h 38m 33s	1m 25s	1:14:38 pm	60.1°	4:47:15 am	9:42:02 pm	4:03:58 am	10:25:19 pm	9h 20m 51s	🌔 (68%)
Tue, May 26	5:25:13 am	5:54:46 am	8:34:43 pm	9:04:17 pm	14h 39m 57s	1m 24s	1:14:45 pm	60.3°	4:46:27 am	9:43:03 pm	4:02:57 am	10:26:33 pm	9h 19m 30s	🌔 (77%)
Wed, May 27	5:24:35 am	5:54:13 am	8:35:31 pm	9:05:09 pm	14h 41m 18s	1m 21s	1:14:52 pm	60.5°	4:45:42 am	9:44:02 pm	4:01:58 am	10:27:46 pm	9h 18m 11s	🌔 (85%)
Thu, May 28	5:23:59 am	5:53:42 am	8:36:17 pm	9:05:59 pm	14h 42m 35s	1m 17s	1:14:59 pm	60.6°	4:44:58 am	9:45:01 pm	4:01:01 am	10:28:58 pm	9h 16m 55s	🌔 (91%)
Fri, May 29	5:23:26 am	5:53:12 am	8:37:03 pm	9:06:49 pm	14h 43m 51s	1m 16s	1:15:07 pm	60.8°	4:44:17 am	9:45:58 pm	4:00:07 am	10:30:08 pm	9h 15m 41s	🌔 (96%)
Sat, May 30	5:22:54 am	5:52:44 am	8:37:47 pm	9:07:38 pm	14h 45m 3s	1m 12s	1:15:16 pm	60.9°	4:43:38 am	9:46:54 pm	3:59:15 am	10:31:17 pm	9h 14m 31s	🌔 (99%)
Sun, May 31	5:22:24 am	5:52:18 am	8:38:31 pm	9:08:25 pm	14h 46m 13s	1m 10s	1:15:24 pm	61.1°	4:43:01 am	9:47:48 pm	3:58:26 am	10:32:23 pm	9h 13m 23s	🌕 (100%)

Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Independence, MO - 2026

The followin graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Independence, MO for every day of the year. There are two jumps in the graph that represent the hour change for Daylight Saving Time (DST) in Independence, MO.