Current Time: | Aug 19, 2022 at 11:11:14 am |
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Sunrise Today: | 6:26 am↑ 73° East |
Sunset Today: | 7:58 pm↑ 287° West |
Moonset Today: | 2:36 pm↑ 299° Northwest |
Daylight Hours: | 13 hours, 32 minutes (-2m 16s) |
Today's Sun Position in Fairfax
Time: | 11:11 am |
Altitude: | 52.4° |
Direction: | 126° SE |
Phase: | Daylight |
Day length today: 13h 31m 46s (Aug 19, 2022)
2 minutes, 16 seconds shorter than yesterday (Aug 18, 2022)
4 hours, 5 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2021)
1 hour, 21 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2022)
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 – 4:48 am |
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Astro. Twilight | 4:48 am – 5:24 am |
Nautical Twilight | 5:24 am – 5:58 am |
Civil Twilight | 5:58 am – 6:26 am |
Daylight | 6:26 am – 7:58 pm |
Civil Twilight | 7:58 pm – 8:26 pm |
Nautical Twilight | 8:26 pm – 9:00 pm |
Astro. Twilight | 9:00 pm – 9:35 pm |
Night | 9:35 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Fairfax - Next 7 Days
2022 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
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Aug | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Time | Mil. mi |
Aug 19 | 6:26 am | 7:58 pm | 13:31:46 | −2:16 | 1:12 pm (63.8°) | 94.074 |
Aug 20 | 6:27 am | 7:56 pm | 13:29:29 | −2:17 | 1:12 pm (63.4°) | 94.056 |
Aug 21 | 6:28 am | 7:55 pm | 13:27:11 | −2:17 | 1:12 pm (63.1°) | 94.037 |
Aug 22 | 6:29 am | 7:54 pm | 13:24:52 | −2:18 | 1:12 pm (62.8°) | 94.019 |
Aug 23 | 6:30 am | 7:52 pm | 13:22:33 | −2:19 | 1:11 pm (62.4°) | 94.000 |
Aug 24 | 6:31 am | 7:51 pm | 13:20:13 | −2:20 | 1:11 pm (62.1°) | 93.980 |
Aug 25 | 6:32 am | 7:49 pm | 13:17:52 | −2:20 | 1:11 pm (61.8°) | 93.960 |
* 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 2022
March equinox | Mar 20 | 11:33 am |
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June solstice | Jun 21 | 5:14 am |
September equinox | Sep 22 | 9:04 pm |
December solstice | Dec 21 | 4:48 pm |
* All times are local Fairfax time. |
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Today's Moon in Fairfax
Percent Illuminated: | 45.8% |
Time: | 11:11 am |
Altitude: | 36.3° |
Direction: | 269° W |
Position: | 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
2022 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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Aug | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
- | 2:36 pm | - | 7:06 am | (72.0°) | 247,720 | 47.5% | ||||
Aug 20 | 12:18 am | 3:37 pm | - | 7:54 am | (75.2°) | 249,881 | 37.6% | |||
Aug 21 | 12:57 am | 4:35 pm | - | 8:44 am | (77.3°) | 251,266 | 28.4% | |||
Aug 22 | 1:42 am | 5:27 pm | - | 9:34 am | (78.1°) | 251,876 | 20.1% | |||
Aug 23 | 2:33 am | 6:13 pm | - | 10:25 am | (77.5°) | 251,766 | 12.9% | |||
Aug 24 | 3:30 am | 6:53 pm | - | 11:15 am | (75.6°) | 251,034 | 7.1% | |||
Aug 25 | 4:31 am | 7:26 pm | - | 12:03 pm | (72.4°) | 249,800 | 2.9% | |||
* 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, Fri, Aug 19, 2022 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Fri 8:39 am | Fri 8:57 pm | Fri 2:49 pm | Difficult to see |
Venus | Fri 5:00 am | Fri 7:12 pm | Fri 12:06 pm | Fairly good visibility |
Mars | Fri 12:03 am | Fri 2:14 pm | Fri 7:08 am | Perfect visibility |
Jupiter | Fri 9:38 pm | Sat 9:53 am | Sat 3:46 am | Perfect visibility |
Saturn | Fri 7:42 pm | Sat 6:02 am | Sat 12:52 am | Perfect visibility |
Uranus | Thu 11:25 pm | Fri 1:23 pm | Fri 6:24 am | Average visibility |
Neptune | Fri 9:05 pm | Sat 8:49 am | Sat 2:57 am | Difficult to see |
* All times are local time for Fairfax. |