New York City sunrise and sunset in May 2026

Earliest sunrise05:27day 31

Latest sunrise05:55day 1

Earliest sunset19:52day 1

Latest sunset20:20day 31

Day length change in the month+55m 10s

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

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

January9.6 h

February10.7 h

March11.9 h

April13.3 h

May14.5 h

June15.1 h

July14.8 h

August13.8 h

September12.5 h

October11.1 h

November9.9 h

December9.3 h

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Time zone: America/New_York · 40.714, -74.006

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 New York City moves from 05:55 (1st) to 05:27 (31th) and sunset from 19:52 to 20:20; day length on the 15th is 14 h 28 min.