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Lexington-Fayette, KY, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 87.1%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: May 8, 2025 at 3:45:56 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:33 am 67° East
Sunset Today: 8:35 pm 293° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 5:05 pm 95° East
Moonset Today: 4:31 am 269° West
Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 2 minutes (+1m 56s)
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Today's Sun Position in Lexington-Fayette

Time:3:45 pm
Altitude:54.6°
Direction:243° SW
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 14h 1m 51s (May 8, 2025)

1 minute, 56 seconds longer than yesterday (May 7, 2025)

4 hours, 30 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

46 minutes, 36 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Lexington-Fayette Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:51 am
Astro. Twilight4:51 am – 5:29 am
Nautical Twilight5:29 am – 6:04 am
Civil Twilight6:04 am – 6:33 am
Daylight6:33 am – 8:35 pm
Civil Twilight8:35 pm – 9:04 pm
Nautical Twilight9:04 pm – 9:39 pm
Astro. Twilight9:39 pm – 10:18 pm
Night10:18 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Lexington-Fayette - Next 7 Days

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 86:33 am8:35 pm14:01:51+1:561:34 pm (69.3°)93.825
May 96:32 am8:36 pm14:03:46+1:541:34 pm (69.5°)93.847
May 106:31 am8:37 pm14:05:38+1:521:34 pm (69.8°)93.868
May 116:30 am8:38 pm14:07:30+1:511:34 pm (70.0°)93.889
May 126:29 am8:39 pm14:09:19+1:491:34 pm (70.3°)93.909
May 136:28 am8:39 pm14:11:07+1:471:34 pm (70.5°)93.930
May 146:27 am8:40 pm14:12:52+1:451:34 pm (70.8°)93.951
* All times are local time for Lexington-Fayette. 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 Lexington-Fayette

Year 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Lexington-Fayette - Next 7 days

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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 8-4:31 am5:05 pm11:03 pm(46.3°)251,54489.0%
May 9-4:52 am6:03 pm11:42 pm(40.7°)252,24894.2%
May 10-5:13 am7:03 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
May 11-5:37 am8:03 pm12:24 am(35.4°)252,42397.9%
May 12-6:05 am9:05 pm1:07 am(30.7°)252,12599.7%
May 13-6:37 am10:07 pm1:54 am(26.9°)251,39599.6%
May 14-7:17 am11:06 pm2:43 am(24.2°)250,26097.6%
* All times are local time for Lexington-Fayette. 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 Lexington-Fayette This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, May 8, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryThu 5:45 amThu 6:42 pmThu 12:13 pmSlightly difficult to see
VenusThu 4:40 amThu 4:56 pmThu 10:48 amGreat visibility
MarsThu 12:11 pmFri 2:26 amThu 7:18 pmAverage visibility
JupiterThu 8:39 amThu 11:19 pmThu 3:59 pmFairly good visibility
SaturnThu 4:34 amThu 4:23 pmThu 10:29 amAverage visibility
UranusThu 7:03 amThu 9:13 pmThu 2:08 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneThu 4:38 amThu 4:37 pmThu 10:37 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Lexington-Fayette.

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