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 July 2026.
Today
July 11, 2026 . Current time: 2:24:20 pm
First light at 5:22:25 am
Sunrise time: 5:52:18 am
Sunset time: 8:38:17 pm
Last light at 9:08:10 pm
Day length: 14 hours, 45 minutes
6 hours, 13 minutes left for today's sunset in Sterling
Moon rose on Jul 11 at 1:28 AM
Moon will set on Jul 11 at 5:20 PMMoon phase: 🌘 Waning Crescent (10%)🌑 New moon: Jul 14 at 5:45 AM · 🌕 Full moon: Jul 29 at 10:37 AMTomorrow
July 12, 2026
First light at 5:23:10 am
Sunrise time: 5:52:59 am
Sunset time: 8:37:51 pm
Last light at 9:07:40 pm
Day length: 14 hours, 44 minutes
Tomorrow will be 1 minute shorter than today in Sterling
Moon will rise on Jul 12 at 2:24 AM Moon will set on Jul 12 at 6:29 PMMoon phase: 🌘 Waning Crescent (2%)
- 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 6 months, during the winter solstice on December 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 9 hours and 28 minutes.Longest day in Sterling, VA
The longest day of the year was 21 days ago, during the summer solstice on June 20, 2026, with a daylight length of 14 hours and 57 minutes.
July 2026 - 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 July in Sterling.
The day length shortens by 39 minutes over the course of July 2026 in Sterling, VA - from 14 hours, 54 minutes on the first day to 14 hours, 15 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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| Wed, Jul 1 | 5:16:00 am | 5:46:23 am | 8:40:56 pm | 9:11:19 pm | 14h 54m 33s | 14h 54m 33s | 1:13:40 pm | 62.1° | 4:35:46 am | 9:51:34 pm | 3:49:39 am | 10:37:40 pm | 9h 5m 57s | 🌖 (99%) |
| Thu, Jul 2 | 5:16:32 am | 5:46:53 am | 8:40:49 pm | 9:11:10 pm | 14h 53m 56s | 0m -37s | 1:13:51 pm | 62° | 4:36:22 am | 9:51:20 pm | 3:50:23 am | 10:37:19 pm | 9h 6m 35s | 🌖 (96%) |
| Fri, Jul 3 | 5:17:06 am | 5:47:24 am | 8:40:40 pm | 9:10:58 pm | 14h 53m 16s | 0m -40s | 1:14:02 pm | 61.9° | 4:37:00 am | 9:51:04 pm | 3:51:09 am | 10:36:55 pm | 9h 7m 17s | 🌖 (91%) |
| Sat, Jul 4 | 5:17:41 am | 5:47:57 am | 8:40:29 pm | 9:10:45 pm | 14h 52m 32s | 0m -44s | 1:14:13 pm | 61.8° | 4:37:40 am | 9:50:46 pm | 3:51:57 am | 10:36:28 pm | 9h 8m 1s | 🌖 (84%) |
| Sun, Jul 5 | 5:18:17 am | 5:48:30 am | 8:40:16 pm | 9:10:29 pm | 14h 51m 46s | 0m -46s | 1:14:23 pm | 61.7° | 4:38:21 am | 9:50:25 pm | 3:52:48 am | 10:35:58 pm | 9h 8m 49s | 🌖 (76%) |
| Mon, Jul 6 | 5:18:55 am | 5:49:05 am | 8:40:01 pm | 9:10:11 pm | 14h 50m 56s | 0m -50s | 1:14:33 pm | 61.6° | 4:39:05 am | 9:50:02 pm | 3:53:41 am | 10:35:26 pm | 9h 9m 41s | 🌖 (67%) |
| Tue, Jul 7 | 5:19:35 am | 5:49:42 am | 8:39:44 pm | 9:09:51 pm | 14h 50m 2s | 0m -54s | 1:14:43 pm | 61.5° | 4:39:50 am | 9:49:36 pm | 3:54:36 am | 10:34:50 pm | 9h 10m 35s | 🌖 (57%) |
| Wed, Jul 8 | 5:20:15 am | 5:50:19 am | 8:39:25 pm | 9:09:29 pm | 14h 49m 6s | 0m -56s | 1:14:52 pm | 61.4° | 4:40:36 am | 9:49:08 pm | 3:55:33 am | 10:34:12 pm | 9h 11m 33s | 🌗 (46%) |
| Thu, Jul 9 | 5:20:57 am | 5:50:58 am | 8:39:04 pm | 9:09:05 pm | 14h 48m 6s | -1m 0s | 1:15:01 pm | 61.3° | 4:41:25 am | 9:48:37 pm | 3:56:32 am | 10:33:30 pm | 9h 12m 33s | 🌘 (35%) |
| Fri, Jul 10 | 5:21:41 am | 5:51:37 am | 8:38:42 pm | 9:08:38 pm | 14h 47m 5s | -1m -1s | 1:15:10 pm | 61.2° | 4:42:14 am | 9:48:05 pm | 3:57:33 am | 10:32:46 pm | 9h 13m 36s | 🌘 (25%) |
| Sat, Jul 11 | 5:22:25 am | 5:52:18 am | 8:38:17 pm | 9:08:10 pm | 14h 45m 59s | -1m -6s | 1:15:18 pm | 61° | 4:43:05 am | 9:47:30 pm | 3:58:35 am | 10:32:00 pm | 9h 14m 42s | 🌘 (15%) |
| Sun, Jul 12 | 5:23:10 am | 5:52:59 am | 8:37:51 pm | 9:07:40 pm | 14h 44m 52s | -1m -7s | 1:15:25 pm | 60.9° | 4:43:58 am | 9:46:53 pm | 3:59:40 am | 10:31:11 pm | 9h 15m 51s | 🌘 (8%) |
| Mon, Jul 13 | 5:23:57 am | 5:53:42 am | 8:37:23 pm | 9:07:07 pm | 14h 43m 41s | -1m -11s | 1:15:32 pm | 60.8° | 4:44:51 am | 9:46:13 pm | 4:00:46 am | 10:30:19 pm | 9h 17m 2s | 🌘 (2%) |
| Tue, Jul 14 | 5:24:45 am | 5:54:25 am | 8:36:52 pm | 9:06:33 pm | 14h 42m 27s | -1m -14s | 1:15:39 pm | 60.6° | 4:45:46 am | 9:45:31 pm | 4:01:53 am | 10:29:24 pm | 9h 18m 18s | 🌑 (0%) |
| Wed, Jul 15 | 5:25:33 am | 5:55:10 am | 8:36:20 pm | 9:05:57 pm | 14h 41m 10s | -1m -17s | 1:15:45 pm | 60.4° | 4:46:42 am | 9:44:47 pm | 4:03:02 am | 10:28:28 pm | 9h 19m 35s | 🌒 (1%) |
| Thu, Jul 16 | 5:26:23 am | 5:55:55 am | 8:35:46 pm | 9:05:19 pm | 14h 39m 51s | -1m -19s | 1:15:51 pm | 60.3° | 4:47:40 am | 9:44:01 pm | 4:04:13 am | 10:27:29 pm | 9h 20m 55s | 🌒 (4%) |
| Fri, Jul 17 | 5:27:13 am | 5:56:41 am | 8:35:11 pm | 9:04:38 pm | 14h 38m 30s | -1m -21s | 1:15:56 pm | 60.1° | 4:48:38 am | 9:43:13 pm | 4:05:24 am | 10:26:27 pm | 9h 22m 16s | 🌒 (10%) |
| Sat, Jul 18 | 5:28:04 am | 5:57:27 am | 8:34:33 pm | 9:03:56 pm | 14h 37m 6s | -1m -24s | 1:16:00 pm | 59.9° | 4:49:37 am | 9:42:23 pm | 4:06:37 am | 10:25:23 pm | 9h 23m 42s | 🌒 (18%) |
| Sun, Jul 19 | 5:28:56 am | 5:58:15 am | 8:33:54 pm | 9:03:12 pm | 14h 35m 39s | -1m -27s | 1:16:04 pm | 59.7° | 4:50:37 am | 9:41:31 pm | 4:07:51 am | 10:24:17 pm | 9h 25m 9s | 🌒 (27%) |
| Mon, Jul 20 | 5:29:49 am | 5:59:03 am | 8:33:13 pm | 9:02:26 pm | 14h 34m 10s | -1m -29s | 1:16:08 pm | 59.6° | 4:51:38 am | 9:40:37 pm | 4:09:06 am | 10:23:09 pm | 9h 26m 38s | 🌒 (37%) |
| Tue, Jul 21 | 5:30:42 am | 5:59:51 am | 8:32:30 pm | 9:01:39 pm | 14h 32m 39s | -1m -31s | 1:16:11 pm | 59.4° | 4:52:40 am | 9:39:41 pm | 4:10:22 am | 10:21:59 pm | 9h 28m 11s | 🌓 (47%) |
| Wed, Jul 22 | 5:31:37 am | 6:00:41 am | 8:31:45 pm | 9:00:49 pm | 14h 31m 4s | -1m -35s | 1:16:13 pm | 59.2° | 4:53:43 am | 9:38:43 pm | 4:11:39 am | 10:20:47 pm | 9h 29m 46s | 🌔 (57%) |
| Thu, Jul 23 | 5:32:31 am | 6:01:31 am | 8:30:59 pm | 8:59:58 pm | 14h 29m 28s | -1m -36s | 1:16:15 pm | 59° | 4:54:46 am | 9:37:43 pm | 4:12:56 am | 10:19:33 pm | 9h 31m 22s | 🌔 (66%) |
| Fri, Jul 24 | 5:33:27 am | 6:02:21 am | 8:30:11 pm | 8:59:05 pm | 14h 27m 50s | -1m -38s | 1:16:16 pm | 58.8° | 4:55:50 am | 9:36:41 pm | 4:14:14 am | 10:18:17 pm | 9h 33m 1s | 🌔 (75%) |
| Sat, Jul 25 | 5:34:23 am | 6:03:12 am | 8:29:21 pm | 8:58:10 pm | 14h 26m 9s | -1m -41s | 1:16:16 pm | 58.5° | 4:56:55 am | 9:35:38 pm | 4:15:33 am | 10:16:59 pm | 9h 34m 42s | 🌔 (83%) |
| Sun, Jul 26 | 5:35:19 am | 6:04:03 am | 8:28:30 pm | 8:57:14 pm | 14h 24m 27s | -1m -42s | 1:16:16 pm | 58.3° | 4:58:00 am | 9:34:32 pm | 4:16:53 am | 10:15:40 pm | 9h 36m 25s | 🌔 (89%) |
| Mon, Jul 27 | 5:36:16 am | 6:04:55 am | 8:27:37 pm | 8:56:16 pm | 14h 22m 42s | -1m -45s | 1:16:16 pm | 58.1° | 4:59:06 am | 9:33:25 pm | 4:18:13 am | 10:14:19 pm | 9h 38m 10s | 🌔 (94%) |
| Tue, Jul 28 | 5:37:13 am | 6:05:47 am | 8:26:42 pm | 8:55:16 pm | 14h 20m 55s | -1m -47s | 1:16:14 pm | 57.9° | 5:00:12 am | 9:32:17 pm | 4:19:33 am | 10:12:56 pm | 9h 39m 57s | 🌔 (98%) |
| Wed, Jul 29 | 5:38:11 am | 6:06:39 am | 8:25:46 pm | 8:54:15 pm | 14h 19m 7s | -1m -48s | 1:16:13 pm | 57.6° | 5:01:19 am | 9:31:07 pm | 4:20:54 am | 10:11:32 pm | 9h 41m 46s | 🌕 (100%) |
| Thu, Jul 30 | 5:39:09 am | 6:07:32 am | 8:24:48 pm | 8:53:12 pm | 14h 17m 16s | -1m -51s | 1:16:10 pm | 57.4° | 5:02:25 am | 9:29:55 pm | 4:22:15 am | 10:10:06 pm | 9h 43m 37s | 🌖 (100%) |
| Fri, Jul 31 | 5:40:07 am | 6:08:25 am | 8:23:49 pm | 8:52:07 pm | 14h 15m 24s | -1m -52s | 1:16:07 pm | 57.1° | 5:03:33 am | 9:28:42 pm | 4:23:36 am | 10:08:38 pm | 9h 45m 30s | 🌖 (98%) |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Sterling, VA - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Sterling, VA for every day of the year. There are two jumps in the graph that represent the hour change for Daylight Saving Time (DST) in Sterling, VA.
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Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Sterling, VA
In Sterling, VA, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 13 at 5:41 am, while the latest sunrise is on October 31 at 7:34 am. The earliest sunset is on December 7 at 4:48 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 27 at 8:41 pm.
Sterling, VA gets 5h 28m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (14h 57m versus 9h 28m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 14m.
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