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Fairfax, VA, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 0.1%
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Current Time: May 7, 2024 at 10:23:10 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:04 am 67° East
Sunset Today: 8:07 pm 293° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 5:31 am 70° East
Moonset Today: 7:58 pm 295° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 4 minutes (+2m 1s)
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Today's Sun Position in Fairfax

Time:10:23 pm
Altitude:-22.3°
Direction:318° NW
Phase:Night

Day length today: 14h 3m 50s (May 7, 2024)

2 minutes, 1 second longer than yesterday (May 6, 2024)

4 hours, 37 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

49 minutes, 40 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Fairfax Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:20 am
Astro. Twilight4:20 am – 4:59 am
Nautical Twilight4:59 am – 5:34 am
Civil Twilight5:34 am – 6:04 am
Daylight6:04 am – 8:07 pm
Civil Twilight8:07 pm – 8:37 pm
Nautical Twilight8:37 pm – 9:13 pm
Astro. Twilight9:13 pm – 9:52 pm
Night9:52 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Fairfax - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 76:04 am8:07 pm14:03:50+2:011:05 pm (68.2°)93.814
May 86:03 am8:08 pm14:05:49+1:591:05 pm (68.5°)93.836
May 96:02 am8:09 pm14:07:47+1:571:05 pm (68.8°)93.857
May 106:01 am8:10 pm14:09:43+1:561:05 pm (69.0°)93.878
May 116:00 am8:11 pm14:11:37+1:541:05 pm (69.3°)93.899
May 125:59 am8:12 pm14:13:30+1:521:05 pm (69.5°)93.920
May 135:58 am8:13 pm14:15:21+1:501:05 pm (69.8°)93.940
* All times are local time for Fairfax. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Fairfax

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Fairfax - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 75:31 am7:58 pm-12:38 pm(68.3°)227,0800.3%
May 86:05 am9:15 pm-1:34 pm(73.6°)229,1920.6%
May 96:45 am10:29 pm-2:33 pm(77.4°)232,0843.7%
May 107:34 am11:35 pm-3:33 pm(79.2°)235,5019.3%
May 118:30 am--4:32 pm(79.2°)239,13516.7%
May 12-12:30 am9:33 am5:28 pm(77.5°)242,67025.5%
May 13-1:15 am10:38 am6:19 pm(74.3°)245,82535.1%
* All times are local time for Fairfax. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Fairfax This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, May 7, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryWed 5:07 amWed 5:50 pmWed 11:28 amDifficult to see
VenusWed 5:48 amWed 7:29 pmWed 12:38 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsWed 4:19 amWed 4:33 pmWed 10:26 amAverage visibility
JupiterWed 6:31 amWed 8:41 pmWed 1:36 pmSlightly difficult to see
SaturnWed 3:37 amWed 2:58 pmWed 9:17 amAverage visibility
UranusWed 6:19 amWed 8:26 pmWed 1:23 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneWed 4:03 amWed 3:57 pmWed 10:00 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Fairfax.

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