Sunrise and sunset times in Wilmington, NC

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Check out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Wilmington, NC, United States, as well as the whole calendar for May 2026.

Today

May 2, 2026 . Current time: 10:50:00 am

First light at 5:54:01 am

Sunrise time: 6:19:31 am

Sunset time: 7:57:57 pm

Last light at 8:23:27 pm

Day length: 13 hours, 38 minutes

9 hours, 7 minutes left for today's sunset in Wilmington

Moon set on May 2 at 05:29 AM Moon will rise on May 2 at 08:16 PMMoon phase: 🌖 Waning Gibbous (99%)

Tomorrow

May 3, 2026

First light at 5:52:58 am

Sunrise time: 6:18:32 am

Sunset time: 7:58:45 pm

Last light at 8:24:19 pm

Day length: 13 hours, 40 minutes

Tomorrow will be approximately 2 minutes longer than today in Wilmington

Moon will set on May 3 at 06:06 AM Moon will rise on May 3 at 09:15 PMMoon phase: 🌖 Waning Gibbous (95%)

• Wilmington, North Carolina
• Latitude: 34.225727
• Longitude: -77.944710
• Time zone: Eastern Time EDT

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May 2026 - Wilmington, 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 Wilmington.

The day length increases by 42 minutes over the course of May 2026 in Wilmington, NC - from 13 hours, 36 minutes on the first day to 14 hours, 19 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.	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.	Moon phase
Fri, May 1	5:55:06 am	6:20:32 am	7:57:10 pm	8:22:36 pm	13h 36m 38s	13h 36m 38s	1:08:51 pm	49.5°	5:22:56 am	8:54:46 pm	4:49:07 am	9:28:35 pm	10h 22m 21s	🌕 (100%)
Sat, May 2	5:54:01 am	6:19:31 am	7:57:57 pm	8:23:27 pm	13h 38m 26s	1m 48s	1:08:44 pm	49.8°	5:21:45 am	8:55:44 pm	4:47:47 am	9:29:41 pm	10h 20m 35s	🌖 (100%)
Sun, May 3	5:52:58 am	6:18:32 am	7:58:45 pm	8:24:19 pm	13h 40m 13s	1m 47s	1:08:38 pm	50.1°	5:20:35 am	8:56:41 pm	4:46:28 am	9:30:48 pm	10h 18m 48s	🌖 (98%)
Mon, May 4	5:51:55 am	6:17:33 am	7:59:32 pm	8:25:10 pm	13h 41m 59s	1m 46s	1:08:33 pm	50.3°	5:19:26 am	8:57:39 pm	4:45:10 am	9:31:55 pm	10h 17m 4s	🌖 (95%)
Tue, May 5	5:50:54 am	6:16:36 am	8:00:19 pm	8:26:01 pm	13h 43m 43s	1m 44s	1:08:28 pm	50.6°	5:18:18 am	8:58:37 pm	4:43:53 am	9:33:02 pm	10h 15m 21s	🌖 (89%)
Wed, May 6	5:49:54 am	6:15:40 am	8:01:07 pm	8:26:52 pm	13h 45m 27s	1m 44s	1:08:23 pm	50.9°	5:17:12 am	8:59:34 pm	4:42:37 am	9:34:09 pm	10h 13m 38s	🌖 (83%)
Thu, May 7	5:48:55 am	6:14:45 am	8:01:54 pm	8:27:44 pm	13h 47m 9s	1m 42s	1:08:19 pm	51.2°	5:16:06 am	9:00:32 pm	4:41:22 am	9:35:16 pm	10h 11m 57s	🌖 (75%)
Fri, May 8	5:47:57 am	6:13:51 am	8:02:41 pm	8:28:35 pm	13h 48m 50s	1m 41s	1:08:16 pm	51.5°	5:15:02 am	9:01:30 pm	4:40:09 am	9:36:23 pm	10h 10m 18s	🌖 (67%)
Sat, May 9	5:47:01 am	6:12:59 am	8:03:27 pm	8:29:26 pm	13h 50m 28s	1m 38s	1:08:13 pm	51.7°	5:13:59 am	9:02:27 pm	4:38:56 am	9:37:30 pm	10h 8m 41s	🌖 (57%)
Sun, May 10	5:46:05 am	6:12:08 am	8:04:14 pm	8:30:16 pm	13h 52m 6s	1m 38s	1:08:11 pm	52°	5:12:57 am	9:03:25 pm	4:37:45 am	9:38:37 pm	10h 7m 4s	🌗 (47%)
Mon, May 11	5:45:12 am	6:11:18 am	8:05:01 pm	8:31:07 pm	13h 53m 43s	1m 37s	1:08:09 pm	52.2°	5:11:57 am	9:04:22 pm	4:36:35 am	9:39:44 pm	10h 5m 28s	🌘 (37%)
Tue, May 12	5:44:19 am	6:10:29 am	8:05:47 pm	8:31:57 pm	13h 55m 18s	1m 35s	1:08:08 pm	52.5°	5:10:57 am	9:05:19 pm	4:35:26 am	9:40:50 pm	10h 3m 55s	🌘 (27%)
Wed, May 13	5:43:28 am	6:09:42 am	8:06:33 pm	8:32:48 pm	13h 56m 51s	1m 33s	1:08:08 pm	52.7°	5:10:00 am	9:06:16 pm	4:34:19 am	9:41:57 pm	10h 2m 23s	🌘 (18%)
Thu, May 14	5:42:38 am	6:08:56 am	8:07:19 pm	8:33:38 pm	13h 58m 23s	1m 32s	1:08:08 pm	53°	5:09:03 am	9:07:12 pm	4:33:13 am	9:43:03 pm	10h 0m 53s	🌘 (10%)
Fri, May 15	5:41:50 am	6:08:12 am	8:08:05 pm	8:34:27 pm	13h 59m 53s	1m 30s	1:08:08 pm	53.2°	5:08:08 am	9:08:08 pm	4:32:09 am	9:44:08 pm	9h 59m 24s	🌘 (4%)
Sat, May 16	5:41:03 am	6:07:29 am	8:08:50 pm	8:35:17 pm	14h 1m 21s	1m 28s	1:08:10 pm	53.4°	5:07:15 am	9:09:04 pm	4:31:06 am	9:45:14 pm	9h 57m 58s	🌘 (1%)
Sun, May 17	5:40:17 am	6:06:48 am	8:09:35 pm	8:36:06 pm	14h 2m 47s	1m 26s	1:08:11 pm	53.7°	5:06:23 am	9:10:00 pm	4:30:04 am	9:46:19 pm	9h 56m 33s	🌑 (0%)
Mon, May 18	5:39:33 am	6:06:08 am	8:10:20 pm	8:36:54 pm	14h 4m 12s	1m 25s	1:08:14 pm	53.9°	5:05:33 am	9:10:55 pm	4:29:04 am	9:47:23 pm	9h 55m 9s	🌒 (3%)
Tue, May 19	5:38:51 am	6:05:29 am	8:11:04 pm	8:37:42 pm	14h 5m 35s	1m 23s	1:08:17 pm	54.1°	5:04:44 am	9:11:49 pm	4:28:06 am	9:48:27 pm	9h 53m 48s	🌒 (8%)
Wed, May 20	5:38:10 am	6:04:52 am	8:11:48 pm	8:38:30 pm	14h 6m 56s	1m 21s	1:08:20 pm	54.3°	5:03:57 am	9:12:43 pm	4:27:10 am	9:49:30 pm	9h 52m 29s	🌒 (16%)
Thu, May 21	5:37:31 am	6:04:17 am	8:12:32 pm	8:39:17 pm	14h 8m 15s	1m 19s	1:08:24 pm	54.5°	5:03:11 am	9:13:37 pm	4:26:15 am	9:50:33 pm	9h 51m 11s	🌒 (25%)
Fri, May 22	5:36:53 am	6:03:43 am	8:13:15 pm	8:40:04 pm	14h 9m 32s	1m 17s	1:08:29 pm	54.7°	5:02:27 am	9:14:30 pm	4:25:22 am	9:51:35 pm	9h 49m 55s	🌒 (36%)
Sat, May 23	5:36:17 am	6:03:10 am	8:13:57 pm	8:40:50 pm	14h 10m 47s	1m 15s	1:08:34 pm	54.9°	5:01:45 am	9:15:22 pm	4:24:31 am	9:52:36 pm	9h 48m 42s	🌓 (47%)
Sun, May 24	5:35:42 am	6:02:39 am	8:14:39 pm	8:41:36 pm	14h 12m 0s	1m 13s	1:08:39 pm	55.1°	5:01:05 am	9:16:14 pm	4:23:42 am	9:53:36 pm	9h 47m 31s	🌔 (57%)
Mon, May 25	5:35:09 am	6:02:10 am	8:15:21 pm	8:42:21 pm	14h 13m 11s	1m 11s	1:08:45 pm	55.3°	5:00:26 am	9:17:04 pm	4:22:54 am	9:54:36 pm	9h 46m 21s	🌔 (67%)
Tue, May 26	5:34:38 am	6:01:42 am	8:16:01 pm	8:43:05 pm	14h 14m 19s	1m 8s	1:08:52 pm	55.4°	4:59:49 am	9:17:54 pm	4:22:09 am	9:55:34 pm	9h 45m 15s	🌔 (77%)
Wed, May 27	5:34:08 am	6:01:16 am	8:16:42 pm	8:43:49 pm	14h 15m 26s	1m 7s	1:08:59 pm	55.6°	4:59:14 am	9:18:43 pm	4:21:25 am	9:56:32 pm	9h 44m 9s	🌔 (84%)
Thu, May 28	5:33:41 am	6:00:51 am	8:17:21 pm	8:44:32 pm	14h 16m 30s	1m 4s	1:09:06 pm	55.8°	4:58:40 am	9:19:32 pm	4:20:44 am	9:57:28 pm	9h 43m 7s	🌔 (91%)
Fri, May 29	5:33:14 am	6:00:28 am	8:18:00 pm	8:45:14 pm	14h 17m 32s	1m 2s	1:09:14 pm	55.9°	4:58:09 am	9:20:19 pm	4:20:04 am	9:58:24 pm	9h 42m 7s	🌔 (96%)
Sat, May 30	5:32:50 am	6:00:07 am	8:18:38 pm	8:45:55 pm	14h 18m 31s	0m 59s	1:09:22 pm	56.1°	4:57:39 am	9:21:05 pm	4:19:27 am	9:59:18 pm	9h 41m 9s	🌔 (99%)
Sun, May 31	5:32:27 am	5:59:47 am	8:19:15 pm	8:46:35 pm	14h 19m 28s	0m 57s	1:09:31 pm	56.2°	4:57:11 am	9:21:51 pm	4:18:52 am	10:00:11 pm	9h 40m 14s	🌕 (100%)

Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Wilmington, NC - 2026

The followin graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Wilmington, NC for every day of the year. There are two jumps in the graph that represent the hour change for Daylight Saving Time (DST) in Wilmington, NC.