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Hamilton sunrise & sunset — May 2026

Every day this month for Hamilton, with civil twilight, the Moon, and how fast the days are changing. Times are NZST.

Longest day10h 33m1 May
Shortest day9h 44m31 May
Sun at midday32.1°altitude on the 21th
MoonFull 2 May and 31 May · New 17 Maythis month

Computed from standard astronomical algorithms · Hamilton at -37.787, 175.284 · Reviewed Oct 2026 · Method

Flat horizon, sea level

These times are computed for a level, unobstructed horizon at sea level, with an average atmosphere. Hills, mountains and buildings all bring sunset forward and push sunrise back — in steep country by half an hour or more. Refraction varies with temperature and pressure, which is worth another minute either way. Do not plan anything where being wrong is dangerous around these times. Give yourself real margin before dark.

Sunrise, sunset, twilight and moon times for Hamilton, May 2026
DateSunriseSunset Daylight± First lightLast light MoonriseMoonsetMoon
1 Fri 06:5917:32 10h 33m 06:3217:59 16:5206:16 99.4%
2 Sat 07:0017:31 10h 31m −2m 06:3317:58 17:2107:18 99.8%
3 Sun 07:0117:30 10h 29m −2m 06:3417:57 17:5508:20 98.3%
4 Mon 07:0217:29 10h 27m −2m 06:3517:56 18:3609:21 95.1%
5 Tue 07:0317:28 10h 25m −2m 06:3617:55 19:2310:18 90.3%
6 Wed 07:0417:27 10h 23m −2m 06:3617:54 20:1611:09 84.1%
7 Thu 07:0517:26 10h 21m −2m 06:3717:53 21:1511:54 76.6%
8 Fri 07:0617:25 10h 19m −2m 06:3817:52 22:1612:33 68.1%
9 Sat 07:0717:24 10h 17m −2m 06:3917:51 23:1913:05 58.8%
10 Sun 07:0717:23 10h 15m −2m 06:4017:51 —13:34 49%
11 Mon 07:0817:22 10h 14m −1m 06:4017:50 00:2314:00 38.9%
12 Tue 07:0917:21 10h 12m −2m 06:4117:49 01:2714:24 28.9%
13 Wed 07:1017:20 10h 10m −2m 06:4217:48 02:3314:49 19.5%
14 Thu 07:1117:19 10h 08m −2m 06:4317:47 03:4215:15 11.4%
15 Fri 07:1217:18 10h 07m −1m 06:4417:46 04:5415:45 5.1%
16 Sat 07:1317:18 10h 05m −2m 06:4417:46 06:1116:21 1.2%
17 Sun 07:1317:17 10h 03m −2m 06:4517:45 07:3017:06 0.2%
18 Mon 07:1417:16 10h 02m −1m 06:4617:44 08:4918:02 2.3%
19 Tue 07:1517:15 10h 00m −2m 06:4717:44 10:0019:08 7.2%
20 Wed 07:1617:15 9h 59m −1m 06:4817:43 11:0020:22 14.6%
21 Thu 07:1717:14 9h 57m −2m 06:4817:42 11:4821:38 23.9%
22 Fri 07:1817:13 9h 56m −1m 06:4917:42 12:2522:51 34.2%
23 Sat 07:1817:13 9h 54m −2m 06:5017:41 12:5600:00 45.1%
24 Sun 07:1917:12 9h 53m −1m 06:5117:41 13:22— 55.8%
25 Mon 07:2017:11 9h 52m −1m 06:5117:40 13:4501:05 66%
26 Tue 07:2117:11 9h 50m −2m 06:5217:40 14:0802:07 75.2%
27 Wed 07:2117:10 9h 49m −1m 06:5317:39 14:3103:08 83.2%
28 Thu 07:2217:10 9h 48m −1m 06:5317:39 14:5604:09 89.8%
29 Fri 07:2317:09 9h 47m −1m 06:5417:38 15:2405:11 94.8%
30 Sat 07:2417:09 9h 45m −2m 06:5517:38 15:5606:12 98.1%
31 Sun 07:2417:09 9h 44m −1m 06:5517:38 16:3407:13 99.7%

“First light” and “last light” are civil twilight — the Sun 6° below the horizon, when there is enough light to see without a torch. A dash means the event does not happen on that date: the Moon rises about 50 minutes later each day, so roughly once a month it skips a calendar day.

Meteor showers peaking this month

Eta Aquariids

Peaks around 6 May · up to 50/hour in ideal conditions

Excellent from New Zealand. Moon 84% lit at the peak — bright enough to wash out the fainter meteors.

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