Sunrise and Sunset in Richmond, 2026
Day length at Richmond runs from 9 h 11 min at the winter solstice to 15 h 10 min at the summer solstice.
Day length through the year
- Day length
Month by month
Each month links to a day-by-day table with twilight, golden hour and the moon.
| Month | Sunrise, 1st | Sunset, 1st | Day, 1st | Sunrise, 15th | Sunset, 15th | Day, 15th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5:57 AM | 9:04 PM | 15 h 07 min | 6:11 AM | 9:01 PM | 14 h 50 min |
| February | 6:33 AM | 8:48 PM | 14 h 15 min | 6:51 AM | 8:32 PM | 13 h 41 min |
| March | 7:08 AM | 8:11 PM | 13 h 03 min | 7:24 AM | 7:48 PM | 12 h 24 min |
| April | 7:42 AM | 7:20 PM | 11 h 38 min | 6:57 AM | 5:57 PM | 11 h 00 min |
| May | 7:14 AM | 5:34 PM | 10 h 20 min | 7:28 AM | 5:19 PM | 9 h 51 min |
| June | 7:43 AM | 5:07 PM | 9 h 24 min | 7:51 AM | 5:04 PM | 9 h 13 min |
| July | 7:54 AM | 5:08 PM | 9 h 14 min | 7:50 AM | 5:17 PM | 9 h 27 min |
| August | 7:36 AM | 5:32 PM | 9 h 56 min | 7:19 AM | 5:46 PM | 10 h 27 min |
| September | 6:53 AM | 6:03 PM | 11 h 10 min | 6:30 AM | 6:16 PM | 11 h 46 min |
| October | 7:02 AM | 7:33 PM | 12 h 31 min | 6:39 AM | 7:48 PM | 13 h 09 min |
| November | 6:14 AM | 8:08 PM | 13 h 54 min | 5:59 AM | 8:25 PM | 14 h 26 min |
| December | 5:49 AM | 8:44 PM | 14 h 55 min | 5:48 AM | 8:56 PM | 15 h 08 min |
Full and new moons in 2026
Dates in Richmond's own time zone.
- Full moons
- January 3, February 2, March 4, April 2, May 2, May 31, June 30, July 30, August 28, September 27, October 26, November 25, December 24
- New moons
- January 19, February 18, March 19, April 17, May 17, June 15, July 14, August 13, September 11, October 11, November 9, December 9
Sources
Computed with the NOAA solar position equations (accurate to about a minute; the horizon is assumed flat and at sea level) and the lunar phase method of Meeus, Astronomical Algorithms.