Sterling, VA, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today
Sterling, VA, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for TodayWaxing Gibbous
Current Time: Jun 23, 2018 at 12:29:25 pm
Sunrise Today: 5:44 am↑ 58° Northeast
Sunset Today: 8:39 pm↑ 302° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 4:28 pm↑ 104° East
Moonset Today: 2:57 am↑ 259° West
Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 54 minutes (-6s)
Today's Sun Position in Sterling
The Sun's altitude in Sterling 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
12:29 pm
Altitude
72.0°Heading
147° SEPosition
DaylightDay length
14h 54m 20s
Change since
Yesterday: -6s
Winter: +5h 28m
Summer: -9s
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Sterling Today
Day, night, and twilight times in Sterling 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 – 8:39 pm | |
| Civil Twilight | 8:39 pm – 9:11 pm | |
| Nautical Twilight | 9:11 pm – 9:51 pm | |
| Astro. Twilight | 9:51 pm – 10:38 pm | |
| Night | 10:38 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Sterling - Next 7 Days
| 2018 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Difference | Time | Mil. mi |
| Jun 23 | 5:44 am | 8:39 pm | 14:54:20 | −0:06 | 1:11 pm (74.4°) | 94.476 |
| Jun 24 | 5:45 am | 8:39 pm | 14:54:10 | −0:09 | 1:12 pm (74.4°) | 94.481 |
| Jun 25 | 5:45 am | 8:39 pm | 14:53:57 | −0:13 | 1:12 pm (74.4°) | 94.485 |
| Jun 26 | 5:45 am | 8:39 pm | 14:53:41 | −0:16 | 1:12 pm (74.3°) | 94.489 |
| Jun 27 | 5:46 am | 8:39 pm | 14:53:21 | −0:20 | 1:12 pm (74.3°) | 94.492 |
| Jun 28 | 5:46 am | 8:39 pm | 14:52:57 | −0:23 | 1:13 pm (74.3°) | 94.495 |
| Jun 29 | 5:46 am | 8:39 pm | 14:52:30 | −0:26 | 1:13 pm (74.2°) | 94.498 |
| * All times are local time for Sterling. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. | ||||||
Equinoxes & Solstices 2018
| 2018 | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
| March Equinox | Mar 20 | 12:15 pm |
| June Solstice | Jun 21 | 6:07 am |
| September Equinox | Sep 22 | 9:54 pm |
| December Solstice | Dec 21 | 5:23 pm |
| * All times are local Sterling time. | ||
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Today's Moon in Sterling
The Moon's path in Sterling 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
12:29 pm
Altitude
-44.1°Heading
63° NEPosition
Waxing GibbousPercent illuminated
81.5%
Moon in Sterling - Next 7 days
| 2018 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| Jun 23 | - | 2:57 am | 4:28 pm | 10:02 pm | (38.5°) | 245,191 | 84.5% | |||
| Jun 24 | - | 3:30 am | 5:28 pm | 10:48 pm | (35.0°) | 247,339 | 91.2% | |||
| Jun 25 | - | 4:04 am | 6:26 pm | 11:36 pm | (32.3°) | 249,116 | 96.0% | |||
| Jun 26 | - | 4:42 am | 7:21 pm | Moon does not pass the meridian on this day. | ||||||
| Jun 27 | - | 5:24 am | 8:14 pm | 12:24 am | (30.4°) | 250,518 | 99.0% | |||
 Jun 28 | - | 6:10 am | 9:03 pm | 1:13 am | (29.5°) | 251,537 | 99.9% | |||
| Jun 29 | - | 7:00 am | 9:47 pm | 2:01 am | (29.7°) | 252,147 | 99.0% | |||
| * All times are local time for Sterling. 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 Sterling This Coming Night
| Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, Jun 23, 2018 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Sat 7:06 am | Sat 10:02 pm | Sat 2:34 pm | Average visiblity |
| Venus | Sat 8:50 am | Sat 11:08 pm | Sat 4:00 pm | Good visibility |
| Mars | Sat 11:06 pm | Sun 8:36 am | Sun 3:51 am | Perfect visibility |
| Jupiter | Sat 4:35 pm | Sun 3:00 am | Sat 9:47 pm | Perfect visibility |
| Saturn | Sat 8:42 pm | Sun 6:11 am | Sun 1:26 am | Perfect visibility |
| Uranus | Sat 2:22 am | Sat 3:42 pm | Sat 9:02 am | Difficult to see |
| Neptune | Sun 12:29 am | Sun 11:53 am | Sun 6:11 am | Difficult to see |
| * All times are local time for Sterling. | ||||
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