Sunrise and Sunset in Richmond, 2026
Day length at Richmond runs from 8 h 52 min at the winter solstice to 15 h 30 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 | 7:14 AM | 4:12 PM | 8 h 58 min | 7:11 AM | 4:27 PM | 9 h 16 min |
| February | 6:57 AM | 4:49 PM | 9 h 52 min | 6:38 AM | 5:09 PM | 10 h 31 min |
| March | 6:16 AM | 5:28 PM | 11 h 12 min | 6:51 AM | 6:45 PM | 11 h 54 min |
| April | 6:20 AM | 7:06 PM | 12 h 46 min | 5:56 AM | 7:23 PM | 13 h 27 min |
| May | 5:31 AM | 7:43 PM | 14 h 12 min | 5:13 AM | 7:59 PM | 14 h 46 min |
| June | 4:59 AM | 8:16 PM | 15 h 17 min | 4:55 AM | 8:24 PM | 15 h 29 min |
| July | 5:00 AM | 8:26 PM | 15 h 26 min | 5:10 AM | 8:20 PM | 15 h 10 min |
| August | 5:27 AM | 8:03 PM | 14 h 36 min | 5:43 AM | 7:44 PM | 14 h 01 min |
| September | 6:02 AM | 7:15 PM | 13 h 13 min | 6:18 AM | 6:50 PM | 12 h 32 min |
| October | 6:37 AM | 6:20 PM | 11 h 43 min | 6:54 AM | 5:55 PM | 11 h 01 min |
| November | 6:16 AM | 4:29 PM | 10 h 13 min | 6:34 AM | 4:13 PM | 9 h 39 min |
| December | 6:54 AM | 4:02 PM | 9 h 08 min | 7:07 AM | 4:01 PM | 8 h 54 min |
Full and new moons in 2026
Dates in Richmond's own time zone.
- Full moons
- January 3, February 1, March 3, April 1, May 1, May 31, June 29, July 29, August 28, September 26, October 26, November 24, December 23
- New moons
- January 18, February 17, March 18, April 17, May 16, June 14, July 14, August 12, September 10, October 10, November 9, December 8
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.