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SkyWatch: May 2026
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Dates and times are Universal Time |
Location Information for Rise/Set times
Enter Longitude and Latitude in degrees (e.g., 39.1003).
Western/Southern Hemisphere = negative
Enter UTOffset in hours (e.g., 9.5)
Examples: Colo Spgs, CO: –105 +39 -7.0; Adelaide, Australia = +138 –34 +9.5)
Enter Longitude and Latitude in degrees (e.g., 39.1003).
Western/Southern Hemisphere = negative
Enter UTOffset in hours (e.g., 9.5)
Examples: Colo Spgs, CO: –105 +39 -7.0; Adelaide, Australia = +138 –34 +9.5)
Sun Information
Currently (Sun, 2026 May 03 21:51 UT)
RA 02 41 59.5Dec +15 43 19.6
X 0.736055
Y 0.632037
Z 0.273969
R 1.008121
Local time for sunrise/sunset/twilight
Nautical Twilight (NT): Sun 12º below horizon
Astronomical Twilight (AT): Sun 18º below horizon
| Local Date | AT Start | NT Start | CT Start | Sun Rise | Sun Set | CT End | NT End | AT End |
| 2026 May 02 | 03:15 | 03:53 | 04:29 | 04:58 | 18:53 | 19:22 | 19:57 | 20:35 |
| 2026 May 03 | 03:14 | 03:52 | 04:27 | 04:56 | 18:54 | 19:23 | 19:59 | 20:37 |
| 2026 May 04 | 03:12 | 03:51 | 04:26 | 04:55 | 18:55 | 19:24 | 20:00 | 20:38 |
Moon Information
Currently (Sun, 2026 May 03 21:51 UT)
RA 16 19 33.8Selected Positions for May 2026
Dec -26 32 08.5
Phase -0.953 (+ = waxing; - = waning)
Parallax 0.901 degrees
Diameter 29.47 arcminutes
Elong (RA) 156WLocal time for moon rise/transit/set (for UT date)
UT Date Rise Transit Set 2026 May 02 19:19 00:15 04:58 2026 May 03 20:22 01:03 05:34 2026 May 04 21:22 01:53 06:17 Phases for 2026
New First Full Last
Nov 20 2025 06:48 Nov 28 2025 07:00 Dec 04 2025 23:15 Dec 11 2025 20:52
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Dec 20 2025 01:44 Dec 27 2025 19:11 Jan 03 2026 10:04 Jan 10 2026 15:49
Jan 18 2026 19:53 Jan 26 2026 04:48 Feb 01 2026 22:10 Feb 09 2026 12:44
Feb 17 2026 12:02 Feb 24 2026 12:28 Mar 03 2026 11:39 Mar 11 2026 09:39
Mar 19 2026 01:24 Mar 25 2026 19:18 Apr 02 2026 02:12 Apr 10 2026 04:52
Apr 17 2026 11:52 Apr 24 2026 02:32 May 01 2026 17:24 May 09 2026 21:11
May 16 2026 20:01 May 23 2026 11:12 May 31 2026 08:45 Jun 08 2026 10:01
Jun 15 2026 02:54 Jun 21 2026 21:56 Jun 29 2026 23:57 Jul 07 2026 19:30
Jul 14 2026 09:44 Jul 21 2026 11:06 Jul 29 2026 14:36 Aug 06 2026 02:22
Aug 12 2026 17:37 Aug 20 2026 02:47 Aug 28 2026 04:19 Sep 04 2026 07:52
Sep 11 2026 03:27 Sep 18 2026 20:44 Sep 26 2026 16:49 Oct 03 2026 13:26
Oct 10 2026 15:50 Oct 18 2026 16:13 Oct 26 2026 04:12 Nov 01 2026 20:29
Nov 09 2026 07:02 Nov 17 2026 11:48 Nov 24 2026 14:54 Dec 01 2026 06:09
Dec 09 2026 00:52 Dec 17 2026 05:43 Dec 24 2026 01:29 Dec 30 2026 19:00
Jan 07 2027 20:25 Jan 15 2027 20:35 Jan 22 2027 12:18 Jan 29 2027 10:56Planet Information
Currently (Sun, 2026 May 03 21:51 UT)
Local Rise/Transit/Set times are given at the end of each line
Sun 02 41 59.5 +15 43 19.6
Opposition 14 41 59.5 -15 43 19.6 180E 18:49 23:54 04:58
Mercury 01 57 11.0 +10 16 44.0 12W 04:38 11:06 17:36
Venus 04 38 11.6 +23 07 58.8 28E 06:32 13:49 21:07
Mars 01 08 10.1 +06 18 08.3 25W 04:05 10:21 16:38
Jupiter 07 22 15.8 +22 29 10.3 66E 09:23 16:37 23:51
Saturn 00 36 50.3 +01 35 59.8 34W 03:51 09:52 15:54
Uranus 03 51 41.5 +20 00 03.0 17E 06:03 13:07 20:11
Neptune 00 13 02.6 -00 01 38.4 40W 03:33 09:29 15:25
Pluto 20 34 12.9 -22 54 34.5 98W 00:59 05:39 10:11
May 01 2026 May 16 2026 May 31 2026
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Sun 02 31 28.0 +14 53 59.4 03 29 44.9 +18 57 48.3 05 36 08.3 +23 19 21.5
Opposition 14 31 28.0 -14 53 59.4 180E 15 29 44.9 -18 57 48.3 180E 17 36 08.3 -23 19 21.5 180E
Mercury 01 37 48.3 +08 06 34.7 15W 03 36 25.0 +19 45 20.6 2E 07 22 57.8 +23 03 22.7 25E
Venus 04 24 00.2 +22 30 53.8 28E 05 42 20.4 +24 52 18.7 31E 08 21 30.4 +21 33 10.3 38E
Mars 01 00 22.8 +05 28 48.7 24W 01 42 58.0 +09 50 07.5 27W 03 12 24.4 +17 23 38.7 34W
Jupiter 07 20 35.2 +22 32 18.8 68E 07 30 26.7 +22 12 52.5 56E 07 55 04.7 +21 14 17.0 32E
Saturn 00 35 41.9 +01 29 05.6 32W 00 41 40.2 +02 04 49.1 44W 00 51 28.0 +02 59 52.5 72W
Uranus 03 51 03.1 +19 58 03.7 20E 03 54 37.1 +20 08 59.6 6E 04 02 03.8 +20 30 45.6 22W
Neptune 00 12 43.6 -00 03 35.5 37W 00 14 20.1 +00 06 14.8 51W 00 16 33.2 +00 19 01.5 81W
Pluto 20 34 10.8 -22 54 07.2 95W 20 34 10.2 -22 57 12.4 110W 20 32 51.2 -23 07 38.7 140W