Sunrise and sunset times in Alexandria, VA
Check out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Alexandria, VA, United States, as well as the whole calendar for May 2026.
Today
May 11, 2026 . Current time: 12:34:03 pm
First light at 5:29:37 am
Sunrise time: 5:57:46 am
Sunset time: 8:11:21 pm
Last light at 8:39:30 pm
Day length: 14 hours, 13 minutes
7 hours, 37 minutes left for today's sunset in Alexandria
Moon rose on May 11 at 01:56 AM
Moon will set on May 11 at 01:28 PMMoon phase: 🌘 Waning Crescent (32%)Tomorrow
May 12, 2026
First light at 5:28:34 am
Sunrise time: 5:56:49 am
Sunset time: 8:12:17 pm
Last light at 8:40:31 pm
Day length: 14 hours, 15 minutes
Tomorrow will be approximately 2 minutes longer than today in Alexandria
Moon will rise on May 12 at 02:20 AM Moon will set on May 12 at 02:35 PMMoon phase: 🌘 Waning Crescent (18%)
- Alexandria, Virginia
- Latitude: 38.804836
- Longitude: -77.046921
- Time zone: Eastern Time EDT
Shortest day in Alexandria, VA
The shortest day of the year will be in 8 months, during the winter solstice on December 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 9 hours and 29 minutes.Longest day in Alexandria, VA
The longest day of the year will be in 1 month and 8 days, during the summer solstice on June 20, 2026, with a daylight length of 14 hours and 56 minutes.
May 2026 - Alexandria, Virginia - Sunrise and sunset calendar
Sunrise and sunset times, civil twilight start and end times as well as solar noon, and day length for every day of May in Alexandria.
The day length increases by 51 minutes over the course of May 2026 in Alexandria, VA - from 13 hours, 53 minutes on the first day to 14 hours, 44 minutes on the last day.
| Day | Twilight Start | Sunrise | Sunset | Twilight End | Day Length | Day Length Variation | Solar Noon
Time of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.
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Max Sun Altitude | Nautical Twilight Start | Nautical Twilight End | Astronomical Twilight Start | Astronomical Twilight End | Night Length
Calculated form this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.
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Moon phase |
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| Fri, May 1 | 5:41:21 am | 6:08:39 am | 8:01:52 pm | 8:29:10 pm | 13h 53m 13s | 13h 53m 13s | 1:05:16 pm | 54° | 5:06:27 am | 9:04:04 pm | 4:29:04 am | 9:41:27 pm | 10h 5m 36s | 🌕 (100%) |
| Sat, May 2 | 5:40:05 am | 6:07:28 am | 8:02:49 pm | 8:30:13 pm | 13h 55m 21s | 2m 8s | 1:05:09 pm | 54.3° | 5:05:03 am | 9:05:15 pm | 4:27:27 am | 9:42:51 pm | 10h 3m 30s | 🌖 (100%) |
| Sun, May 3 | 5:38:50 am | 6:06:19 am | 8:03:47 pm | 8:31:15 pm | 13h 57m 28s | 2m 7s | 1:05:03 pm | 54.6° | 5:03:39 am | 9:06:26 pm | 4:25:51 am | 9:44:15 pm | 10h 1m 23s | 🌖 (98%) |
| Mon, May 4 | 5:37:36 am | 6:05:10 am | 8:04:44 pm | 8:32:18 pm | 13h 59m 34s | 2m 6s | 1:04:57 pm | 54.9° | 5:02:17 am | 9:07:37 pm | 4:24:16 am | 9:45:39 pm | 9h 59m 18s | 🌖 (95%) |
| Tue, May 5 | 5:36:24 am | 6:04:02 am | 8:05:42 pm | 8:33:20 pm | 14h 1m 40s | 2m 6s | 1:04:52 pm | 55.2° | 5:00:56 am | 9:08:48 pm | 4:22:41 am | 9:47:03 pm | 9h 57m 14s | 🌖 (89%) |
| Wed, May 6 | 5:35:13 am | 6:02:56 am | 8:06:39 pm | 8:34:22 pm | 14h 3m 43s | 2m 3s | 1:04:48 pm | 55.5° | 4:59:36 am | 9:09:59 pm | 4:21:08 am | 9:48:27 pm | 9h 55m 13s | 🌖 (83%) |
| Thu, May 7 | 5:34:03 am | 6:01:52 am | 8:07:36 pm | 8:35:24 pm | 14h 5m 44s | 2m 1s | 1:04:44 pm | 55.8° | 4:58:18 am | 9:11:10 pm | 4:19:36 am | 9:49:51 pm | 9h 53m 12s | 🌖 (75%) |
| Fri, May 8 | 5:32:54 am | 6:00:48 am | 8:08:33 pm | 8:36:26 pm | 14h 7m 45s | 2m 1s | 1:04:40 pm | 56° | 4:57:00 am | 9:12:20 pm | 4:18:05 am | 9:51:15 pm | 9h 51m 13s | 🌖 (67%) |
| Sat, May 9 | 5:31:47 am | 5:59:46 am | 8:09:29 pm | 8:37:28 pm | 14h 9m 43s | 1m 58s | 1:04:38 pm | 56.3° | 4:55:44 am | 9:13:31 pm | 4:16:36 am | 9:52:39 pm | 9h 49m 17s | 🌖 (57%) |
| Sun, May 10 | 5:30:41 am | 5:58:46 am | 8:10:25 pm | 8:38:29 pm | 14h 11m 39s | 1m 56s | 1:04:35 pm | 56.6° | 4:54:30 am | 9:14:41 pm | 4:15:07 am | 9:54:03 pm | 9h 47m 21s | 🌗 (47%) |
| Mon, May 11 | 5:29:37 am | 5:57:46 am | 8:11:21 pm | 8:39:30 pm | 14h 13m 35s | 1m 56s | 1:04:34 pm | 56.8° | 4:53:17 am | 9:15:51 pm | 4:13:40 am | 9:55:27 pm | 9h 45m 28s | 🌘 (37%) |
| Tue, May 12 | 5:28:34 am | 5:56:49 am | 8:12:17 pm | 8:40:31 pm | 14h 15m 28s | 1m 53s | 1:04:33 pm | 57.1° | 4:52:05 am | 9:17:01 pm | 4:12:15 am | 9:56:51 pm | 9h 43m 35s | 🌘 (27%) |
| Wed, May 13 | 5:27:33 am | 5:55:52 am | 8:13:12 pm | 8:41:32 pm | 14h 17m 20s | 1m 52s | 1:04:32 pm | 57.3° | 4:50:55 am | 9:18:10 pm | 4:10:50 am | 9:58:14 pm | 9h 41m 46s | 🌘 (18%) |
| Thu, May 14 | 5:26:33 am | 5:54:58 am | 8:14:07 pm | 8:42:32 pm | 14h 19m 9s | 1m 49s | 1:04:32 pm | 57.6° | 4:49:46 am | 9:19:19 pm | 4:09:27 am | 9:59:37 pm | 9h 39m 57s | 🌘 (10%) |
| Fri, May 15 | 5:25:35 am | 5:54:04 am | 8:15:01 pm | 8:43:31 pm | 14h 20m 57s | 1m 48s | 1:04:33 pm | 57.8° | 4:48:39 am | 9:20:27 pm | 4:08:06 am | 10:01:00 pm | 9h 38m 12s | 🌘 (4%) |
| Sat, May 16 | 5:24:38 am | 5:53:13 am | 8:15:56 pm | 8:44:30 pm | 14h 22m 43s | 1m 46s | 1:04:34 pm | 58° | 4:47:33 am | 9:21:35 pm | 4:06:47 am | 10:02:22 pm | 9h 36m 27s | 🌘 (1%) |
| Sun, May 17 | 5:23:43 am | 5:52:23 am | 8:16:49 pm | 8:45:29 pm | 14h 24m 26s | 1m 43s | 1:04:36 pm | 58.2° | 4:46:29 am | 9:22:43 pm | 4:05:29 am | 10:03:43 pm | 9h 34m 45s | 🌑 (0%) |
| Mon, May 18 | 5:22:49 am | 5:51:34 am | 8:17:42 pm | 8:46:27 pm | 14h 26m 8s | 1m 42s | 1:04:38 pm | 58.5° | 4:45:27 am | 9:23:49 pm | 4:04:12 am | 10:05:04 pm | 9h 33m 6s | 🌒 (3%) |
| Tue, May 19 | 5:21:58 am | 5:50:48 am | 8:18:35 pm | 8:47:25 pm | 14h 27m 47s | 1m 39s | 1:04:41 pm | 58.7° | 4:44:27 am | 9:24:56 pm | 4:02:58 am | 10:06:24 pm | 9h 31m 28s | 🌒 (8%) |
| Wed, May 20 | 5:21:08 am | 5:50:03 am | 8:19:27 pm | 8:48:22 pm | 14h 29m 24s | 1m 37s | 1:04:45 pm | 58.9° | 4:43:28 am | 9:26:01 pm | 4:01:45 am | 10:07:44 pm | 9h 29m 52s | 🌒 (16%) |
| Thu, May 21 | 5:20:19 am | 5:49:19 am | 8:20:18 pm | 8:49:18 pm | 14h 30m 59s | 1m 35s | 1:04:49 pm | 59.1° | 4:42:31 am | 9:27:06 pm | 4:00:35 am | 10:09:03 pm | 9h 28m 19s | 🌒 (25%) |
| Fri, May 22 | 5:19:33 am | 5:48:37 am | 8:21:09 pm | 8:50:13 pm | 14h 32m 32s | 1m 33s | 1:04:53 pm | 59.3° | 4:41:36 am | 9:28:10 pm | 3:59:26 am | 10:10:20 pm | 9h 26m 48s | 🌒 (36%) |
| Sat, May 23 | 5:18:48 am | 5:47:57 am | 8:21:59 pm | 8:51:08 pm | 14h 34m 2s | 1m 30s | 1:04:58 pm | 59.5° | 4:40:43 am | 9:29:13 pm | 3:58:19 am | 10:11:37 pm | 9h 25m 20s | 🌓 (47%) |
| Sun, May 24 | 5:18:05 am | 5:47:19 am | 8:22:48 pm | 8:52:02 pm | 14h 35m 29s | 1m 27s | 1:05:04 pm | 59.7° | 4:39:52 am | 9:30:15 pm | 3:57:15 am | 10:12:53 pm | 9h 23m 55s | 🌔 (57%) |
| Mon, May 25 | 5:17:24 am | 5:46:43 am | 8:23:37 pm | 8:52:55 pm | 14h 36m 54s | 1m 25s | 1:05:10 pm | 59.8° | 4:39:03 am | 9:31:16 pm | 3:56:12 am | 10:14:07 pm | 9h 22m 31s | 🌔 (67%) |
| Tue, May 26 | 5:16:45 am | 5:46:08 am | 8:24:24 pm | 8:53:47 pm | 14h 38m 16s | 1m 22s | 1:05:16 pm | 60° | 4:38:16 am | 9:32:16 pm | 3:55:12 am | 10:15:21 pm | 9h 21m 11s | 🌔 (77%) |
| Wed, May 27 | 5:16:08 am | 5:45:35 am | 8:25:11 pm | 8:54:39 pm | 14h 39m 36s | 1m 20s | 1:05:23 pm | 60.2° | 4:37:31 am | 9:33:15 pm | 3:54:14 am | 10:16:33 pm | 9h 19m 53s | 🌔 (84%) |
| Thu, May 28 | 5:15:32 am | 5:45:04 am | 8:25:57 pm | 8:55:29 pm | 14h 40m 53s | 1m 17s | 1:05:31 pm | 60.3° | 4:36:48 am | 9:34:13 pm | 3:53:18 am | 10:17:43 pm | 9h 18m 38s | 🌔 (91%) |
| Fri, May 29 | 5:14:59 am | 5:44:35 am | 8:26:42 pm | 8:56:18 pm | 14h 42m 7s | 1m 14s | 1:05:38 pm | 60.5° | 4:36:08 am | 9:35:09 pm | 3:52:25 am | 10:18:52 pm | 9h 17m 25s | 🌔 (96%) |
| Sat, May 30 | 5:14:27 am | 5:44:07 am | 8:27:26 pm | 8:57:06 pm | 14h 43m 19s | 1m 12s | 1:05:47 pm | 60.6° | 4:35:29 am | 9:36:05 pm | 3:51:34 am | 10:20:00 pm | 9h 16m 16s | 🌔 (99%) |
| Sun, May 31 | 5:13:58 am | 5:43:42 am | 8:28:09 pm | 8:57:53 pm | 14h 44m 27s | 1m 8s | 1:05:56 pm | 60.8° | 4:34:52 am | 9:36:59 pm | 3:50:46 am | 10:21:05 pm | 9h 15m 9s | 🌕 (100%) |
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