Sunrise and sunset times in North Carolina, NC
Check out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in North Carolina, NC, United States, as well as the whole calendar for May 2026.
Today
May 11, 2026 . Current time: 10:47:15 am
First light at 5:45:41 am
Sunrise time: 6:12:25 am
Sunset time: 8:12:30 pm
Last light at 8:39:13 pm
Day length: 14 hours, 0 minutes
9 hours, 25 minutes left for today's sunset in North Carolina
Moon rose on May 11 at 02:01 AM
Moon will set on May 11 at 01:38 PMMoon phase: 🌘 Waning Crescent (33%)Tomorrow
May 12, 2026
First light at 5:44:45 am
Sunrise time: 6:11:33 am
Sunset time: 8:13:19 pm
Last light at 8:40:07 pm
Day length: 14 hours, 1 minute
Tomorrow will be approximately 2 minutes longer than today in North Carolina
Moon will rise on May 12 at 02:27 AM Moon will set on May 12 at 02:43 PMMoon phase: 🌘 Waning Crescent (18%)
- North CarolinaNorth Carolina
- Latitude: 35.759575
- Longitude: -79.019302
- Time zone: Eastern Time EDT
Shortest day in North Carolina, 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 46 minutes.Longest day in North Carolina, NC
The longest day of the year will be in 1 month and 9 days, during the summer solstice on June 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 14 hours and 37 minutes.
May 2026 - North Carolina, 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 North Carolina.
The day length increases by 45 minutes over the course of May 2026 in North Carolina, 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 | 5:56:10 am | 6:22:10 am | 8:04:08 pm | 8:30:08 pm | 13h 41m 58s | 13h 41m 58s | 1:13:09 pm | 51° | 5:23:10 am | 9:03:08 pm | 4:48:17 am | 9:38:00 pm | 10h 16m 58s | 🌕 (100%) |
| Sat, May 2 | 5:55:01 am | 6:21:06 am | 8:04:58 pm | 8:31:03 pm | 13h 43m 52s | 1m 54s | 1:13:02 pm | 51.3° | 5:21:55 am | 9:04:10 pm | 4:46:52 am | 9:39:12 pm | 10h 15m 5s | 🌖 (100%) |
| Sun, May 3 | 5:53:54 am | 6:20:03 am | 8:05:49 pm | 8:31:58 pm | 13h 45m 46s | 1m 54s | 1:12:56 pm | 51.6° | 5:20:41 am | 9:05:11 pm | 4:45:28 am | 9:40:24 pm | 10h 13m 13s | 🌖 (98%) |
| Mon, May 4 | 5:52:48 am | 6:19:02 am | 8:06:39 pm | 8:32:53 pm | 13h 47m 37s | 1m 51s | 1:12:50 pm | 51.9° | 5:19:28 am | 9:06:13 pm | 4:44:05 am | 9:41:36 pm | 10h 11m 22s | 🌖 (95%) |
| Tue, May 5 | 5:51:43 am | 6:18:01 am | 8:07:30 pm | 8:33:47 pm | 13h 49m 29s | 1m 52s | 1:12:45 pm | 52.2° | 5:18:16 am | 9:07:15 pm | 4:42:42 am | 9:42:48 pm | 10h 9m 32s | 🌖 (89%) |
| Wed, May 6 | 5:50:40 am | 6:17:02 am | 8:08:20 pm | 8:34:42 pm | 13h 51m 18s | 1m 49s | 1:12:41 pm | 52.4° | 5:17:05 am | 9:08:17 pm | 4:41:21 am | 9:44:01 pm | 10h 7m 44s | 🌖 (83%) |
| Thu, May 7 | 5:49:37 am | 6:16:04 am | 8:09:10 pm | 8:35:37 pm | 13h 53m 6s | 1m 48s | 1:12:37 pm | 52.7° | 5:15:55 am | 9:09:19 pm | 4:40:01 am | 9:45:13 pm | 10h 5m 57s | 🌖 (75%) |
| Fri, May 8 | 5:48:36 am | 6:15:07 am | 8:10:00 pm | 8:36:31 pm | 13h 54m 53s | 1m 47s | 1:12:34 pm | 53° | 5:14:47 am | 9:10:20 pm | 4:38:42 am | 9:46:25 pm | 10h 4m 12s | 🌖 (67%) |
| Sat, May 9 | 5:47:36 am | 6:14:12 am | 8:10:50 pm | 8:37:25 pm | 13h 56m 38s | 1m 45s | 1:12:31 pm | 53.3° | 5:13:40 am | 9:11:22 pm | 4:37:25 am | 9:47:37 pm | 10h 2m 27s | 🌖 (57%) |
| Sun, May 10 | 5:46:38 am | 6:13:17 am | 8:11:40 pm | 8:38:20 pm | 13h 58m 23s | 1m 45s | 1:12:29 pm | 53.5° | 5:12:34 am | 9:12:23 pm | 4:36:08 am | 9:48:49 pm | 10h 0m 45s | 🌗 (47%) |
| Mon, May 11 | 5:45:41 am | 6:12:25 am | 8:12:30 pm | 8:39:13 pm | 14h 0m 5s | 1m 42s | 1:12:27 pm | 53.8° | 5:11:30 am | 9:13:24 pm | 4:34:53 am | 9:50:01 pm | 9h 59m 3s | 🌘 (37%) |
| Tue, May 12 | 5:44:45 am | 6:11:33 am | 8:13:19 pm | 8:40:07 pm | 14h 1m 46s | 1m 41s | 1:12:26 pm | 54° | 5:10:27 am | 9:14:25 pm | 4:33:39 am | 9:51:13 pm | 9h 57m 24s | 🌘 (27%) |
| Wed, May 13 | 5:43:51 am | 6:10:43 am | 8:14:08 pm | 8:41:01 pm | 14h 3m 25s | 1m 39s | 1:12:26 pm | 54.3° | 5:09:25 am | 9:15:26 pm | 4:32:27 am | 9:52:24 pm | 9h 55m 47s | 🌘 (18%) |
| Thu, May 14 | 5:42:58 am | 6:09:55 am | 8:14:57 pm | 8:41:54 pm | 14h 5m 2s | 1m 37s | 1:12:26 pm | 54.5° | 5:08:25 am | 9:16:26 pm | 4:31:16 am | 9:53:35 pm | 9h 54m 10s | 🌘 (10%) |
| Fri, May 15 | 5:42:06 am | 6:09:07 am | 8:15:45 pm | 8:42:47 pm | 14h 6m 38s | 1m 36s | 1:12:26 pm | 54.7° | 5:07:26 am | 9:17:26 pm | 4:30:07 am | 9:54:46 pm | 9h 52m 37s | 🌘 (4%) |
| Sat, May 16 | 5:41:16 am | 6:08:22 am | 8:16:33 pm | 8:43:39 pm | 14h 8m 11s | 1m 33s | 1:12:28 pm | 55° | 5:06:29 am | 9:18:26 pm | 4:28:59 am | 9:55:56 pm | 9h 51m 5s | 🌘 (1%) |
| Sun, May 17 | 5:40:28 am | 6:07:38 am | 8:17:21 pm | 8:44:31 pm | 14h 9m 43s | 1m 32s | 1:12:29 pm | 55.2° | 5:05:34 am | 9:19:25 pm | 4:27:53 am | 9:57:06 pm | 9h 49m 34s | 🌑 (0%) |
| Mon, May 18 | 5:39:41 am | 6:06:55 am | 8:18:08 pm | 8:45:23 pm | 14h 11m 13s | 1m 30s | 1:12:32 pm | 55.4° | 5:04:40 am | 9:20:24 pm | 4:26:48 am | 9:58:15 pm | 9h 48m 6s | 🌒 (3%) |
| Tue, May 19 | 5:38:56 am | 6:06:14 am | 8:18:55 pm | 8:46:14 pm | 14h 12m 41s | 1m 28s | 1:12:35 pm | 55.6° | 5:03:47 am | 9:21:22 pm | 4:25:45 am | 9:59:24 pm | 9h 46m 39s | 🌒 (8%) |
| Wed, May 20 | 5:38:12 am | 6:05:34 am | 8:19:42 pm | 8:47:04 pm | 14h 14m 8s | 1m 27s | 1:12:38 pm | 55.8° | 5:02:57 am | 9:22:19 pm | 4:24:44 am | 10:00:32 pm | 9h 45m 14s | 🌒 (16%) |
| Thu, May 21 | 5:37:30 am | 6:04:56 am | 8:20:28 pm | 8:47:54 pm | 14h 15m 32s | 1m 24s | 1:12:42 pm | 56° | 5:02:08 am | 9:23:16 pm | 4:23:44 am | 10:01:40 pm | 9h 43m 52s | 🌒 (25%) |
| Fri, May 22 | 5:36:49 am | 6:04:20 am | 8:21:13 pm | 8:48:44 pm | 14h 16m 53s | 1m 21s | 1:12:47 pm | 56.2° | 5:01:20 am | 9:24:13 pm | 4:22:47 am | 10:02:46 pm | 9h 42m 32s | 🌒 (36%) |
| Sat, May 23 | 5:36:10 am | 6:03:45 am | 8:21:58 pm | 8:49:33 pm | 14h 18m 13s | 1m 20s | 1:12:52 pm | 56.4° | 5:00:35 am | 9:25:08 pm | 4:21:51 am | 10:03:52 pm | 9h 41m 14s | 🌓 (47%) |
| Sun, May 24 | 5:35:33 am | 6:03:12 am | 8:22:42 pm | 8:50:21 pm | 14h 19m 30s | 1m 17s | 1:12:57 pm | 56.6° | 4:59:51 am | 9:26:03 pm | 4:20:57 am | 10:04:57 pm | 9h 39m 58s | 🌔 (57%) |
| Mon, May 25 | 5:34:58 am | 6:02:40 am | 8:23:26 pm | 8:51:08 pm | 14h 20m 46s | 1m 16s | 1:13:03 pm | 56.8° | 4:59:09 am | 9:26:57 pm | 4:20:06 am | 10:06:01 pm | 9h 38m 44s | 🌔 (67%) |
| Tue, May 26 | 5:34:24 am | 6:02:10 am | 8:24:09 pm | 8:51:55 pm | 14h 21m 59s | 1m 13s | 1:13:10 pm | 57° | 4:58:29 am | 9:27:50 pm | 4:19:16 am | 10:07:03 pm | 9h 37m 33s | 🌔 (77%) |
| Wed, May 27 | 5:33:52 am | 6:01:42 am | 8:24:51 pm | 8:52:41 pm | 14h 23m 9s | 1m 10s | 1:13:17 pm | 57.1° | 4:57:51 am | 9:28:42 pm | 4:18:28 am | 10:08:05 pm | 9h 36m 24s | 🌔 (84%) |
| Thu, May 28 | 5:33:22 am | 6:01:15 am | 8:25:33 pm | 8:53:26 pm | 14h 24m 18s | 1m 9s | 1:13:24 pm | 57.3° | 4:57:15 am | 9:29:33 pm | 4:17:42 am | 10:09:06 pm | 9h 35m 17s | 🌔 (91%) |
| Fri, May 29 | 5:32:53 am | 6:00:50 am | 8:26:14 pm | 8:54:11 pm | 14h 25m 24s | 1m 6s | 1:13:32 pm | 57.5° | 4:56:41 am | 9:30:23 pm | 4:16:59 am | 10:10:05 pm | 9h 34m 13s | 🌔 (96%) |
| Sat, May 30 | 5:32:27 am | 6:00:27 am | 8:26:54 pm | 8:54:54 pm | 14h 26m 27s | 1m 3s | 1:13:40 pm | 57.6° | 4:56:08 am | 9:31:12 pm | 4:16:18 am | 10:11:03 pm | 9h 33m 11s | 🌔 (99%) |
| Sun, May 31 | 5:32:02 am | 6:00:05 am | 8:27:33 pm | 8:55:36 pm | 14h 27m 28s | 1m 1s | 1:13:49 pm | 57.7° | 4:55:38 am | 9:32:00 pm | 4:15:39 am | 10:11:59 pm | 9h 32m 12s | 🌕 (100%) |
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