On May 11, 2026, the sun rises at 5:55 AM and sets at 8:56 PM, delivering a generous 15 hours and 1 minute of daylight. The preceding night was a comparatively brief 8 hours and 59 minutes. This is day 131 of the year, placing us firmly in the late-spring stretch. It has already been 141 days since the winter solstice, and we are still 134 days away from the autumnal equinox, meaning the sun is in no hurry to cede its evening dominance.

Since the spring equinox, we have accumulated a net gain of 391 minutes of daylight. Today’s daylight is increasing by a total of 6 minutes compared to yesterday, thanks to a perfectly balanced effort: the sun is rising 3 minutes earlier and setting 3 minutes later. It is as if the sun has settled into a comfortable, steady rhythm of extending its stay, adding a few minutes to both ends of the day with the quiet confidence of a season that knows it has plenty of time left.