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

Moon: 85.4%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Dec 8, 2025 at 12:03:30 am
Sunrise Today: 7:41 am 119° Southeast
Sunset Today: 5:17 pm 241° Southwest
Moonrise Today: 9:31 pm 66° East
Moonset Today: 11:21 am 297° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 9 hours, 36 minutes (-47s)
Location of Lexington-FayetteLocation

Today's Sun Position in Lexington-Fayette

Time:12:03 am
Altitude:-73.7°
Direction:338° N
Phase:Night

Day length today: 9h 36m 22s (Dec 8, 2025)

47 seconds shorter than yesterday (Dec 7, 2025)

4 minutes, 58 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

5 hours, 12 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2025)

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

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Night12:00 am – 6:07 am
Astro. Twilight6:07 am – 6:39 am
Nautical Twilight6:39 am – 7:12 am
Civil Twilight7:12 am – 7:41 am
Daylight7:41 am – 5:17 pm
Civil Twilight5:17 pm – 5:47 pm
Nautical Twilight5:47 pm – 6:20 pm
Astro. Twilight6:20 pm – 6:52 pm
Night6:52 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Lexington-Fayette - Next 7 Days

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Dec 87:41 am5:17 pm9:36:22−0:4712:29 pm (29.2°)91.563
Dec 97:42 am5:18 pm9:35:38−0:4312:30 pm (29.1°)91.551
Dec 107:43 am5:18 pm9:34:57−0:4012:30 pm (29.0°)91.541
Dec 117:44 am5:18 pm9:34:20−0:3712:31 pm (28.9°)91.530
Dec 127:44 am5:18 pm9:33:46−0:3312:31 pm (28.9°)91.521
Dec 137:45 am5:18 pm9:33:16−0:3012:32 pm (28.8°)91.511
Dec 147:46 am5:19 pm9:32:50−0:2612:32 pm (28.7°)91.502
* All times are local time for Lexington-Fayette. 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
DecMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Dec 8-11:21 am9:31 pm3:55 am(74.2°)230,20484.0%
Dec 9-11:53 am10:41 pm4:48 am(69.1°)234,22474.8%
Dec 10-12:20 pm11:46 pm5:36 am(63.3°)238,32164.6%
Dec 11-12:44 pm-6:20 am(57.2°)242,16954.1%
Dec 1212:48 am1:06 pm-7:02 am(51.0°)245,54843.8%
Dec 131:49 am1:27 pm-7:42 am(45.1°)248,29834.1%
Dec 142:48 am1:50 pm-8:23 am(39.4°)250,35325.1%
* All times are local time for Lexington-Fayette. 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, Mon, Dec 8, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryMon 5:56 amMon 4:11 pmMon 11:04 amAverage visibility
VenusMon 7:08 amMon 4:51 pmMon 12:00 noonSlightly difficult to see
MarsMon 8:23 amMon 5:46 pmMon 1:05 pmExtremely difficult to see
JupiterSun 7:58 pmMon 10:25 amMon 3:12 amPerfect visibility
SaturnMon 1:22 pmTue 1:01 amMon 7:12 pmGreat visibility
UranusMon 4:04 pmTue 6:18 amMon 11:11 pmAverage visibility
NeptuneMon 1:28 pmTue 1:22 amMon 7:25 pmDifficult to see
* All times are local time for Lexington-Fayette.

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