Fairfax, VA, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today
Fairfax, VA, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for TodayWaxing Crescent
Current Time: Jul 28, 2017 at 3:13:57 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:07 am↑ 65° Northeast
Sunset Today: 8:23 pm↑ 295° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 11:42 am↑ 92° East
Moonset Today: 11:47 pm↑ 265° West
Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 16 minutes (-1m 46s)
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
3:13 pm
Altitude
57.5°Heading
240° SWPosition
DaylightDay length
14h 16m 44s
Change since
Yesterday: -1m 46s
Winter: +4h 50m
Summer: -36m 44s
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 – 4:19 am | |
| Astro. Twilight | 4:19 am – 5:00 am | |
| Nautical Twilight | 5:00 am – 5:37 am | |
| Civil Twilight | 5:37 am – 6:07 am | |
| Daylight | 6:07 am – 8:23 pm | |
| Civil Twilight | 8:23 pm – 8:53 pm | |
| Nautical Twilight | 8:53 pm – 9:30 pm | |
| Astro. Twilight | 9:30 pm – 10:10 pm | |
| Night | 10:10 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Fairfax - Next 7 Days
| 2017 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Difference | Time | Mil. mi |
| Jul 28 | 6:07 am | 8:23 pm | 14:16:44 | −1:46 | 1:15 pm (70.0°) | 94.385 |
| Jul 29 | 6:07 am | 8:22 pm | 14:14:56 | −1:48 | 1:15 pm (69.7°) | 94.374 |
| Jul 30 | 6:08 am | 8:21 pm | 14:13:06 | −1:49 | 1:15 pm (69.5°) | 94.363 |
| Jul 31 | 6:09 am | 8:20 pm | 14:11:14 | −1:51 | 1:15 pm (69.2°) | 94.351 |
| Aug 1 | 6:10 am | 8:19 pm | 14:09:20 | −1:53 | 1:15 pm (69.0°) | 94.338 |
| Aug 2 | 6:11 am | 8:18 pm | 14:07:25 | −1:55 | 1:15 pm (68.7°) | 94.326 |
| Aug 3 | 6:12 am | 8:17 pm | 14:05:28 | −1:56 | 1:15 pm (68.5°) | 94.313 |
| * 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
3:13 pm
Altitude
35.8°Heading
131° SEPosition
Waxing CrescentPercent illuminated
32.2%
Moon in Fairfax - Next 7 days
| 2017 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| Jul 28 | 11:42 am | 11:47 pm | - | 5:48 pm | (48.0°) | 243,274 | 33.2% | |||
| Jul 29 | 12:41 pm | - | - | 6:33 pm | (43.8°) | 246,387 | 43.3% | |||
 Jul 30 | - | 12:18 am | 1:39 pm | 7:17 pm | (40.0°) | 248,858 | 53.3% | |||
| Jul 31 | - | 12:50 am | 2:35 pm | 8:02 pm | (36.8°) | 250,573 | 63.1% | |||
| Aug 1 | - | 1:23 am | 3:30 pm | 8:47 pm | (34.1°) | 251,492 | 72.2% | |||
| Aug 2 | - | 2:00 am | 4:24 pm | 9:33 pm | (32.3°) | 251,636 | 80.5% | |||
| Aug 3 | - | 2:40 am | 5:16 pm | 10:21 pm | (31.2°) | 251,081 | 87.7% | |||
| * 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, Fri, Jul 28, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Fri 8:26 am | Fri 9:34 pm | Fri 3:01 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
| Venus | Fri 3:10 am | Fri 5:46 pm | Fri 10:28 am | Good visibility |
| Mars | Fri 6:03 am | Fri 8:25 pm | Fri 1:14 pm | Very close to Sun, not visible |
| Jupiter | Fri 12:00 noon | Fri 11:29 pm | Fri 5:45 pm | Fairly good visibility |
| Saturn | Fri 5:19 pm | Sat 2:52 am | Fri 10:06 pm | Perfect visibility |
| Uranus | Fri 11:51 pm | Sat 1:02 pm | Sat 6:26 am | Average visiblity |
| Neptune | Fri 10:03 pm | Sat 9:20 am | Sat 3:42 am | Difficult to see |
| * All times are local time for Fairfax. | ||||
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