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Richmond, VA, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 24.6%
Waning Crescent
Current Time: Apr 23, 2025 at 8:28:18 am
Sunrise Today: 6:23 am 73° East
Sunset Today: 7:52 pm 287° West
Moonrise Today: 4:02 am 107° East
Moonset Today: 3:11 pm 257° West
Daylight Hours: 13 hours, 29 minutes (+2m 11s)
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Today's Sun Position in Richmond

Time:8:28 am
Altitude:23.6°
Direction:92° E
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 13h 28m 55s (Apr 23, 2025)

2 minutes, 11 seconds longer than yesterday (Apr 22, 2025)

3 hours, 54 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

1 hour, 16 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Richmond Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:48 am
Astro. Twilight4:48 am – 5:23 am
Nautical Twilight5:23 am – 5:56 am
Civil Twilight5:56 am – 6:23 am
Daylight6:23 am – 7:52 pm
Civil Twilight7:52 pm – 8:20 pm
Nautical Twilight8:20 pm – 8:53 pm
Astro. Twilight8:53 pm – 9:28 pm
Night9:28 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Richmond - Next 7 Days

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
AprSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Apr 236:23 am7:52 pm13:28:55+2:111:07 pm (65.2°)93.476
Apr 246:22 am7:53 pm13:31:06+2:111:07 pm (65.6°)93.501
Apr 256:21 am7:54 pm13:33:16+2:101:07 pm (65.9°)93.527
Apr 266:20 am7:55 pm13:35:25+2:091:07 pm (66.2°)93.551
Apr 276:18 am7:56 pm13:37:33+2:081:07 pm (66.5°)93.576
Apr 286:17 am7:57 pm13:39:40+2:071:07 pm (66.9°)93.600
Apr 296:16 am7:58 pm13:41:46+2:051:07 pm (67.2°)93.624
* 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.

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Today's Moon in Richmond

Year 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Richmond - Next 7 days

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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
AprMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Apr 234:02 am3:11 pm-9:32 am(40.2°)230,71324.2%
Apr 244:30 am4:23 pm-10:21 am(47.1°)227,20214.7%
Apr 254:56 am5:36 pm-11:10 am(54.5°)224,3727.1%
Apr 265:24 am6:52 pm-12:02 pm(61.9°)222,5222.1%
Apr 275:54 am8:11 pm-12:56 pm(68.8°)221,9020.1%
Apr 286:30 am9:32 pm-1:55 pm(74.6°)222,6001.5%
Apr 297:14 am10:50 pm-2:58 pm(78.7°)224,5366.1%
* 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.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Richmond This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Apr 23, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryWed 5:26 amWed 5:32 pmWed 11:28 amDifficult to see
VenusWed 4:39 amWed 4:47 pmWed 10:43 amGreat visibility
MarsWed 12:07 pmThu 2:35 amWed 7:21 pmPerfect visibility
JupiterWed 8:59 amWed 11:35 pmWed 4:17 pmFairly good visibility
SaturnWed 5:01 amWed 4:47 pmWed 10:54 amAverage visibility
UranusWed 7:32 amWed 9:39 pmWed 2:36 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneWed 5:07 amWed 5:06 pmWed 11:07 amExtremely difficult to see
* All times are local time for Richmond.

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