Virginia Beach, VA · 2026
Sunrise and sunset in Virginia Beach, Virginia
Short answer
- Longest day
- 14 h 41 min
- Shortest day
- 9 h 38 min
Virginia Beach daylight through 2026
Daylight in Virginia Beach runs from 9 h 38 min on December 21 to 14 h 41 min on June 21, a seasonal swing of 5 h 03 min between June 21 and December 21. That swing ranks 156th 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.
Virginia Beach daylight by month
| Month | Average | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9 h 59 min | 7:06 AM to 7:17 AM | 4:58 PM to 5:28 PM |
| February | 10 h 52 min | 6:36 AM to 7:06 AM | 5:29 PM to 5:57 PM |
| March | 11 h 59 min | 6:26 AM to 7:25 AM | 5:58 PM to 7:25 PM |
| April | 13 h 09 min | 6:11 AM to 6:49 AM | 7:26 PM to 7:51 PM |
| May | 14 h 09 min | 5:46 AM to 6:10 AM | 7:52 PM to 8:17 PM |
| June | 14 h 38 min | 5:44 AM to 5:48 AM | 8:17 PM to 8:27 PM |
| July | 14 h 23 min | 5:48 AM to 6:09 AM | 8:11 PM to 8:27 PM |
| August | 13 h 31 min | 6:09 AM to 6:34 AM | 7:33 PM to 8:10 PM |
| September | 12 h 24 min | 6:35 AM to 6:58 AM | 6:48 PM to 7:32 PM |
| October | 11 h 14 min | 6:59 AM to 7:26 AM | 6:08 PM to 6:47 PM |
| November | 10 h 13 min | 6:27 AM to 6:57 AM | 4:48 PM to 5:06 PM |
| December | 9 h 41 min | 6:58 AM to 7:16 AM | 4:47 PM to 4:57 PM |
Earliest sunrise, latest sunset and the clock
The earliest sunrise comes on June 8 at 5:44 AM and the latest sunset on June 25 at 8:27 PM. The latest sunrise is 7:26 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. Virginia Beach sits at 76.03° W, so the sun runs about 4 minutes behind the zone clock. Solar noon is at 12:13 PM on January 15 and 1:10 PM on July 15.
Compared with nearby cities
Richmond, the state capital, gets 5 minutes more daylight than Virginia Beach on June 21 and 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington, DC | 38.90° N | 14 h 54 min | 9 h 26 min |
| Alexandria, VA | 38.82° N | 14 h 53 min | 9 h 27 min |
| 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 |
Questions people ask
What is the longest day of the year in Virginia Beach?
June 21, 2026, with 14 h 41 min of daylight: sunrise 5:45 AM, sunset 8:26 PM.
What is the shortest day in Virginia Beach?
December 21, 2026, with 9 h 38 min: sunrise 7:13 AM, sunset 4:51 PM.
When is the latest sunset in Virginia Beach?
8:27 PM on June 25, 2026. The earliest sunset is 4:47 PM on December 2.
What time zone is Virginia Beach 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 Virginia Beach, 36.780° N, 76.029° 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.