Norfolk
Sunrise and sunset in Norfolk
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Norfolk, in local time. At 36.8° N, the day lasts from 9 h 38 min at the winter solstice to 14 h 41 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Wednesday, October 21: sunrise at 07:18, sunset at 18:20.
Day length 11 h 02 min, 2 min 13 s shorter than yesterday.
Solar noon at 12:49, with the Sun 42° above the horizon.
Times are Norfolk time (EDT).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 05:51 | 19:47 |
| Nautical twilight | 06:21 | 19:17 |
| Civil twilight | 06:51 | 18:46 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 07:18 | 18:20 |
| Golden hour | 07:18–07:53 | 17:45–18:20 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Norfolk
- Longest day: June 21, 14 h 41 min, from sunrise at 05:46 to sunset at 20:27.
- Shortest day: December 21, 9 h 38 min, from sunrise at 07:14 to sunset at 16:52.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 07:14 | 17:18 | 10 h 04 min |
| February 21 | 06:46 | 17:51 | 11 h 05 min |
| March 21 | 07:07 | 19:17 | 12 h 11 min |
| April 21 | 06:23 | 19:45 | 13 h 22 min |
| May 21 | 05:53 | 20:10 | 14 h 18 min |
| June 21 | 05:46 | 20:27 | 14 h 41 min |
| July 21 | 06:02 | 20:20 | 14 h 19 min |
| August 21 | 06:27 | 19:48 | 13 h 21 min |
| September 21 | 06:52 | 19:03 | 12 h 11 min |
| October 21 | 07:18 | 18:20 | 11 h 02 min |
| November 21 | 06:49 | 16:52 | 10 h 03 min |
| December 21 | 07:14 | 16:52 | 9 h 38 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 36.8° N, 76.3° 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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