Sunrise and sunset times in Princeton, NJ
Check out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Princeton, NJ, United States, as well as the whole calendar for May 2026.
Today
May 11, 2026 . Current time: 7:02:27 pm
First light at 5:15:34 am
Sunrise time: 5:44:34 am
Sunset time: 8:05:32 pm
Last light at 8:34:31 pm
Day length: 14 hours, 20 minutes
1 hour, 3 minutes left for today's sunset in Princeton
Moon set on May 11 at 02:16 PM
Moon will rise on May 12 at 03:11 AMMoon phase: 🌘 Waning Crescent (29%)Tomorrow
May 12, 2026
First light at 5:14:27 am
Sunrise time: 5:43:32 am
Sunset time: 8:06:31 pm
Last light at 8:35:36 pm
Day length: 14 hours, 22 minutes
Tomorrow will be approximately 2 minutes longer than today in Princeton
Moon will rise on May 12 at 03:11 AM Moon will set on May 12 at 03:25 PMMoon phase: 🌘 Waning Crescent (18%)
- Princeton, New Jersey
- Latitude: 40.357300
- Longitude: -74.667221
- Time zone: Eastern Time EDT
Shortest day in Princeton, NJ
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 20 minutes.Longest day in Princeton, NJ
The longest day of the year will be in 1 month and 8 days, during the summer solstice on June 20, 2026, with a daylight length of 15 hours and 6 minutes.
May 2026 - Princeton, New Jersey - 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 Princeton.
The day length increases by 54 minutes over the course of May 2026 in Princeton, NJ - from 13 hours, 59 minutes on the first day to 14 hours, 53 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 | 5:28:00 am | 5:56:04 am | 7:55:25 pm | 8:23:29 pm | 13h 59m 21s | 13h 59m 21s | 12:55:44 pm | 55.6° | 4:51:59 am | 8:59:30 pm | 4:13:04 am | 9:38:25 pm | 9h 59m 24s | 🌕 (100%) |
| Sat, May 2 | 5:26:40 am | 5:54:49 am | 7:56:26 pm | 8:24:36 pm | 14h 1m 37s | 2m 16s | 12:55:38 pm | 55.9° | 4:50:29 am | 9:00:46 pm | 4:11:20 am | 9:39:55 pm | 9h 57m 9s | 🌖 (100%) |
| Sun, May 3 | 5:25:21 am | 5:53:35 am | 7:57:28 pm | 8:25:42 pm | 14h 3m 53s | 2m 16s | 12:55:32 pm | 56.2° | 4:49:01 am | 9:02:03 pm | 4:09:37 am | 9:41:26 pm | 9h 54m 55s | 🌖 (98%) |
| Mon, May 4 | 5:24:03 am | 5:52:23 am | 7:58:29 pm | 8:26:49 pm | 14h 6m 6s | 2m 13s | 12:55:26 pm | 56.5° | 4:47:33 am | 9:03:19 pm | 4:07:55 am | 9:42:58 pm | 9h 52m 43s | 🌖 (95%) |
| Tue, May 5 | 5:22:46 am | 5:51:12 am | 7:59:30 pm | 8:27:56 pm | 14h 8m 18s | 2m 12s | 12:55:21 pm | 56.8° | 4:46:07 am | 9:04:35 pm | 4:06:13 am | 9:44:29 pm | 9h 50m 32s | 🌖 (89%) |
| Wed, May 6 | 5:21:31 am | 5:50:02 am | 8:00:31 pm | 8:29:02 pm | 14h 10m 29s | 2m 11s | 12:55:17 pm | 57° | 4:44:42 am | 9:05:51 pm | 4:04:33 am | 9:46:00 pm | 9h 48m 22s | 🌖 (83%) |
| Thu, May 7 | 5:20:17 am | 5:48:53 am | 8:01:32 pm | 8:30:09 pm | 14h 12m 39s | 2m 10s | 12:55:13 pm | 57.3° | 4:43:18 am | 9:07:07 pm | 4:02:53 am | 9:47:32 pm | 9h 46m 14s | 🌖 (75%) |
| Fri, May 8 | 5:19:04 am | 5:47:46 am | 8:02:32 pm | 8:31:15 pm | 14h 14m 46s | 2m 7s | 12:55:09 pm | 57.6° | 4:41:56 am | 9:08:23 pm | 4:01:15 am | 9:49:03 pm | 9h 44m 9s | 🌖 (67%) |
| Sat, May 9 | 5:17:53 am | 5:46:41 am | 8:03:32 pm | 8:32:20 pm | 14h 16m 51s | 2m 5s | 12:55:06 pm | 57.8° | 4:40:34 am | 9:09:39 pm | 3:59:38 am | 9:50:35 pm | 9h 42m 4s | 🌖 (57%) |
| Sun, May 10 | 5:16:43 am | 5:45:36 am | 8:04:32 pm | 8:33:26 pm | 14h 18m 56s | 2m 5s | 12:55:04 pm | 58.1° | 4:39:15 am | 9:10:54 pm | 3:58:02 am | 9:52:06 pm | 9h 40m 2s | 🌗 (47%) |
| Mon, May 11 | 5:15:34 am | 5:44:34 am | 8:05:32 pm | 8:34:31 pm | 14h 20m 58s | 2m 2s | 12:55:03 pm | 58.4° | 4:37:56 am | 9:12:09 pm | 3:56:28 am | 9:53:37 pm | 9h 38m 0s | 🌘 (37%) |
| Tue, May 12 | 5:14:27 am | 5:43:32 am | 8:06:31 pm | 8:35:36 pm | 14h 22m 59s | 2m 1s | 12:55:02 pm | 58.6° | 4:36:39 am | 9:13:24 pm | 3:54:55 am | 9:55:08 pm | 9h 36m 2s | 🌘 (27%) |
| Wed, May 13 | 5:13:22 am | 5:42:33 am | 8:07:29 pm | 8:36:40 pm | 14h 24m 56s | 1m 57s | 12:55:01 pm | 58.9° | 4:35:24 am | 9:14:38 pm | 3:53:23 am | 9:56:39 pm | 9h 34m 6s | 🌘 (18%) |
| Thu, May 14 | 5:12:18 am | 5:41:35 am | 8:08:28 pm | 8:37:44 pm | 14h 26m 53s | 1m 57s | 12:55:01 pm | 59.1° | 4:34:10 am | 9:15:52 pm | 3:51:53 am | 9:58:09 pm | 9h 32m 10s | 🌘 (10%) |
| Fri, May 15 | 5:11:16 am | 5:40:38 am | 8:09:26 pm | 8:38:48 pm | 14h 28m 48s | 1m 55s | 12:55:02 pm | 59.3° | 4:32:58 am | 9:17:05 pm | 3:50:24 am | 9:59:39 pm | 9h 30m 17s | 🌘 (4%) |
| Sat, May 16 | 5:10:16 am | 5:39:43 am | 8:10:23 pm | 8:39:51 pm | 14h 30m 40s | 1m 52s | 12:55:03 pm | 59.6° | 4:31:48 am | 9:18:18 pm | 3:48:57 am | 10:01:09 pm | 9h 28m 27s | 🌘 (1%) |
| Sun, May 17 | 5:09:17 am | 5:38:50 am | 8:11:20 pm | 8:40:53 pm | 14h 32m 30s | 1m 50s | 12:55:05 pm | 59.8° | 4:30:39 am | 9:19:31 pm | 3:47:32 am | 10:02:38 pm | 9h 26m 38s | 🌑 (0%) |
| Mon, May 18 | 5:08:20 am | 5:37:58 am | 8:12:16 pm | 8:41:55 pm | 14h 34m 18s | 1m 48s | 12:55:07 pm | 60° | 4:29:32 am | 9:20:42 pm | 3:46:09 am | 10:04:06 pm | 9h 24m 52s | 🌒 (3%) |
| Tue, May 19 | 5:07:24 am | 5:37:08 am | 8:13:12 pm | 8:42:56 pm | 14h 36m 4s | 1m 46s | 12:55:10 pm | 60.2° | 4:28:27 am | 9:21:53 pm | 3:44:47 am | 10:05:33 pm | 9h 23m 8s | 🌒 (8%) |
| Wed, May 20 | 5:06:31 am | 5:36:20 am | 8:14:07 pm | 8:43:56 pm | 14h 37m 47s | 1m 43s | 12:55:13 pm | 60.4° | 4:27:24 am | 9:23:03 pm | 3:43:27 am | 10:07:00 pm | 9h 21m 27s | 🌒 (16%) |
| Thu, May 21 | 5:05:39 am | 5:35:34 am | 8:15:01 pm | 8:44:56 pm | 14h 39m 27s | 1m 40s | 12:55:17 pm | 60.6° | 4:26:22 am | 9:24:13 pm | 3:42:09 am | 10:08:26 pm | 9h 19m 48s | 🌒 (25%) |
| Fri, May 22 | 5:04:49 am | 5:34:49 am | 8:15:55 pm | 8:45:55 pm | 14h 41m 6s | 1m 39s | 12:55:22 pm | 60.8° | 4:25:23 am | 9:25:21 pm | 3:40:53 am | 10:09:51 pm | 9h 18m 11s | 🌒 (36%) |
| Sat, May 23 | 5:04:01 am | 5:34:06 am | 8:16:48 pm | 8:46:53 pm | 14h 42m 42s | 1m 36s | 12:55:27 pm | 61° | 4:24:25 am | 9:26:28 pm | 3:39:39 am | 10:11:15 pm | 9h 16m 37s | 🌓 (47%) |
| Sun, May 24 | 5:03:15 am | 5:33:25 am | 8:17:40 pm | 8:47:50 pm | 14h 44m 15s | 1m 33s | 12:55:32 pm | 61.2° | 4:23:30 am | 9:27:35 pm | 3:38:28 am | 10:12:37 pm | 9h 15m 6s | 🌔 (57%) |
| Mon, May 25 | 5:02:30 am | 5:32:46 am | 8:18:31 pm | 8:48:47 pm | 14h 45m 45s | 1m 30s | 12:55:38 pm | 61.4° | 4:22:37 am | 9:28:40 pm | 3:37:18 am | 10:13:59 pm | 9h 13m 38s | 🌔 (67%) |
| Tue, May 26 | 5:01:48 am | 5:32:09 am | 8:19:21 pm | 8:49:42 pm | 14h 47m 12s | 1m 27s | 12:55:45 pm | 61.6° | 4:21:45 am | 9:29:45 pm | 3:36:11 am | 10:15:19 pm | 9h 12m 12s | 🌔 (77%) |
| Wed, May 27 | 5:01:08 am | 5:31:33 am | 8:20:11 pm | 8:50:36 pm | 14h 48m 38s | 1m 26s | 12:55:52 pm | 61.7° | 4:20:56 am | 9:30:48 pm | 3:35:07 am | 10:16:37 pm | 9h 10m 49s | 🌔 (84%) |
| Thu, May 28 | 5:00:29 am | 5:31:00 am | 8:20:59 pm | 8:51:29 pm | 14h 49m 59s | 1m 21s | 12:55:59 pm | 61.9° | 4:20:09 am | 9:31:49 pm | 3:34:04 am | 10:17:55 pm | 9h 9m 29s | 🌔 (91%) |
| Fri, May 29 | 4:59:53 am | 5:30:28 am | 8:21:47 pm | 8:52:21 pm | 14h 51m 19s | 1m 20s | 12:56:07 pm | 62.1° | 4:19:25 am | 9:32:50 pm | 3:33:05 am | 10:19:10 pm | 9h 8m 11s | 🌔 (96%) |
| Sat, May 30 | 4:59:19 am | 5:29:58 am | 8:22:33 pm | 8:53:12 pm | 14h 52m 35s | 1m 16s | 12:56:16 pm | 62.2° | 4:18:42 am | 9:33:49 pm | 3:32:07 am | 10:20:24 pm | 9h 6m 57s | 🌔 (99%) |
| Sun, May 31 | 4:58:47 am | 5:29:30 am | 8:23:18 pm | 8:54:02 pm | 14h 53m 48s | 1m 13s | 12:56:24 pm | 62.3° | 4:18:02 am | 9:34:47 pm | 3:31:13 am | 10:21:36 pm | 9h 5m 46s | 🌕 (100%) |
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