Sunrise and sunset times in Richmond, VA

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Check out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Richmond, VA, United States, as well as the whole calendar for May 2026.

Today

May 17, 2026 . Current time: 8:40:33 am

First light at 5:29:04 am

Sunrise time: 5:57:05 am

Sunset time: 8:15:14 pm

Last light at 8:43:15 pm

Day length: 14 hours, 18 minutes

11 hours, 34 minutes left for today's sunset in Richmond

Moon rose on May 17 at 05:10 AM Moon will set on May 17 at 08:52 PMMoon phase: 🌒 Waxing Crescent (1%)

Tomorrow

May 18, 2026

First light at 5:28:13 am

Sunrise time: 5:56:19 am

Sunset time: 8:16:05 pm

Last light at 8:44:10 pm

Day length: 14 hours, 19 minutes

Tomorrow will be approximately 2 minutes longer than today in Richmond

Moon will rise on May 18 at 06:08 AM Moon will set on May 18 at 10:01 PMMoon phase: 🌒 Waxing Crescent (8%)

• Richmond, Virginia
• Latitude: 37.540726
• Longitude: -77.436050
• Time zone: Eastern Time EDT

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May 2026 - Richmond, 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 May in Richmond.

The day length increases by 48 minutes over the course of May 2026 in Richmond, VA - from 13 hours, 48 minutes on the first day to 14 hours, 37 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.	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.	Moon phase
Fri, May 1	5:45:52 am	6:12:37 am	8:01:01 pm	8:27:46 pm	13h 48m 24s	13h 48m 24s	1:06:49 pm	52.8°	5:11:48 am	9:01:49 pm	4:35:32 am	9:38:06 pm	10h 10m 28s	🌕 (100%)
Sat, May 2	5:44:40 am	6:11:29 am	8:01:56 pm	8:28:45 pm	13h 50m 27s	2m 3s	1:06:42 pm	53.1°	5:10:28 am	9:02:57 pm	4:34:00 am	9:39:24 pm	10h 8m 26s	🌖 (100%)
Sun, May 3	5:43:28 am	6:10:22 am	8:02:50 pm	8:29:44 pm	13h 52m 28s	2m 1s	1:06:36 pm	53.4°	5:09:09 am	9:04:04 pm	4:32:29 am	9:40:43 pm	10h 6m 26s	🌖 (98%)
Mon, May 4	5:42:18 am	6:09:16 am	8:03:45 pm	8:30:43 pm	13h 54m 29s	2m 1s	1:06:31 pm	53.7°	5:07:50 am	9:05:11 pm	4:30:59 am	9:42:02 pm	10h 4m 27s	🌖 (95%)
Tue, May 5	5:41:08 am	6:08:12 am	8:04:39 pm	8:31:43 pm	13h 56m 27s	1m 58s	1:06:25 pm	53.9°	5:06:33 am	9:06:18 pm	4:29:30 am	9:43:20 pm	10h 2m 29s	🌖 (89%)
Wed, May 6	5:40:01 am	6:07:08 am	8:05:34 pm	8:32:41 pm	13h 58m 26s	1m 59s	1:06:21 pm	54.2°	5:05:17 am	9:07:25 pm	4:28:03 am	9:44:39 pm	10h 0m 33s	🌖 (83%)
Thu, May 7	5:38:54 am	6:06:07 am	8:06:28 pm	8:33:40 pm	14h 0m 21s	1m 55s	1:06:17 pm	54.5°	5:04:03 am	9:08:31 pm	4:26:36 am	9:45:58 pm	9h 58m 38s	🌖 (75%)
Fri, May 8	5:37:48 am	6:05:06 am	8:07:22 pm	8:34:39 pm	14h 2m 16s	1m 55s	1:06:14 pm	54.8°	5:02:49 am	9:09:38 pm	4:25:10 am	9:47:17 pm	9h 56m 45s	🌖 (67%)
Sat, May 9	5:36:44 am	6:04:07 am	8:08:15 pm	8:35:38 pm	14h 4m 8s	1m 52s	1:06:11 pm	55°	5:01:37 am	9:10:45 pm	4:23:46 am	9:48:36 pm	9h 54m 54s	🌖 (57%)
Sun, May 10	5:35:42 am	6:03:09 am	8:09:09 pm	8:36:36 pm	14h 6m 0s	1m 52s	1:06:09 pm	55.3°	5:00:27 am	9:11:51 pm	4:22:23 am	9:49:55 pm	9h 53m 3s	🌗 (47%)
Mon, May 11	5:34:41 am	6:02:12 am	8:10:02 pm	8:37:34 pm	14h 7m 50s	1m 50s	1:06:07 pm	55.6°	4:59:17 am	9:12:57 pm	4:21:01 am	9:51:13 pm	9h 51m 15s	🌘 (37%)
Tue, May 12	5:33:41 am	6:01:17 am	8:10:55 pm	8:38:32 pm	14h 9m 38s	1m 48s	1:06:06 pm	55.8°	4:58:09 am	9:14:03 pm	4:19:41 am	9:52:32 pm	9h 49m 29s	🌘 (27%)
Wed, May 13	5:32:42 am	6:00:24 am	8:11:47 pm	8:39:29 pm	14h 11m 23s	1m 45s	1:06:06 pm	56.1°	4:57:03 am	9:15:09 pm	4:18:22 am	9:53:50 pm	9h 47m 45s	🌘 (18%)
Thu, May 14	5:31:45 am	5:59:32 am	8:12:40 pm	8:40:26 pm	14h 13m 8s	1m 45s	1:06:06 pm	56.3°	4:55:58 am	9:16:14 pm	4:17:04 am	9:55:07 pm	9h 46m 1s	🌘 (10%)
Fri, May 15	5:30:50 am	5:58:41 am	8:13:32 pm	8:41:23 pm	14h 14m 51s	1m 43s	1:06:06 pm	56.5°	4:54:54 am	9:17:19 pm	4:15:48 am	9:56:25 pm	9h 44m 20s	🌘 (4%)
Sat, May 16	5:29:56 am	5:57:52 am	8:14:23 pm	8:42:19 pm	14h 16m 31s	1m 40s	1:06:08 pm	56.8°	4:53:52 am	9:18:23 pm	4:14:34 am	9:57:41 pm	9h 42m 42s	🌘 (1%)
Sun, May 17	5:29:04 am	5:57:05 am	8:15:14 pm	8:43:15 pm	14h 18m 9s	1m 38s	1:06:09 pm	57°	4:52:52 am	9:19:27 pm	4:13:21 am	9:58:58 pm	9h 41m 5s	🌑 (0%)
Mon, May 18	5:28:13 am	5:56:19 am	8:16:05 pm	8:44:10 pm	14h 19m 46s	1m 37s	1:06:12 pm	57.2°	4:51:54 am	9:20:30 pm	4:12:10 am	10:00:13 pm	9h 39m 29s	🌒 (3%)
Tue, May 19	5:27:24 am	5:55:34 am	8:16:55 pm	8:45:05 pm	14h 21m 21s	1m 35s	1:06:15 pm	57.4°	4:50:57 am	9:21:33 pm	4:11:01 am	10:01:28 pm	9h 37m 57s	🌒 (8%)
Wed, May 20	5:26:37 am	5:54:52 am	8:17:45 pm	8:45:59 pm	14h 22m 53s	1m 32s	1:06:18 pm	57.6°	4:50:02 am	9:22:35 pm	4:09:53 am	10:02:43 pm	9h 36m 25s	🌒 (16%)
Thu, May 21	5:25:51 am	5:54:10 am	8:18:34 pm	8:46:53 pm	14h 24m 24s	1m 31s	1:06:22 pm	57.8°	4:49:08 am	9:23:36 pm	4:08:48 am	10:03:56 pm	9h 34m 57s	🌒 (25%)
Fri, May 22	5:25:08 am	5:53:31 am	8:19:22 pm	8:47:45 pm	14h 25m 51s	1m 27s	1:06:26 pm	58°	4:48:17 am	9:24:36 pm	4:07:44 am	10:05:09 pm	9h 33m 31s	🌒 (36%)
Sat, May 23	5:24:25 am	5:52:53 am	8:20:10 pm	8:48:38 pm	14h 27m 17s	1m 26s	1:06:32 pm	58.2°	4:47:27 am	9:25:36 pm	4:06:42 am	10:06:21 pm	9h 32m 7s	🌓 (47%)
Sun, May 24	5:23:45 am	5:52:17 am	8:20:57 pm	8:49:29 pm	14h 28m 40s	1m 23s	1:06:37 pm	58.4°	4:46:39 am	9:26:35 pm	4:05:42 am	10:07:32 pm	9h 30m 46s	🌔 (57%)
Mon, May 25	5:23:06 am	5:51:43 am	8:21:43 pm	8:50:20 pm	14h 30m 0s	1m 20s	1:06:43 pm	58.6°	4:45:53 am	9:27:33 pm	4:04:45 am	10:08:41 pm	9h 29m 27s	🌔 (67%)
Tue, May 26	5:22:29 am	5:51:10 am	8:22:29 pm	8:51:10 pm	14h 31m 19s	1m 19s	1:06:50 pm	58.8°	4:45:09 am	9:28:30 pm	4:03:49 am	10:09:50 pm	9h 28m 10s	🌔 (77%)
Wed, May 27	5:21:54 am	5:50:39 am	8:23:14 pm	8:51:59 pm	14h 32m 35s	1m 16s	1:06:57 pm	58.9°	4:44:27 am	9:29:26 pm	4:02:56 am	10:10:57 pm	9h 26m 56s	🌔 (84%)
Thu, May 28	5:21:21 am	5:50:10 am	8:23:58 pm	8:52:47 pm	14h 33m 48s	1m 13s	1:07:04 pm	59.1°	4:43:47 am	9:30:21 pm	4:02:05 am	10:12:03 pm	9h 25m 44s	🌔 (91%)
Fri, May 29	5:20:50 am	5:49:42 am	8:24:41 pm	8:53:34 pm	14h 34m 59s	1m 11s	1:07:12 pm	59.2°	4:43:09 am	9:31:15 pm	4:01:16 am	10:13:08 pm	9h 24m 36s	🌔 (96%)
Sat, May 30	5:20:21 am	5:49:17 am	8:25:24 pm	8:54:20 pm	14h 36m 7s	1m 8s	1:07:20 pm	59.4°	4:42:33 am	9:32:07 pm	4:00:29 am	10:14:11 pm	9h 23m 29s	🌔 (99%)
Sun, May 31	5:19:53 am	5:48:53 am	8:26:05 pm	8:55:05 pm	14h 37m 12s	1m 5s	1:07:29 pm	59.5°	4:42:00 am	9:32:58 pm	3:59:45 am	10:15:13 pm	9h 22m 26s	🌕 (100%)

Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Richmond, VA - 2026

The followin graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Richmond, 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 Richmond, VA.