Sunrise and sunset times in Richmond, VA
EditCheck out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Richmond, as well as the whole calendar for October 2026.
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Today
October 13, 2026. Current time: 11:39:22 am
Night ends at 5:49 am5:49:10 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 6:50 am6:49:48 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: 7:16:06 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: 6:35:11 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 7:01 pm7:01:27 pm
End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 8:02 pm8:02:00 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.
Richmond Tides
Low 1:16 pm 0.6 ftHigh 6:53 pm 3.8 ftRichmond (river locks)
| Low tide | 1:23 am | 0.8 ft | 0.23 m |
|---|---|---|---|
| High tide | 6:31 am | 3.4 ft | 1.05 m |
| Low tide | 1:16 pm | 0.6 ft | 0.17 m |
| High tide | 6:53 pm | 3.8 ft | 1.14 m |
| Low tide | 2:06 am | 0.6 ft | 0.19 m |
|---|---|---|---|
| High tide | 7:16 am | 3.2 ft | 0.97 m |
| Low tide | 1:52 pm | 0.4 ft | 0.13 m |
| High tide | 7:34 pm | 3.5 ft | 1.08 m |
Tide predictions: NOAA, station 8638495, Richmond (river locks) (harmonic station), 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: 41.12° · Azimuth: 154.5° (SE)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 11 hours, 19 minutes
6 hours, 55 minutes left for today's sunset in Richmond
Moonrise: 10:25 am
Moonset: 7:59 pmMoon phase: 🌒 Waxing Crescent (9%)🌕 Full moon: Oct 26 at 12:11 am · 🌑 New moon: Nov 9 at 2:02 amTomorrow
October 14, 2026
Night ends at 5:50 am5:50:03 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 6:51 am6:50:42 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: 7:17:02 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: 6:33:47 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 7:00 pm7:00:05 pm
End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 8:01 pm8:00:39 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: 11 hours, 16 minutes
Tomorrow will be 2 minutes shorter than today in Richmond
Moonrise: 11:26 am Moonset: 8:41 pmMoon phase: 🌒 Waxing Crescent (19%)
- Richmond, Virginia
- Latitude: 37.540726 (North)
- Longitude: -77.43605 (West)
- Time zone: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT, UTC−4)
Shortest day in Richmond, VA
The shortest day of the year will be in 2 months and 8 days, during the winter solstice on December 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 9 hours, 34 minutes.Longest day in Richmond, VA
The longest day of the year was around 3 months ago, during the summer solstice on June 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 14 hours, 45 minutes.
October 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 October in Richmond.
All times are in Richmond's time: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT, UTC−4).
The day length shortens by 1 hour, 8 minutes over the course of October 2026 in Richmond, VA - from 11 hours, 47 minutes on the first day to 10 hours, 38 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). | 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). | 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.6:39:15 am | 7:05:20 am | 6:52:46 pm | Twilight endEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.7:18:50 pm | 11h 47m 26s | -2m 23s | Solar noonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.12:59:21 pm | 49.07° | 6:08:55 am | 7:49:06 pm | 5:38:21 am | 8:19:35 pm | Night lengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.12h 13m 27s | 🌖 (66%)Waning Gibbous: 66% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:59:31 am | 3.4° S |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 6:40:07 am | 7:06:13 am | 6:51:16 pm | 7:17:19 pm | 11h 45m 3s | -2m 23s | 12:59:02 pm | 48.69° | 6:09:47 am | 7:47:35 pm | 5:39:16 am | 8:18:03 pm | 12h 15m 49s | 🌖 (55%)Waning Gibbous: 55% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:59:12 am | 3.8° S |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 6:40:59 am | 7:07:05 am | 6:49:45 pm | 7:15:50 pm | 11h 42m 40s | -2m 23s | 12:58:43 pm | 48.30° | 6:10:40 am | 7:46:05 pm | 5:40:10 am | 8:16:31 pm | 12h 18m 13s | 🌗 (43%) Last quarter at 9:25 amLast quarter at 9:25 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 43% illuminated |
12:58:53 am | 4.2° S |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 6:41:51 am | 7:07:58 am | 6:48:15 pm | 7:14:21 pm | 11h 40m 17s | -2m 23s | 12:58:24 pm | 47.92° | 6:11:33 am | 7:44:36 pm | 5:41:05 am | 8:14:59 pm | 12h 20m 36s | 🌘 (32%)Waning Crescent: 32% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:58:33 am | 4.5° S |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 6:42:43 am | 7:08:51 am | 6:46:46 pm | 7:12:52 pm | 11h 37m 55s | -2m 22s | 12:58:06 pm | 47.53° | 6:12:25 am | 7:43:07 pm | 5:41:59 am | 8:13:29 pm | 12h 22m 59s | 🌘 (22%)Waning Crescent: 22% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:58:15 am | 4.9° S |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 6:43:36 am | 7:09:45 am | 6:45:17 pm | 7:11:24 pm | 11h 35m 32s | -2m 22s | 12:57:48 pm | 47.15° | 6:13:18 am | 7:41:39 pm | 5:42:53 am | 8:12:00 pm | 12h 25m 21s | 🌘 (14%)Waning Crescent: 14% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:57:57 am | 5.3° S |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 6:44:28 am | 7:10:38 am | 6:43:49 pm | 7:09:57 pm | 11h 33m 11s | -2m 22s | 12:57:31 pm | 46.77° | 6:14:11 am | 7:40:11 pm | 5:43:47 am | 8:10:31 pm | 12h 27m 43s | 🌘 (7%)Waning Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:57:40 am | 5.7° S |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 6:45:21 am | 7:11:32 am | 6:42:21 pm | 7:08:30 pm | 11h 30m 49s | -2m 22s | 12:57:13 pm | 46.38° | 6:15:03 am | 7:38:45 pm | 5:44:41 am | 8:09:03 pm | 12h 30m 5s | 🌘 (3%)Waning Crescent: 3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:57:21 am | 6.1° S |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 6:46:14 am | 7:12:26 am | 6:40:54 pm | 7:07:04 pm | 11h 28m 28s | -2m 22s | 12:56:57 pm | 46.00° | 6:15:56 am | 7:37:19 pm | 5:45:35 am | 8:07:37 pm | 12h 32m 27s | 🌘 (0.4%)Waning Crescent: 0.4% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:57:05 am | 6.5° S |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 6:47:07 am | 7:13:21 am | 6:39:27 pm | 7:05:38 pm | 11h 26m 6s | -2m 21s | 12:56:41 pm | 45.63° | 6:16:49 am | 7:35:54 pm | 5:46:29 am | 8:06:11 pm | 12h 34m 49s | 🌑 (0.4%) New moon at 11:50 amNew moon at 11:50 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 0.4% illuminated |
12:56:49 am | 6.8° S |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 6:48:01 am | 7:14:16 am | 6:38:01 pm | 7:04:14 pm | 11h 23m 45s | -2m 21s | 12:56:25 pm | 45.25° | 6:17:42 am | 7:34:30 pm | 5:47:22 am | 8:04:46 pm | 12h 37m 10s | 🌒 (3%)Waxing Crescent: 3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:56:33 am | 7.2° S |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 6:48:54 am | 7:15:11 am | 6:36:35 pm | 7:02:50 pm | 11h 21m 24s | -2m 21s | 12:56:10 pm | 44.87° | 6:18:35 am | 7:33:07 pm | 5:48:16 am | 8:03:23 pm | 12h 39m 31s | 🌒 (7%)Waxing Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:56:18 am | 7.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 6:49:48 am | 7:16:06 am | 6:35:11 pm | 7:01:27 pm | 11h 19m 5s | -2m 20s | 12:55:55 pm | 44.50° | 6:19:28 am | 7:31:45 pm | 5:49:10 am | 8:02:00 pm | 12h 41m 51s | 🌒 (12%)Waxing Crescent: 12% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:56:02 am | 8.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 6:50:42 am | 7:17:02 am | 6:33:47 pm | 7:00:05 pm | 11h 16m 45s | -2m 20s | 12:55:41 pm | 44.13° | 6:20:21 am | 7:30:24 pm | 5:50:03 am | 8:00:39 pm | 12h 44m 11s | 🌒 (19%)Waxing Crescent: 19% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:55:48 am | 8.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 6:51:37 am | 7:17:58 am | 6:32:23 pm | 6:58:43 pm | 11h 14m 25s | -2m 19s | 12:55:27 pm | 43.76° | 6:21:15 am | 7:29:03 pm | 5:50:57 am | 7:59:18 pm | 12h 46m 32s | 🌒 (27%)Waxing Crescent: 27% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:55:34 am | 8.7° S |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 6:52:31 am | 7:18:55 am | 6:31:01 pm | 6:57:23 pm | 11h 12m 6s | -2m 19s | 12:55:14 pm | 43.39° | 6:22:08 am | 7:27:44 pm | 5:51:50 am | 7:57:59 pm | 12h 48m 51s | 🌒 (36%)Waxing Crescent: 36% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:55:20 am | 9.1° S |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 6:53:26 am | 7:19:52 am | 6:29:40 pm | 6:56:04 pm | 11h 9m 48s | -2m 18s | 12:55:02 pm | 43.02° | 6:23:02 am | 7:26:26 pm | 5:52:44 am | 7:56:41 pm | 12h 51m 9s | 🌒 (45%)Waxing Crescent: 45% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:55:08 am | 9.4° S |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 6:54:21 am | 7:20:49 am | 6:28:19 pm | 6:54:45 pm | 11h 7m 30s | -2m 18s | 12:54:50 pm | 42.66° | 6:23:55 am | 7:25:09 pm | 5:53:38 am | 7:55:24 pm | 12h 53m 27s | 🌓 (55%) First quarter at 12:12 pmFirst quarter at 12:12 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 55% illuminated |
12:54:56 am | 9.8° S |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 6:55:16 am | 7:21:46 am | 6:26:59 pm | 6:53:28 pm | 11h 5m 13s | -2m 17s | 12:54:39 pm | 42.30° | 6:24:49 am | 7:23:53 pm | 5:54:31 am | 7:54:08 pm | 12h 55m 45s | 🌔 (64%)Waxing Gibbous: 64% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:54:45 am | 10.2° S |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 6:56:12 am | 7:22:44 am | 6:25:40 pm | 6:52:11 pm | 11h 2m 56s | -2m 17s | 12:54:28 pm | 41.94° | 6:25:43 am | 7:22:38 pm | 5:55:25 am | 7:52:54 pm | 12h 58m 2s | 🌔 (73%)Waxing Gibbous: 73% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:54:33 am | 10.5° S |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 6:57:08 am | 7:23:42 am | 6:24:22 pm | 6:50:56 pm | 11h 0m 40s | -2m 16s | 12:54:18 pm | 41.59° | 6:26:38 am | 7:21:24 pm | 5:56:19 am | 7:51:41 pm | 13h 0m 19s | 🌔 (82%)Waxing Gibbous: 82% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:54:23 am | 10.9° S |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 6:58:04 am | 7:24:41 am | 6:23:05 pm | 6:49:41 pm | 10h 58m 24s | -2m 15s | 12:54:09 pm | 41.23° | 6:27:32 am | 7:20:11 pm | 5:57:12 am | 7:50:29 pm | 13h 2m 35s | 🌔 (89%)Waxing Gibbous: 89% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:54:14 am | 11.2° S |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 6:59:00 am | 7:25:40 am | 6:21:50 pm | 6:48:28 pm | 10h 56m 10s | -2m 15s | 12:54:00 pm | 40.88° | 6:28:26 am | 7:19:00 pm | 5:58:06 am | 7:49:18 pm | 13h 4m 49s | 🌔 (95%)Waxing Gibbous: 95% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:54:04 am | 11.6° S |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 6:59:57 am | 7:26:39 am | 6:20:35 pm | 6:47:16 pm | 10h 53m 56s | -2m 14s | 12:53:52 pm | 40.54° | 6:29:21 am | 7:17:50 pm | 5:59:00 am | 7:48:09 pm | 13h 7m 4s | 🌔 (99%)Waxing Gibbous: 99% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:53:56 am | 11.9° S |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 7:00:54 am | 7:27:39 am | 6:19:21 pm | 6:46:05 pm | 10h 51m 42s | -2m 13s | 12:53:45 pm | 40.19° | 6:30:16 am | 7:16:41 pm | 5:59:54 am | 7:47:01 pm | 13h 9m 18s | 🌔 (99.8%)Waxing Gibbous: 99.8% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:53:48 am | 12.3° S |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 7:01:51 am | 7:28:39 am | 6:18:08 pm | 6:44:55 pm | 10h 49m 29s | -2m 13s | 12:53:39 pm | 39.85° | 6:31:11 am | 7:15:34 pm | 6:00:48 am | 7:45:55 pm | 13h 11m 31s | 🌕 (98%) Full moon at 12:11 amFull moon at 12:11 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 98% illuminated |
12:53:42 am | 12.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 7:02:49 am | 7:29:39 am | 6:16:57 pm | 6:43:47 pm | 10h 47m 18s | -2m 12s | 12:53:33 pm | 39.51° | 6:32:06 am | 7:14:28 pm | 6:01:42 am | 7:44:50 pm | 13h 13m 43s | 🌖 (94%)Waning Gibbous: 94% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:53:36 am | 12.9° S |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 7:03:46 am | 7:30:40 am | 6:15:47 pm | 6:42:40 pm | 10h 45m 7s | -2m 11s | 12:53:28 pm | 39.18° | 6:33:02 am | 7:13:23 pm | 6:02:36 am | 7:43:46 pm | 13h 15m 54s | 🌖 (88%)Waning Gibbous: 88% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:53:30 am | 13.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 7:04:44 am | 7:31:41 am | 6:14:38 pm | 6:41:34 pm | 10h 42m 57s | -2m 10s | 12:53:24 pm | 38.85° | 6:33:57 am | 7:12:19 pm | 6:03:30 am | 7:42:44 pm | 13h 18m 4s | 🌖 (79%)Waning Gibbous: 79% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:53:26 am | 13.6° S |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 7:05:42 am | 7:32:42 am | 6:13:30 pm | 6:40:29 pm | 10h 40m 48s | -2m 9s | 12:53:21 pm | 38.52° | 6:34:53 am | 7:11:17 pm | 6:04:25 am | 7:41:44 pm | 13h 20m 14s | 🌖 (69%)Waning Gibbous: 69% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:53:23 am | 13.9° S |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 7:06:41 am | 7:33:44 am | 6:12:24 pm | 6:39:26 pm | 10h 38m 40s | -2m 8s | 12:53:18 pm | 38.19° | 6:35:49 am | 7:10:17 pm | 6:05:19 am | 7:40:45 pm | 13h 22m 22s | 🌖 (58%)Waning Gibbous: 58% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:53:19 am | 14.3° S |
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Sunrise and Sunset photos in Richmond, VA
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Richmond, VA - 2026
The following 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.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Richmond, VA
In Richmond, VA, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 13 at 5:47 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 28 at 8:35 pm.
Richmond, VA gets 5h 11m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (14h 45m versus 9h 34m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 11m.
Richmond, VA Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Richmond. 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 Richmond.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 29° above the horizon (around Dec 21) and 75.7° (around Jun 18) in Richmond. 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.
Places near Richmond, VA
These nearby towns and cities have almost the same sunrise and sunset times as Richmond, VA — the difference is only seconds to a couple of minutes. Select any place to see its own sun calendar:
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