Sun & moon times today, Gainesville, Florida, USA

Moon: 56.6%

Where is the Sun directly overhead right now?

Day length today: 13h 30m 48s (May 9, 2026)

1 minute, 22 seconds longer than yesterday (May 8, 2026)

3 hours, 16 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2025)

32 minutes, 11 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2025)

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Sun in Gainesville - Next 7 Days

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2026	Sunrise/Sunset		Daylength		Solar Noon
May	Sunrise	Sunset	Length	Diff.	Time	Mil. mi
May	Sunrise	Sunset	Length	Diff.	Time	Mil. mi
May 9	6:40 am	8:11 pm	13:30:48	+1:22	1:25 pm (77.8°)	93.843
May 10	6:39 am	8:11 pm	13:32:10	+1:21	1:25 pm (78.1°)	93.865
May 11	6:39 am	8:12 pm	13:33:30	+1:20	1:25 pm (78.4°)	93.887
May 12	6:38 am	8:13 pm	13:34:48	+1:18	1:25 pm (78.6°)	93.909
May 13	6:37 am	8:13 pm	13:36:06	+1:17	1:25 pm (78.9°)	93.930
May 14	6:37 am	8:14 pm	13:37:22	+1:16	1:25 pm (79.1°)	93.950
May 15	6:36 am	8:15 pm	13:38:37	+1:14	1:25 pm (79.3°)	93.971
* All times are local time for Gainesville. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

March equinox	Mar 20	10:46 am
June solstice	Jun 21	4:25 am
September equinox	Sep 22	8:05 pm
December solstice	Dec 21	3:50 pm
* All times are local Gainesville time.

Percent Illuminated:

56.6%

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2026	Moonrise/Moonset			Meridian Passing
May	Moonrise	Moonset	Moonrise	Time		Distance (mi)	Illumination
May 9	2:05 am	12:58 pm	-	7:29 am	(41.3°)	245,657	54.1%
May 10	2:38 am	1:56 pm	-	8:14 am	(46.5°)	242,365	43.8%
May 11	3:09 am	2:55 pm	-	8:58 am	(52.5°)	238,609	33.4%
May 12	3:39 am	3:56 pm	-	9:43 am	(59.0°)	234,639	23.4%
May 13	4:09 am	4:59 pm	-	10:30 am	(65.8°)	230,743	14.4%
May 14	4:42 am	6:06 pm	-	11:19 am	(72.5°)	227,279	7.1%
May 15	5:19 am	7:17 pm	-	12:14 pm	(78.7°)	224,567	2.2%
* All times are local time for Gainesville. 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.

	Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, May 9, 2026
Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Comment
Mercury	Sat 6:24 am	Sat 7:43 pm	Sat 1:03 pm	Difficult to see
Venus	Sat 8:27 am	Sat 10:32 pm	Sat 3:29 pm	Good visibility
Mars	Sat 5:24 am	Sat 6:06 pm	Sat 11:45 am	Slightly difficult to see
Jupiter	Sat 10:50 am	Sun 12:42 am	Sat 5:46 pm	Fairly good visibility
Saturn	Sat 4:53 am	Sat 5:06 pm	Sat 11:00 am	Average visibility
Uranus	Sat 7:23 am	Sat 9:03 pm	Sat 2:13 pm	Extremely difficult to see
Neptune	Sat 4:32 am	Sat 4:36 pm	Sat 10:34 am	Very difficult to see
* All times are local time for Gainesville.