Sunrise and sunset times in Chester, VA
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Today
October 21, 2026. Current time: 5:34:45 pm
Night ends at 5:56 am5:56:20 am
Start of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky begins to brighten, too faintly to notice in a city.·First light at 6:57 am6:57:00 am
Start of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.
Sunrise time: 7:23:31 am EDTWhen the top edge of the Sun appears over a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun appears a few minutes later (or more in a valley).
Sunset time: 6:24:37 pm EDTWhen the top edge of the Sun disappears below a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun disappears a few minutes earlier (or more in a valley).
Dark at 6:51 pm6:51:06 pm
End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 7:52 pm7:51:42 pm
End of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky is dark enough to see the faintest stars. In a city it looks dark sooner.
Chester Tides
Low 7:54 pm 0.4 ftHigh 1:59 am 3.0 ftChester
| High tide | 1:05 am | 2.9 ft | 0.88 m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low tide | 7:31 am | 0.5 ft | 0.14 m |
| High tide | 1:39 pm | 2.9 ft | 0.87 m |
| Low tide | 7:54 pm | 0.4 ft | 0.13 m |
| High tide | 1:59 am | 3.0 ft | 0.90 m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low tide | 8:19 am | 0.4 ft | 0.12 m |
| High tide | 2:23 pm | 3.0 ft | 0.92 m |
| Low tide | 8:50 pm | 0.4 ft | 0.11 m |
Tide predictions: NOAA, station 8638491, Chester (subordinate station: highs and lows from NOAA, curve between them interpolated), heights above Mean Lower Low Water, local time. Predictions, not observations: wind and pressure change the real water level. Not for navigation.
Sun position chart
Now · Sun altitude: 8.65° · Azimuth: 249.0° (W)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 11 hours, 1 minute
49 minutes left for today's sunset in Chester
Moon set on Oct 21 at 2:27 am
Moon rose on Oct 21 at 4:01 pmMoon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (80%)🌕 Full moon: Oct 26 at 12:11 am · 🌑 New moon: Nov 9 at 2:02 amTomorrow
October 22, 2026
Night ends at 5:57 am5:57:13 am
Start of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky begins to brighten, too faintly to notice in a city.·First light at 6:58 am6:57:56 am
Start of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.
Sunrise time: 7:24:29 am EDTWhen the top edge of the Sun appears over a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun appears a few minutes later (or more in a valley).
Sunset time: 6:23:20 pm EDTWhen the top edge of the Sun disappears below a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun disappears a few minutes earlier (or more in a valley).
Dark at 6:50 pm6:49:52 pm
End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 7:51 pm7:50:31 pm
End of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky is dark enough to see the faintest stars. In a city it looks dark sooner.
Day length: 10 hours, 58 minutes
Tomorrow will be 2 minutes shorter than today in Chester
Moon will set on Oct 22 at 3:30 am Moon will rise on Oct 22 at 4:26 pmMoon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (89%)
- Chester, Virginia
- Latitude: 37.356815 (North)
- Longitude: -77.44165 (West)
- Time zone: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT, UTC−4)
Shortest day in Chester, VA
The shortest day of the year will be in 2 months and 0 days, during the winter solstice on December 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 9 hours, 35 minutes.Longest day in Chester, VA
The longest day of the year was around 4 months ago, during the summer solstice on June 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 14 hours, 44 minutes.
October 2026 - Chester, 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 October in Chester.
All times are in Chester's time: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT, UTC−4).
The day length shortens by 1 hour, 8 minutes over the course of October 2026 in Chester, VA - from 11 hours, 47 minutes on the first day to 10 hours, 39 minutes on the last day.
| Day | First LightStart of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light. | SunriseWhen the top edge of the Sun appears over a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun appears a few minutes later (or more in a valley). | Sunrise Variation |
SunsetWhen the top edge of the Sun disappears below a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun disappears a few minutes earlier (or more in a valley). | Sunset Variation |
Last LightEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors. | Day Length | Day Length Variation | Solar NoonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky. | Max Sun Altitude | Nautical Twilight Start | Nautical Twilight End | Astronomical Twilight Start | Astronomical Twilight End | Night LengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise. | Moon phase | Solar Midnight | Sun DeclinationThe latitude where the Sun is directly overhead at solar noon (the Sun's declination). It moves between the two tropics through the year. |
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| Thu, Oct 1 | Twilight startStart of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.6:39:16 am | 7:05:18 am | +51s | 6:52:51 pm | -1m 31s | Twilight endEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.7:18:51 pm | 11h 47m 33s | -2m 22s | Solar noonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.12:59:22 pm | 49.26° | 6:09:01 am | 7:49:03 pm | 5:38:32 am | 8:19:27 pm | Night lengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.12h 13m 19s | 🌖 (66%)Waning Gibbous: 66% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:59:32 am | 3.4° S |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 6:40:08 am | 7:06:10 am | +52s | 6:51:21 pm | -1m 30s | 7:17:21 pm | 11h 45m 11s | -2m 22s | 12:59:03 pm | 48.87° | 6:09:53 am | 7:47:32 pm | 5:39:26 am | 8:17:55 pm | 12h 15m 41s | 🌖 (55%)Waning Gibbous: 55% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:59:13 am | 3.8° S |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 6:40:59 am | 7:07:02 am | +52s | 6:49:51 pm | -1m 30s | 7:15:52 pm | 11h 42m 49s | -2m 22s | 12:58:44 pm | 48.48° | 6:10:45 am | 7:46:03 pm | 5:40:20 am | 8:16:24 pm | 12h 18m 4s | 🌗 (43%) Last quarter at 9:25 amLast quarter at 9:25 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 43% illuminated |
12:58:54 am | 4.2° S |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 6:41:51 am | 7:07:55 am | +53s | 6:48:22 pm | -1m 29s | 7:14:23 pm | 11h 40m 27s | -2m 22s | 12:58:25 pm | 48.10° | 6:11:38 am | 7:44:34 pm | 5:41:14 am | 8:14:53 pm | 12h 20m 25s | 🌘 (32%)Waning Crescent: 32% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:58:34 am | 4.5° S |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 6:42:43 am | 7:08:47 am | +52s | 6:46:53 pm | -1m 29s | 7:12:55 pm | 11h 38m 6s | -2m 22s | 12:58:07 pm | 47.71° | 6:12:30 am | 7:43:05 pm | 5:42:08 am | 8:13:23 pm | 12h 22m 47s | 🌘 (22%)Waning Crescent: 22% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:58:16 am | 4.9° S |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 6:43:35 am | 7:09:40 am | +53s | 6:45:24 pm | -1m 29s | 7:11:27 pm | 11h 35m 44s | -2m 21s | 12:57:49 pm | 47.33° | 6:13:22 am | 7:41:38 pm | 5:43:02 am | 8:11:54 pm | 12h 25m 9s | 🌘 (14%)Waning Crescent: 14% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:57:58 am | 5.3° S |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 6:44:27 am | 7:10:33 am | +53s | 6:43:57 pm | -1m 27s | 7:10:01 pm | 11h 33m 24s | -2m 21s | 12:57:32 pm | 46.95° | 6:14:14 am | 7:40:11 pm | 5:43:55 am | 8:10:26 pm | 12h 27m 30s | 🌘 (7%)Waning Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:57:41 am | 5.7° S |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 6:45:20 am | 7:11:27 am | +54s | 6:42:29 pm | -1m 28s | 7:08:34 pm | 11h 31m 2s | -2m 21s | 12:57:15 pm | 46.57° | 6:15:06 am | 7:38:45 pm | 5:44:49 am | 8:08:59 pm | 12h 29m 51s | 🌘 (3%)Waning Crescent: 3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:57:24 am | 6.1° S |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 6:46:12 am | 7:12:20 am | +53s | 6:41:02 pm | -1m 27s | 7:07:09 pm | 11h 28m 42s | -2m 21s | 12:56:58 pm | 46.19° | 6:15:59 am | 7:37:20 pm | 5:45:42 am | 8:07:33 pm | 12h 32m 13s | 🌘 (0.4%)Waning Crescent: 0.4% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:57:06 am | 6.5° S |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 6:47:05 am | 7:13:15 am | +55s | 6:39:36 pm | -1m 26s | 7:05:44 pm | 11h 26m 21s | -2m 20s | 12:56:42 pm | 45.81° | 6:16:51 am | 7:35:55 pm | 5:46:35 am | 8:06:07 pm | 12h 34m 33s | 🌑 (0.4%) New moon at 11:50 amNew moon at 11:50 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 0.4% illuminated |
12:56:50 am | 6.8° S |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 6:47:58 am | 7:14:09 am | +54s | 6:38:10 pm | -1m 26s | 7:04:20 pm | 11h 24m 1s | -2m 20s | 12:56:26 pm | 45.43° | 6:17:43 am | 7:34:32 pm | 5:47:28 am | 8:04:43 pm | 12h 36m 54s | 🌒 (3%)Waxing Crescent: 3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:56:34 am | 7.2° S |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 6:48:51 am | 7:15:04 am | +55s | 6:36:46 pm | -1m 24s | 7:02:56 pm | 11h 21m 42s | -2m 20s | 12:56:11 pm | 45.06° | 6:18:36 am | 7:33:09 pm | 5:48:22 am | 8:03:20 pm | 12h 39m 13s | 🌒 (7%)Waxing Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:56:19 am | 7.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 6:49:44 am | 7:15:59 am | +55s | 6:35:21 pm | -1m 25s | 7:01:34 pm | 11h 19m 22s | -2m 19s | 12:55:56 pm | 44.68° | 6:19:29 am | 7:31:47 pm | 5:49:15 am | 8:01:58 pm | 12h 41m 33s | 🌒 (12%)Waxing Crescent: 12% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:56:03 am | 8.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 6:50:38 am | 7:16:54 am | +55s | 6:33:58 pm | -1m 23s | 7:00:12 pm | 11h 17m 4s | -2m 19s | 12:55:42 pm | 44.31° | 6:20:21 am | 7:30:26 pm | 5:50:08 am | 8:00:37 pm | 12h 43m 52s | 🌒 (19%)Waxing Crescent: 19% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:55:49 am | 8.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 6:51:32 am | 7:17:50 am | +56s | 6:32:35 pm | -1m 23s | 6:58:51 pm | 11h 14m 45s | -2m 18s | 12:55:29 pm | 43.94° | 6:21:14 am | 7:29:07 pm | 5:51:01 am | 7:59:17 pm | 12h 46m 11s | 🌒 (27%)Waxing Crescent: 27% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:55:36 am | 8.7° S |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 6:52:26 am | 7:18:46 am | +56s | 6:31:13 pm | -1m 22s | 6:57:31 pm | 11h 12m 27s | -2m 18s | 12:55:15 pm | 43.57° | 6:22:07 am | 7:27:48 pm | 5:51:54 am | 7:57:58 pm | 12h 48m 29s | 🌒 (36%)Waxing Crescent: 36% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:55:21 am | 9.1° S |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 6:53:20 am | 7:19:42 am | +56s | 6:29:52 pm | -1m 21s | 6:56:12 pm | 11h 10m 10s | -2m 17s | 12:55:03 pm | 43.21° | 6:23:00 am | 7:26:30 pm | 5:52:47 am | 7:56:41 pm | 12h 50m 47s | 🌒 (45%)Waxing Crescent: 45% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:55:09 am | 9.4° S |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 6:54:15 am | 7:20:39 am | +57s | 6:28:32 pm | -1m 20s | 6:54:54 pm | 11h 7m 53s | -2m 17s | 12:54:51 pm | 42.85° | 6:23:54 am | 7:25:13 pm | 5:53:40 am | 7:55:24 pm | 12h 53m 4s | 🌓 (55%) First quarter at 12:12 pmFirst quarter at 12:12 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 55% illuminated |
12:54:57 am | 9.8° S |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 6:55:10 am | 7:21:36 am | +57s | 6:27:12 pm | -1m 20s | 6:53:37 pm | 11h 5m 36s | -2m 16s | 12:54:40 pm | 42.48° | 6:24:47 am | 7:23:58 pm | 5:54:34 am | 7:54:09 pm | 12h 55m 21s | 🌔 (64%)Waxing Gibbous: 64% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:54:46 am | 10.2° S |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 6:56:05 am | 7:22:33 am | +57s | 6:25:54 pm | -1m 18s | 6:52:21 pm | 11h 3m 21s | -2m 16s | 12:54:29 pm | 42.13° | 6:25:41 am | 7:22:43 pm | 5:55:27 am | 7:52:55 pm | 12h 57m 37s | 🌔 (73%)Waxing Gibbous: 73% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:54:34 am | 10.5° S |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 6:57:00 am | 7:23:31 am | +58s | 6:24:37 pm | -1m 17s | 6:51:06 pm | 11h 1m 6s | -2m 15s | 12:54:19 pm | 41.77° | 6:26:35 am | 7:21:30 pm | 5:56:20 am | 7:51:42 pm | 12h 59m 52s | 🌔 (82%)Waxing Gibbous: 82% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:54:24 am | 10.9° S |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 6:57:56 am | 7:24:29 am | +58s | 6:23:20 pm | -1m 17s | 6:49:52 pm | 10h 58m 51s | -2m 15s | 12:54:10 pm | 41.42° | 6:27:28 am | 7:20:18 pm | 5:57:13 am | 7:50:31 pm | 13h 2m 8s | 🌔 (89%)Waxing Gibbous: 89% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:54:15 am | 11.2° S |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 6:58:52 am | 7:25:28 am | +59s | 6:22:05 pm | -1m 15s | 6:48:39 pm | 10h 56m 37s | -2m 14s | 12:54:01 pm | 41.07° | 6:28:23 am | 7:19:07 pm | 5:58:07 am | 7:49:21 pm | 13h 4m 21s | 🌔 (95%)Waxing Gibbous: 95% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:54:05 am | 11.6° S |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 6:59:48 am | 7:26:26 am | +58s | 6:20:50 pm | -1m 15s | 6:47:28 pm | 10h 54m 24s | -2m 13s | 12:53:54 pm | 40.72° | 6:29:17 am | 7:17:57 pm | 5:59:00 am | 7:48:12 pm | 13h 6m 36s | 🌔 (99%)Waxing Gibbous: 99% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:53:58 am | 11.9° S |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 7:00:45 am | 7:27:26 am | +1m 0s | 6:19:37 pm | -1m 13s | 6:46:17 pm | 10h 52m 11s | -2m 12s | 12:53:46 pm | 40.37° | 6:30:11 am | 7:16:49 pm | 5:59:54 am | 7:47:05 pm | 13h 8m 48s | 🌔 (99.8%)Waxing Gibbous: 99.8% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:53:49 am | 12.3° S |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 7:01:41 am | 7:28:25 am | +59s | 6:18:25 pm | -1m 12s | 6:45:08 pm | 10h 50m 0s | -2m 12s | 12:53:40 pm | 40.03° | 6:31:06 am | 7:15:42 pm | 6:00:47 am | 7:45:59 pm | 13h 11m 0s | 🌕 (98%) Full moon at 12:11 amFull moon at 12:11 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 98% illuminated |
12:53:43 am | 12.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 7:02:38 am | 7:29:25 am | +1m 0s | 6:17:14 pm | -1m 11s | 6:44:00 pm | 10h 47m 49s | -2m 11s | 12:53:34 pm | 39.70° | 6:32:01 am | 7:14:36 pm | 6:01:41 am | 7:44:54 pm | 13h 13m 11s | 🌖 (94%)Waning Gibbous: 94% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:53:37 am | 12.9° S |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 7:03:36 am | 7:30:25 am | +1m 0s | 6:16:04 pm | -1m 10s | 6:42:53 pm | 10h 45m 39s | -2m 10s | 12:53:29 pm | 39.36° | 6:32:56 am | 7:13:32 pm | 6:02:35 am | 7:43:51 pm | 13h 15m 22s | 🌖 (88%)Waning Gibbous: 88% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:53:31 am | 13.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 7:04:33 am | 7:31:26 am | +1m 1s | 6:14:56 pm | -1m 8s | 6:41:48 pm | 10h 43m 30s | -2m 9s | 12:53:25 pm | 39.03° | 6:33:51 am | 7:12:29 pm | 6:03:28 am | 7:42:49 pm | 13h 17m 31s | 🌖 (79%)Waning Gibbous: 79% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:53:27 am | 13.6° S |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 7:05:31 am | 7:32:27 am | +1m 1s | 6:13:49 pm | -1m 7s | 6:40:43 pm | 10h 41m 22s | -2m 8s | 12:53:22 pm | 38.70° | 6:34:46 am | 7:11:27 pm | 6:04:22 am | 7:41:49 pm | 13h 19m 39s | 🌖 (69%)Waning Gibbous: 69% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:53:24 am | 13.9° S |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 7:06:29 am | 7:33:28 am | +1m 1s | 6:12:43 pm | -1m 6s | 6:39:41 pm | 10h 39m 15s | -2m 7s | 12:53:19 pm | 38.38° | 6:35:42 am | 7:10:27 pm | 6:05:16 am | 7:40:51 pm | 13h 21m 46s | 🌖 (58%)Waning Gibbous: 58% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:53:20 am | 14.3° S |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Chester, VA - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Chester, 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 Chester, VA.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Chester, VA
In Chester, VA, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 13 at 5:48 am, while the latest sunrise is on October 31 at 7:33 am. The earliest sunset is on December 6 at 4:51 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 27 at 8:34 pm.
Chester, VA gets 5h 09m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (14h 44m versus 9h 35m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 11m.
Chester, VA Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Chester. Throughout the year, it slowly traces this figure-eight:
Move along the curve to read the Sun's altitude and azimuth for any day of the year in Chester.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 29.2° above the horizon (around Dec 21) and 75.9° (around Jun 18) in Chester. The smaller loop sits at the top, the signature of a Northern Hemisphere analemma.
Detailed Analemma Chart
The technical chart below plots one dot per day, labels the first day of each month, marks the solstices, equinoxes, perihelion and aphelion, and draws the noon altitude of the equinoxes (90° minus your latitude) together with its ±23.4° seasonal limits.
Why does the figure look wider here than in the sky view above?
Both draw the same data, but with different conventions. The sky view uses the same scale on both axes, so it shows the analemma with its true proportions, as a camera would capture it: about 47° tall and only a few degrees wide. This chart, like most technical analemma diagrams, stretches each axis independently to fill the plot, expanding the narrow azimuth range several times so its day-to-day variation can actually be read. Also, azimuth is not sky distance: near the zenith, one degree of azimuth spans much less than one degree across the sky, which further widens the figure in this representation.
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