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

Moon: 87.7%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: Aug 5, 2025 at 6:38:44 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:25 am 68° East
Sunset Today: 8:21 pm 292° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 6:10 pm 127° Southeast
Moonset Today: 2:16 am 233° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 13 hours, 57 minutes (-1m 55s)
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Today's Sun Position in Lexington

Time:6:38 pm
Altitude:18.9°
Direction:277° W
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 13h 56m 55s (Aug 5, 2025)

1 minute, 55 seconds shorter than yesterday (Aug 4, 2025)

4 hours, 24 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

50 minutes, 1 second shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Lexington Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:43 am
Astro. Twilight4:43 am – 5:21 am
Nautical Twilight5:21 am – 5:56 am
Civil Twilight5:56 am – 6:25 am
Daylight6:25 am – 8:21 pm
Civil Twilight8:21 pm – 8:50 pm
Nautical Twilight8:50 pm – 9:25 pm
Astro. Twilight9:25 pm – 10:02 pm
Night10:02 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Lexington - Next 7 Days

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
AugSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Aug 56:25 am8:21 pm13:56:55−1:551:23 pm (69.0°)94.285
Aug 66:25 am8:20 pm13:54:59−1:561:23 pm (68.7°)94.272
Aug 76:26 am8:19 pm13:53:01−1:581:23 pm (68.4°)94.257
Aug 86:27 am8:18 pm13:51:01−1:591:23 pm (68.1°)94.243
Aug 96:28 am8:17 pm13:49:00−2:001:23 pm (67.8°)94.228
Aug 106:29 am8:16 pm13:46:59−2:011:23 pm (67.6°)94.213
Aug 116:30 am8:15 pm13:44:55−2:031:22 pm (67.3°)94.198
* All times are local time for Lexington. 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

Year 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Lexington - Next 7 days

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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
AugMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Aug 5-2:16 am6:10 pm10:40 pm(23.1°)244,81488.8%
Aug 6-3:12 am6:59 pm11:35 pm(24.7°)242,01294.6%
Aug 7-4:15 am7:41 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
Aug 8-5:23 am8:17 pm12:29 am(27.9°)239,14098.4%
Aug 9-6:33 am8:47 pm1:21 am(32.6°)236,42099.9%
Aug 10-7:44 am9:14 pm2:11 am(38.3°)234,03598.9%
Aug 11-8:53 am9:40 pm2:59 am(44.8°)232,11695.3%
* All times are local time for Lexington. 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 This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, Aug 5, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 6:00 amTue 7:35 pmTue 12:47 pmExtremely difficult to see
VenusWed 3:31 amWed 6:05 pmWed 10:48 amGood visibility
MarsTue 10:12 amTue 10:22 pmTue 4:17 pmAverage visibility
JupiterWed 3:53 amWed 6:30 pmWed 11:12 amFairly good visibility
SaturnTue 10:29 pmWed 10:23 amWed 4:26 amPerfect visibility
UranusWed 1:04 amWed 3:20 pmWed 8:12 amDifficult to see
NeptuneTue 10:26 pmWed 10:26 amWed 4:26 amDifficult to see
* All times are local time for Lexington.

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