Sunrise and sunset times in Nags Head, NC

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

Today

May 15, 2026 . Current time: 10:29:56 am

First light at 5:28:00 am

Sunrise time: 5:55:06 am

Sunset time: 8:02:37 pm

Last light at 8:29:43 pm

Day length: 14 hours, 7 minutes

9 hours, 32 minutes left for today's sunset in Nags Head

Moon rose on May 15 at 03:41 AM Moon will set on May 15 at 06:04 PMMoon phase: 🌘 Waning Crescent (2%)

Tomorrow

May 16, 2026

First light at 5:27:09 am

Sunrise time: 5:54:20 am

Sunset time: 8:03:25 pm

Last light at 8:30:36 pm

Day length: 14 hours, 9 minutes

Tomorrow will be approximately 2 minutes longer than today in Nags Head

Moon will rise on May 16 at 04:19 AM Moon will set on May 16 at 07:22 PMMoon phase: 🌑 New Moon (0%)

• Nags Head, North Carolina
• Latitude: 35.957394
• Longitude: -75.624062
• Time zone: Eastern Time EDT

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May 2026 - Nags Head, 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 Nags Head.

The day length increases by 45 minutes over the course of May 2026 in Nags Head, 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.	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	5:42:10 am	6:08:15 am	7:50:53 pm	8:16:58 pm	13h 42m 38s	13h 42m 38s	12:59:34 pm	51.2°	5:09:03 am	8:50:05 pm	4:34:02 am	9:25:06 pm	10h 16m 17s	🌕 (100%)
Sat, May 2	5:41:01 am	6:07:10 am	7:51:44 pm	8:17:54 pm	13h 44m 34s	1m 56s	12:59:27 pm	51.5°	5:07:48 am	8:51:07 pm	4:32:36 am	9:26:19 pm	10h 14m 23s	🌖 (100%)
Sun, May 3	5:39:53 am	6:06:07 am	7:52:35 pm	8:18:49 pm	13h 46m 28s	1m 54s	12:59:21 pm	51.8°	5:06:33 am	8:52:10 pm	4:31:11 am	9:27:31 pm	10h 12m 30s	🌖 (98%)
Mon, May 4	5:38:47 am	6:05:05 am	7:53:26 pm	8:19:44 pm	13h 48m 21s	1m 53s	12:59:16 pm	52.1°	5:05:19 am	8:53:12 pm	4:29:47 am	9:28:44 pm	10h 10m 38s	🌖 (95%)
Tue, May 5	5:37:42 am	6:04:04 am	7:54:17 pm	8:20:40 pm	13h 50m 13s	1m 52s	12:59:11 pm	52.4°	5:04:07 am	8:54:14 pm	4:28:24 am	9:29:57 pm	10h 8m 47s	🌖 (89%)
Wed, May 6	5:36:38 am	6:03:04 am	7:55:08 pm	8:21:35 pm	13h 52m 4s	1m 51s	12:59:06 pm	52.6°	5:02:56 am	8:55:17 pm	4:27:02 am	9:31:10 pm	10h 6m 58s	🌖 (83%)
Thu, May 7	5:35:35 am	6:02:06 am	7:55:59 pm	8:22:30 pm	13h 53m 53s	1m 49s	12:59:02 pm	52.9°	5:01:45 am	8:56:19 pm	4:25:42 am	9:32:23 pm	10h 5m 10s	🌖 (75%)
Fri, May 8	5:34:33 am	6:01:09 am	7:56:49 pm	8:23:25 pm	13h 55m 40s	1m 47s	12:58:59 pm	53.2°	5:00:37 am	8:57:21 pm	4:24:22 am	9:33:36 pm	10h 3m 24s	🌖 (67%)
Sat, May 9	5:33:33 am	6:00:13 am	7:57:40 pm	8:24:19 pm	13h 57m 27s	1m 47s	12:58:56 pm	53.5°	4:59:29 am	8:58:23 pm	4:23:04 am	9:34:49 pm	10h 1m 38s	🌖 (57%)
Sun, May 10	5:32:34 am	5:59:18 am	7:58:30 pm	8:25:14 pm	13h 59m 12s	1m 45s	12:58:54 pm	53.7°	4:58:23 am	8:59:25 pm	4:21:47 am	9:36:01 pm	9h 59m 55s	🌗 (47%)
Mon, May 11	5:31:36 am	5:58:25 am	7:59:20 pm	8:26:08 pm	14h 0m 55s	1m 43s	12:58:52 pm	54°	4:57:18 am	9:00:27 pm	4:20:31 am	9:37:14 pm	9h 58m 13s	🌘 (37%)
Tue, May 12	5:30:40 am	5:57:33 am	8:00:09 pm	8:27:03 pm	14h 2m 36s	1m 41s	12:58:51 pm	54.2°	4:56:14 am	9:01:28 pm	4:19:16 am	9:38:26 pm	9h 56m 34s	🌘 (27%)
Wed, May 13	5:29:45 am	5:56:43 am	8:00:59 pm	8:27:56 pm	14h 4m 16s	1m 40s	12:58:51 pm	54.5°	4:55:12 am	9:02:30 pm	4:18:03 am	9:39:38 pm	9h 54m 55s	🌘 (18%)
Thu, May 14	5:28:52 am	5:55:54 am	8:01:48 pm	8:28:50 pm	14h 5m 54s	1m 38s	12:58:51 pm	54.7°	4:54:11 am	9:03:30 pm	4:16:52 am	9:40:50 pm	9h 53m 18s	🌘 (10%)
Fri, May 15	5:28:00 am	5:55:06 am	8:02:37 pm	8:29:43 pm	14h 7m 31s	1m 37s	12:58:52 pm	54.9°	4:53:12 am	9:04:31 pm	4:15:41 am	9:42:02 pm	9h 51m 43s	🌘 (4%)
Sat, May 16	5:27:09 am	5:54:20 am	8:03:25 pm	8:30:36 pm	14h 9m 5s	1m 34s	12:58:53 pm	55.2°	4:52:14 am	9:05:31 pm	4:14:33 am	9:43:13 pm	9h 50m 11s	🌘 (1%)
Sun, May 17	5:26:21 am	5:53:36 am	8:04:13 pm	8:31:28 pm	14h 10m 37s	1m 32s	12:58:54 pm	55.4°	4:51:18 am	9:06:31 pm	4:13:26 am	9:44:23 pm	9h 48m 40s	🌑 (0%)
Mon, May 18	5:25:33 am	5:52:53 am	8:05:01 pm	8:32:20 pm	14h 12m 8s	1m 31s	12:58:57 pm	55.6°	4:50:24 am	9:07:30 pm	4:12:21 am	9:45:33 pm	9h 47m 10s	🌒 (3%)
Tue, May 19	5:24:47 am	5:52:11 am	8:05:48 pm	8:33:12 pm	14h 13m 37s	1m 29s	12:59:00 pm	55.8°	4:49:31 am	9:08:28 pm	4:11:17 am	9:46:42 pm	9h 45m 43s	🌒 (8%)
Wed, May 20	5:24:03 am	5:51:31 am	8:06:35 pm	8:34:03 pm	14h 15m 4s	1m 27s	12:59:03 pm	56°	4:48:40 am	9:09:26 pm	4:10:15 am	9:47:51 pm	9h 44m 18s	🌒 (16%)
Thu, May 21	5:23:21 am	5:50:53 am	8:07:21 pm	8:34:53 pm	14h 16m 28s	1m 24s	12:59:07 pm	56.2°	4:47:50 am	9:10:24 pm	4:09:15 am	9:48:59 pm	9h 42m 55s	🌒 (25%)
Fri, May 22	5:22:40 am	5:50:16 am	8:08:07 pm	8:35:43 pm	14h 17m 51s	1m 23s	12:59:12 pm	56.4°	4:47:03 am	9:11:21 pm	4:08:17 am	9:50:06 pm	9h 41m 34s	🌒 (36%)
Sat, May 23	5:22:01 am	5:49:41 am	8:08:52 pm	8:36:33 pm	14h 19m 11s	1m 20s	12:59:17 pm	56.6°	4:46:17 am	9:12:17 pm	4:07:21 am	9:51:13 pm	9h 40m 15s	🌓 (47%)
Sun, May 24	5:21:23 am	5:49:07 am	8:09:37 pm	8:37:21 pm	14h 20m 30s	1m 19s	12:59:22 pm	56.8°	4:45:33 am	9:13:12 pm	4:06:26 am	9:52:18 pm	9h 38m 58s	🌔 (57%)
Mon, May 25	5:20:47 am	5:48:35 am	8:10:21 pm	8:38:09 pm	14h 21m 46s	1m 16s	12:59:28 pm	57°	4:44:50 am	9:14:06 pm	4:05:34 am	9:53:23 pm	9h 37m 44s	🌔 (67%)
Tue, May 26	5:20:13 am	5:48:05 am	8:11:04 pm	8:38:56 pm	14h 22m 59s	1m 13s	12:59:35 pm	57.2°	4:44:10 am	9:15:00 pm	4:04:43 am	9:54:26 pm	9h 36m 32s	🌔 (77%)
Wed, May 27	5:19:41 am	5:47:36 am	8:11:47 pm	8:39:42 pm	14h 24m 11s	1m 12s	12:59:42 pm	57.3°	4:43:31 am	9:15:52 pm	4:03:55 am	9:55:28 pm	9h 35m 23s	🌔 (84%)
Thu, May 28	5:19:10 am	5:47:10 am	8:12:29 pm	8:40:28 pm	14h 25m 19s	1m 8s	12:59:49 pm	57.5°	4:42:54 am	9:16:44 pm	4:03:09 am	9:56:29 pm	9h 34m 15s	🌔 (91%)
Fri, May 29	5:18:42 am	5:46:44 am	8:13:10 pm	8:41:12 pm	14h 26m 26s	1m 7s	12:59:57 pm	57.7°	4:42:20 am	9:17:34 pm	4:02:25 am	9:57:29 pm	9h 33m 11s	🌔 (96%)
Sat, May 30	5:18:15 am	5:46:21 am	8:13:50 pm	8:41:56 pm	14h 27m 29s	1m 3s	1:00:05 pm	57.8°	4:41:47 am	9:18:24 pm	4:01:43 am	9:58:28 pm	9h 32m 9s	🌔 (99%)
Sun, May 31	5:17:49 am	5:45:59 am	8:14:29 pm	8:42:39 pm	14h 28m 30s	1m 1s	1:00:14 pm	57.9°	4:41:16 am	9:19:12 pm	4:01:03 am	9:59:25 pm	9h 31m 10s	🌕 (100%)

Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Nags Head, NC - 2026

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