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McMurdo, Antarctica — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, May 2026

Daylight

12:00 am – 11:59 pm
24 hours

Current Time: Nov 14, 2026 at 4:37:42 am
Sun Direction: ↑ 137° Southeast
Sun Altitude: 9.4°
Sun Distance: 91.991 million mi
Next Solstice: Dec 22, 2026 9:50 am (Summer)
Sun: Up, doesn’t set

2026 Sun Graph for McMurdo

May 2026 — Sun in McMurdo

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2026 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Astronomical Twilight Nautical Twilight Civil Twilight Solar Noon
May Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Start End Start End Start End Time Mil. mi
1 Down, doesn’t rise 5:45 am 7:52 pm 7:41 am 5:57 pm 9:57 am 3:41 pm 12:50 pm (-2.0°) 93.643
2 Down, doesn’t rise 5:51 am 7:46 pm 7:46 am 5:51 pm 10:06 am 3:32 pm 12:50 pm (-2.4°) 93.667
3 Down, doesn’t rise 5:56 am 7:40 pm 7:52 am 5:45 pm 10:15 am 3:23 pm 12:50 pm (-3.1°) 93.690
4 Down, doesn’t rise 6:02 am 7:35 pm 7:58 am 5:40 pm 10:24 am 3:14 pm 12:50 pm (-3.6°) 93.714
5 Down, doesn’t rise 6:07 am 7:29 pm 8:04 am 5:34 pm 10:34 am 3:04 pm 12:50 pm (-4.0°) 93.737
6 Down, doesn’t rise 6:12 am 7:24 pm 8:09 am 5:28 pm 10:44 am 2:53 pm 12:50 pm (-4.3°) 93.760
7 Down, doesn’t rise 6:18 am 7:19 pm 8:15 am 5:22 pm 10:55 am 2:42 pm 12:50 pm (-4.6°) 93.783
8 Down, doesn’t rise 6:23 am 7:14 pm 8:20 am 5:17 pm 11:07 am 2:30 pm 12:50 pm (-4.9°) 93.805
9 Down, doesn’t rise 6:28 am 7:09 pm 8:26 am 5:11 pm 11:20 am 2:17 pm 12:50 pm (-5.1°) 93.828
10 Down, doesn’t rise 6:33 am 7:04 pm 8:32 am 5:05 pm 11:35 am 2:02 pm 12:50 pm (-5.4°) 93.850
11 Down, doesn’t rise 6:37 am 6:59 pm 8:37 am 5:00 pm 11:54 am 1:43 pm 12:49 pm (-5.7°) 93.872
12 Down, doesn’t rise 6:42 am 6:54 pm 8:43 am 4:54 pm 12:23 pm 1:14 pm 12:49 pm (-5.9°) 93.894
13 Down, doesn’t rise 6:47 am 6:50 pm 8:48 am 4:49 pm Not above -6° 12:49 pm (-6.2°) 93.915
14 Down, doesn’t rise 6:51 am 6:45 pm 8:54 am 4:43 pm Not above -6° 12:49 pm (-6.4°) 93.936
15 Down, doesn’t rise 6:56 am 6:41 pm 8:59 am 4:38 pm Not above -6° 12:49 pm (-6.7°) 93.957
16 Down, doesn’t rise 7:00 am 6:37 pm 9:05 am 4:33 pm Not above -6° 12:49 pm (-6.9°) 93.977
17 Down, doesn’t rise 7:05 am 6:32 pm 9:10 am 4:27 pm Not above -6° 12:49 pm (-7.1°) 93.997
18 Down, doesn’t rise 7:09 am 6:28 pm 9:15 am 4:22 pm Not above -6° 12:50 pm (-7.3°) 94.016
19 Down, doesn’t rise 7:13 am 6:24 pm 9:21 am 4:17 pm Not above -6° 12:50 pm (-7.6°) 94.035
20 Down, doesn’t rise 7:17 am 6:20 pm 9:26 am 4:12 pm Not above -6° 12:50 pm (-7.8°) 94.053
21 Down, doesn’t rise 7:21 am 6:17 pm 9:32 am 4:06 pm Not above -6° 12:50 pm (-8.0°) 94.071
22 Down, doesn’t rise 7:25 am 6:13 pm 9:37 am 4:01 pm Not above -6° 12:50 pm (-8.2°) 94.089
23 Down, doesn’t rise 7:29 am 6:09 pm 9:42 am 3:56 pm Not above -6° 12:50 pm (-8.4°) 94.106
24 Down, doesn’t rise 7:33 am 6:06 pm 9:47 am 3:51 pm Not above -6° 12:50 pm (-8.6°) 94.123
25 Down, doesn’t rise 7:36 am 6:02 pm 9:53 am 3:46 pm Not above -6° 12:50 pm (-8.8°) 94.139
26 Down, doesn’t rise 7:40 am 5:59 pm 9:58 am 3:41 pm Not above -6° 12:50 pm (-8.9°) 94.155
27 Down, doesn’t rise 7:43 am 5:56 pm 10:03 am 3:36 pm Not above -6° 12:50 pm (-9.1°) 94.171
28 Down, doesn’t rise 7:47 am 5:53 pm 10:08 am 3:31 pm Not above -6° 12:50 pm (-9.3°) 94.187
29 Down, doesn’t rise 7:50 am 5:50 pm 10:13 am 3:27 pm Not above -6° 12:50 pm (-9.4°) 94.202
30 Down, doesn’t rise 7:53 am 5:47 pm 10:18 am 3:22 pm Not above -6° 12:51 pm (-9.6°) 94.217
31 Down, doesn’t rise 7:56 am 5:44 pm 10:23 am 3:17 pm Not above -6° 12:51 pm (-9.7°) 94.232
* All times are local time for McMurdo. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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