Sunrise and sunset times in Palo Alto, CA

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

Today

May 8, 2026 . Current time: 8:00:14 am

First light at 5:36:45 am

Sunrise time: 6:04:01 am

Sunset time: 8:06:05 pm

Last light at 8:33:21 pm

Day length: 14 hours, 2 minutes

12 hours, 5 minutes left for today's sunset in Palo Alto

Moon rose on May 8 at 12:34 AM Moon will set on May 8 at 10:26 AMMoon phase: 🌖 Waning Gibbous (62%)

Tomorrow

May 9, 2026

First light at 5:35:42 am

Sunrise time: 6:03:02 am

Sunset time: 8:06:59 pm

Last light at 8:34:19 pm

Day length: 14 hours, 3 minutes

Tomorrow will be approximately 2 minutes longer than today in Palo Alto

Moon will rise on May 9 at 01:05 AM Moon will set on May 9 at 11:29 AMMoon phase: 🌗 Last Quarter (46%)

• Palo Alto, California
• Latitude: 37.441883
• Longitude: -122.143021
• Time zone: Pacific Time PDT

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May 2026 - Palo Alto, California - 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 Palo Alto.

The day length increases by 48 minutes over the course of May 2026 in Palo Alto, CA - from 13 hours, 48 minutes on the first day to 14 hours, 36 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	5:44:46 am	6:11:29 am	7:59:47 pm	8:26:29 pm	13h 48m 18s	13h 48m 18s	1:05:38 pm	52.7°	5:10:45 am	9:00:30 pm	4:34:33 am	9:36:43 pm	10h 10m 34s	🌕 (100%)
Sat, May 2	5:43:34 am	6:10:21 am	8:00:41 pm	8:27:28 pm	13h 50m 20s	2m 2s	1:05:31 pm	53°	5:09:25 am	9:01:37 pm	4:33:01 am	9:38:01 pm	10h 8m 34s	🌖 (100%)
Sun, May 3	5:42:23 am	6:09:15 am	8:01:35 pm	8:28:27 pm	13h 52m 20s	2m 0s	1:05:25 pm	53.3°	5:08:07 am	9:02:44 pm	4:31:31 am	9:39:19 pm	10h 6m 34s	🌖 (98%)
Mon, May 4	5:41:13 am	6:08:09 am	8:02:30 pm	8:29:26 pm	13h 54m 21s	2m 1s	1:05:20 pm	53.6°	5:06:49 am	9:03:50 pm	4:30:02 am	9:40:38 pm	10h 4m 35s	🌖 (94%)
Tue, May 5	5:40:04 am	6:07:05 am	8:03:24 pm	8:30:25 pm	13h 56m 19s	1m 58s	1:05:15 pm	53.9°	5:05:32 am	9:04:57 pm	4:28:33 am	9:41:56 pm	10h 2m 38s	🌖 (89%)
Wed, May 6	5:38:57 am	6:06:02 am	8:04:18 pm	8:31:24 pm	13h 58m 16s	1m 57s	1:05:10 pm	54.2°	5:04:17 am	9:06:04 pm	4:27:06 am	9:43:15 pm	10h 0m 43s	🌖 (82%)
Thu, May 7	5:37:50 am	6:05:01 am	8:05:12 pm	8:32:22 pm	14h 0m 11s	1m 55s	1:05:06 pm	54.4°	5:03:02 am	9:07:10 pm	4:25:40 am	9:44:33 pm	9h 58m 49s	🌖 (74%)
Fri, May 8	5:36:45 am	6:04:01 am	8:06:05 pm	8:33:21 pm	14h 2m 4s	1m 53s	1:05:03 pm	54.7°	5:01:49 am	9:08:17 pm	4:24:14 am	9:45:52 pm	9h 56m 57s	🌖 (65%)
Sat, May 9	5:35:42 am	6:03:02 am	8:06:59 pm	8:34:19 pm	14h 3m 57s	1m 53s	1:05:00 pm	55°	5:00:38 am	9:09:23 pm	4:22:51 am	9:47:10 pm	9h 55m 5s	🌗 (56%)
Sun, May 10	5:34:40 am	6:02:04 am	8:07:52 pm	8:35:17 pm	14h 5m 48s	1m 51s	1:04:58 pm	55.2°	4:59:28 am	9:10:29 pm	4:21:28 am	9:48:28 pm	9h 53m 16s	🌗 (46%)
Mon, May 11	5:33:39 am	6:01:08 am	8:08:45 pm	8:36:15 pm	14h 7m 37s	1m 49s	1:04:57 pm	55.5°	4:58:19 am	9:11:35 pm	4:20:07 am	9:49:46 pm	9h 51m 29s	🌘 (36%)
Tue, May 12	5:32:39 am	6:00:14 am	8:09:38 pm	8:37:12 pm	14h 9m 24s	1m 47s	1:04:56 pm	55.7°	4:57:11 am	9:12:40 pm	4:18:47 am	9:51:04 pm	9h 49m 43s	🌘 (26%)
Wed, May 13	5:31:41 am	5:59:21 am	8:10:30 pm	8:38:09 pm	14h 11m 9s	1m 45s	1:04:55 pm	56°	4:56:05 am	9:13:45 pm	4:17:29 am	9:52:22 pm	9h 47m 59s	🌘 (17%)
Thu, May 14	5:30:45 am	5:58:29 am	8:11:22 pm	8:39:06 pm	14h 12m 53s	1m 44s	1:04:55 pm	56.2°	4:55:01 am	9:14:50 pm	4:16:12 am	9:53:39 pm	9h 46m 17s	🌘 (9%)
Fri, May 15	5:29:50 am	5:57:39 am	8:12:14 pm	8:40:02 pm	14h 14m 35s	1m 42s	1:04:56 pm	56.5°	4:53:58 am	9:15:55 pm	4:14:56 am	9:54:56 pm	9h 44m 36s	🌘 (4%)
Sat, May 16	5:28:57 am	5:56:50 am	8:13:05 pm	8:40:58 pm	14h 16m 15s	1m 40s	1:04:57 pm	56.7°	4:52:56 am	9:16:59 pm	4:13:43 am	9:56:12 pm	9h 42m 58s	🌘 (0%)
Sun, May 17	5:28:05 am	5:56:03 am	8:13:56 pm	8:41:54 pm	14h 17m 53s	1m 38s	1:04:59 pm	56.9°	4:51:56 am	9:18:02 pm	4:12:30 am	9:57:28 pm	9h 41m 21s	🌑 (0%)
Mon, May 18	5:27:15 am	5:55:17 am	8:14:46 pm	8:42:49 pm	14h 19m 29s	1m 36s	1:05:02 pm	57.1°	4:50:58 am	9:19:05 pm	4:11:20 am	9:58:43 pm	9h 39m 47s	🌒 (3%)
Tue, May 19	5:26:26 am	5:54:33 am	8:15:36 pm	8:43:43 pm	14h 21m 3s	1m 34s	1:05:05 pm	57.3°	4:50:02 am	9:20:07 pm	4:10:11 am	9:59:58 pm	9h 38m 15s	🌒 (9%)
Wed, May 20	5:25:39 am	5:53:51 am	8:16:25 pm	8:44:37 pm	14h 22m 34s	1m 31s	1:05:08 pm	57.6°	4:49:07 am	9:21:09 pm	4:09:04 am	10:01:12 pm	9h 36m 45s	🌒 (17%)
Thu, May 21	5:24:54 am	5:53:10 am	8:17:14 pm	8:45:31 pm	14h 24m 4s	1m 30s	1:05:12 pm	57.8°	4:48:14 am	9:22:10 pm	4:07:59 am	10:02:25 pm	9h 35m 17s	🌒 (27%)
Fri, May 22	5:24:10 am	5:52:31 am	8:18:02 pm	8:46:23 pm	14h 25m 31s	1m 27s	1:05:17 pm	58°	4:47:23 am	9:23:10 pm	4:06:56 am	10:03:37 pm	9h 33m 52s	🌒 (37%)
Sat, May 23	5:23:29 am	5:51:54 am	8:18:50 pm	8:47:15 pm	14h 26m 56s	1m 25s	1:05:22 pm	58.1°	4:46:34 am	9:24:10 pm	4:05:55 am	10:04:49 pm	9h 32m 28s	🌓 (48%)
Sun, May 24	5:22:49 am	5:51:18 am	8:19:37 pm	8:48:06 pm	14h 28m 19s	1m 23s	1:05:27 pm	58.3°	4:45:47 am	9:25:08 pm	4:04:56 am	10:05:59 pm	9h 31m 7s	🌔 (59%)
Mon, May 25	5:22:10 am	5:50:44 am	8:20:23 pm	8:48:57 pm	14h 29m 39s	1m 20s	1:05:34 pm	58.5°	4:45:01 am	9:26:06 pm	4:03:59 am	10:07:08 pm	9h 29m 49s	🌔 (69%)
Tue, May 26	5:21:34 am	5:50:12 am	8:21:08 pm	8:49:46 pm	14h 30m 56s	1m 17s	1:05:40 pm	58.7°	4:44:18 am	9:27:02 pm	4:03:04 am	10:08:16 pm	9h 28m 33s	🌔 (78%)
Wed, May 27	5:20:59 am	5:49:41 am	8:21:53 pm	8:50:35 pm	14h 32m 12s	1m 16s	1:05:47 pm	58.8°	4:43:36 am	9:27:58 pm	4:02:11 am	10:09:23 pm	9h 27m 19s	🌔 (85%)
Thu, May 28	5:20:26 am	5:49:12 am	8:22:37 pm	8:51:23 pm	14h 33m 25s	1m 13s	1:05:55 pm	59°	4:42:57 am	9:28:53 pm	4:01:21 am	10:10:29 pm	9h 26m 8s	🌔 (92%)
Fri, May 29	5:19:56 am	5:48:45 am	8:23:20 pm	8:52:10 pm	14h 34m 35s	1m 10s	1:06:03 pm	59.2°	4:42:19 am	9:29:46 pm	4:00:32 am	10:11:33 pm	9h 25m 0s	🌔 (96%)
Sat, May 30	5:19:27 am	5:48:20 am	8:24:02 pm	8:52:55 pm	14h 35m 42s	1m 7s	1:06:11 pm	59.3°	4:41:44 am	9:30:38 pm	3:59:47 am	10:12:35 pm	9h 23m 54s	🌔 (99%)
Sun, May 31	5:18:59 am	5:47:56 am	8:24:43 pm	8:53:40 pm	14h 36m 47s	1m 5s	1:06:20 pm	59.4°	4:41:10 am	9:31:29 pm	3:59:03 am	10:13:36 pm	9h 22m 52s	🌕 (100%)

Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Palo Alto, CA - 2026

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