Sunrise & Sunset in Lexington-Fayette, KY
The sun rises in Lexington-Fayette today at 6:41 AM and sets at 8:50 PM, giving 14 hours 9 minutes of daylight — 2 minutes less than yesterday. First light is at 6:11 AM, last light at 9:19 PM, and solar noon at 1:45 PM.
It's 3:53 PM in Lexington-Fayette right now — Eastern Daylight Time on the world clock.
Eastern Daylight Time · Friday, July 31, 2026 · Calculated for central Lexington-Fayette — recomputed live in your browser for today's date.
Daylight in Lexington-Fayette
Next: Sunset at 8:50 PM
Sunrise 6:41 AM · Sunset 8:50 PM
The curve is how high the sun climbs through the day; the band beneath it runs from first light to last light.
Where the sun is right now
The sun is well up. Altitude is how far above the horizon the sun sits; azimuth is the compass bearing to look along, measured clockwise from north. Shown for 3:53 PM; this updates to the live position when the page loads.
24-hour sun clock
Sunrise & sunset tomorrow in Lexington-Fayette
Saturday, August 1, 2026
Tomorrow in Lexington-Fayette the sun rises at 6:42 AM and sets at 8:49 PM — 14 hours 7 minutes of daylight, 2 minutes shorter than today. Recomputed in your browser, so it is always the next day from now.
Twilight, golden hour & blue hour
The three twilights are just how far the sun is below the horizon: civil to −6° (bright enough to read outside), nautical to −12° (the horizon is still visible at sea), astronomical to −18° (true darkness for stargazing). Golden hour is the warm, low-angle light photographers love, when the sun sits between −4° and +6°; blue hour is the deep-blue band just beyond it, from −6° to −4°. A dash means the sun never gets that low here on this date.
Next 7 days
| Day | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Daily change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today Fri, Jul 31 | 6:41 AM | 8:50 PM | 14 h 9 m | −2 min |
| Tomorrow Sat, Aug 1 | 6:42 AM | 8:49 PM | 14 h 7 m | −2 min |
| Sun, Aug 2 | 6:42 AM | 8:48 PM | 14 h 5 m | −2 min |
| Mon, Aug 3 | 6:43 AM | 8:47 PM | 14 h 3 m | −2 min |
| Tue, Aug 4 | 6:44 AM | 8:46 PM | 14 h 1 m | −2 min |
| Wed, Aug 5 | 6:45 AM | 8:45 PM | 14 h 0 m | −2 min |
| Thu, Aug 6 | 6:46 AM | 8:43 PM | 13 h 58 m | −2 min |
Sunrise & sunset through the year
Longest day: June 21 — 14 h 48 m of daylight. Shortest day: December 22 — 9 h 31 m.
Daylight & seasons in Lexington-Fayette
- The sun rises in the east-northeast and sets in the west-northwest today.
- Days are getting shorter by about 2 minutes a day right now.
- Lexington-Fayette gets about 5 hours 17 minutes more daylight on its longest day than its shortest.
- The next autumn equinox is 54 days away, on September 23.
- Of the 365 days this year, today is the 80th longest here.
- The shortest day of the year is 144 days away, on December 22 — 9 h 31 m of daylight.
What time is sunrise tomorrow in Lexington-Fayette, KY?
Tomorrow (Saturday, August 1, 2026) the sun rises at 6:42 AM in Lexington-Fayette and sets at 8:49 PM, giving 14 hours 7 minutes of daylight. The card above recomputes this in your browser, so it is always the day after today wherever you are reading it.
What time is sunrise in Lexington-Fayette, KY today?
The card above computes it live in your browser for today's date, using Lexington-Fayette's coordinates — along with sunset, solar noon, first light and last light, all in Lexington-Fayette's own time zone.
What are first light and last light?
Civil twilight — when the sun is less than 6° below the horizon. It's bright enough for most outdoor activities before sunrise and after sunset.
Why do the times change every day?
Earth's tilted axis means the sun's path moves through the seasons — days lengthen toward the summer solstice and shorten toward the winter solstice, so sunrise and sunset shift a little every day.
Related astronomical information
Calculated astronomical positions for these coordinates. Local weather and conditions are not modelled.