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Edmonton, AB, Canada — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 57.4%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: May 8, 2026 at 9:34:26 pm
Sunrise Today: 5:45 am 59° Northeast
Sunset Today: 9:16 pm 301° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 3:03 am 131° Southeast
Moonset Today: 10:48 am 232° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 15 hours, 32 minutes (+3m 36s)

Today's Sun Position in Edmonton

Time: 9:34 pm
Altitude: -2.1°
Direction: 305° NW
Phase: Civil Twilight

Day length today: 15h 31m 46s (May 8, 2026)

3 minutes, 36 seconds longer than yesterday (May 7, 2026)

8 hours, 4 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2025)

1 hour, 30 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Edmonton Today

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Astro. Twilight 12:00 am – 12:25 am
Night 12:25 am – 2:34 am
Astro. Twilight 2:34 am – 4:04 am
Nautical Twilight 4:04 am – 5:02 am
Civil Twilight 5:02 am – 5:45 am
Daylight 5:45 am – 9:16 pm
Civil Twilight 9:16 pm – 9:59 pm
Nautical Twilight 9:59 pm – 10:58 pm
Astro. Twilight 10:58 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Edmonton - Next 7 Days

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2026 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
May Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. mi
May 8 5:45 am 9:16 pm 15:31:46 +3:36 1:30 pm (53.7°) 93.823
May 9 5:43 am 9:18 pm 15:35:20 +3:33 1:30 pm (54.0°) 93.845
May 10 5:41 am 9:20 pm 15:38:51 +3:31 1:30 pm (54.2°) 93.867
May 11 5:39 am 9:22 pm 15:42:20 +3:28 1:30 pm (54.5°) 93.889
May 12 5:37 am 9:23 pm 15:45:46 +3:26 1:30 pm (54.8°) 93.910
May 13 5:36 am 9:25 pm 15:49:10 +3:23 1:30 pm (55.0°) 93.932
May 14 5:34 am 9:27 pm 15:52:30 +3:20 1:30 pm (55.2°) 93.952
* All times are local time for Edmonton. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Edmonton

Year 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in Edmonton - Next 7 days

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
May 8 3:03 am 10:48 am - 6:51 am (13.4°) 248,134 63.2%
May 9 3:20 am 12:07 pm - 7:37 am (17.7°) 245,395 53.3%
May 10 3:32 am 1:27 pm - 8:23 am (22.9°) 242,055 42.9%
May 11 3:43 am 2:47 pm - 9:07 am (28.9°) 238,270 32.5%
May 12 3:52 am 4:10 pm - 9:52 am (35.4°) 234,294 22.6%
May 13 4:02 am 5:37 pm - 10:39 am (42.1°) 230,421 13.7%
May 14 4:13 am 7:08 pm - 11:29 am (48.8°) 227,009 6.6%
* All times are local time for Edmonton. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Edmonton This Coming Night

  Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, May 8, 2026
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Sat 5:37 am Sat 8:41 pm Sat 1:08 pm Difficult to see
Venus Fri 6:58 am Sat 12:08 am Fri 3:32 pm Good visibility
Mars Sat 5:02 am Sat 6:39 pm Sat 11:50 am Very difficult to see
Jupiter Fri 9:34 am Sat 2:12 am Fri 5:53 pm Fairly good visibility
Saturn Sat 4:50 am Sat 5:18 pm Sat 11:04 am Difficult to see
Uranus Fri 6:19 am Fri 10:24 pm Fri 2:21 pm Extremely difficult to see
Neptune Sat 4:35 am Sat 4:42 pm Sat 10:38 am Very difficult to see
* All times are local time for Edmonton.

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