Sunrise and sunset times in Sanford, NC
Check out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Sanford, NC, United States, as well as the whole calendar for May 2026.
Today
May 22, 2026 . Current time: 3:56:54 pm
First light at 5:38:16 am
Sunrise time: 6:05:39 am
Sunset time: 8:21:11 pm
Last light at 8:48:34 pm
Day length: 14 hours, 15 minutes
4 hours, 24 minutes left for today's sunset in Sanford
Moon rose on May 22 at 11:09 AM
Moon will set on May 23 at 12:55 AMMoon phase: 🌒 Waxing Crescent (43%)Tomorrow
May 23, 2026
First light at 5:37:38 am
Sunrise time: 6:05:05 am
Sunset time: 8:21:55 pm
Last light at 8:49:22 pm
Day length: 14 hours, 16 minutes
Tomorrow will be approximately 1 minute longer than today in Sanford
Moon will set on May 23 at 12:55 AM Moon will rise on May 23 at 12:15 PMMoon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (57%)
- Sanford, North Carolina
- Latitude: 35.479877
- Longitude: -79.180298
- Time zone: Eastern Time EDT
Shortest day in Sanford, NC
The shortest day of the year will be in 7 months, during the winter solstice on December 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 9 hours and 48 minutes.Longest day in Sanford, NC
The longest day of the year will be in 29 days, during the summer solstice on June 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 14 hours and 36 minutes.
May 2026 - Sanford, 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 Sanford.
The day length increases by 45 minutes over the course of May 2026 in Sanford, NC - from 13 hours, 40 minutes on the first day to 14 hours, 25 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 | 5:57:24 am | 6:23:18 am | 8:04:17 pm | 8:30:11 pm | 13h 40m 59s | 13h 40m 59s | 1:13:48 pm | 50.7° | 5:24:34 am | 9:03:01 pm | 4:49:54 am | 9:37:41 pm | 10h 17m 58s | 🌕 (100%) |
| Sat, May 2 | 5:56:17 am | 6:22:15 am | 8:05:07 pm | 8:31:05 pm | 13h 42m 52s | 1m 53s | 1:13:41 pm | 51° | 5:23:20 am | 9:04:02 pm | 4:48:30 am | 9:38:52 pm | 10h 16m 6s | 🌖 (100%) |
| Sun, May 3 | 5:55:10 am | 6:21:13 am | 8:05:57 pm | 8:31:59 pm | 13h 44m 44s | 1m 52s | 1:13:35 pm | 51.3° | 5:22:06 am | 9:05:03 pm | 4:47:06 am | 9:40:03 pm | 10h 14m 15s | 🌖 (98%) |
| Mon, May 4 | 5:54:05 am | 6:20:12 am | 8:06:47 pm | 8:32:53 pm | 13h 46m 35s | 1m 51s | 1:13:29 pm | 51.6° | 5:20:54 am | 9:06:04 pm | 4:45:44 am | 9:41:14 pm | 10h 12m 25s | 🌖 (95%) |
| Tue, May 5 | 5:53:01 am | 6:19:12 am | 8:07:36 pm | 8:33:47 pm | 13h 48m 24s | 1m 49s | 1:13:24 pm | 51.9° | 5:19:43 am | 9:07:05 pm | 4:44:23 am | 9:42:26 pm | 10h 10m 37s | 🌖 (89%) |
| Wed, May 6 | 5:51:58 am | 6:18:13 am | 8:08:26 pm | 8:34:41 pm | 13h 50m 13s | 1m 49s | 1:13:20 pm | 52.2° | 5:18:33 am | 9:08:06 pm | 4:43:02 am | 9:43:37 pm | 10h 8m 50s | 🌖 (83%) |
| Thu, May 7 | 5:50:56 am | 6:17:16 am | 8:09:16 pm | 8:35:35 pm | 13h 52m 0s | 1m 47s | 1:13:16 pm | 52.4° | 5:17:24 am | 9:09:07 pm | 4:41:43 am | 9:44:48 pm | 10h 7m 3s | 🌖 (75%) |
| Fri, May 8 | 5:49:56 am | 6:16:19 am | 8:10:05 pm | 8:36:29 pm | 13h 53m 46s | 1m 46s | 1:13:12 pm | 52.7° | 5:16:17 am | 9:10:08 pm | 4:40:25 am | 9:45:59 pm | 10h 5m 19s | 🌖 (67%) |
| Sat, May 9 | 5:48:56 am | 6:15:24 am | 8:10:55 pm | 8:37:23 pm | 13h 55m 31s | 1m 45s | 1:13:10 pm | 53° | 5:15:10 am | 9:11:09 pm | 4:39:09 am | 9:47:10 pm | 10h 3m 36s | 🌖 (57%) |
| Sun, May 10 | 5:47:58 am | 6:14:31 am | 8:11:44 pm | 8:38:16 pm | 13h 57m 13s | 1m 42s | 1:13:07 pm | 53.2° | 5:14:05 am | 9:12:10 pm | 4:37:53 am | 9:48:21 pm | 10h 1m 55s | 🌗 (47%) |
| Mon, May 11 | 5:47:02 am | 6:13:39 am | 8:12:33 pm | 8:39:10 pm | 13h 58m 54s | 1m 41s | 1:13:06 pm | 53.5° | 5:13:02 am | 9:13:10 pm | 4:36:39 am | 9:49:32 pm | 10h 0m 15s | 🌘 (37%) |
| Tue, May 12 | 5:46:07 am | 6:12:48 am | 8:13:22 pm | 8:40:03 pm | 14h 0m 34s | 1m 40s | 1:13:05 pm | 53.7° | 5:11:59 am | 9:14:10 pm | 4:35:26 am | 9:50:43 pm | 9h 58m 36s | 🌘 (27%) |
| Wed, May 13 | 5:45:13 am | 6:11:58 am | 8:14:10 pm | 8:40:56 pm | 14h 2m 12s | 1m 38s | 1:13:04 pm | 54° | 5:10:58 am | 9:15:10 pm | 4:34:15 am | 9:51:53 pm | 9h 57m 0s | 🌘 (18%) |
| Thu, May 14 | 5:44:21 am | 6:11:10 am | 8:14:58 pm | 8:41:48 pm | 14h 3m 48s | 1m 36s | 1:13:04 pm | 54.2° | 5:09:59 am | 9:16:10 pm | 4:33:05 am | 9:53:04 pm | 9h 55m 26s | 🌘 (10%) |
| Fri, May 15 | 5:43:30 am | 6:10:24 am | 8:15:46 pm | 8:42:40 pm | 14h 5m 22s | 1m 34s | 1:13:05 pm | 54.5° | 5:09:01 am | 9:17:09 pm | 4:31:57 am | 9:54:13 pm | 9h 53m 53s | 🌘 (4%) |
| Sat, May 16 | 5:42:40 am | 6:09:39 am | 8:16:34 pm | 8:43:32 pm | 14h 6m 55s | 1m 33s | 1:13:06 pm | 54.7° | 5:08:05 am | 9:18:08 pm | 4:30:50 am | 9:55:23 pm | 9h 52m 21s | 🌘 (1%) |
| Sun, May 17 | 5:41:52 am | 6:08:55 am | 8:17:21 pm | 8:44:24 pm | 14h 8m 26s | 1m 31s | 1:13:08 pm | 54.9° | 5:07:10 am | 9:19:06 pm | 4:29:44 am | 9:56:32 pm | 9h 50m 52s | 🌑 (0%) |
| Mon, May 18 | 5:41:06 am | 6:08:13 am | 8:18:08 pm | 8:45:15 pm | 14h 9m 55s | 1m 29s | 1:13:10 pm | 55.1° | 5:06:16 am | 9:20:04 pm | 4:28:41 am | 9:57:40 pm | 9h 49m 24s | 🌒 (3%) |
| Tue, May 19 | 5:40:21 am | 6:07:32 am | 8:18:54 pm | 8:46:05 pm | 14h 11m 22s | 1m 27s | 1:13:13 pm | 55.4° | 5:05:25 am | 9:21:02 pm | 4:27:39 am | 9:58:48 pm | 9h 47m 59s | 🌒 (8%) |
| Wed, May 20 | 5:39:38 am | 6:06:53 am | 8:19:40 pm | 8:46:55 pm | 14h 12m 47s | 1m 25s | 1:13:17 pm | 55.6° | 5:04:35 am | 9:21:59 pm | 4:26:38 am | 9:59:55 pm | 9h 46m 35s | 🌒 (16%) |
| Thu, May 21 | 5:38:56 am | 6:06:15 am | 8:20:26 pm | 8:47:45 pm | 14h 14m 11s | 1m 24s | 1:13:21 pm | 55.8° | 5:03:46 am | 9:22:55 pm | 4:25:40 am | 10:01:01 pm | 9h 45m 13s | 🌒 (25%) |
| Fri, May 22 | 5:38:16 am | 6:05:39 am | 8:21:11 pm | 8:48:34 pm | 14h 15m 32s | 1m 21s | 1:13:25 pm | 56° | 5:03:00 am | 9:23:50 pm | 4:24:43 am | 10:02:07 pm | 9h 43m 54s | 🌒 (36%) |
| Sat, May 23 | 5:37:38 am | 6:05:05 am | 8:21:55 pm | 8:49:22 pm | 14h 16m 50s | 1m 18s | 1:13:30 pm | 56.2° | 5:02:15 am | 9:24:45 pm | 4:23:48 am | 10:03:12 pm | 9h 42m 37s | 🌓 (47%) |
| Sun, May 24 | 5:37:01 am | 6:04:32 am | 8:22:39 pm | 8:50:10 pm | 14h 18m 7s | 1m 17s | 1:13:36 pm | 56.3° | 5:01:32 am | 9:25:40 pm | 4:22:55 am | 10:04:16 pm | 9h 41m 22s | 🌔 (57%) |
| Mon, May 25 | 5:36:26 am | 6:04:01 am | 8:23:23 pm | 8:50:57 pm | 14h 19m 22s | 1m 15s | 1:13:42 pm | 56.5° | 5:00:51 am | 9:26:33 pm | 4:22:05 am | 10:05:19 pm | 9h 40m 8s | 🌔 (67%) |
| Tue, May 26 | 5:35:53 am | 6:03:31 am | 8:24:05 pm | 8:51:43 pm | 14h 20m 34s | 1m 12s | 1:13:48 pm | 56.7° | 5:00:11 am | 9:27:25 pm | 4:21:16 am | 10:06:21 pm | 9h 38m 58s | 🌔 (77%) |
| Wed, May 27 | 5:35:22 am | 6:03:03 am | 8:24:47 pm | 8:52:29 pm | 14h 21m 44s | 1m 10s | 1:13:55 pm | 56.9° | 4:59:34 am | 9:28:17 pm | 4:20:29 am | 10:07:22 pm | 9h 37m 50s | 🌔 (84%) |
| Thu, May 28 | 5:34:52 am | 6:02:37 am | 8:25:28 pm | 8:53:13 pm | 14h 22m 51s | 1m 7s | 1:14:03 pm | 57° | 4:58:58 am | 9:29:08 pm | 4:19:44 am | 10:08:21 pm | 9h 36m 44s | 🌔 (91%) |
| Fri, May 29 | 5:34:24 am | 6:02:12 am | 8:26:09 pm | 8:53:57 pm | 14h 23m 57s | 1m 6s | 1:14:11 pm | 57.2° | 4:58:24 am | 9:29:57 pm | 4:19:01 am | 10:09:20 pm | 9h 35m 41s | 🌔 (96%) |
| Sat, May 30 | 5:33:58 am | 6:01:50 am | 8:26:48 pm | 8:54:40 pm | 14h 24m 58s | 1m 1s | 1:14:19 pm | 57.3° | 4:57:52 am | 9:30:46 pm | 4:18:21 am | 10:10:17 pm | 9h 34m 40s | 🌔 (99%) |
| Sun, May 31 | 5:33:33 am | 6:01:28 am | 8:27:27 pm | 8:55:22 pm | 14h 25m 59s | 1m 1s | 1:14:28 pm | 57.5° | 4:57:22 am | 9:31:33 pm | 4:17:42 am | 10:11:13 pm | 9h 33m 42s | 🌕 (100%) |
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