Norfolk, Virginia Sunset Time Today

Norfolk sunset and sunrise times, golden hour, blue hour, and how your daylight is changing

Norfolk, VA · Sunset & sunrise today

Sunset 7:03 PM Sunrise 6:52 AM

12h 11m of daylight, −2m shorter than yesterday.

Tomorrow in Norfolk · Tue, Sep 22

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:52 AM · Sunset tomorrow: 7:01 PM

Sunrise the same time as today · sunset 2 minutes earlier than today

In Norfolk, the sun rises at 6:52 AM tomorrow and sets at 7:01 PM.

Golden hour & blue hour today

Morning

Golden hour6:52 AM7:27 AM

Blue hour6:27 AM6:52 AM

Evening

Golden hour6:31 PM7:03 PM

Blue hour7:03 PM7:31 PM

Golden hour: the sun between the horizon and 6° up. Blue hour: civil twilight, down to 6° below the horizon.

Sunrise time in Norfolk

The sun rises in Norfolk at 6:52 AM today and at 6:52 AM tomorrow (the same time as today).

First light comes before the sun itself: civil twilight — the blue-hour glow already bright enough to see by — begins at 6:27 AM.

For photographers, the morning golden hour — the warm, low-angle light until the sun climbs 6° — runs from 6:52 AM to 7:27 AM.

Sunrise & sunset this week

DaySunriseSunsetDaylight
Today6:52 AM7:03 PM12h 11m
Tue, Sep 226:52 AM7:01 PM12h 9m
Wed, Sep 236:53 AM7:00 PM12h 7m
Thu, Sep 246:54 AM6:58 PM12h 4m
Fri, Sep 256:55 AM6:57 PM12h 2m
Sat, Sep 266:56 AM6:55 PM11h 59m
Sun, Sep 276:57 AM6:54 PM11h 57m

Norfolk daylight month by month

The 1st of each month in 2026, in local time.

MonthSunriseSunsetDaylight
Jan7:19 AM5:00 PM9h 41m
Feb7:08 AM5:31 PM10h 22m
Mar6:37 AM6:00 PM11h 23m
Apr6:52 AM7:27 PM12h 36m
May6:12 AM7:54 PM13h 42m
Jun5:48 AM8:19 PM14h 31m
Jul5:50 AM8:29 PM14h 39m
Aug6:11 AM8:13 PM14h 2m
Sep6:37 AM7:35 PM12h 59m
Oct7:01 AM6:50 PM11h 49m
Nov6:30 AM5:09 PM10h 40m
Dec7:00 AM4:50 PM9h 50m

Norfolk’s longest and shortest days

From 14h 42m of daylight on June 21, 2026 to 9h 38m on December 21, 2026.

Solar landmarkDate (2026)Daylight
Longest dayJun 2114h 42m
Spring equinoxMar 2012h 8m
Fall equinoxSep 2212h 10m
Shortest dayDec 219h 38m

How fast Norfolk gains and loses daylight

Daily rate at mid-month; net change across the month.

MonthDaily rateNet change
Jangaining 1m 19s a day+41m
Febgaining 2m 11s a day+1h
Margaining 2m 22s a day+1h 13m
Aprgaining 2m 15s a day+1h 6m
Maygaining 1m 39s a day+49m
Jungaining 19s a day+8m
Jullosing 1m 10s a day−37m
Auglosing 2m 3s a day−1h 3m
Seplosing 2m 19s a day−1h 9m
Octlosing 2m 16s a day−1h 10m
Novlosing 1m 44s a day−50m
Declosing 23s a day−9m

Norfolk golden hour & blue hour by season

The same altitude-based windows as today’s card, at each solstice and equinox.

SeasonEvening goldEvening blueMorning goldMorning blue
Spring equinox6:43–7:17 PM7:17–7:43 PM7:10–7:44 AM6:44–7:10 AM
Summer solstice7:50–8:28 PM8:28–8:59 PM5:47–6:25 AM5:16–5:47 AM
Fall equinox6:29–7:04 PM7:04–7:30 PM6:54–7:28 AM6:28–6:54 AM
Winter solstice4:12–4:53 PM4:53–5:22 PM7:15–7:55 AM6:46–7:15 AM

Daylight saving time in Norfolk

Clocks move an hour; the daylight doesn’t change.

Clock changeDate (2026)UTC offset
Spring forwardSun, Mar 8UTC−4
Fall backSun, Nov 1UTC−5

Why sunset time shifts in Norfolk

Sunset drifts through the year with Earth’s ~23.4° axial tilt — see the full daylight explainer.

In Norfolk, the longest day carries about 14h 42m of daylight and the shortest just 9h 38m — a swing of roughly 5h 4m between the June and December solstices. The farther a place sits from the equator, the wider that gap; the pace also isn’t steady, moving fastest near the equinoxes and barely at all near the solstices. Every figure here is computed from the sun’s position for Norfolk’s exact coordinates, in local time.

Frequently asked

When is the earliest and latest sunset in Norfolk?
Norfolk's earliest sunset in 2026 is 4:49 PM around December 6, 15 days before the shortest day. The latest is 8:29 PM around June 28, 7 days after the longest day. Both are local clock times.
How much daylight does Norfolk get on the longest and shortest days?
Norfolk gets about 14h 42m of daylight on the longest day, June 21, 2026, and 9h 38m on the shortest, December 21, 2026: a swing of 5h 4m.
When is golden hour in Norfolk?
Near the June solstice, Norfolk's evening golden hour runs 7:50–8:28 PM and the morning one 5:47–6:25 AM. Near the December solstice they run 4:12–4:53 PM and 7:15–7:55 AM. Golden hour here is the time the sun spends between the horizon and 6° up.

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