Washington, D.C. sunrise and sunset in May 2026

Earliest sunrise05:45day 31

Latest sunrise06:10day 1

Earliest sunset20:01day 1

Latest sunset20:27day 31

Day length change in the month+51m 25s

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

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

January9.8 h

February10.8 h

March11.9 h

April13.2 h

May14.3 h

June14.9 h

July14.6 h

August13.7 h

September12.4 h

October11.2 h

November10.1 h

December9.5 h

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Time zone: America/New_York · 38.895, -77.036

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 Washington, D.C. moves from 06:10 (1st) to 05:45 (31th) and sunset from 20:01 to 20:27; day length on the 15th is 14 h 18 min.