Charlottesville
Sunrise and sunset in Charlottesville
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Charlottesville, in local time. At 38° N, the day lasts from 9 h 31 min at the winter solstice to 14 h 49 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Wednesday, October 21: sunrise at 07:28, sunset at 18:27.
Day length 11 h 00 min, 2 min 19 s shorter than yesterday.
Solar noon at 12:58, with the Sun 41° above the horizon.
Times are Charlottesville time (EDT).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 06:00 | 19:55 |
| Nautical twilight | 06:30 | 19:25 |
| Civil twilight | 07:01 | 18:54 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 07:28 | 18:27 |
| Golden hour | 07:28–08:04 | 17:51–18:27 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Charlottesville
- Longest day: June 21, 14 h 49 min, from sunrise at 05:51 to sunset at 20:40.
- Shortest day: December 21, 9 h 31 min, from sunrise at 07:26 to sunset at 16:57.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 07:26 | 17:24 | 9 h 59 min |
| February 21 | 06:56 | 17:59 | 11 h 03 min |
| March 21 | 07:15 | 19:26 | 12 h 11 min |
| April 21 | 06:30 | 19:55 | 13 h 25 min |
| May 21 | 05:58 | 20:22 | 14 h 24 min |
| June 21 | 05:51 | 20:40 | 14 h 49 min |
| July 21 | 06:07 | 20:32 | 14 h 24 min |
| August 21 | 06:34 | 19:59 | 13 h 25 min |
| September 21 | 07:00 | 19:12 | 12 h 11 min |
| October 21 | 07:28 | 18:27 | 11 h 00 min |
| November 21 | 07:01 | 16:58 | 9 h 57 min |
| December 21 | 07:26 | 16:57 | 9 h 31 min |
Good to know
- Sunrise and sunset are when the top of the Sun meets a level horizon, allowing for the usual bending of light by the air. Hills, buildings and height shift what you see by a few minutes.
- Civil, nautical and astronomical twilight end when the Sun is 6°, 12° and 18° below the horizon. Golden hour here is the photographers’ usual definition: the Sun less than 6° above it.
- Worked out when the page loads from NOAA’s solar equations, for 38° N, 78.5° W, and accurate to about a minute.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Day and night, live, The Sun, Moon and planets
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