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

Moon: 9.8%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 21, 2026 at 2:50:33 pm
Sunrise Today: 7:19 am 89° East
Sunset Today: 7:30 pm 271° West
Moonrise Today: 8:27 am 69° East
Moonset Today: 10:57 pm 295° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 11 minutes (+2m 26s)
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Today's Sun Position in Lexington

Time:2:50 pm
Altitude:47.8°
Direction:213° SW
Phase:Daylight

Day length today:12h 10m 59s (Mar 21, 2026)

2 minutes, 26 seconds longer than yesterday (Mar 20, 2026)

2 hours, 38 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2025)

2 hours, 35 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Lexington Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:51 am
Astro. Twilight5:51 am – 6:22 am
Nautical Twilight6:22 am – 6:53 am
Civil Twilight6:53 am – 7:19 am
Daylight7:19 am – 7:30 pm
Civil Twilight7:30 pm – 7:56 pm
Nautical Twilight7:56 pm – 8:27 pm
Astro. Twilight8:27 pm – 8:58 pm
Night8:58 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Lexington - Next 7 Days

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2026Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MarSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Mar 217:19 am7:30 pm12:10:59+2:261:24 pm (52.7°)92.605
Mar 227:18 am7:31 pm12:13:26+2:261:24 pm (53.1°)92.630
Mar 237:16 am7:32 pm12:15:53+2:261:24 pm (53.5°)92.656
Mar 247:15 am7:33 pm12:18:19+2:261:23 pm (53.8°)92.682
Mar 257:13 am7:34 pm12:20:46+2:261:23 pm (54.2°)92.708
Mar 267:12 am7:35 pm12:23:12+2:261:23 pm (54.6°)92.733
Mar 277:10 am7:36 pm12:25:38+2:261:23 pm (55.0°)92.759
* 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 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in Lexington - Next 7 days

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2026Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MarMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Mar 218:27 am10:57 pm-3:36 pm(70.3°)228,09910.1%
Mar 229:03 am--4:32 pm(75.3°)227,99718.5%
Mar 23-12:13 am9:46 am5:33 pm(78.8°)228,52728.8%
Mar 24-1:27 am10:39 am6:36 pm(80.4°)229,55740.3%
Mar 25-2:34 am11:41 am7:38 pm(79.8°)230,95052.2%
Mar 26-3:31 am12:51 pm8:38 pm(77.4°)232,58863.8%
Mar 27-4:17 am2:03 pm9:34 pm(73.3°)234,39374.4%
* 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, Sat, Mar 21, 2026
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySat 6:22 amSat 5:39 pmSat 12:01 pmDifficult to see
VenusSat 8:08 amSat 8:55 pmSat 2:31 pmFairly good visibility
MarsSat 6:46 amSat 6:08 pmSat 12:27 pmVery difficult to see
JupiterSat 1:07 pmSun 3:44 amSat 8:26 pmPerfect visibility
SaturnSat 7:38 amSat 7:41 pmSat 1:39 pmExtremely difficult to see
UranusSat 9:58 amSun 12:11 amSat 5:04 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneSun 7:25 amSun 7:26 pmSun 1:25 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
* All times are local time for Lexington.

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