Sunrise and sunset times in Amherst, VA
Check out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Amherst, VA, United States, as well as the whole calendar for August 2026.
Today
August 1, 2026 . Current time: 9:06:36 am
First light at 5:51:31 am
Sunrise time: 6:19:02 am
Sunset time: 8:26:04 pm
Last light at 8:53:35 pm
Day length: 14 hours, 7 minutes
11 hours, 19 minutes left for today's sunset in Amherst
Moon set on Aug 1 at 8:14 AM
Moon will rise on Aug 1 at 9:01 PMMoon phase: 🌖 Waning Gibbous (92%)🌑 New moon: Aug 12 at 1:37 PM · 🌕 Full moon: Aug 28 at 12:19 AMTomorrow
August 2, 2026
First light at 5:52:26 am
Sunrise time: 6:19:52 am
Sunset time: 8:25:05 pm
Last light at 8:52:31 pm
Day length: 14 hours, 5 minutes
Tomorrow will be 1 minute shorter than today in Amherst
Moon will set on Aug 2 at 9:17 AM Moon will rise on Aug 2 at 9:25 PMMoon phase: 🌖 Waning Gibbous (80%)
- Amherst, Virginia
- Latitude: 37.585140
- Longitude: -79.051414
- Time zone: Eastern Time EDT
Shortest day in Amherst, VA
The shortest day of the year will be in 5 months, during the winter solstice on December 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 9 hours and 36 minutes.Longest day in Amherst, VA
The longest day of the year was 1 month and 10 days ago, during the summer solstice on June 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 14 hours and 48 minutes.
August 2026 - Amherst, 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 August in Amherst.
The day length shortens by 1 hour, 3 minutes over the course of August 2026 in Amherst, VA - from 14 hours, 7 minutes on the first day to 13 hours, 3 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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| Sat, Aug 1 | 5:51:31 am | 6:19:02 am | 8:26:04 pm | 8:53:35 pm | 14h 7m 2s | 14h 7m 2s | 1:22:33 pm | 55.5° | 5:16:10 am | 9:28:56 pm | 4:37:57 am | 10:07:08 pm | 9h 53m 48s | 🌖 (94%) |
| Sun, Aug 2 | 5:52:26 am | 6:19:52 am | 8:25:05 pm | 8:52:31 pm | 14h 5m 13s | -1m -49s | 1:22:28 pm | 55.2° | 5:17:13 am | 9:27:44 pm | 4:39:13 am | 10:05:44 pm | 9h 55m 38s | 🌖 (88%) |
| Mon, Aug 3 | 5:53:21 am | 6:20:43 am | 8:24:04 pm | 8:51:26 pm | 14h 3m 21s | -1m -52s | 1:22:24 pm | 54.9° | 5:18:16 am | 9:26:31 pm | 4:40:29 am | 10:04:18 pm | 9h 57m 30s | 🌖 (80%) |
| Tue, Aug 4 | 5:54:17 am | 6:21:34 am | 8:23:03 pm | 8:50:19 pm | 14h 1m 29s | -1m -52s | 1:22:18 pm | 54.7° | 5:19:20 am | 9:25:16 pm | 4:41:45 am | 10:02:52 pm | 9h 59m 22s | 🌖 (71%) |
| Wed, Aug 5 | 5:55:13 am | 6:22:25 am | 8:21:59 pm | 8:49:11 pm | 13h 59m 34s | -1m -55s | 1:22:12 pm | 54.4° | 5:20:24 am | 9:24:00 pm | 4:43:00 am | 10:01:24 pm | 10h 1m 17s | 🌖 (60%) |
| Thu, Aug 6 | 5:56:09 am | 6:23:16 am | 8:20:55 pm | 8:48:02 pm | 13h 57m 39s | -1m -55s | 1:22:05 pm | 54.1° | 5:21:28 am | 9:22:43 pm | 4:44:16 am | 9:59:55 pm | 10h 3m 12s | 🌗 (49%) |
| Fri, Aug 7 | 5:57:05 am | 6:24:07 am | 8:19:49 pm | 8:46:52 pm | 13h 55m 42s | -1m -57s | 1:21:58 pm | 53.9° | 5:22:31 am | 9:21:25 pm | 4:45:32 am | 9:58:24 pm | 10h 5m 9s | 🌘 (38%) |
| Sat, Aug 8 | 5:58:00 am | 6:24:58 am | 8:18:42 pm | 8:45:40 pm | 13h 53m 44s | -1m -58s | 1:21:50 pm | 53.6° | 5:23:35 am | 9:20:05 pm | 4:46:47 am | 9:56:53 pm | 10h 7m 8s | 🌘 (27%) |
| Sun, Aug 9 | 5:58:56 am | 6:25:50 am | 8:17:34 pm | 8:44:27 pm | 13h 51m 44s | -2m 0s | 1:21:42 pm | 53.3° | 5:24:39 am | 9:18:45 pm | 4:48:03 am | 9:55:21 pm | 10h 9m 7s | 🌘 (17%) |
| Mon, Aug 10 | 5:59:52 am | 6:26:41 am | 8:16:24 pm | 8:43:13 pm | 13h 49m 43s | -2m -1s | 1:21:33 pm | 53° | 5:25:43 am | 9:17:23 pm | 4:49:18 am | 9:53:48 pm | 10h 11m 9s | 🌘 (9%) |
| Tue, Aug 11 | 6:00:48 am | 6:27:33 am | 8:15:14 pm | 8:41:58 pm | 13h 47m 41s | -2m -2s | 1:21:23 pm | 52.7° | 5:26:46 am | 9:16:00 pm | 4:50:33 am | 9:52:14 pm | 10h 13m 10s | 🌘 (4%) |
| Wed, Aug 12 | 6:01:44 am | 6:28:24 am | 8:14:02 pm | 8:40:42 pm | 13h 45m 38s | -2m -3s | 1:21:13 pm | 52.4° | 5:27:50 am | 9:14:36 pm | 4:51:47 am | 9:50:39 pm | 10h 15m 14s | 🌘 (0%) |
| Thu, Aug 13 | 6:02:40 am | 6:29:16 am | 8:12:49 pm | 8:39:24 pm | 13h 43m 33s | -2m -5s | 1:21:02 pm | 52.1° | 5:28:53 am | 9:13:12 pm | 4:53:02 am | 9:49:03 pm | 10h 17m 18s | 🌑 (0%) |
| Fri, Aug 14 | 6:03:36 am | 6:30:07 am | 8:11:35 pm | 8:38:06 pm | 13h 41m 28s | -2m -5s | 1:20:51 pm | 51.8° | 5:29:56 am | 9:11:46 pm | 4:54:16 am | 9:47:26 pm | 10h 19m 23s | 🌒 (3%) |
| Sat, Aug 15 | 6:04:32 am | 6:30:58 am | 8:10:20 pm | 8:36:47 pm | 13h 39m 22s | -2m -6s | 1:20:39 pm | 51.5° | 5:30:59 am | 9:10:19 pm | 4:55:29 am | 9:45:49 pm | 10h 21m 30s | 🌒 (8%) |
| Sun, Aug 16 | 6:05:28 am | 6:31:50 am | 8:09:04 pm | 8:35:26 pm | 13h 37m 14s | -2m -8s | 1:20:27 pm | 51.1° | 5:32:02 am | 9:08:52 pm | 4:56:43 am | 9:44:11 pm | 10h 23m 37s | 🌒 (14%) |
| Mon, Aug 17 | 6:06:23 am | 6:32:41 am | 8:07:47 pm | 8:34:05 pm | 13h 35m 6s | -2m -8s | 1:20:14 pm | 50.8° | 5:33:05 am | 9:07:23 pm | 4:57:56 am | 9:42:32 pm | 10h 25m 45s | 🌒 (22%) |
| Tue, Aug 18 | 6:07:19 am | 6:33:32 am | 8:06:29 pm | 8:32:43 pm | 13h 32m 57s | -2m -9s | 1:20:01 pm | 50.5° | 5:34:07 am | 9:05:54 pm | 4:59:08 am | 9:40:53 pm | 10h 27m 55s | 🌒 (31%) |
| Wed, Aug 19 | 6:08:14 am | 6:34:24 am | 8:05:10 pm | 8:31:20 pm | 13h 30m 46s | -2m -11s | 1:19:47 pm | 50.2° | 5:35:09 am | 9:04:24 pm | 5:00:21 am | 9:39:13 pm | 10h 30m 5s | 🌒 (41%) |
| Thu, Aug 20 | 6:09:09 am | 6:35:15 am | 8:03:50 pm | 8:29:56 pm | 13h 28m 35s | -2m -11s | 1:19:33 pm | 49.9° | 5:36:11 am | 9:02:54 pm | 5:01:32 am | 9:37:33 pm | 10h 32m 16s | 🌓 (51%) |
| Fri, Aug 21 | 6:10:04 am | 6:36:06 am | 8:02:29 pm | 8:28:31 pm | 13h 26m 23s | -2m -12s | 1:19:18 pm | 49.5° | 5:37:13 am | 9:01:23 pm | 5:02:44 am | 9:35:52 pm | 10h 34m 28s | 🌔 (60%) |
| Sat, Aug 22 | 6:10:59 am | 6:36:57 am | 8:01:08 pm | 8:27:06 pm | 13h 24m 11s | -2m -12s | 1:19:02 pm | 49.2° | 5:38:14 am | 8:59:51 pm | 5:03:55 am | 9:34:10 pm | 10h 36m 40s | 🌔 (69%) |
| Sun, Aug 23 | 6:11:54 am | 6:37:48 am | 7:59:46 pm | 8:25:40 pm | 13h 21m 58s | -2m -13s | 1:18:47 pm | 48.8° | 5:39:15 am | 8:58:18 pm | 5:05:05 am | 9:32:28 pm | 10h 38m 53s | 🌔 (77%) |
| Mon, Aug 24 | 6:12:48 am | 6:38:39 am | 7:58:22 pm | 8:24:13 pm | 13h 19m 43s | -2m -15s | 1:18:31 pm | 48.5° | 5:40:16 am | 8:56:45 pm | 5:06:15 am | 9:30:46 pm | 10h 41m 8s | 🌔 (85%) |
| Tue, Aug 25 | 6:13:43 am | 6:39:30 am | 7:56:59 pm | 8:22:46 pm | 13h 17m 29s | -2m -14s | 1:18:14 pm | 48.2° | 5:41:17 am | 8:55:12 pm | 5:07:25 am | 9:29:04 pm | 10h 43m 21s | 🌔 (91%) |
| Wed, Aug 26 | 6:14:37 am | 6:40:20 am | 7:55:34 pm | 8:21:17 pm | 13h 15m 14s | -2m -15s | 1:17:57 pm | 47.8° | 5:42:17 am | 8:53:37 pm | 5:08:34 am | 9:27:21 pm | 10h 45m 37s | 🌔 (96%) |
| Thu, Aug 27 | 6:15:31 am | 6:41:11 am | 7:54:09 pm | 8:19:49 pm | 13h 12m 58s | -2m -16s | 1:17:40 pm | 47.5° | 5:43:17 am | 8:52:03 pm | 5:09:42 am | 9:25:38 pm | 10h 47m 53s | 🌔 (99%) |
| Fri, Aug 28 | 6:16:25 am | 6:42:02 am | 7:52:43 pm | 8:18:19 pm | 13h 10m 41s | -2m -17s | 1:17:22 pm | 47.1° | 5:44:17 am | 8:50:28 pm | 5:10:50 am | 9:23:54 pm | 10h 50m 9s | 🌕 (100%) |
| Sat, Aug 29 | 6:17:19 am | 6:42:52 am | 7:51:16 pm | 8:16:50 pm | 13h 8m 24s | -2m -17s | 1:17:04 pm | 46.8° | 5:45:16 am | 8:48:52 pm | 5:11:58 am | 9:22:11 pm | 10h 52m 27s | 🌖 (99%) |
| Sun, Aug 30 | 6:18:12 am | 6:43:43 am | 7:49:49 pm | 8:15:19 pm | 13h 6m 6s | -2m -18s | 1:16:46 pm | 46.4° | 5:46:15 am | 8:47:17 pm | 5:13:05 am | 9:20:27 pm | 10h 54m 44s | 🌖 (96%) |
| Mon, Aug 31 | 6:19:06 am | 6:44:33 am | 7:48:21 pm | 8:13:48 pm | 13h 3m 48s | -2m -18s | 1:16:27 pm | 46° | 5:47:14 am | 8:45:40 pm | 5:14:11 am | 9:18:43 pm | 10h 57m 2s | 🌖 (90%) |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Amherst, VA - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Amherst, 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 Amherst, VA.
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Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Amherst, VA
In Amherst, VA, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 13 at 5:52 am, while the latest sunrise is on October 31 at 7:39 am. The earliest sunset is on December 6 at 4:59 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 28 at 8:43 pm.
Amherst, VA gets 5h 11m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (14h 48m versus 9h 36m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 14m.
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