Current Time: | Mar 17, 2025 at 6:07:28 am |
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Sunrise Today: | 7:26 am↑ 93° East |
Sunset Today: | 7:44 pm↑ 268° West |
Moonrise Today: | 8:43 pm↑ 109° East |
Moonset Today: | 9:58 am↑ 254° West |
Daylight Hours: | 12 hours, 18 minutes (-2m 47s) |
Today's Sun Position in Richmond
Time: | 6:07 am |
Altitude: | -15.4° |
Direction: | 106° E |
Phase: | Astronomical Twilight |
Day length today: 12h 18m 2s (Mar 17, 2025)
2 minutes, 47 seconds shorter than yesterday (Mar 16, 2025)
3 hours, 6 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2024)
2 hours, 52 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 21, 2024)
The Sun's altitude in Richmond today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show the times of sunrise and sunset. Altitude and heading are displayed below the graph. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Richmond Today
Day, night, and twilight times in Richmond today. Black is nighttime, light blue is daytime. The darker blue shadings represent the twilight phases during dawn (left) and dusk (right). Hover over the graph for more information. How to use this
Night | 12:00 am – 5:52 am |
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Astro. Twilight | 5:52 am – 6:26 am |
Nautical Twilight | 6:26 am – 6:58 am |
Civil Twilight | 6:58 am – 7:26 am |
Daylight | 7:26 am – 7:44 pm |
Civil Twilight | 7:44 pm – 8:11 pm |
Nautical Twilight | 8:11 pm – 8:44 pm |
Astro. Twilight | 8:44 pm – 9:17 pm |
Night | 9:17 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Richmond - Next 7 Days
2025 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
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Mar | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Time | Mil. mi |
Mar 17 | 7:26 am | 7:44 pm | 12:18:02 | −2:47 | 1:35 pm (50.0°) | 92.486 |
Mar 18 | 7:27 am | 7:42 pm | 12:15:15 | −2:47 | 1:35 pm (49.6°) | 92.512 |
Mar 19 | 7:28 am | 7:40 pm | 12:12:28 | −2:47 | 1:35 pm (49.2°) | 92.538 |
Mar 20 | 7:29 am | 7:39 pm | 12:09:41 | −2:47 | 1:34 pm (48.8°) | 92.564 |
Mar 21 | 7:30 am | 7:37 pm | 12:06:54 | −2:46 | 1:34 pm (48.4°) | 92.591 |
Mar 22 | 7:31 am | 7:35 pm | 12:04:07 | −2:46 | 1:34 pm (48.0°) | 92.618 |
Mar 23 | 7:32 am | 7:34 pm | 12:01:21 | −2:46 | 1:33 pm (47.6°) | 92.644 |
* All times are local time for Richmond. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. |
The March equinox (autumnal equinox) in Richmond is at 10:01 pm on Thursday, March 20, 2025.
Why is the day and night not exactly 12 hours on equinox?
Equinoxes & Solstices 2025
March equinox | Mar 20 | 10:01 pm |
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June solstice | Jun 21 | 2:42 pm |
September equinox | Sep 23 | 6:19 am |
December solstice | Dec 22 | 4:03 am |
* All times are local Richmond time. |
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Today's Moon in Richmond
Percent Illuminated: | 94.7% |
Time: | 6:07 am |
Altitude: | 40.2° |
Direction: | 295° NW |
Position: | Waning Gibbous |
The Moon's path in Richmond today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show times and headings of moonrise and moonset. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this
Moon in Richmond - Next 7 days
2025 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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Mar | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
Mar 17 | - | 9:58 am | 8:43 pm | 3:05 am | (58.6°) | 251,804 | 95.2% | |||
Mar 18 | - | 11:01 am | 9:06 pm | 3:46 am | (63.9°) | 252,122 | 90.3% | |||
Mar 19 | - | 12:04 pm | 9:33 pm | 4:29 am | (68.7°) | 251,859 | 83.8% | |||
Mar 20 | - | 1:08 pm | 10:06 pm | 5:15 am | (72.6°) | 250,926 | 76.0% | |||
Mar 21 | - | 2:11 pm | 10:48 pm | 6:05 am | (75.5°) | 249,264 | 67.1% | |||
Mar 22 | - | 3:09 pm | 11:39 pm | 6:57 am | (77.0°) | 246,861 | 57.3% | |||
- | 4:01 pm | - | 7:52 am | (77.0°) | 243,773 | 47.0% | ||||
* All times are local time for Richmond. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon. |
Planets Visible in the Sky in Richmond This Coming Night
Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, Mar 17, 2025 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Mon 8:39 am | Mon 7:54 pm | Mon 2:16 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
Venus | Mon 8:32 am | Mon 7:22 pm | Mon 1:57 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
Mars | Mon 4:47 pm | Tue 1:39 am | Mon 9:13 pm | Perfect visibility |
Jupiter | Mon 1:58 pm | Mon 11:16 pm | Mon 6:37 pm | Fairly good visibility |
Saturn | Mon 7:05 am | Mon 7:42 pm | Mon 1:23 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
Uranus | Mon 12:20 pm | Mon 10:08 pm | Mon 5:14 pm | Difficult to see |
Neptune | Mon 7:41 am | Mon 7:54 pm | Mon 1:47 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
* All times are local time for Richmond. |