Sunrise and sunset times in Ralston, IA
Check out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Ralston, IA, United States, as well as the whole calendar for May 2026.
Today
May 14, 2026 . Current time: 3:29:25 pm
First light at 5:26:38 am
Sunrise time: 5:56:57 am
Sunset time: 8:32:49 pm
Last light at 9:03:08 pm
Day length: 14 hours, 35 minutes
5 hours, 3 minutes left for today's sunset in Ralston
Tomorrow
May 15, 2026
First light at 5:25:31 am
Sunrise time: 5:55:56 am
Sunset time: 8:33:51 pm
Last light at 9:04:16 pm
Day length: 14 hours, 37 minutes
Tomorrow will be approximately 2 minutes longer than today in Ralston
- Ralston, Iowa
- Latitude: 42.041653
- Longitude: -94.633034
- Time zone: Central Time CDT
Shortest day in Ralston, IA
The shortest day of the year will be in around 8 months, during the winter solstice on December 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 9 hours and 9 minutes.Longest day in Ralston, IA
The longest day of the year will be in 1 month and 6 days, during the summer solstice on June 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 15 hours and 18 minutes.May 2026 - Ralston, Iowa - 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 Ralston.
The day length increases by 58 minutes over the course of May 2026 in Ralston, IA - from 14 hours, 6 minutes on the first day to 15 hours, 4 minutes on the last day.
| Day | Twilight Start | Sunrise | Sunset | Twilight End | Day Length | Day Length Variation | Solar Noon
|
Max Sun Altitude | Nautical Twilight Start | Nautical Twilight End | Astronomical Twilight Start | Astronomical Twilight End | Night Length
|
Moon phase |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, May 1 | 5:43:22 am | 6:12:20 am | 8:18:52 pm | 8:47:50 pm | 14h 6m 32s | 14h 6m 32s | 1:15:36 pm | 57.3° | 5:05:58 am | 9:25:14 pm | 4:25:08 am | 10:06:04 pm | 9h 52m 9s | 🌕 (100%) |
| Sat, May 2 | 5:41:56 am | 6:11:01 am | 8:19:58 pm | 8:49:02 pm | 14h 8m 57s | 2m 25s | 1:15:29 pm | 57.6° | 5:04:22 am | 9:26:37 pm | 4:23:15 am | 10:07:43 pm | 9h 49m 45s | 🌖 (100%) |
| Sun, May 3 | 5:40:32 am | 6:09:43 am | 8:21:04 pm | 8:50:14 pm | 14h 11m 21s | 2m 24s | 1:15:23 pm | 57.9° | 5:02:47 am | 9:27:59 pm | 4:21:23 am | 10:09:23 pm | 9h 47m 22s | 🌖 (98%) |
| Mon, May 4 | 5:39:09 am | 6:08:26 am | 8:22:09 pm | 8:51:26 pm | 14h 13m 43s | 2m 22s | 1:15:18 pm | 58.2° | 5:01:13 am | 9:29:22 pm | 4:19:32 am | 10:11:03 pm | 9h 45m 1s | 🌖 (94%) |
| Tue, May 5 | 5:37:48 am | 6:07:10 am | 8:23:15 pm | 8:52:37 pm | 14h 16m 5s | 2m 22s | 1:15:13 pm | 58.5° | 4:59:41 am | 9:30:44 pm | 4:17:42 am | 10:12:43 pm | 9h 42m 41s | 🌖 (89%) |
| Wed, May 6 | 5:36:28 am | 6:05:56 am | 8:24:20 pm | 8:53:49 pm | 14h 18m 24s | 2m 19s | 1:15:08 pm | 58.7° | 4:58:10 am | 9:32:06 pm | 4:15:52 am | 10:14:24 pm | 9h 40m 24s | 🌖 (83%) |
| Thu, May 7 | 5:35:09 am | 6:04:44 am | 8:25:25 pm | 8:55:00 pm | 14h 20m 41s | 2m 17s | 1:15:04 pm | 59° | 4:56:40 am | 9:33:29 pm | 4:14:04 am | 10:16:05 pm | 9h 38m 7s | 🌖 (75%) |
| Fri, May 8 | 5:33:51 am | 6:03:32 am | 8:26:29 pm | 8:56:11 pm | 14h 22m 57s | 2m 16s | 1:15:01 pm | 59.3° | 4:55:11 am | 9:34:51 pm | 4:12:17 am | 10:17:45 pm | 9h 35m 54s | 🌖 (66%) |
| Sat, May 9 | 5:32:35 am | 6:02:23 am | 8:27:34 pm | 8:57:21 pm | 14h 25m 11s | 2m 14s | 1:14:58 pm | 59.5° | 4:53:44 am | 9:36:12 pm | 4:10:30 am | 10:19:26 pm | 9h 33m 40s | 🌖 (57%) |
| Sun, May 10 | 5:31:21 am | 6:01:14 am | 8:28:38 pm | 8:58:31 pm | 14h 27m 24s | 2m 13s | 1:14:56 pm | 59.8° | 4:52:18 am | 9:37:34 pm | 4:08:45 am | 10:21:07 pm | 9h 31m 30s | 🌗 (47%) |
| Mon, May 11 | 5:30:08 am | 6:00:08 am | 8:29:41 pm | 8:59:41 pm | 14h 29m 33s | 2m 9s | 1:14:54 pm | 60.1° | 4:50:54 am | 9:38:55 pm | 4:07:02 am | 10:22:47 pm | 9h 29m 21s | 🌘 (37%) |
| Tue, May 12 | 5:28:56 am | 5:59:02 am | 8:30:44 pm | 9:00:51 pm | 14h 31m 42s | 2m 9s | 1:14:53 pm | 60.3° | 4:49:31 am | 9:40:16 pm | 4:05:19 am | 10:24:27 pm | 9h 27m 15s | 🌘 (27%) |
| Wed, May 13 | 5:27:46 am | 5:57:59 am | 8:31:47 pm | 9:02:00 pm | 14h 33m 48s | 2m 6s | 1:14:53 pm | 60.6° | 4:48:10 am | 9:41:36 pm | 4:03:38 am | 10:26:07 pm | 9h 25m 10s | 🌘 (18%) |
| Thu, May 14 | 5:26:38 am | 5:56:57 am | 8:32:49 pm | 9:03:08 pm | 14h 35m 52s | 2m 4s | 1:14:53 pm | 60.8° | 4:46:50 am | 9:42:56 pm | 4:01:59 am | 10:27:47 pm | 9h 23m 7s | 🌘 (10%) |
| Fri, May 15 | 5:25:31 am | 5:55:56 am | 8:33:51 pm | 9:04:16 pm | 14h 37m 55s | 2m 3s | 1:14:54 pm | 61° | 4:45:32 am | 9:44:15 pm | 4:00:21 am | 10:29:27 pm | 9h 21m 7s | 🌘 (4%) |
| Sat, May 16 | 5:24:26 am | 5:54:58 am | 8:34:52 pm | 9:05:24 pm | 14h 39m 54s | 1m 59s | 1:14:55 pm | 61.3° | 4:44:16 am | 9:45:34 pm | 3:58:44 am | 10:31:05 pm | 9h 19m 9s | 🌘 (1%) |
| Sun, May 17 | 5:23:23 am | 5:54:01 am | 8:35:53 pm | 9:06:30 pm | 14h 41m 52s | 1m 58s | 1:14:57 pm | 61.5° | 4:43:01 am | 9:46:52 pm | 3:57:10 am | 10:32:44 pm | 9h 17m 13s | 🌑 (0%) |
| Mon, May 18 | 5:22:22 am | 5:53:06 am | 8:36:53 pm | 9:07:36 pm | 14h 43m 47s | 1m 55s | 1:14:59 pm | 61.7° | 4:41:48 am | 9:48:10 pm | 3:55:37 am | 10:34:22 pm | 9h 15m 19s | 🌒 (3%) |
| Tue, May 19 | 5:21:22 am | 5:52:12 am | 8:37:52 pm | 9:08:42 pm | 14h 45m 40s | 1m 53s | 1:15:02 pm | 61.9° | 4:40:38 am | 9:49:26 pm | 3:54:06 am | 10:35:58 pm | 9h 13m 29s | 🌒 (8%) |
| Wed, May 20 | 5:20:25 am | 5:51:21 am | 8:38:50 pm | 9:09:46 pm | 14h 47m 29s | 1m 49s | 1:15:05 pm | 62.1° | 4:39:29 am | 9:50:42 pm | 3:52:36 am | 10:37:35 pm | 9h 11m 41s | 🌒 (16%) |
| Thu, May 21 | 5:19:29 am | 5:50:31 am | 8:39:48 pm | 9:10:50 pm | 14h 49m 17s | 1m 48s | 1:15:09 pm | 62.3° | 4:38:22 am | 9:51:57 pm | 3:51:09 am | 10:39:10 pm | 9h 9m 55s | 🌒 (26%) |
| Fri, May 22 | 5:18:35 am | 5:49:43 am | 8:40:45 pm | 9:11:53 pm | 14h 51m 2s | 1m 45s | 1:15:14 pm | 62.5° | 4:37:17 am | 9:53:11 pm | 3:49:44 am | 10:40:44 pm | 9h 8m 12s | 🌒 (36%) |
| Sat, May 23 | 5:17:43 am | 5:48:57 am | 8:41:41 pm | 9:12:55 pm | 14h 52m 44s | 1m 42s | 1:15:19 pm | 62.7° | 4:36:14 am | 9:54:24 pm | 3:48:21 am | 10:42:17 pm | 9h 6m 32s | 🌓 (47%) |
| Sun, May 24 | 5:16:53 am | 5:48:13 am | 8:42:37 pm | 9:13:56 pm | 14h 54m 24s | 1m 40s | 1:15:25 pm | 62.9° | 4:35:13 am | 9:55:36 pm | 3:47:00 am | 10:43:49 pm | 9h 4m 53s | 🌔 (58%) |
| Mon, May 25 | 5:16:05 am | 5:47:30 am | 8:43:31 pm | 9:14:56 pm | 14h 56m 1s | 1m 37s | 1:15:31 pm | 63.1° | 4:34:15 am | 9:56:46 pm | 3:45:42 am | 10:45:20 pm | 9h 3m 19s | 🌔 (68%) |
| Tue, May 26 | 5:15:19 am | 5:46:50 am | 8:44:24 pm | 9:15:55 pm | 14h 57m 34s | 1m 33s | 1:15:37 pm | 63.3° | 4:33:19 am | 9:57:56 pm | 3:44:26 am | 10:46:49 pm | 9h 1m 48s | 🌔 (77%) |
| Wed, May 27 | 5:14:35 am | 5:46:12 am | 8:45:17 pm | 9:16:53 pm | 14h 59m 5s | 1m 31s | 1:15:44 pm | 63.4° | 4:32:25 am | 9:59:04 pm | 3:43:12 am | 10:48:16 pm | 9h 0m 18s | 🌔 (85%) |
| Thu, May 28 | 5:13:54 am | 5:45:35 am | 8:46:08 pm | 9:17:50 pm | 15h 0m 33s | 1m 28s | 1:15:52 pm | 63.6° | 4:31:33 am | 10:00:10 pm | 3:42:01 am | 10:49:42 pm | 8h 58m 53s | 🌔 (91%) |
| Fri, May 29 | 5:13:14 am | 5:45:01 am | 8:46:58 pm | 9:18:45 pm | 15h 1m 57s | 1m 24s | 1:16:00 pm | 63.7° | 4:30:44 am | 10:01:15 pm | 3:40:53 am | 10:51:06 pm | 8h 57m 30s | 🌔 (96%) |
| Sat, May 30 | 5:12:37 am | 5:44:28 am | 8:47:47 pm | 9:19:39 pm | 15h 3m 19s | 1m 22s | 1:16:08 pm | 63.9° | 4:29:57 am | 10:02:19 pm | 3:39:47 am | 10:52:29 pm | 8h 56m 11s | 🌔 (99%) |
| Sun, May 31 | 5:12:02 am | 5:43:58 am | 8:48:35 pm | 9:20:32 pm | 15h 4m 37s | 1m 18s | 1:16:17 pm | 64° | 4:29:12 am | 10:03:21 pm | 3:38:44 am | 10:53:49 pm | 8h 54m 55s | 🌕 (100%) |
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