London sunrise and sunset in May 2026

Earliest sunrise04:50day 31

Latest sunrise05:33day 1

Earliest sunset20:24day 1

Latest sunset21:07day 31

Day length change in the month+86m 05s

Day	Dawn	Sunrise	Noon	Sunset	Dusk	Day length	vs prev. day
1 Fri	04:54	05:33	12:58	20:24	21:02	14 h 51 min	+3m 32s
2 Sat	04:52	05:31	12:57	20:25	21:04	14 h 55 min	+3m 30s
3 Sun	04:50	05:29	12:57	20:27	21:06	14 h 58 min	+3m 28s
4 Mon	04:48	05:27	12:57	20:29	21:08	15 h 2 min	+3m 27s
5 Tue	04:46	05:25	12:57	20:30	21:10	15 h 5 min	+3m 25s
6 Wed	04:44	05:23	12:57	20:32	21:11	15 h 8 min	+3m 23s
7 Thu	04:42	05:22	12:57	20:33	21:13	15 h 12 min	+3m 21s
8 Fri	04:40	05:20	12:57	20:35	21:15	15 h 15 min	+3m 19s
9 Sat	04:38	05:18	12:57	20:37	21:17	15 h 18 min	+3m 16s
10 Sun	04:36	05:17	12:57	20:38	21:19	15 h 22 min	+3m 14s
11 Mon	04:35	05:15	12:57	20:40	21:20	15 h 25 min	+3m 12s
12 Tue	04:33	05:13	12:57	20:41	21:22	15 h 28 min	+3m 09s
13 Wed	04:31	05:12	12:57	20:43	21:24	15 h 31 min	+3m 06s
14 Thu	04:29	05:10	12:57	20:44	21:26	15 h 34 min	+3m 04s
15 Fri	04:27	05:09	12:57	20:46	21:28	15 h 37 min	+3m 01s
16 Sat	04:26	05:07	12:57	20:47	21:29	15 h 40 min	+2m 58s
17 Sun	04:24	05:06	12:57	20:49	21:31	15 h 43 min	+2m 55s
18 Mon	04:22	05:04	12:57	20:50	21:33	15 h 46 min	+2m 52s
19 Tue	04:21	05:03	12:57	20:52	21:34	15 h 49 min	+2m 48s
20 Wed	04:19	05:02	12:57	20:53	21:36	15 h 51 min	+2m 45s
21 Thu	04:18	05:01	12:57	20:55	21:38	15 h 54 min	+2m 41s
22 Fri	04:16	04:59	12:57	20:56	21:39	15 h 57 min	+2m 38s
23 Sat	04:15	04:58	12:57	20:57	21:41	15 h 59 min	+2m 34s
24 Sun	04:13	04:57	12:57	20:59	21:42	16 h 2 min	+2m 30s
25 Mon	04:12	04:56	12:57	21:00	21:44	16 h 4 min	+2m 26s
26 Tue	04:11	04:55	12:58	21:01	21:46	16 h 7 min	+2m 22s
27 Wed	04:09	04:54	12:58	21:02	21:47	16 h 9 min	+2m 18s
28 Thu	04:08	04:53	12:58	21:04	21:48	16 h 11 min	+2m 13s
29 Fri	04:07	04:52	12:58	21:05	21:50	16 h 13 min	+2m 09s
30 Sat	04:06	04:51	12:58	21:06	21:51	16 h 15 min	+2m 04s
31 Sun	04:05	04:50	12:58	21:07	21:53	16 h 17 min	+2m 00s

Day length on the 15th of each month (hours)

January8.4 h

February10.0 h

March11.8 h

April13.9 h

May15.6 h

June16.6 h

July16.2 h

August14.6 h

September12.7 h

October10.7 h

November8.9 h

December7.9 h

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Time zone: Europe/London · 51.508, -0.126

Values for 2026, computed with JPL DE421 and Skyfield. Sunrise/sunset use the Sun's upper limb with standard refraction (no elevation or terrain); twilight is civil (Sun 6° below the horizon). Year-to-year differences are usually within 1–2 minutes.

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In May 2026, sunrise in London moves from 05:33 (1st) to 04:50 (31th) and sunset from 20:24 to 21:07; day length on the 15th is 15 h 37 min.