Chesapeake, VA · 2026
Sunrise and sunset in Chesapeake, Virginia
Short answer
- Longest day
- 14 h 40 min
- Shortest day
- 9 h 39 min
Chesapeake daylight through 2026
Daylight in Chesapeake runs from 9 h 39 min on December 21 to 14 h 40 min on June 21, a seasonal swing of 5 h 01 min between June 21 and December 21. That swing ranks 159th of 342 US cities of 100,000+, where 1st is the largest. Around the March equinox the city gets 12 h 08 min, and around the September equinox 12 h 09 min.
Chesapeake daylight by month
| Month | Average | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9 h 59 min | 7:07 AM to 7:18 AM | 5:00 PM to 5:29 PM |
| February | 10 h 52 min | 6:37 AM to 7:07 AM | 5:30 PM to 5:58 PM |
| March | 11 h 59 min | 6:27 AM to 7:26 AM | 5:59 PM to 7:26 PM |
| April | 13 h 09 min | 6:12 AM to 6:51 AM | 7:27 PM to 7:52 PM |
| May | 14 h 08 min | 5:48 AM to 6:11 AM | 7:53 PM to 8:17 PM |
| June | 14 h 38 min | 5:45 AM to 5:49 AM | 8:18 PM to 8:28 PM |
| July | 14 h 23 min | 5:50 AM to 6:10 AM | 8:12 PM to 8:27 PM |
| August | 13 h 31 min | 6:11 AM to 6:35 AM | 7:34 PM to 8:11 PM |
| September | 12 h 24 min | 6:36 AM to 6:59 AM | 6:49 PM to 7:33 PM |
| October | 11 h 14 min | 7:00 AM to 7:27 AM | 6:09 PM to 6:48 PM |
| November | 10 h 13 min | 6:28 AM to 6:58 AM | 4:49 PM to 5:08 PM |
| December | 9 h 42 min | 6:59 AM to 7:17 AM | 4:48 PM to 4:59 PM |
Earliest sunrise, latest sunset and the clock
The earliest sunrise comes on June 12 at 5:45 AM and the latest sunset on June 27 at 8:28 PM. The latest sunrise is 7:27 AM on October 31. Daylight saving time starts and ends on March 8 and November 1, which shifts every clock time by an hour.
On standard time the clocks run 5 hours behind UTC, the time of the 75° W meridian. Chesapeake sits at 76.30° W, so the sun runs about 5 minutes behind the zone clock. Solar noon is at 12:14 PM on January 15 and 1:11 PM on July 15.
Compared with nearby cities
Richmond, the state capital, gets 5 minutes more daylight than Chesapeake on June 21 and 5 minutes less on December 21. Day length depends on latitude, so the table lists the paired cities from north to south.
| City | Latitude | June 21 | December 21 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond, VA | 37.53° N | 14 h 46 min | 9 h 34 min |
| Newport News, VA | 37.08° N | 14 h 43 min | 9 h 37 min |
| Hampton, VA | 37.05° N | 14 h 43 min | 9 h 37 min |
| Norfolk, VA | 36.92° N | 14 h 42 min | 9 h 38 min |
| Virginia Beach, VA | 36.78° N | 14 h 41 min | 9 h 38 min |
| Suffolk, VA | 36.70° N | 14 h 41 min | 9 h 39 min |
| Chesapeake, VA | 36.68° N | 14 h 40 min | 9 h 39 min |
| Durham, NC | 35.98° N | 14 h 36 min | 9 h 43 min |
| Raleigh, NC | 35.83° N | 14 h 36 min | 9 h 44 min |
Questions people ask
What is the longest day of the year in Chesapeake?
June 21, 2026, with 14 h 40 min of daylight: sunrise 5:46 AM, sunset 8:27 PM.
What is the shortest day in Chesapeake?
December 21, 2026, with 9 h 39 min: sunrise 7:13 AM, sunset 4:52 PM.
When is the latest sunset in Chesapeake?
8:28 PM on June 27, 2026. The earliest sunset is 4:48 PM on December 5.
What time zone is Chesapeake in?
America/New_York. Clocks change on March 8 (to EDT) and November 1 (to EST) in 2026.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: computed for 2026 at the Census internal point of Chesapeake, 36.679° N, 76.302° W; time zone from Open-Meteo.
- 01SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
- 02IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.