Fairfax, VA, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today
Fairfax, VA, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for TodayWaning Crescent
Current Time: Jun 22, 2017 at 2:34:51 pm
Sunrise Today: 5:44 am↑ 59° Northeast
Sunset Today: 8:38 pm↑ 301° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 4:33 am↑ 69° East
Moonset Today: 7:01 pm↑ 293° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 53 minutes (-3s)
Today's Sun Position in Fairfax
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 in a separate box. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this
2:34 pm
Altitude
66.5°Heading
235° SWPosition
DaylightDay length
14h 53m 24s
Change since
Yesterday: -3s
Winter: +5h 26m
Summer: -3s
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 – 3:45 am | |
| Astro. Twilight | 3:45 am – 4:32 am | |
| Nautical Twilight | 4:32 am – 5:12 am | |
| Civil Twilight | 5:12 am – 5:44 am | |
| Daylight | 5:44 am – 8:38 pm | |
| Civil Twilight | 8:38 pm – 9:10 pm | |
| Nautical Twilight | 9:10 pm – 9:50 pm | |
| Astro. Twilight | 9:50 pm – 10:36 pm | |
| Night | 10:36 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Fairfax - Next 7 Days
| 2017 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Difference | Time | Mil. mi |
| Jun 22 | 5:44 am | 8:38 pm | 14:53:24 | −0:03 | 1:11 pm (74.6°) | 94.477 |
| Jun 23 | 5:44 am | 8:38 pm | 14:53:17 | −0:07 | 1:11 pm (74.6°) | 94.482 |
| Jun 24 | 5:45 am | 8:38 pm | 14:53:07 | −0:10 | 1:11 pm (74.6°) | 94.487 |
| Jun 25 | 5:45 am | 8:38 pm | 14:52:53 | −0:13 | 1:11 pm (74.5°) | 94.491 |
| Jun 26 | 5:45 am | 8:38 pm | 14:52:36 | −0:17 | 1:12 pm (74.5°) | 94.495 |
| Jun 27 | 5:46 am | 8:38 pm | 14:52:15 | −0:20 | 1:12 pm (74.4°) | 94.498 |
| Jun 28 | 5:46 am | 8:38 pm | 14:51:51 | −0:24 | 1:12 pm (74.4°) | 94.500 |
| * All times are local time for Fairfax. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. | ||||||
Equinoxes & Solstices 2017
| 2017 | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
| March Equinox | Mar 20 | 6:29 am |
| June Solstice | Jun 21 | 12:24 am |
| September Equinox | Sep 22 | 4:02 pm |
| December Solstice | Dec 21 | 11:28 am |
| * All times are local Fairfax time. | ||
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Today's Moon in Fairfax
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
2:34 pm
Altitude
48.0°Heading
251° WPosition
Waning CrescentPercent illuminated
2.9%
Moon in Fairfax - Next 7 days
| 2017 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| Jun 22 | 4:33 am | 7:01 pm | - | 11:44 am | (68.0°) | 222,781 | 3.4% | |||
 Jun 23 | 5:26 am | 8:09 pm | - | 12:46 pm | (69.8°) | 222,448 | 0.4% | |||
| Jun 24 | 6:26 am | 9:12 pm | - | 1:49 pm | (70.2°) | 223,388 | 0.7% | |||
| Jun 25 | 7:31 am | 10:07 pm | - | 2:51 pm | (69.1°) | 225,517 | 4.2% | |||
| Jun 26 | 8:38 am | 10:54 pm | - | 3:49 pm | (66.6°) | 228,599 | 10.5% | |||
| Jun 27 | 9:45 am | 11:35 pm | - | 4:44 pm | (63.2°) | 232,307 | 18.9% | |||
| Jun 28 | 10:51 am | - | - | 5:35 pm | (59.2°) | 236,284 | 28.5% | |||
| * All times are local time for Fairfax. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. 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, Thu, Jun 22, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Thu 5:45 am | Thu 8:49 pm | Thu 1:17 pm | Very close to Sun, not visible |
| Venus | Thu 3:15 am | Thu 4:55 pm | Thu 10:05 am | Good visibility |
| Mars | Thu 6:30 am | Thu 9:23 pm | Thu 1:57 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
| Jupiter | Thu 2:06 pm | Fri 1:44 am | Thu 7:55 pm | Perfect visibility |
| Saturn | Thu 7:50 pm | Fri 5:23 am | Fri 12:36 am | Perfect visibility |
| Uranus | Thu 2:14 am | Thu 3:25 pm | Thu 8:49 am | Difficult to see |
| Neptune | Fri 12:26 am | Fri 11:44 am | Fri 6:05 am | Difficult to see |
| * All times are local time for Fairfax. | ||||
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