On Thursday, May 1, 2026, the sun will rise at 6:10 AM and set at 8:42 PM, granting us a generous 14 hours and 32 minutes of daylight. The preceding night lasted a mere 9 hours and 28 minutes. This is day 121 of the year, placing us firmly in the late spring season. It has already been 131 days since the winter solstice, and we are still 144 days away from the autumnal equinox, meaning the sun is still very much in its expansive, long-day phase.

Since the spring equinox, we have accumulated a net gain of 362 minutes of daylight. Today's daylight is increasing by 6 minutes compared to yesterday, a change driven by both an earlier sunrise and a later sunset, each contributing 3 minutes. It seems the sun is still in its enthusiastic spring mode, stretching its hours at both ends of the day with equal determination.