Sunrise and sunset times in Sterling, IL
Check out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Sterling, IL, United States, as well as the whole calendar for May 2026.
Today
May 10, 2026 . Current time: 6:18:31 pm
First light at 5:12:25 am
Sunrise time: 5:42:09 am
Sunset time: 8:08:13 pm
Last light at 8:37:58 pm
Day length: 14 hours, 26 minutes
1 hour, 49 minutes left for today's sunset in Sterling
Moon set on May 10 at 01:11 PM
Moon will rise on May 11 at 02:51 AMMoon phase: 🌘 Waning Crescent (39%)Tomorrow
May 11, 2026
First light at 5:11:12 am
Sunrise time: 5:41:03 am
Sunset time: 8:09:16 pm
Last light at 8:39:07 pm
Day length: 14 hours, 28 minutes
Tomorrow will be approximately 2 minutes longer than today in Sterling
Moon will rise on May 11 at 02:51 AM Moon will set on May 11 at 02:18 PMMoon phase: 🌘 Waning Crescent (27%)
- Sterling, Illinois
- Latitude: 41.788643
- Longitude: -89.696220
- Time zone: Central Time CDT
Shortest day in Sterling, IL
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 11 minutes.Longest day in Sterling, IL
The longest day of the year will be in 1 month and 10 days, during the summer solstice on June 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 15 hours and 16 minutes.
May 2026 - Sterling, Illinois - 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 Sterling.
The day length increases by 57 minutes over the course of May 2026 in Sterling, IL - from 14 hours, 5 minutes on the first day to 15 hours, 2 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 | 5:24:19 am | 5:53:09 am | 7:58:33 pm | 8:27:23 pm | 14h 5m 24s | 14h 5m 24s | 12:55:51 pm | 57° | 4:47:08 am | 9:04:34 pm | 4:06:37 am | 9:45:05 pm | 9h 53m 17s | 🌕 (100%) |
| Sat, May 2 | 5:22:55 am | 5:51:50 am | 7:59:39 pm | 8:28:34 pm | 14h 7m 49s | 2m 25s | 12:55:44 pm | 57.3° | 4:45:33 am | 9:05:56 pm | 4:04:46 am | 9:46:43 pm | 9h 50m 54s | 🌖 (100%) |
| Sun, May 3 | 5:21:31 am | 5:50:33 am | 8:00:44 pm | 8:29:45 pm | 14h 10m 11s | 2m 22s | 12:55:38 pm | 57.6° | 4:43:59 am | 9:07:17 pm | 4:02:55 am | 9:48:22 pm | 9h 48m 33s | 🌖 (98%) |
| Mon, May 4 | 5:20:09 am | 5:49:17 am | 8:01:49 pm | 8:30:56 pm | 14h 12m 32s | 2m 21s | 12:55:33 pm | 57.9° | 4:42:27 am | 9:08:39 pm | 4:01:05 am | 9:50:00 pm | 9h 46m 13s | 🌖 (94%) |
| Tue, May 5 | 5:18:48 am | 5:48:02 am | 8:02:54 pm | 8:32:07 pm | 14h 14m 52s | 2m 20s | 12:55:28 pm | 58.2° | 4:40:55 am | 9:10:00 pm | 3:59:16 am | 9:51:39 pm | 9h 43m 54s | 🌖 (89%) |
| Wed, May 6 | 5:17:29 am | 5:46:48 am | 8:03:58 pm | 8:33:18 pm | 14h 17m 10s | 2m 18s | 12:55:23 pm | 58.5° | 4:39:25 am | 9:11:22 pm | 3:57:28 am | 9:53:18 pm | 9h 41m 38s | 🌖 (83%) |
| Thu, May 7 | 5:16:11 am | 5:45:36 am | 8:05:02 pm | 8:34:28 pm | 14h 19m 26s | 2m 16s | 12:55:19 pm | 58.8° | 4:37:56 am | 9:12:43 pm | 3:55:41 am | 9:54:57 pm | 9h 39m 24s | 🌖 (75%) |
| Fri, May 8 | 5:14:54 am | 5:44:26 am | 8:06:06 pm | 8:35:38 pm | 14h 21m 40s | 2m 14s | 12:55:16 pm | 59° | 4:36:28 am | 9:14:04 pm | 3:53:56 am | 9:56:37 pm | 9h 37m 11s | 🌖 (66%) |
| Sat, May 9 | 5:13:39 am | 5:43:17 am | 8:07:10 pm | 8:36:48 pm | 14h 23m 53s | 2m 13s | 12:55:13 pm | 59.3° | 4:35:02 am | 9:15:25 pm | 3:52:11 am | 9:58:16 pm | 9h 34m 59s | 🌖 (57%) |
| Sun, May 10 | 5:12:25 am | 5:42:09 am | 8:08:13 pm | 8:37:58 pm | 14h 26m 4s | 2m 11s | 12:55:11 pm | 59.6° | 4:33:37 am | 9:16:45 pm | 3:50:27 am | 9:59:55 pm | 9h 32m 50s | 🌗 (47%) |
| Mon, May 11 | 5:11:12 am | 5:41:03 am | 8:09:16 pm | 8:39:07 pm | 14h 28m 13s | 2m 9s | 12:55:10 pm | 59.8° | 4:32:14 am | 9:18:05 pm | 3:48:45 am | 10:01:34 pm | 9h 30m 42s | 🌘 (37%) |
| Tue, May 12 | 5:10:02 am | 5:39:58 am | 8:10:19 pm | 8:40:15 pm | 14h 30m 21s | 2m 8s | 12:55:09 pm | 60.1° | 4:30:52 am | 9:19:25 pm | 3:47:04 am | 10:03:13 pm | 9h 28m 36s | 🌘 (27%) |
| Wed, May 13 | 5:08:52 am | 5:38:55 am | 8:11:21 pm | 8:41:24 pm | 14h 32m 26s | 2m 5s | 12:55:08 pm | 60.3° | 4:29:32 am | 9:20:45 pm | 3:45:25 am | 10:04:51 pm | 9h 26m 33s | 🌘 (18%) |
| Thu, May 14 | 5:07:45 am | 5:37:54 am | 8:12:23 pm | 8:42:32 pm | 14h 34m 29s | 2m 3s | 12:55:08 pm | 60.5° | 4:28:13 am | 9:22:04 pm | 3:43:47 am | 10:06:30 pm | 9h 24m 31s | 🌘 (10%) |
| Fri, May 15 | 5:06:39 am | 5:36:54 am | 8:13:24 pm | 8:43:39 pm | 14h 36m 30s | 2m 1s | 12:55:09 pm | 60.8° | 4:26:56 am | 9:23:22 pm | 3:42:10 am | 10:08:07 pm | 9h 22m 32s | 🌘 (4%) |
| Sat, May 16 | 5:05:35 am | 5:35:56 am | 8:14:24 pm | 8:44:46 pm | 14h 38m 28s | 1m 58s | 12:55:10 pm | 61° | 4:25:40 am | 9:24:40 pm | 3:40:35 am | 10:09:45 pm | 9h 20m 36s | 🌘 (1%) |
| Sun, May 17 | 5:04:32 am | 5:35:00 am | 8:15:24 pm | 8:45:52 pm | 14h 40m 24s | 1m 56s | 12:55:12 pm | 61.2° | 4:24:27 am | 9:25:57 pm | 3:39:02 am | 10:11:22 pm | 9h 18m 41s | 🌑 (0%) |
| Mon, May 18 | 5:03:31 am | 5:34:05 am | 8:16:24 pm | 8:46:57 pm | 14h 42m 19s | 1m 55s | 12:55:14 pm | 61.5° | 4:23:15 am | 9:27:14 pm | 3:37:31 am | 10:12:58 pm | 9h 16m 48s | 🌒 (3%) |
| Tue, May 19 | 5:02:32 am | 5:33:12 am | 8:17:22 pm | 8:48:02 pm | 14h 44m 10s | 1m 51s | 12:55:17 pm | 61.7° | 4:22:05 am | 9:28:29 pm | 3:36:01 am | 10:14:33 pm | 9h 14m 59s | 🌒 (8%) |
| Wed, May 20 | 5:01:35 am | 5:32:21 am | 8:18:20 pm | 8:49:06 pm | 14h 45m 59s | 1m 49s | 12:55:21 pm | 61.9° | 4:20:57 am | 9:29:44 pm | 3:34:33 am | 10:16:08 pm | 9h 13m 12s | 🌒 (16%) |
| Thu, May 21 | 5:00:40 am | 5:31:32 am | 8:19:18 pm | 8:50:09 pm | 14h 47m 46s | 1m 47s | 12:55:25 pm | 62.1° | 4:19:51 am | 9:30:58 pm | 3:33:08 am | 10:17:41 pm | 9h 11m 26s | 🌒 (26%) |
| Fri, May 22 | 4:59:47 am | 5:30:44 am | 8:20:14 pm | 8:51:11 pm | 14h 49m 30s | 1m 44s | 12:55:29 pm | 62.3° | 4:18:47 am | 9:32:11 pm | 3:31:44 am | 10:19:14 pm | 9h 9m 45s | 🌒 (36%) |
| Sat, May 23 | 4:58:56 am | 5:29:59 am | 8:21:10 pm | 8:52:13 pm | 14h 51m 11s | 1m 41s | 12:55:34 pm | 62.5° | 4:17:45 am | 9:33:23 pm | 3:30:23 am | 10:20:46 pm | 9h 8m 5s | 🌓 (47%) |
| Sun, May 24 | 4:58:06 am | 5:29:15 am | 8:22:04 pm | 8:53:13 pm | 14h 52m 49s | 1m 38s | 12:55:40 pm | 62.7° | 4:16:45 am | 9:34:34 pm | 3:29:03 am | 10:22:16 pm | 9h 6m 29s | 🌔 (58%) |
| Mon, May 25 | 4:57:19 am | 5:28:33 am | 8:22:58 pm | 8:54:13 pm | 14h 54m 25s | 1m 36s | 12:55:46 pm | 62.8° | 4:15:47 am | 9:35:44 pm | 3:27:46 am | 10:23:45 pm | 9h 4m 55s | 🌔 (68%) |
| Tue, May 26 | 4:56:34 am | 5:27:53 am | 8:23:51 pm | 8:55:11 pm | 14h 55m 58s | 1m 33s | 12:55:52 pm | 63° | 4:14:52 am | 9:36:53 pm | 3:26:32 am | 10:25:13 pm | 9h 3m 24s | 🌔 (77%) |
| Wed, May 27 | 4:55:50 am | 5:27:15 am | 8:24:43 pm | 8:56:08 pm | 14h 57m 28s | 1m 30s | 12:55:59 pm | 63.2° | 4:13:59 am | 9:38:00 pm | 3:25:20 am | 10:26:39 pm | 9h 1m 56s | 🌔 (85%) |
| Thu, May 28 | 4:55:09 am | 5:26:39 am | 8:25:34 pm | 8:57:04 pm | 14h 58m 55s | 1m 27s | 12:56:07 pm | 63.3° | 4:13:08 am | 9:39:06 pm | 3:24:10 am | 10:28:03 pm | 9h 0m 31s | 🌔 (91%) |
| Fri, May 29 | 4:54:30 am | 5:26:05 am | 8:26:24 pm | 8:57:59 pm | 15h 0m 19s | 1m 24s | 12:56:15 pm | 63.5° | 4:12:19 am | 9:40:10 pm | 3:23:03 am | 10:29:26 pm | 8h 59m 9s | 🌔 (96%) |
| Sat, May 30 | 4:53:53 am | 5:25:33 am | 8:27:13 pm | 8:58:53 pm | 15h 1m 40s | 1m 21s | 12:56:23 pm | 63.6° | 4:11:33 am | 9:41:13 pm | 3:21:59 am | 10:30:47 pm | 8h 57m 50s | 🌔 (99%) |
| Sun, May 31 | 4:53:18 am | 5:25:03 am | 8:28:00 pm | 8:59:45 pm | 15h 2m 57s | 1m 17s | 12:56:32 pm | 63.8° | 4:10:49 am | 9:42:14 pm | 3:20:58 am | 10:32:06 pm | 8h 56m 36s | 🌕 (100%) |
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