Sunrise and sunset times in Washington, DC
Check out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Washington, DC, United States, as well as the whole calendar for May 2026.
Today
May 7, 2026 . Current time: 7:39:51 am
First light at 5:33:44 am
Sunrise time: 6:01:36 am
Sunset time: 8:07:47 pm
Last light at 8:35:38 pm
Day length: 14 hours, 6 minutes
12 hours, 27 minutes left for today's sunset in Washington
Moon will set on May 7 at 09:11 AM
Moon will rise on May 8 at 12:00 AMMoon phase: 🌖 Waning Gibbous (73%)Tomorrow
May 8, 2026
First light at 5:32:35 am
Sunrise time: 6:00:32 am
Sunset time: 8:08:44 pm
Last light at 8:36:41 pm
Day length: 14 hours, 8 minutes
Tomorrow will be approximately 2 minutes longer than today in Washington
Moon will rise on May 8 at 12:33 AM Moon will set on May 8 at 10:13 AMMoon phase: 🌖 Waning Gibbous (57%)
- Washington, District of Columbia
- Latitude: 38.907192
- Longitude: -77.036873
- Time zone: Eastern Time EDT
Shortest day in Washington, DC
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 29 minutes.Longest day in Washington, DC
The longest day of the year will be in 1 month and 12 days, during the summer solstice on June 20, 2026, with a daylight length of 14 hours and 57 minutes.
May 2026 - Washington, District of Columbia - 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 Washington.
The day length increases by 51 minutes over the course of May 2026 in Washington, DC - from 13 hours, 53 minutes on the first day to 14 hours, 45 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 | 5:41:04 am | 6:08:25 am | 8:02:01 pm | 8:29:23 pm | 13h 53m 36s | 13h 53m 36s | 1:05:13 pm | 54.1° | 5:06:06 am | 9:04:21 pm | 4:28:37 am | 9:41:49 pm | 10h 5m 13s | 🌕 (100%) |
| Sat, May 2 | 5:39:47 am | 6:07:14 am | 8:02:59 pm | 8:30:25 pm | 13h 55m 45s | 2m 9s | 1:05:06 pm | 54.4° | 5:04:41 am | 9:05:32 pm | 4:27:00 am | 9:43:13 pm | 10h 3m 5s | 🌖 (100%) |
| Sun, May 3 | 5:38:32 am | 6:06:04 am | 8:03:57 pm | 8:31:28 pm | 13h 57m 53s | 2m 8s | 1:05:00 pm | 54.7° | 5:03:17 am | 9:06:43 pm | 4:25:23 am | 9:44:38 pm | 10h 0m 58s | 🌖 (98%) |
| Mon, May 4 | 5:37:18 am | 6:04:55 am | 8:04:55 pm | 8:32:31 pm | 14h 0m 0s | 2m 7s | 1:04:55 pm | 55° | 5:01:55 am | 9:07:55 pm | 4:23:47 am | 9:46:02 pm | 9h 58m 52s | 🌖 (95%) |
| Tue, May 5 | 5:36:06 am | 6:03:47 am | 8:05:52 pm | 8:33:34 pm | 14h 2m 5s | 2m 5s | 1:04:50 pm | 55.3° | 5:00:33 am | 9:09:06 pm | 4:22:13 am | 9:47:27 pm | 9h 56m 49s | 🌖 (89%) |
| Wed, May 6 | 5:34:54 am | 6:02:41 am | 8:06:50 pm | 8:34:36 pm | 14h 4m 9s | 2m 4s | 1:04:45 pm | 55.6° | 4:59:13 am | 9:10:17 pm | 4:20:39 am | 9:48:51 pm | 9h 54m 46s | 🌖 (83%) |
| Thu, May 7 | 5:33:44 am | 6:01:36 am | 8:07:47 pm | 8:35:38 pm | 14h 6m 11s | 2m 2s | 1:04:41 pm | 55.9° | 4:57:54 am | 9:11:28 pm | 4:19:07 am | 9:50:16 pm | 9h 52m 45s | 🌖 (75%) |
| Fri, May 8 | 5:32:35 am | 6:00:32 am | 8:08:44 pm | 8:36:41 pm | 14h 8m 12s | 2m 1s | 1:04:38 pm | 56.1° | 4:56:37 am | 9:12:39 pm | 4:17:35 am | 9:51:41 pm | 9h 50m 46s | 🌖 (67%) |
| Sat, May 9 | 5:31:28 am | 5:59:30 am | 8:09:40 pm | 8:37:42 pm | 14h 10m 10s | 1m 58s | 1:04:35 pm | 56.4° | 4:55:20 am | 9:13:50 pm | 4:16:05 am | 9:53:05 pm | 9h 48m 49s | 🌖 (57%) |
| Sun, May 10 | 5:30:22 am | 5:58:29 am | 8:10:37 pm | 8:38:44 pm | 14h 12m 8s | 1m 58s | 1:04:33 pm | 56.7° | 4:54:05 am | 9:15:01 pm | 4:14:36 am | 9:54:30 pm | 9h 46m 53s | 🌗 (47%) |
| Mon, May 11 | 5:29:17 am | 5:57:30 am | 8:11:33 pm | 8:39:45 pm | 14h 14m 3s | 1m 55s | 1:04:31 pm | 56.9° | 4:52:52 am | 9:16:11 pm | 4:13:09 am | 9:55:54 pm | 9h 44m 59s | 🌘 (37%) |
| Tue, May 12 | 5:28:14 am | 5:56:32 am | 8:12:29 pm | 8:40:47 pm | 14h 15m 57s | 1m 54s | 1:04:30 pm | 57.2° | 4:51:40 am | 9:17:21 pm | 4:11:42 am | 9:57:18 pm | 9h 43m 6s | 🌘 (27%) |
| Wed, May 13 | 5:27:12 am | 5:55:35 am | 8:13:24 pm | 8:41:47 pm | 14h 17m 49s | 1m 52s | 1:04:30 pm | 57.4° | 4:50:29 am | 9:18:30 pm | 4:10:18 am | 9:58:42 pm | 9h 41m 16s | 🌘 (18%) |
| Thu, May 14 | 5:26:12 am | 5:54:40 am | 8:14:20 pm | 8:42:48 pm | 14h 19m 40s | 1m 51s | 1:04:30 pm | 57.7° | 4:49:20 am | 9:19:40 pm | 4:08:55 am | 10:00:05 pm | 9h 39m 27s | 🌘 (10%) |
| Fri, May 15 | 5:25:14 am | 5:53:47 am | 8:15:14 pm | 8:43:47 pm | 14h 21m 27s | 1m 47s | 1:04:31 pm | 57.9° | 4:48:13 am | 9:20:48 pm | 4:07:33 am | 10:01:28 pm | 9h 37m 41s | 🌘 (4%) |
| Sat, May 16 | 5:24:17 am | 5:52:55 am | 8:16:09 pm | 8:44:47 pm | 14h 23m 14s | 1m 47s | 1:04:32 pm | 58.1° | 4:47:07 am | 9:21:57 pm | 4:06:13 am | 10:02:51 pm | 9h 35m 56s | 🌘 (1%) |
| Sun, May 17 | 5:23:22 am | 5:52:05 am | 8:17:02 pm | 8:45:46 pm | 14h 24m 57s | 1m 43s | 1:04:34 pm | 58.4° | 4:46:03 am | 9:23:04 pm | 4:04:54 am | 10:04:13 pm | 9h 34m 14s | 🌑 (0%) |
| Mon, May 18 | 5:22:28 am | 5:51:16 am | 8:17:56 pm | 8:46:44 pm | 14h 26m 40s | 1m 43s | 1:04:36 pm | 58.6° | 4:45:00 am | 9:24:12 pm | 4:03:38 am | 10:05:34 pm | 9h 32m 33s | 🌒 (3%) |
| Tue, May 19 | 5:21:36 am | 5:50:29 am | 8:18:48 pm | 8:47:42 pm | 14h 28m 19s | 1m 39s | 1:04:39 pm | 58.8° | 4:44:00 am | 9:25:18 pm | 4:02:23 am | 10:06:55 pm | 9h 30m 56s | 🌒 (8%) |
| Wed, May 20 | 5:20:46 am | 5:49:44 am | 8:19:40 pm | 8:48:39 pm | 14h 29m 56s | 1m 37s | 1:04:42 pm | 59° | 4:43:01 am | 9:26:24 pm | 4:01:10 am | 10:08:15 pm | 9h 29m 20s | 🌒 (16%) |
| Thu, May 21 | 5:19:57 am | 5:49:00 am | 8:20:32 pm | 8:49:35 pm | 14h 31m 32s | 1m 36s | 1:04:46 pm | 59.2° | 4:42:04 am | 9:27:29 pm | 3:59:59 am | 10:09:34 pm | 9h 27m 47s | 🌒 (25%) |
| Fri, May 22 | 5:19:10 am | 5:48:19 am | 8:21:23 pm | 8:50:31 pm | 14h 33m 4s | 1m 32s | 1:04:51 pm | 59.4° | 4:41:08 am | 9:28:33 pm | 3:58:49 am | 10:10:52 pm | 9h 26m 15s | 🌒 (36%) |
| Sat, May 23 | 5:18:25 am | 5:47:38 am | 8:22:13 pm | 8:51:26 pm | 14h 34m 35s | 1m 31s | 1:04:56 pm | 59.6° | 4:40:15 am | 9:29:36 pm | 3:57:42 am | 10:12:09 pm | 9h 24m 47s | 🌓 (47%) |
| Sun, May 24 | 5:17:42 am | 5:47:00 am | 8:23:03 pm | 8:52:20 pm | 14h 36m 3s | 1m 28s | 1:05:01 pm | 59.8° | 4:39:24 am | 9:30:39 pm | 3:56:37 am | 10:13:25 pm | 9h 23m 20s | 🌔 (57%) |
| Mon, May 25 | 5:17:01 am | 5:46:23 am | 8:23:51 pm | 8:53:13 pm | 14h 37m 28s | 1m 25s | 1:05:07 pm | 59.9° | 4:38:34 am | 9:31:40 pm | 3:55:34 am | 10:14:40 pm | 9h 21m 57s | 🌔 (67%) |
| Tue, May 26 | 5:16:22 am | 5:45:48 am | 8:24:39 pm | 8:54:06 pm | 14h 38m 51s | 1m 23s | 1:05:14 pm | 60.1° | 4:37:47 am | 9:32:40 pm | 3:54:34 am | 10:15:54 pm | 9h 20m 36s | 🌔 (77%) |
| Wed, May 27 | 5:15:44 am | 5:45:15 am | 8:25:26 pm | 8:54:57 pm | 14h 40m 11s | 1m 20s | 1:05:21 pm | 60.3° | 4:37:02 am | 9:33:40 pm | 3:53:35 am | 10:17:06 pm | 9h 19m 18s | 🌔 (84%) |
| Thu, May 28 | 5:15:09 am | 5:44:44 am | 8:26:12 pm | 8:55:48 pm | 14h 41m 28s | 1m 17s | 1:05:28 pm | 60.4° | 4:36:19 am | 9:34:38 pm | 3:52:39 am | 10:18:17 pm | 9h 18m 3s | 🌔 (91%) |
| Fri, May 29 | 5:14:35 am | 5:44:15 am | 8:26:58 pm | 8:56:37 pm | 14h 42m 43s | 1m 15s | 1:05:36 pm | 60.6° | 4:35:38 am | 9:35:35 pm | 3:51:45 am | 10:19:27 pm | 9h 16m 49s | 🌔 (96%) |
| Sat, May 30 | 5:14:03 am | 5:43:47 am | 8:27:42 pm | 8:57:26 pm | 14h 43m 55s | 1m 12s | 1:05:44 pm | 60.8° | 4:34:59 am | 9:36:30 pm | 3:50:54 am | 10:20:35 pm | 9h 15m 39s | 🌔 (99%) |
| Sun, May 31 | 5:13:34 am | 5:43:21 am | 8:28:25 pm | 8:58:13 pm | 14h 45m 4s | 1m 9s | 1:05:53 pm | 60.9° | 4:34:22 am | 9:37:24 pm | 3:50:06 am | 10:21:41 pm | 9h 14m 32s | 🌕 (100%) |
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