Sunrise and sunset times in Tar Heel, NC
Check out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Tar Heel, 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 5:38:51 am
Sunrise time: 6:05:53 am
Sunset time: 8:17:50 pm
Last light at 8:44:52 pm
Day length: 14 hours, 11 minutes
4 hours, 20 minutes left for today's sunset in Tar Heel
Moon rose on May 22 at 11:09 AM
Moon will set on May 23 at 12:52 AMMoon phase: 🌒 Waxing Crescent (43%)Tomorrow
May 23, 2026
First light at 5:38:14 am
Sunrise time: 6:05:20 am
Sunset time: 8:18:33 pm
Last light at 8:45:39 pm
Day length: 14 hours, 13 minutes
Tomorrow will be approximately 1 minute longer than today in Tar Heel
Moon will set on May 23 at 12:52 AM Moon will rise on May 23 at 12:14 PMMoon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (57%)
- Tar Heel, North Carolina
- Latitude: 34.733223
- Longitude: -78.790024
- Time zone: Eastern Time EDT
Shortest day in Tar Heel, 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 52 minutes.Longest day in Tar Heel, NC
The longest day of the year will be in 28 days, during the summer solstice on June 20, 2026, with a daylight length of 14 hours and 32 minutes.
May 2026 - Tar Heel, 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 Tar Heel.
The day length increases by 43 minutes over the course of May 2026 in Tar Heel, NC - from 13 hours, 38 minutes on the first day to 14 hours, 22 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 | 5:57:26 am | 6:23:03 am | 8:01:25 pm | 8:27:02 pm | 13h 38m 22s | 13h 38m 22s | 1:12:14 pm | 50° | 5:25:00 am | 8:59:28 pm | 4:50:51 am | 9:33:37 pm | 10h 20m 36s | 🌕 (100%) |
| Sat, May 2 | 5:56:20 am | 6:22:01 am | 8:02:14 pm | 8:27:55 pm | 13h 40m 13s | 1m 51s | 1:12:07 pm | 50.3° | 5:23:47 am | 9:00:27 pm | 4:49:29 am | 9:34:45 pm | 10h 18m 46s | 🌖 (100%) |
| Sun, May 3 | 5:55:15 am | 6:21:00 am | 8:03:02 pm | 8:28:47 pm | 13h 42m 2s | 1m 49s | 1:12:01 pm | 50.6° | 5:22:36 am | 9:01:26 pm | 4:48:08 am | 9:35:54 pm | 10h 16m 59s | 🌖 (98%) |
| Mon, May 4 | 5:54:11 am | 6:20:01 am | 8:03:50 pm | 8:29:40 pm | 13h 43m 49s | 1m 47s | 1:11:55 pm | 50.8° | 5:21:26 am | 9:02:25 pm | 4:46:48 am | 9:37:02 pm | 10h 15m 12s | 🌖 (95%) |
| Tue, May 5 | 5:53:09 am | 6:19:02 am | 8:04:39 pm | 8:30:32 pm | 13h 45m 37s | 1m 48s | 1:11:50 pm | 51.1° | 5:20:17 am | 9:03:24 pm | 4:45:30 am | 9:38:11 pm | 10h 13m 26s | 🌖 (89%) |
| Wed, May 6 | 5:52:08 am | 6:18:05 am | 8:05:27 pm | 8:31:24 pm | 13h 47m 22s | 1m 45s | 1:11:46 pm | 51.4° | 5:19:09 am | 9:04:23 pm | 4:44:12 am | 9:39:20 pm | 10h 11m 42s | 🌖 (83%) |
| Thu, May 7 | 5:51:08 am | 6:17:09 am | 8:06:15 pm | 8:32:17 pm | 13h 49m 6s | 1m 44s | 1:11:42 pm | 51.7° | 5:18:02 am | 9:05:22 pm | 4:42:56 am | 9:40:29 pm | 10h 9m 59s | 🌖 (75%) |
| Fri, May 8 | 5:50:09 am | 6:16:14 am | 8:07:03 pm | 8:33:09 pm | 13h 50m 49s | 1m 43s | 1:11:39 pm | 52° | 5:16:56 am | 9:06:21 pm | 4:41:40 am | 9:41:37 pm | 10h 8m 18s | 🌖 (67%) |
| Sat, May 9 | 5:49:11 am | 6:15:21 am | 8:07:51 pm | 8:34:01 pm | 13h 52m 30s | 1m 41s | 1:11:36 pm | 52.2° | 5:15:52 am | 9:07:20 pm | 4:40:26 am | 9:42:46 pm | 10h 6m 38s | 🌖 (57%) |
| Sun, May 10 | 5:48:15 am | 6:14:29 am | 8:08:38 pm | 8:34:53 pm | 13h 54m 9s | 1m 39s | 1:11:34 pm | 52.5° | 5:14:49 am | 9:08:19 pm | 4:39:13 am | 9:43:54 pm | 10h 5m 0s | 🌗 (47%) |
| Mon, May 11 | 5:47:20 am | 6:13:38 am | 8:09:26 pm | 8:35:44 pm | 13h 55m 48s | 1m 39s | 1:11:32 pm | 52.7° | 5:13:47 am | 9:09:17 pm | 4:38:01 am | 9:45:03 pm | 10h 3m 23s | 🌘 (37%) |
| Tue, May 12 | 5:46:26 am | 6:12:49 am | 8:10:13 pm | 8:36:36 pm | 13h 57m 24s | 1m 36s | 1:11:31 pm | 53° | 5:12:47 am | 9:10:15 pm | 4:36:51 am | 9:46:11 pm | 10h 1m 48s | 🌘 (27%) |
| Wed, May 13 | 5:45:34 am | 6:12:01 am | 8:11:00 pm | 8:37:27 pm | 13h 58m 59s | 1m 35s | 1:11:31 pm | 53.2° | 5:11:48 am | 9:11:13 pm | 4:35:42 am | 9:47:19 pm | 10h 0m 14s | 🌘 (18%) |
| Thu, May 14 | 5:44:43 am | 6:11:14 am | 8:11:47 pm | 8:38:18 pm | 14h 0m 33s | 1m 34s | 1:11:31 pm | 53.5° | 5:10:50 am | 9:12:11 pm | 4:34:35 am | 9:48:27 pm | 9h 58m 42s | 🌘 (10%) |
| Fri, May 15 | 5:43:54 am | 6:10:29 am | 8:12:34 pm | 8:39:09 pm | 14h 2m 5s | 1m 32s | 1:11:31 pm | 53.7° | 5:09:54 am | 9:13:09 pm | 4:33:29 am | 9:49:34 pm | 9h 57m 11s | 🌘 (4%) |
| Sat, May 16 | 5:43:06 am | 6:09:45 am | 8:13:20 pm | 8:39:59 pm | 14h 3m 35s | 1m 30s | 1:11:33 pm | 54° | 5:08:59 am | 9:14:06 pm | 4:32:24 am | 9:50:41 pm | 9h 55m 43s | 🌘 (1%) |
| Sun, May 17 | 5:42:20 am | 6:09:03 am | 8:14:06 pm | 8:40:49 pm | 14h 5m 3s | 1m 28s | 1:11:34 pm | 54.2° | 5:08:06 am | 9:15:02 pm | 4:31:21 am | 9:51:47 pm | 9h 54m 16s | 🌑 (0%) |
| Mon, May 18 | 5:41:35 am | 6:08:22 am | 8:14:52 pm | 8:41:39 pm | 14h 6m 30s | 1m 27s | 1:11:37 pm | 54.4° | 5:07:15 am | 9:15:59 pm | 4:30:20 am | 9:52:53 pm | 9h 52m 50s | 🌒 (3%) |
| Tue, May 19 | 5:40:51 am | 6:07:42 am | 8:15:37 pm | 8:42:28 pm | 14h 7m 55s | 1m 25s | 1:11:40 pm | 54.6° | 5:06:25 am | 9:16:54 pm | 4:29:20 am | 9:53:59 pm | 9h 51m 28s | 🌒 (8%) |
| Wed, May 20 | 5:40:10 am | 6:07:05 am | 8:16:21 pm | 8:43:16 pm | 14h 9m 16s | 1m 21s | 1:11:43 pm | 54.8° | 5:05:37 am | 9:17:49 pm | 4:28:22 am | 9:55:04 pm | 9h 50m 7s | 🌒 (16%) |
| Thu, May 21 | 5:39:29 am | 6:06:28 am | 8:17:06 pm | 8:44:05 pm | 14h 10m 38s | 1m 22s | 1:11:47 pm | 55° | 5:04:50 am | 9:18:44 pm | 4:27:26 am | 9:56:08 pm | 9h 48m 47s | 🌒 (25%) |
| Fri, May 22 | 5:38:51 am | 6:05:53 am | 8:17:50 pm | 8:44:52 pm | 14h 11m 57s | 1m 19s | 1:11:51 pm | 55.2° | 5:04:05 am | 9:19:38 pm | 4:26:32 am | 9:57:11 pm | 9h 47m 30s | 🌒 (36%) |
| Sat, May 23 | 5:38:14 am | 6:05:20 am | 8:18:33 pm | 8:45:39 pm | 14h 13m 13s | 1m 16s | 1:11:56 pm | 55.4° | 5:03:22 am | 9:20:31 pm | 4:25:39 am | 9:58:14 pm | 9h 46m 15s | 🌓 (47%) |
| Sun, May 24 | 5:37:38 am | 6:04:48 am | 8:19:16 pm | 8:46:26 pm | 14h 14m 28s | 1m 15s | 1:12:02 pm | 55.6° | 5:02:40 am | 9:21:24 pm | 4:24:48 am | 9:59:16 pm | 9h 45m 2s | 🌔 (57%) |
| Mon, May 25 | 5:37:05 am | 6:04:18 am | 8:19:58 pm | 8:47:12 pm | 14h 15m 40s | 1m 12s | 1:12:08 pm | 55.8° | 5:02:00 am | 9:22:16 pm | 4:24:00 am | 10:00:16 pm | 9h 43m 52s | 🌔 (67%) |
| Tue, May 26 | 5:36:32 am | 6:03:50 am | 8:20:39 pm | 8:47:57 pm | 14h 16m 49s | 1m 9s | 1:12:15 pm | 55.9° | 5:01:22 am | 9:23:07 pm | 4:23:13 am | 10:01:16 pm | 9h 42m 44s | 🌔 (77%) |
| Wed, May 27 | 5:36:02 am | 6:03:23 am | 8:21:20 pm | 8:48:41 pm | 14h 17m 57s | 1m 8s | 1:12:22 pm | 56.1° | 5:00:46 am | 9:23:57 pm | 4:22:28 am | 10:02:15 pm | 9h 41m 38s | 🌔 (84%) |
| Thu, May 28 | 5:35:33 am | 6:02:58 am | 8:22:00 pm | 8:49:25 pm | 14h 19m 2s | 1m 5s | 1:12:29 pm | 56.3° | 5:00:12 am | 9:24:46 pm | 4:21:45 am | 10:03:13 pm | 9h 40m 34s | 🌔 (91%) |
| Fri, May 29 | 5:35:06 am | 6:02:34 am | 8:22:40 pm | 8:50:07 pm | 14h 20m 6s | 1m 4s | 1:12:37 pm | 56.4° | 4:59:40 am | 9:25:34 pm | 4:21:04 am | 10:04:09 pm | 9h 39m 32s | 🌔 (96%) |
| Sat, May 30 | 5:34:41 am | 6:02:12 am | 8:23:18 pm | 8:50:49 pm | 14h 21m 6s | 1m 0s | 1:12:45 pm | 56.6° | 4:59:09 am | 9:26:21 pm | 4:20:26 am | 10:05:05 pm | 9h 38m 34s | 🌔 (99%) |
| Sun, May 31 | 5:34:18 am | 6:01:52 am | 8:23:56 pm | 8:51:30 pm | 14h 22m 4s | 0m 58s | 1:12:54 pm | 56.7° | 4:58:40 am | 9:27:07 pm | 4:19:49 am | 10:05:59 pm | 9h 37m 37s | 🌕 (100%) |
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