Sunset & Sunrise Today in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky

On Sunday, August 9, 2026, the sun sets over Lexington-Fayette at 8:38 PM, having risen at 6:47 AM. That works out to 13h 50m of daylight today. Solar noon, when the sun is highest over Lexington-Fayette, is at 1:43 PM.

Lexington-Fayette lies at latitude 38.05°, in the mid-latitudes, where daylight swings noticeably between the long days of summer and the short days of winter. Each day is currently getting about 2 minutes shorter and 1 seconds. Through summer, the sunset time in Lexington-Fayette keeps shifting, which is why it pays to check the exact figure day by day.

If you're shooting at sunset, aim for Lexington-Fayette's golden hour, about 8:02 PM to 8:56 PM. The blue hour follows, roughly 8:56 PM to 9:07 PM, as twilight deepens.

Tomorrow, sunset in Lexington-Fayette is at 8:36 PM and sunrise at 6:48 AM — about 2m 3s less daylight than today. The table below shows how sunrise and sunset in Lexington-Fayette drift across the whole year.

It's summer in Lexington-Fayette right now, when daylight is at its most generous. Over the course of the year, sunset in Lexington-Fayette ranges from as early as 5:17 PM (around December 2) to as late as 9:04 PM (around June 23). Its longest day lands on June 20 with 14h 48m of daylight, and its shortest on December 21 with just 9h 30m.