Sunrise and sunset times in Potomac, MD

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

Today

May 20, 2026 . Current time: 1:09:28 am

First light at 5:21:05 am

Sunrise time: 5:50:08 am

Sunset time: 8:20:39 pm

Last light at 8:49:41 pm

Day length: 14 hours, 30 minutes

19 hours, 11 minutes left for today's sunset in Potomac

Moon will rise on May 20 at 08:25 AM Moon will set on May 20 at 11:48 PMMoon phase: 🌒 Waxing Crescent (16%)

Tomorrow

May 21, 2026

First light at 5:20:17 am

Sunrise time: 5:49:24 am

Sunset time: 8:21:31 pm

Last light at 8:50:38 pm

Day length: 14 hours, 32 minutes

Tomorrow will be approximately 2 minutes longer than today in Potomac

Moon will rise on May 21 at 09:41 AM Moon will set on May 22 at 12:00 AMMoon phase: 🌒 Waxing Crescent (36%)

• Potomac, Maryland
• Latitude: 39.018166
• Longitude: -77.208588
• Time zone: Eastern Time EDT

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May 2026 - Potomac, Maryland - 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 Potomac.

The day length increases by 51 minutes over the course of May 2026 in Potomac, MD - from 13 hours, 54 minutes on the first day to 14 hours, 45 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	5:41:29 am	6:08:53 am	8:02:55 pm	8:30:20 pm	13h 54m 2s	13h 54m 2s	1:05:54 pm	54.3°	5:06:26 am	9:05:23 pm	4:28:51 am	9:42:57 pm	10h 4m 47s	🌕 (100%)
Sat, May 2	5:40:12 am	6:07:42 am	8:03:54 pm	8:31:23 pm	13h 56m 12s	2m 10s	1:05:48 pm	54.5°	5:05:01 am	9:06:34 pm	4:27:13 am	9:44:22 pm	10h 2m 37s	🌖 (100%)
Sun, May 3	5:38:57 am	6:06:31 am	8:04:52 pm	8:32:26 pm	13h 58m 21s	2m 9s	1:05:42 pm	54.8°	5:03:37 am	9:07:46 pm	4:25:36 am	9:45:47 pm	10h 0m 30s	🌖 (98%)
Mon, May 4	5:37:43 am	6:05:22 am	8:05:50 pm	8:33:29 pm	14h 0m 28s	2m 7s	1:05:36 pm	55.1°	5:02:14 am	9:08:58 pm	4:24:00 am	9:47:12 pm	9h 58m 24s	🌖 (95%)
Tue, May 5	5:36:30 am	6:04:14 am	8:06:47 pm	8:34:32 pm	14h 2m 33s	2m 5s	1:05:31 pm	55.4°	5:00:52 am	9:10:09 pm	4:22:25 am	9:48:37 pm	9h 56m 21s	🌖 (89%)
Wed, May 6	5:35:18 am	6:03:08 am	8:07:45 pm	8:35:35 pm	14h 4m 37s	2m 4s	1:05:26 pm	55.7°	4:59:32 am	9:11:21 pm	4:20:51 am	9:50:02 pm	9h 54m 18s	🌖 (83%)
Thu, May 7	5:34:07 am	6:02:03 am	8:08:43 pm	8:36:38 pm	14h 6m 40s	2m 3s	1:05:23 pm	56°	4:58:13 am	9:12:32 pm	4:19:18 am	9:51:27 pm	9h 52m 16s	🌖 (75%)
Fri, May 8	5:32:58 am	6:00:59 am	8:09:40 pm	8:37:40 pm	14h 8m 41s	2m 1s	1:05:19 pm	56.2°	4:56:55 am	9:13:44 pm	4:17:46 am	9:52:52 pm	9h 50m 16s	🌖 (67%)
Sat, May 9	5:31:51 am	5:59:56 am	8:10:37 pm	8:38:42 pm	14h 10m 41s	2m 0s	1:05:16 pm	56.5°	4:55:38 am	9:14:55 pm	4:16:15 am	9:54:17 pm	9h 48m 18s	🌖 (57%)
Sun, May 10	5:30:44 am	5:58:55 am	8:11:33 pm	8:39:44 pm	14h 12m 38s	1m 57s	1:05:14 pm	56.8°	4:54:23 am	9:16:06 pm	4:14:46 am	9:55:42 pm	9h 46m 22s	🌗 (47%)
Mon, May 11	5:29:39 am	5:57:55 am	8:12:30 pm	8:40:46 pm	14h 14m 35s	1m 57s	1:05:13 pm	57°	4:53:09 am	9:17:16 pm	4:13:18 am	9:57:07 pm	9h 44m 27s	🌘 (37%)
Tue, May 12	5:28:36 am	5:56:57 am	8:13:26 pm	8:41:47 pm	14h 16m 29s	1m 54s	1:05:12 pm	57.3°	4:51:56 am	9:18:27 pm	4:11:51 am	9:58:32 pm	9h 42m 34s	🌘 (27%)
Wed, May 13	5:27:34 am	5:56:00 am	8:14:22 pm	8:42:48 pm	14h 18m 22s	1m 53s	1:05:11 pm	57.5°	4:50:45 am	9:19:37 pm	4:10:26 am	9:59:56 pm	9h 40m 43s	🌘 (18%)
Thu, May 14	5:26:34 am	5:55:05 am	8:15:17 pm	8:43:49 pm	14h 20m 12s	1m 50s	1:05:11 pm	57.8°	4:49:36 am	9:20:46 pm	4:09:02 am	10:01:20 pm	9h 38m 55s	🌘 (10%)
Fri, May 15	5:25:35 am	5:54:12 am	8:16:12 pm	8:44:49 pm	14h 22m 0s	1m 48s	1:05:12 pm	58°	4:48:28 am	9:21:55 pm	4:07:40 am	10:02:43 pm	9h 37m 8s	🌘 (4%)
Sat, May 16	5:24:38 am	5:53:20 am	8:17:06 pm	8:45:48 pm	14h 23m 46s	1m 46s	1:05:13 pm	58.2°	4:47:22 am	9:23:04 pm	4:06:20 am	10:04:06 pm	9h 35m 23s	🌘 (1%)
Sun, May 17	5:23:42 am	5:52:29 am	8:18:00 pm	8:46:48 pm	14h 25m 31s	1m 45s	1:05:15 pm	58.5°	4:46:18 am	9:24:12 pm	4:05:01 am	10:05:29 pm	9h 33m 40s	🌑 (0%)
Mon, May 18	5:22:48 am	5:51:40 am	8:18:54 pm	8:47:46 pm	14h 27m 14s	1m 43s	1:05:17 pm	58.7°	4:45:15 am	9:25:19 pm	4:03:44 am	10:06:51 pm	9h 31m 59s	🌒 (3%)
Tue, May 19	5:21:56 am	5:50:53 am	8:19:47 pm	8:48:44 pm	14h 28m 54s	1m 40s	1:05:20 pm	58.9°	4:44:14 am	9:26:26 pm	4:02:28 am	10:08:12 pm	9h 30m 21s	🌒 (8%)
Wed, May 20	5:21:05 am	5:50:08 am	8:20:39 pm	8:49:41 pm	14h 30m 31s	1m 37s	1:05:23 pm	59.1°	4:43:15 am	9:27:32 pm	4:01:15 am	10:09:32 pm	9h 28m 45s	🌒 (16%)
Thu, May 21	5:20:17 am	5:49:24 am	8:21:31 pm	8:50:38 pm	14h 32m 7s	1m 36s	1:05:27 pm	59.3°	4:42:17 am	9:28:38 pm	4:00:03 am	10:10:52 pm	9h 27m 11s	🌒 (25%)
Fri, May 22	5:19:30 am	5:48:42 am	8:22:22 pm	8:51:34 pm	14h 33m 40s	1m 33s	1:05:32 pm	59.5°	4:41:22 am	9:29:42 pm	3:58:53 am	10:12:11 pm	9h 25m 39s	🌒 (36%)
Sat, May 23	5:18:45 am	5:48:01 am	8:23:13 pm	8:52:29 pm	14h 35m 12s	1m 32s	1:05:37 pm	59.7°	4:40:28 am	9:30:46 pm	3:57:46 am	10:13:28 pm	9h 24m 10s	🌓 (47%)
Sun, May 24	5:18:01 am	5:47:23 am	8:24:02 pm	8:53:24 pm	14h 36m 39s	1m 27s	1:05:42 pm	59.9°	4:39:36 am	9:31:48 pm	3:56:40 am	10:14:45 pm	9h 22m 44s	🌔 (57%)
Mon, May 25	5:17:20 am	5:46:46 am	8:24:51 pm	8:54:17 pm	14h 38m 5s	1m 26s	1:05:48 pm	60.1°	4:38:47 am	9:32:50 pm	3:55:37 am	10:16:00 pm	9h 21m 20s	🌔 (67%)
Tue, May 26	5:16:40 am	5:46:11 am	8:25:39 pm	8:55:10 pm	14h 39m 28s	1m 23s	1:05:55 pm	60.2°	4:37:59 am	9:33:51 pm	3:54:36 am	10:17:14 pm	9h 19m 59s	🌔 (77%)
Wed, May 27	5:16:02 am	5:45:38 am	8:26:26 pm	8:56:01 pm	14h 40m 48s	1m 20s	1:06:02 pm	60.4°	4:37:14 am	9:34:50 pm	3:53:37 am	10:18:27 pm	9h 18m 40s	🌔 (84%)
Thu, May 28	5:15:27 am	5:45:06 am	8:27:13 pm	8:56:52 pm	14h 42m 7s	1m 19s	1:06:09 pm	60.6°	4:36:30 am	9:35:49 pm	3:52:40 am	10:19:38 pm	9h 17m 24s	🌔 (91%)
Fri, May 29	5:14:53 am	5:44:37 am	8:27:58 pm	8:57:42 pm	14h 43m 21s	1m 14s	1:06:17 pm	60.7°	4:35:49 am	9:36:46 pm	3:51:46 am	10:20:48 pm	9h 16m 11s	🌔 (96%)
Sat, May 30	5:14:21 am	5:44:09 am	8:28:43 pm	8:58:30 pm	14h 44m 34s	1m 13s	1:06:26 pm	60.9°	4:35:10 am	9:37:41 pm	3:50:55 am	10:21:57 pm	9h 15m 0s	🌔 (99%)
Sun, May 31	5:13:51 am	5:43:43 am	8:29:26 pm	8:59:18 pm	14h 45m 43s	1m 9s	1:06:34 pm	61°	4:34:33 am	9:38:36 pm	3:50:06 am	10:23:03 pm	9h 13m 53s	🌕 (100%)

Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Potomac, MD - 2026

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