Richmond Sunrise, Sunset and Moon in March 2026
Day length goes from 11 h 33 min on March 1 to 12 h 27 min on March 31. Sunrise moves from 6:49 AM to 7:14 AM and sunset from 6:22 PM to 7:41 PM.
Every day
Dawn and dusk are civil twilight (the sun 6 degrees below the horizon); golden hour starts when the evening sun is 6 degrees up; full dark is astronomical twilight, 18 degrees down. A blank moonrise or moonset means it falls on the next day.
| Date | Dawn | Sunrise | Sunset | Dusk | Golden hour | Full dark | Day length | Change | Moon | Moonrise | Moonset |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1 | 6:25 AM | 6:49 AM | 6:22 PM | 6:46 PM | 5:51 PM | 7:42 PM | 11 h 33 min | Waxing gibbous, 95% | 4:49 PM | 5:44 AM | |
| Mar 2 | 6:24 AM | 6:47 AM | 6:23 PM | 6:47 PM | 5:51 PM | 7:42 PM | 11 h 36 min | +3.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 98% | 5:52 PM | 6:19 AM |
| Mar 3 | 6:22 AM | 6:46 AM | 6:24 PM | 6:48 PM | 5:52 PM | 7:43 PM | 11 h 38 min | +2.0 min | Full moon 5:38 AM | 6:52 PM | 6:50 AM |
| Mar 4 | 6:21 AM | 6:45 AM | 6:25 PM | 6:48 PM | 5:53 PM | 7:44 PM | 11 h 40 min | +2.0 min | Full moon, 99% | 7:50 PM | 7:19 AM |
| Mar 5 | 6:20 AM | 6:44 AM | 6:25 PM | 6:49 PM | 5:53 PM | 7:44 PM | 11 h 41 min | +1.0 min | Waning gibbous, 96% | 8:47 PM | 7:47 AM |
| Mar 6 | 6:19 AM | 6:43 AM | 6:26 PM | 6:50 PM | 5:54 PM | 7:45 PM | 11 h 43 min | +2.0 min | Waning gibbous, 91% | 9:44 PM | 8:16 AM |
| Mar 7 | 6:18 AM | 6:42 AM | 6:26 PM | 6:50 PM | 5:55 PM | 7:46 PM | 11 h 44 min | +1.0 min | Waning gibbous, 84% | 10:42 PM | 8:46 AM |
| Mar 8 | 7:17 AM | 7:41 AM | 7:27 PM | 7:51 PM | 6:55 PM | 8:46 PM | 11 h 46 min | +2.0 min | Waning gibbous, 76% | 10:20 AM | |
| Mar 9 | 7:16 AM | 7:40 AM | 7:28 PM | 7:52 PM | 6:56 PM | 8:47 PM | 11 h 48 min | +2.0 min | Waning gibbous, 66% | 12:39 AM | 10:57 AM |
| Mar 10 | 7:15 AM | 7:38 AM | 7:28 PM | 7:52 PM | 6:57 PM | 8:47 PM | 11 h 50 min | +2.0 min | Last quarter, 56% | 1:37 AM | 11:40 AM |
| Mar 11 | 7:14 AM | 7:37 AM | 7:29 PM | 7:53 PM | 6:57 PM | 8:48 PM | 11 h 52 min | +2.0 min | Last quarter 4:39 AM | 2:32 AM | 12:29 PM |
| Mar 12 | 7:12 AM | 7:36 AM | 7:30 PM | 7:53 PM | 6:58 PM | 8:49 PM | 11 h 54 min | +2.0 min | Waning crescent, 35% | 3:24 AM | 1:23 PM |
| Mar 13 | 7:11 AM | 7:35 AM | 7:30 PM | 7:54 PM | 6:59 PM | 8:49 PM | 11 h 55 min | +1.0 min | Waning crescent, 25% | 4:12 AM | 2:20 PM |
| Mar 14 | 7:10 AM | 7:34 AM | 7:31 PM | 7:55 PM | 6:59 PM | 8:50 PM | 11 h 57 min | +2.0 min | Waning crescent, 17% | 4:55 AM | 3:21 PM |
| Mar 15 | 7:09 AM | 7:33 AM | 7:31 PM | 7:55 PM | 7:00 PM | 8:51 PM | 11 h 58 min | +1.0 min | Waning crescent, 10% | 5:33 AM | 4:22 PM |
| Mar 16 | 7:08 AM | 7:31 AM | 7:32 PM | 7:56 PM | 7:01 PM | 8:51 PM | 12 h 01 min | +3.0 min | Waning crescent, 4% | 6:07 AM | 5:23 PM |
| Mar 17 | 7:07 AM | 7:30 AM | 7:33 PM | 7:56 PM | 7:01 PM | 8:52 PM | 12 h 03 min | +2.0 min | Waning crescent, 1% | 6:39 AM | 6:25 PM |
| Mar 18 | 7:05 AM | 7:29 AM | 7:33 PM | 7:57 PM | 7:02 PM | 8:53 PM | 12 h 04 min | +1.0 min | New moon 8:24 PM | 7:10 AM | 7:28 PM |
| Mar 19 | 7:04 AM | 7:28 AM | 7:34 PM | 7:58 PM | 7:02 PM | 8:53 PM | 12 h 06 min | +2.0 min | Waxing crescent, 1% | 7:41 AM | 8:32 PM |
| Mar 20 | 7:03 AM | 7:27 AM | 7:35 PM | 7:58 PM | 7:03 PM | 8:54 PM | 12 h 08 min | +2.0 min | Waxing crescent, 5% | 8:14 AM | 9:38 PM |
| Mar 21 | 7:02 AM | 7:26 AM | 7:35 PM | 7:59 PM | 7:04 PM | 8:55 PM | 12 h 09 min | +1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 10% | 8:50 AM | 10:48 PM |
| Mar 22 | 7:01 AM | 7:24 AM | 7:36 PM | 8:00 PM | 7:04 PM | 8:55 PM | 12 h 12 min | +3.0 min | Waxing crescent, 17% | 9:31 AM | 11:59 PM |
| Mar 23 | 6:59 AM | 7:23 AM | 7:36 PM | 8:00 PM | 7:05 PM | 8:56 PM | 12 h 13 min | +1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 26% | 10:20 AM | |
| Mar 24 | 6:58 AM | 7:22 AM | 7:37 PM | 8:01 PM | 7:05 PM | 8:57 PM | 12 h 15 min | +2.0 min | Waxing crescent, 36% | 11:16 AM | 1:09 AM |
| Mar 25 | 6:57 AM | 7:21 AM | 7:38 PM | 8:01 PM | 7:06 PM | 8:57 PM | 12 h 17 min | +2.0 min | First quarter 2:18 PM | 12:19 PM | 2:14 AM |
| Mar 26 | 6:56 AM | 7:20 AM | 7:38 PM | 8:02 PM | 7:07 PM | 8:58 PM | 12 h 18 min | +1.0 min | First quarter, 57% | 1:26 PM | 3:12 AM |
| Mar 27 | 6:55 AM | 7:18 AM | 7:39 PM | 8:03 PM | 7:07 PM | 8:59 PM | 12 h 21 min | +3.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 67% | 2:33 PM | 4:02 AM |
| Mar 28 | 6:53 AM | 7:17 AM | 7:39 PM | 8:03 PM | 7:08 PM | 8:59 PM | 12 h 22 min | +1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 77% | 3:39 PM | 4:43 AM |
| Mar 29 | 6:52 AM | 7:16 AM | 7:40 PM | 8:04 PM | 7:08 PM | 9:00 PM | 12 h 24 min | +2.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 85% | 4:41 PM | 5:19 AM |
| Mar 30 | 6:51 AM | 7:15 AM | 7:40 PM | 8:04 PM | 7:09 PM | 9:01 PM | 12 h 25 min | +1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 92% | 5:41 PM | 5:51 AM |
| Mar 31 | 6:50 AM | 7:14 AM | 7:41 PM | 8:05 PM | 7:10 PM | 9:02 PM | 12 h 27 min | +2.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 97% | 6:39 PM | 6:20 AM |
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Sources
Computed with the NOAA solar position equations and the lunar methods of Meeus, Astronomical Algorithms, for a flat horizon; hills and buildings delay a real sunrise.