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

Moon: 94.8%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Apr 26, 2024 at 2:34:23 am
Sunrise Today: 6:17 am 71° East
Sunset Today: 7:58 pm 289° West
Moonrise Today: 11:10 pm 126° Southeast
Moonset Today: 7:29 am 237° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 13 hours, 41 minutes (+2m 16s)
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Today's Sun Position in Sterling

Time:2:34 am
Altitude:-33.5°
Direction:26° NE
Phase:Night

Day length today: 13h 40m 55s (Apr 26, 2024)

2 minutes, 16 seconds longer than yesterday (Apr 25, 2024)

4 hours, 15 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

1 hour, 13 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Sterling Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:37 am
Astro. Twilight4:37 am – 5:14 am
Nautical Twilight5:14 am – 5:48 am
Civil Twilight5:48 am – 6:17 am
Daylight6:17 am – 7:58 pm
Civil Twilight7:58 pm – 8:26 pm
Nautical Twilight8:26 pm – 9:01 pm
Astro. Twilight9:01 pm – 9:37 pm
Night9:37 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Sterling - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
AprSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Apr 266:17 am7:58 pm13:40:55+2:161:07 pm (64.8°)93.552
Apr 276:15 am7:59 pm13:43:10+2:141:07 pm (65.2°)93.577
Apr 286:14 am8:00 pm13:45:24+2:131:07 pm (65.5°)93.601
Apr 296:13 am8:01 pm13:47:36+2:121:06 pm (65.8°)93.626
Apr 306:12 am8:02 pm13:49:48+2:111:06 pm (66.1°)93.650
May 16:11 am8:03 pm13:51:58+2:101:06 pm (66.4°)93.674
May 26:09 am8:03 pm13:54:07+2:091:06 pm (66.7°)93.698
* 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.

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Today's Moon in Sterling

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Sterling - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
AprMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Apr 26-7:29 am11:10 pm2:50 am(25.7°)244,15794.8%
Apr 27-8:12 am-3:43 am(22.9°)241,95489.1%
Apr 2812:14 am9:05 am-4:40 am(21.7°)239,61081.5%
Apr 291:11 am10:07 am-5:38 am(22.2°)237,15572.2%
Apr 302:00 am11:16 am-6:36 am(24.4°)234,63861.5%
May 12:41 am12:30 pm-7:32 am(28.4°)232,14950.1%
May 23:15 am1:44 pm-8:25 am(33.7°)229,82238.4%
* 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.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Sterling This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, Apr 26, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryFri 5:32 amFri 6:08 pmFri 11:50 amDifficult to see
VenusFri 5:57 amFri 7:02 pmFri 12:29 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsFri 4:45 amFri 4:35 pmFri 10:39 amAverage visibility
JupiterFri 7:09 amFri 9:15 pmFri 2:12 pmAverage visibility
SaturnFri 4:22 amFri 3:40 pmFri 10:01 amAverage visibility
UranusFri 7:04 amFri 9:11 pmFri 2:08 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneFri 4:50 amFri 4:43 pmFri 10:46 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Sterling.

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