Sunrise and Sunset in Richmond, 2026
Day length at Richmond runs from 8 h 50 min at the winter solstice to 15 h 33 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 | 7:28 AM | 4:23 PM | 8 h 55 min | 7:25 AM | 4:39 PM | 9 h 14 min |
| February | 7:10 AM | 5:01 PM | 9 h 51 min | 6:52 AM | 5:21 PM | 10 h 29 min |
| March | 6:29 AM | 5:40 PM | 11 h 11 min | 7:04 AM | 6:58 PM | 11 h 54 min |
| April | 6:33 AM | 7:19 PM | 12 h 46 min | 6:08 AM | 7:37 PM | 13 h 29 min |
| May | 5:43 AM | 7:56 PM | 14 h 13 min | 5:25 AM | 8:13 PM | 14 h 48 min |
| June | 5:11 AM | 8:29 PM | 15 h 18 min | 5:07 AM | 8:38 PM | 15 h 31 min |
| July | 5:12 AM | 8:40 PM | 15 h 28 min | 5:22 AM | 8:34 PM | 15 h 12 min |
| August | 5:39 AM | 8:17 PM | 14 h 38 min | 5:55 AM | 7:57 PM | 14 h 02 min |
| September | 6:15 AM | 7:28 PM | 13 h 13 min | 6:31 AM | 7:02 PM | 12 h 31 min |
| October | 6:50 AM | 6:33 PM | 11 h 43 min | 7:07 AM | 6:08 PM | 11 h 01 min |
| November | 6:29 AM | 4:41 PM | 10 h 12 min | 6:48 AM | 4:25 PM | 9 h 37 min |
| December | 7:08 AM | 4:14 PM | 9 h 06 min | 7:21 AM | 4:13 PM | 8 h 52 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.