Sunrise and sunset times in Sterling, VA
Check out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Sterling, VA, United States, as well as the whole calendar for May 2025.
Today
May 12, 2025 . Current time: 11:04:45 pm
First light at 5:29:16 am
Sunrise time: 5:57:38 am
Sunset time: 8:14:31 pm
Last light at 8:42:53 pm
Day length: 14 hours, 16 minutes
Sunset in Sterling was 2 hours, 50 minutes ago
Tomorrow
May 13, 2025
First light at 5:28:14 am
Sunrise time: 5:56:41 am
Sunset time: 8:15:26 pm
Last light at 8:43:54 pm
Day length: 14 hours, 18 minutes
Tomorrow will be approximately 2 minutes longer than today in Sterling

- Sterling, Virginia
- Latitude: 39.006699
- Longitude: -77.429131
- Time zone: Eastern Time EDT
Shortest day in Sterling, VA
The shortest day of the year will be in around 8 months, during the winter solstice on December 21, 2025, with a daylight length of 9 hours and 28 minutes.Longest day in Sterling, VA
The longest day of the year will be in 1 month and 6 days, during the summer solstice on June 20, 2025, with a daylight length of 14 hours and 57 minutes.May 2025 - Sterling, 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 Sterling.
The day length increases by 51 minutes over the course of May 2025 in Sterling, VA - from 13 hours, 54 minutes on the first day to 14 hours, 45 minutes on the last day.
Day | Twilight Start | Sunrise | Sunset | Twilight End | Day Length | Day Length Variation | Solar Noon
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Max Sun Altitude | Nautical Twilight Start | Nautical Twilight End | Astronomical Twilight Start | Astronomical Twilight End | Night Length
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Thu, May 1 | 5:42:05 am | 6:09:30 am | 8:04:01 pm | 8:31:26 pm | 13h 54m 31s | 13h 54m 31s | 1:06:46 pm | 54.3° | 5:07:00 am | 9:06:31 pm | 4:29:23 am | 9:44:08 pm | 10h 4m 18s | 🌒 (16%) |
Fri, May 2 | 5:40:48 am | 6:08:19 am | 8:04:59 pm | 8:32:30 pm | 13h 56m 40s | 2m 9s | 1:06:39 pm | 54.6° | 5:05:35 am | 9:07:42 pm | 4:27:45 am | 9:45:33 pm | 10h 2m 10s | 🌒 (25%) |
Sat, May 3 | 5:39:33 am | 6:07:09 am | 8:05:57 pm | 8:33:33 pm | 13h 58m 48s | 2m 8s | 1:06:33 pm | 54.9° | 5:04:12 am | 9:08:54 pm | 4:26:09 am | 9:46:57 pm | 10h 0m 3s | 🌒 (35%) |
Sun, May 4 | 5:38:19 am | 6:06:00 am | 8:06:55 pm | 8:34:36 pm | 14h 0m 55s | 2m 7s | 1:06:28 pm | 55.2° | 5:02:49 am | 9:10:06 pm | 4:24:33 am | 9:48:22 pm | 9h 57m 57s | 🌓 (46%) |
Mon, May 5 | 5:37:07 am | 6:04:52 am | 8:07:53 pm | 8:35:38 pm | 14h 3m 1s | 2m 6s | 1:06:23 pm | 55.5° | 5:01:28 am | 9:11:17 pm | 4:22:58 am | 9:49:47 pm | 9h 55m 53s | 🌓 (56%) |
Tue, May 6 | 5:35:55 am | 6:03:46 am | 8:08:50 pm | 8:36:41 pm | 14h 5m 4s | 2m 3s | 1:06:18 pm | 55.8° | 5:00:08 am | 9:12:29 pm | 4:21:24 am | 9:51:13 pm | 9h 53m 51s | 🌔 (66%) |
Wed, May 7 | 5:34:45 am | 6:02:41 am | 8:09:48 pm | 8:37:44 pm | 14h 7m 7s | 2m 3s | 1:06:15 pm | 56° | 4:58:49 am | 9:13:40 pm | 4:19:51 am | 9:52:38 pm | 9h 51m 50s | 🌔 (75%) |
Thu, May 8 | 5:33:37 am | 6:01:38 am | 8:10:45 pm | 8:38:46 pm | 14h 9m 7s | 2m 0s | 1:06:11 pm | 56.3° | 4:57:31 am | 9:14:52 pm | 4:18:20 am | 9:54:03 pm | 9h 49m 51s | 🌔 (83%) |
Fri, May 9 | 5:32:29 am | 6:00:36 am | 8:11:42 pm | 8:39:48 pm | 14h 11m 6s | 1m 59s | 1:06:09 pm | 56.6° | 4:56:15 am | 9:16:03 pm | 4:16:50 am | 9:55:28 pm | 9h 47m 53s | 🌔 (89%) |
Sat, May 10 | 5:31:23 am | 5:59:35 am | 8:12:38 pm | 8:40:50 pm | 14h 13m 3s | 1m 57s | 1:06:07 pm | 56.8° | 4:55:00 am | 9:17:13 pm | 4:15:21 am | 9:56:53 pm | 9h 45m 57s | 🌔 (94%) |
Sun, May 11 | 5:30:19 am | 5:58:35 am | 8:13:35 pm | 8:41:52 pm | 14h 15m 0s | 1m 57s | 1:06:05 pm | 57.1° | 4:53:46 am | 9:18:24 pm | 4:13:53 am | 9:58:17 pm | 9h 44m 3s | 🌔 (98%) |
Mon, May 12 | 5:29:16 am | 5:57:38 am | 8:14:31 pm | 8:42:53 pm | 14h 16m 53s | 1m 53s | 1:06:04 pm | 57.3° | 4:52:34 am | 9:19:34 pm | 4:12:27 am | 9:59:42 pm | 9h 42m 10s | 🌕 (100%) |
Tue, May 13 | 5:28:14 am | 5:56:41 am | 8:15:26 pm | 8:43:54 pm | 14h 18m 45s | 1m 52s | 1:06:04 pm | 57.6° | 4:51:24 am | 9:20:44 pm | 4:11:02 am | 10:01:06 pm | 9h 40m 21s | 🌖 (100%) |
Wed, May 14 | 5:27:14 am | 5:55:47 am | 8:16:22 pm | 8:44:54 pm | 14h 20m 35s | 1m 50s | 1:06:04 pm | 57.8° | 4:50:15 am | 9:21:53 pm | 4:09:39 am | 10:02:30 pm | 9h 38m 31s | 🌖 (98%) |
Thu, May 15 | 5:26:16 am | 5:54:53 am | 8:17:16 pm | 8:45:54 pm | 14h 22m 23s | 1m 48s | 1:06:05 pm | 58.1° | 4:49:08 am | 9:23:02 pm | 4:08:17 am | 10:03:53 pm | 9h 36m 46s | 🌖 (94%) |
Fri, May 16 | 5:25:19 am | 5:54:02 am | 8:18:11 pm | 8:46:53 pm | 14h 24m 9s | 1m 46s | 1:06:06 pm | 58.3° | 4:48:02 am | 9:24:11 pm | 4:06:57 am | 10:05:16 pm | 9h 35m 1s | 🌖 (89%) |
Sat, May 17 | 5:24:24 am | 5:53:12 am | 8:19:05 pm | 8:47:52 pm | 14h 25m 53s | 1m 44s | 1:06:08 pm | 58.5° | 4:46:58 am | 9:25:19 pm | 4:05:38 am | 10:06:38 pm | 9h 33m 18s | 🌖 (82%) |
Sun, May 18 | 5:23:30 am | 5:52:23 am | 8:19:58 pm | 8:48:51 pm | 14h 27m 35s | 1m 42s | 1:06:11 pm | 58.7° | 4:45:55 am | 9:26:26 pm | 4:04:22 am | 10:08:00 pm | 9h 31m 39s | 🌖 (74%) |
Mon, May 19 | 5:22:39 am | 5:51:37 am | 8:20:51 pm | 8:49:49 pm | 14h 29m 14s | 1m 39s | 1:06:14 pm | 58.9° | 4:44:55 am | 9:27:32 pm | 4:03:07 am | 10:09:21 pm | 9h 30m 0s | 🌖 (64%) |
Tue, May 20 | 5:21:48 am | 5:50:51 am | 8:21:43 pm | 8:50:46 pm | 14h 30m 52s | 1m 38s | 1:06:17 pm | 59.1° | 4:43:56 am | 9:28:38 pm | 4:01:54 am | 10:10:41 pm | 9h 28m 25s | 🌗 (54%) |
Wed, May 21 | 5:21:00 am | 5:50:08 am | 8:22:34 pm | 8:51:42 pm | 14h 32m 26s | 1m 34s | 1:06:21 pm | 59.3° | 4:42:59 am | 9:29:43 pm | 4:00:42 am | 10:12:00 pm | 9h 26m 52s | 🌘 (43%) |
Thu, May 22 | 5:20:14 am | 5:49:26 am | 8:23:25 pm | 8:52:38 pm | 14h 33m 59s | 1m 33s | 1:06:26 pm | 59.5° | 4:42:04 am | 9:30:48 pm | 3:59:33 am | 10:13:18 pm | 9h 25m 21s | 🌘 (32%) |
Fri, May 23 | 5:19:29 am | 5:48:46 am | 8:24:16 pm | 8:53:33 pm | 14h 35m 30s | 1m 31s | 1:06:31 pm | 59.7° | 4:41:11 am | 9:31:51 pm | 3:58:26 am | 10:14:36 pm | 9h 23m 52s | 🌘 (22%) |
Sat, May 24 | 5:18:46 am | 5:48:08 am | 8:25:05 pm | 8:54:27 pm | 14h 36m 57s | 1m 27s | 1:06:37 pm | 59.9° | 4:40:20 am | 9:32:53 pm | 3:57:21 am | 10:15:52 pm | 9h 22m 27s | 🌘 (13%) |
Sun, May 25 | 5:18:05 am | 5:47:32 am | 8:25:54 pm | 8:55:21 pm | 14h 38m 22s | 1m 25s | 1:06:43 pm | 60.1° | 4:39:31 am | 9:33:55 pm | 3:56:19 am | 10:17:07 pm | 9h 21m 3s | 🌘 (6%) |
Mon, May 26 | 5:17:26 am | 5:46:57 am | 8:26:42 pm | 8:56:13 pm | 14h 39m 45s | 1m 23s | 1:06:49 pm | 60.3° | 4:38:44 am | 9:34:55 pm | 3:55:18 am | 10:18:21 pm | 9h 19m 43s | 🌘 (1%) |
Tue, May 27 | 5:16:49 am | 5:46:25 am | 8:27:29 pm | 8:57:04 pm | 14h 41m 4s | 1m 19s | 1:06:57 pm | 60.4° | 4:37:59 am | 9:35:54 pm | 3:54:20 am | 10:19:33 pm | 9h 18m 25s | 🌑 (0%) |
Wed, May 28 | 5:16:13 am | 5:45:54 am | 8:28:15 pm | 8:57:55 pm | 14h 42m 21s | 1m 17s | 1:07:04 pm | 60.6° | 4:37:16 am | 9:36:52 pm | 3:53:24 am | 10:20:44 pm | 9h 17m 9s | 🌒 (2%) |
Thu, May 29 | 5:15:40 am | 5:45:24 am | 8:29:00 pm | 8:58:44 pm | 14h 43m 36s | 1m 15s | 1:07:12 pm | 60.7° | 4:36:35 am | 9:37:49 pm | 3:52:30 am | 10:21:54 pm | 9h 15m 57s | 🌒 (6%) |
Fri, May 30 | 5:15:09 am | 5:44:57 am | 8:29:44 pm | 8:59:32 pm | 14h 44m 47s | 1m 11s | 1:07:21 pm | 60.9° | 4:35:57 am | 9:38:44 pm | 3:51:40 am | 10:23:02 pm | 9h 14m 48s | 🌒 (13%) |
Sat, May 31 | 5:14:39 am | 5:44:32 am | 8:30:27 pm | 9:00:19 pm | 14h 45m 55s | 1m 8s | 1:07:29 pm | 61° | 4:35:20 am | 9:39:39 pm | 3:50:51 am | 10:24:08 pm | 9h 13m 41s | 🌒 (21%) |
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