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

Moon: 99.7%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: May 12, 2025 at 2:39:46 am
Sunrise Today: 5:58 am 66° East
Sunset Today: 8:11 pm 295° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 8:36 pm 121° Southeast
Moonset Today: 5:32 am 242° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 13 minutes (+1m 52s)
Location of AlexandriaLocation

Today's Sun Position in Alexandria

Time:2:39 am
Altitude:-28.8°
Direction:26° NE
Phase:Night

Day length today: 14h 12m 51s (May 12, 2025)

1 minute, 52 seconds longer than yesterday (May 11, 2025)

4 hours, 45 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

40 minutes, 24 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Alexandria Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:12 am
Astro. Twilight4:12 am – 4:52 am
Nautical Twilight4:52 am – 5:28 am
Civil Twilight5:28 am – 5:58 am
Daylight5:58 am – 8:11 pm
Civil Twilight8:11 pm – 8:41 pm
Nautical Twilight8:41 pm – 9:17 pm
Astro. Twilight9:17 pm – 9:57 pm
Night9:57 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Alexandria - Next 7 Days

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 125:58 am8:11 pm14:12:51+1:521:04 pm (69.5°)93.909
May 135:57 am8:12 pm14:14:42+1:501:04 pm (69.8°)93.930
May 145:56 am8:13 pm14:16:31+1:491:04 pm (70.0°)93.950
May 155:55 am8:13 pm14:18:18+1:471:04 pm (70.2°)93.970
May 165:54 am8:14 pm14:20:03+1:441:04 pm (70.5°)93.990
May 175:53 am8:15 pm14:21:46+1:421:04 pm (70.7°)94.010
May 185:53 am8:16 pm14:23:27+1:401:04 pm (70.9°)94.030
* All times are local time for Alexandria. 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 Alexandria

Year 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Alexandria - Next 7 days

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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 12-5:32 am8:36 pm12:37 am(30.1°)252,13599.6%
May 13-6:04 am9:38 pm1:23 am(26.2°)251,41599.6%
May 14-6:43 am10:38 pm2:13 am(23.5°)250,28797.6%
May 15-7:30 am11:33 pm3:05 am(22.1°)248,76493.7%
May 16-8:26 am-3:59 am(22.1°)246,84187.9%
May 1712:20 am9:28 am-4:52 am(23.7°)244,51980.5%
May 181:00 am10:35 am-5:44 am(26.8°)241,81271.5%
* All times are local time for Alexandria. 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 Alexandria This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, May 12, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryMon 5:16 amMon 6:35 pmMon 11:55 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusMon 4:02 amMon 4:22 pmMon 10:12 amGreat visibility
MarsMon 11:33 amTue 1:48 amMon 6:41 pmAverage visibility
JupiterMon 7:55 amMon 10:40 pmMon 3:17 pmFairly good visibility
SaturnMon 3:50 amMon 3:39 pmMon 9:45 amAverage visibility
UranusMon 6:16 amMon 8:31 pmMon 1:24 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneMon 3:53 amMon 3:53 pmMon 9:53 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Alexandria.

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