Current Time: | May 7, 2024 at 10:23:10 pm |
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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) |
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)
The Sun's altitude in Fairfax today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show the times of sunrise and sunset. Altitude and heading are displayed below the graph. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Fairfax Today
Day, night, and twilight times in Fairfax today. Black is nighttime, light blue is daytime. The darker blue shadings represent the twilight phases during dawn (left) and dusk (right). Hover over the graph for more information. How to use this
Night | 12:00 am – 4:20 am |
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Astro. Twilight | 4:20 am – 4:59 am |
Nautical Twilight | 4:59 am – 5:34 am |
Civil Twilight | 5:34 am – 6:04 am |
Daylight | 6:04 am – 8:07 pm |
Civil Twilight | 8:07 pm – 8:37 pm |
Nautical Twilight | 8:37 pm – 9:13 pm |
Astro. Twilight | 9:13 pm – 9:52 pm |
Night | 9:52 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Fairfax - Next 7 Days
2024 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
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May | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Time | Mil. mi |
May 7 | 6:04 am | 8:07 pm | 14:03:50 | +2:01 | 1:05 pm (68.2°) | 93.814 |
May 8 | 6:03 am | 8:08 pm | 14:05:49 | +1:59 | 1:05 pm (68.5°) | 93.836 |
May 9 | 6:02 am | 8:09 pm | 14:07:47 | +1:57 | 1:05 pm (68.8°) | 93.857 |
May 10 | 6:01 am | 8:10 pm | 14:09:43 | +1:56 | 1:05 pm (69.0°) | 93.878 |
May 11 | 6:00 am | 8:11 pm | 14:11:37 | +1:54 | 1:05 pm (69.3°) | 93.899 |
May 12 | 5:59 am | 8:12 pm | 14:13:30 | +1:52 | 1:05 pm (69.5°) | 93.920 |
May 13 | 5:58 am | 8:13 pm | 14:15:21 | +1:50 | 1:05 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. |
Equinoxes & Solstices 2024
March equinox | Mar 19 | 11:06 pm |
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June solstice | Jun 20 | 4:51 pm |
September equinox | Sep 22 | 8:44 am |
December solstice | Dec 21 | 4:21 am |
* All times are local Fairfax time. |
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Today's Moon in Fairfax
Percent Illuminated: | 0.1% |
Time: | 10:23 pm |
Altitude: | -21.8° |
Direction: | 320° NW |
Position: | Near New Moon (Waning Crescent) |
The Moon's path in Fairfax today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show times and headings of moonrise and moonset. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this
Moon in Fairfax - Next 7 days
2024 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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May | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
May 7 | 5:31 am | 7:58 pm | - | 12:38 pm | (68.3°) | 227,080 | 0.3% | |||
May 8 | 6:05 am | 9:15 pm | - | 1:34 pm | (73.6°) | 229,192 | 0.6% | |||
May 9 | 6:45 am | 10:29 pm | - | 2:33 pm | (77.4°) | 232,084 | 3.7% | |||
May 10 | 7:34 am | 11:35 pm | - | 3:33 pm | (79.2°) | 235,501 | 9.3% | |||
May 11 | 8:30 am | - | - | 4:32 pm | (79.2°) | 239,135 | 16.7% | |||
May 12 | - | 12:30 am | 9:33 am | 5:28 pm | (77.5°) | 242,670 | 25.5% | |||
May 13 | - | 1:15 am | 10:38 am | 6:19 pm | (74.3°) | 245,825 | 35.1% | |||
* 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. |
Planets Visible in the Sky in Fairfax This Coming Night
Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, May 7, 2024 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Wed 5:07 am | Wed 5:50 pm | Wed 11:28 am | Difficult to see |
Venus | Wed 5:48 am | Wed 7:29 pm | Wed 12:38 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
Mars | Wed 4:19 am | Wed 4:33 pm | Wed 10:26 am | Average visibility |
Jupiter | Wed 6:31 am | Wed 8:41 pm | Wed 1:36 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
Saturn | Wed 3:37 am | Wed 2:58 pm | Wed 9:17 am | Average visibility |
Uranus | Wed 6:19 am | Wed 8:26 pm | Wed 1:23 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
Neptune | Wed 4:03 am | Wed 3:57 pm | Wed 10:00 am | Very difficult to see |
* All times are local time for Fairfax. |