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Golden Hour · May 2026

Sunrise, sunset & golden hour in Ames, Iowa, United States: May 2026

In May 2026, sunrise in Ames, Iowa, United States moves from 6:11 AM to 5:43 AM and sunset from 8:13 PM to 8:44 PM. All times are shown in the local time of Ames, Iowa, United States.

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Across the month, days in Ames, Iowa, United States get about 58 min longer.

Day Sunrise Golden hour ends Golden hour starts Sunset Day length
1 6:11 AM 6:50 AM 7:35 PM 8:13 PM 14 hr 2 min
2 6:10 AM 6:49 AM 7:36 PM 8:15 PM 14 hr 5 min
3 6:09 AM 6:48 AM 7:37 PM 8:16 PM 14 hr 7 min
4 6:07 AM 6:46 AM 7:38 PM 8:17 PM 14 hr 9 min
5 6:06 AM 6:45 AM 7:39 PM 8:18 PM 14 hr 12 min
6 6:05 AM 6:44 AM 7:40 PM 8:19 PM 14 hr 14 min
7 6:04 AM 6:43 AM 7:41 PM 8:20 PM 14 hr 16 min
8 6:02 AM 6:42 AM 7:42 PM 8:21 PM 14 hr 19 min
9 6:01 AM 6:41 AM 7:43 PM 8:22 PM 14 hr 21 min
10 6:00 AM 6:40 AM 7:44 PM 8:23 PM 14 hr 23 min
11 5:59 AM 6:39 AM 7:45 PM 8:24 PM 14 hr 25 min
12 5:58 AM 6:38 AM 7:46 PM 8:25 PM 14 hr 28 min
13 5:57 AM 6:37 AM 7:47 PM 8:27 PM 14 hr 30 min
14 5:56 AM 6:36 AM 7:48 PM 8:28 PM 14 hr 32 min
15 5:55 AM 6:35 AM 7:49 PM 8:29 PM 14 hr 34 min
16 5:54 AM 6:34 AM 7:49 PM 8:30 PM 14 hr 36 min
17 5:53 AM 6:33 AM 7:50 PM 8:31 PM 14 hr 38 min
18 5:52 AM 6:32 AM 7:51 PM 8:32 PM 14 hr 40 min
19 5:51 AM 6:32 AM 7:52 PM 8:33 PM 14 hr 42 min
20 5:50 AM 6:31 AM 7:53 PM 8:34 PM 14 hr 43 min
21 5:49 AM 6:30 AM 7:54 PM 8:35 PM 14 hr 45 min
22 5:49 AM 6:29 AM 7:55 PM 8:36 PM 14 hr 47 min
23 5:48 AM 6:29 AM 7:56 PM 8:37 PM 14 hr 49 min
24 5:47 AM 6:28 AM 7:57 PM 8:37 PM 14 hr 50 min
25 5:46 AM 6:28 AM 7:57 PM 8:38 PM 14 hr 52 min
26 5:46 AM 6:27 AM 7:58 PM 8:39 PM 14 hr 54 min
27 5:45 AM 6:26 AM 7:59 PM 8:40 PM 14 hr 55 min
28 5:45 AM 6:26 AM 8:00 PM 8:41 PM 14 hr 57 min
29 5:44 AM 6:25 AM 8:00 PM 8:42 PM 14 hr 58 min
30 5:43 AM 6:25 AM 8:01 PM 8:43 PM 14 hr 59 min
31 5:43 AM 6:24 AM 8:02 PM 8:44 PM 15 hr 1 min

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Frequently asked questions

What time does the sun set in Ames, Iowa, United States in May 2026?

Sunset moves from 8:13 PM at the start of May 2026 to 8:44 PM at the end, local time.

How long are the days in Ames, Iowa, United States in May 2026?

The longest day of the month (May 31, 2026) lasts about 15 hr 1 min; the shortest (May 1, 2026) about 14 hr 2 min.

Data: Meeus astronomical algorithms. How we calculate this

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