Sunrise and sunset times in New Castle, DE
Check out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in New Castle, DE, United States, as well as the whole calendar for May 2026.
Today
May 16, 2026 . Current time: 7:56:35 pm
First light at 5:16:04 am
Sunrise time: 5:45:07 am
Sunset time: 8:12:10 pm
Last light at 8:41:14 pm
Day length: 14 hours, 27 minutes
15 minutes left for today's sunset in New Castle
Moon set on May 16 at 07:34 PM
Moon will rise on May 17 at 04:54 AMMoon phase: 🌑 New Moon (0%)Tomorrow
May 17, 2026
First light at 5:15:07 am
Sunrise time: 5:44:16 am
Sunset time: 8:13:06 pm
Last light at 8:42:15 pm
Day length: 14 hours, 28 minutes
Tomorrow will be approximately 2 minutes longer than today in New Castle
Moon will rise on May 17 at 04:54 AM Moon will set on May 17 at 08:52 PMMoon phase: 🌒 Waxing Crescent (3%)
- New Castle, Delaware
- Latitude: 39.662041
- Longitude: -75.566818
- Time zone: Eastern Time EDT
Shortest day in New Castle, DE
The shortest day of the year will be in around 7 months, during the winter solstice on December 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 9 hours and 24 minutes.Longest day in New Castle, DE
The longest day of the year will be in 1 month and 3 days, during the summer solstice on June 20, 2026, with a daylight length of 15 hours and 1 minutes.
May 2026 - New Castle, Delaware - 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 New Castle.
The day length increases by 53 minutes over the course of May 2026 in New Castle, DE - from 13 hours, 56 minutes on the first day to 14 hours, 49 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 | 5:33:21 am | 6:01:04 am | 7:57:37 pm | 8:25:20 pm | 13h 56m 33s | 13h 56m 33s | 12:59:20 pm | 54.9° | 4:57:50 am | 9:00:50 pm | 4:19:38 am | 9:39:02 pm | 10h 2m 14s | 🌕 (100%) |
| Sat, May 2 | 5:32:02 am | 5:59:51 am | 7:58:37 pm | 8:26:25 pm | 13h 58m 46s | 2m 13s | 12:59:14 pm | 55.2° | 4:56:23 am | 9:02:04 pm | 4:17:57 am | 9:40:30 pm | 10h 0m 2s | 🌖 (100%) |
| Sun, May 3 | 5:30:45 am | 5:58:39 am | 7:59:37 pm | 8:27:30 pm | 14h 0m 58s | 2m 12s | 12:59:08 pm | 55.5° | 4:54:57 am | 9:03:18 pm | 4:16:17 am | 9:41:58 pm | 9h 57m 51s | 🌖 (98%) |
| Mon, May 4 | 5:29:29 am | 5:57:28 am | 8:00:36 pm | 8:28:35 pm | 14h 3m 8s | 2m 10s | 12:59:02 pm | 55.8° | 4:53:32 am | 9:04:32 pm | 4:14:38 am | 9:43:25 pm | 9h 55m 42s | 🌖 (95%) |
| Tue, May 5 | 5:28:14 am | 5:56:18 am | 8:01:35 pm | 8:29:39 pm | 14h 5m 17s | 2m 9s | 12:58:57 pm | 56.1° | 4:52:08 am | 9:05:46 pm | 4:13:00 am | 9:44:53 pm | 9h 53m 35s | 🌖 (89%) |
| Wed, May 6 | 5:27:01 am | 5:55:10 am | 8:02:35 pm | 8:30:44 pm | 14h 7m 25s | 2m 8s | 12:58:52 pm | 56.3° | 4:50:45 am | 9:07:00 pm | 4:11:23 am | 9:46:22 pm | 9h 51m 28s | 🌖 (83%) |
| Thu, May 7 | 5:25:49 am | 5:54:03 am | 8:03:34 pm | 8:31:48 pm | 14h 9m 31s | 2m 6s | 12:58:49 pm | 56.6° | 4:49:24 am | 9:08:13 pm | 4:09:47 am | 9:47:50 pm | 9h 49m 24s | 🌖 (75%) |
| Fri, May 8 | 5:24:38 am | 5:52:58 am | 8:04:32 pm | 8:32:52 pm | 14h 11m 34s | 2m 3s | 12:58:45 pm | 56.9° | 4:48:04 am | 9:09:27 pm | 4:08:13 am | 9:49:18 pm | 9h 47m 22s | 🌖 (67%) |
| Sat, May 9 | 5:23:29 am | 5:51:54 am | 8:05:31 pm | 8:33:56 pm | 14h 13m 37s | 2m 3s | 12:58:42 pm | 57.2° | 4:46:45 am | 9:10:40 pm | 4:06:39 am | 9:50:46 pm | 9h 45m 20s | 🌖 (57%) |
| Sun, May 10 | 5:22:20 am | 5:50:51 am | 8:06:29 pm | 8:35:00 pm | 14h 15m 38s | 2m 1s | 12:58:40 pm | 57.4° | 4:45:28 am | 9:11:53 pm | 4:05:07 am | 9:52:14 pm | 9h 43m 21s | 🌗 (47%) |
| Mon, May 11 | 5:21:14 am | 5:49:50 am | 8:07:27 pm | 8:36:03 pm | 14h 17m 37s | 1m 59s | 12:58:39 pm | 57.7° | 4:44:12 am | 9:13:05 pm | 4:03:36 am | 9:53:42 pm | 9h 41m 24s | 🌘 (37%) |
| Tue, May 12 | 5:20:09 am | 5:48:51 am | 8:08:24 pm | 8:37:06 pm | 14h 19m 33s | 1m 56s | 12:58:38 pm | 57.9° | 4:42:57 am | 9:14:18 pm | 4:02:06 am | 9:55:09 pm | 9h 39m 28s | 🌘 (27%) |
| Wed, May 13 | 5:19:05 am | 5:47:52 am | 8:09:22 pm | 8:38:09 pm | 14h 21m 30s | 1m 57s | 12:58:37 pm | 58.2° | 4:41:44 am | 9:15:30 pm | 4:00:38 am | 9:56:36 pm | 9h 37m 34s | 🌘 (18%) |
| Thu, May 14 | 5:18:03 am | 5:46:56 am | 8:10:18 pm | 8:39:11 pm | 14h 23m 22s | 1m 52s | 12:58:37 pm | 58.4° | 4:40:33 am | 9:16:41 pm | 3:59:11 am | 9:58:03 pm | 9h 35m 43s | 🌘 (10%) |
| Fri, May 15 | 5:17:03 am | 5:46:01 am | 8:11:15 pm | 8:40:13 pm | 14h 25m 14s | 1m 52s | 12:58:38 pm | 58.6° | 4:39:23 am | 9:17:53 pm | 3:57:46 am | 9:59:30 pm | 9h 33m 52s | 🌘 (4%) |
| Sat, May 16 | 5:16:04 am | 5:45:07 am | 8:12:10 pm | 8:41:14 pm | 14h 27m 3s | 1m 49s | 12:58:39 pm | 58.9° | 4:38:15 am | 9:19:03 pm | 3:56:22 am | 10:00:56 pm | 9h 32m 6s | 🌘 (1%) |
| Sun, May 17 | 5:15:07 am | 5:44:16 am | 8:13:06 pm | 8:42:15 pm | 14h 28m 50s | 1m 47s | 12:58:41 pm | 59.1° | 4:37:08 am | 9:20:13 pm | 3:55:00 am | 10:02:21 pm | 9h 30m 20s | 🌑 (0%) |
| Mon, May 18 | 5:14:12 am | 5:43:26 am | 8:14:01 pm | 8:43:15 pm | 14h 30m 35s | 1m 45s | 12:58:43 pm | 59.3° | 4:36:04 am | 9:21:23 pm | 3:53:40 am | 10:03:46 pm | 9h 28m 36s | 🌒 (3%) |
| Tue, May 19 | 5:13:18 am | 5:42:37 am | 8:14:55 pm | 8:44:14 pm | 14h 32m 18s | 1m 43s | 12:58:46 pm | 59.5° | 4:35:01 am | 9:22:31 pm | 3:52:22 am | 10:05:10 pm | 9h 26m 55s | 🌒 (8%) |
| Wed, May 20 | 5:12:26 am | 5:41:50 am | 8:15:48 pm | 8:45:13 pm | 14h 33m 58s | 1m 40s | 12:58:49 pm | 59.7° | 4:33:59 am | 9:23:39 pm | 3:51:05 am | 10:06:33 pm | 9h 25m 17s | 🌒 (16%) |
| Thu, May 21 | 5:11:36 am | 5:41:05 am | 8:16:41 pm | 8:46:11 pm | 14h 35m 36s | 1m 38s | 12:58:53 pm | 59.9° | 4:33:00 am | 9:24:47 pm | 3:49:51 am | 10:07:56 pm | 9h 23m 41s | 🌒 (25%) |
| Fri, May 22 | 5:10:47 am | 5:40:22 am | 8:17:34 pm | 8:47:08 pm | 14h 37m 12s | 1m 36s | 12:58:58 pm | 60.1° | 4:32:03 am | 9:25:53 pm | 3:48:38 am | 10:09:17 pm | 9h 22m 6s | 🌒 (36%) |
| Sat, May 23 | 5:10:01 am | 5:39:40 am | 8:18:25 pm | 8:48:05 pm | 14h 38m 45s | 1m 33s | 12:59:03 pm | 60.3° | 4:31:07 am | 9:26:58 pm | 3:47:28 am | 10:10:38 pm | 9h 20m 36s | 🌓 (47%) |
| Sun, May 24 | 5:09:16 am | 5:39:01 am | 8:19:16 pm | 8:49:01 pm | 14h 40m 15s | 1m 30s | 12:59:08 pm | 60.5° | 4:30:14 am | 9:28:03 pm | 3:46:20 am | 10:11:57 pm | 9h 19m 7s | 🌔 (57%) |
| Mon, May 25 | 5:08:33 am | 5:38:23 am | 8:20:06 pm | 8:49:56 pm | 14h 41m 43s | 1m 28s | 12:59:14 pm | 60.7° | 4:29:23 am | 9:29:06 pm | 3:45:13 am | 10:13:15 pm | 9h 17m 41s | 🌔 (67%) |
| Tue, May 26 | 5:07:52 am | 5:37:47 am | 8:20:55 pm | 8:50:49 pm | 14h 43m 8s | 1m 25s | 12:59:21 pm | 60.9° | 4:28:33 am | 9:30:09 pm | 3:44:10 am | 10:14:32 pm | 9h 16m 17s | 🌔 (77%) |
| Wed, May 27 | 5:07:13 am | 5:37:12 am | 8:21:44 pm | 8:51:42 pm | 14h 44m 32s | 1m 24s | 12:59:28 pm | 61° | 4:27:46 am | 9:31:10 pm | 3:43:08 am | 10:15:48 pm | 9h 14m 56s | 🌔 (84%) |
| Thu, May 28 | 5:06:36 am | 5:36:40 am | 8:22:31 pm | 8:52:34 pm | 14h 45m 51s | 1m 19s | 12:59:35 pm | 61.2° | 4:27:01 am | 9:32:10 pm | 3:42:09 am | 10:17:02 pm | 9h 13m 38s | 🌔 (91%) |
| Fri, May 29 | 5:06:02 am | 5:36:09 am | 8:23:17 pm | 8:53:25 pm | 14h 47m 8s | 1m 17s | 12:59:43 pm | 61.4° | 4:26:18 am | 9:33:08 pm | 3:41:12 am | 10:18:14 pm | 9h 12m 23s | 🌔 (96%) |
| Sat, May 30 | 5:05:29 am | 5:35:40 am | 8:24:03 pm | 8:54:15 pm | 14h 48m 23s | 1m 15s | 12:59:52 pm | 61.5° | 4:25:38 am | 9:34:06 pm | 3:40:18 am | 10:19:25 pm | 9h 11m 11s | 🌔 (99%) |
| Sun, May 31 | 5:04:58 am | 5:35:14 am | 8:24:47 pm | 8:55:03 pm | 14h 49m 33s | 1m 10s | 1:00:00 pm | 61.6° | 4:24:59 am | 9:35:02 pm | 3:39:26 am | 10:20:34 pm | 9h 10m 2s | 🌕 (100%) |
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