- Sunrise
- 5:57 AM
- Sunset
- 8:05 PM
- Solar noon
- 1:01 PM
- Day length
- 14h 08m
+1m 40s vs. yesterday
Civil
5:28 AM → 8:34 PM
Outdoor activities still possible without lights.
Nautical
4:53 AM → 9:09 PM
Horizon visible at sea; navigation by stars.
Astronomical
4:15 AM → 9:48 PM
Full astronomical darkness ends/begins.
Waning Crescent · 1% illuminated
The moon is currently waning — shrinking toward new.
- Moonrise
- 4:41 AM
- Moonset
- 7:14 PM
Moonrise and moonset shift roughly 50 minutes later each day, so on some calendar days the moon does not rise (or does not set) before midnight local time — those cells appear as "—" in the monthly table below.
Sun & moon calendar — May 2026
Daily sunrise, sunset, day length, moonrise, moonset, and moon illumination for Virginia Beach.
| Day | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Moonrise | Moonset | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6:11 AM | 7:53 PM | 13h 42m | — | 5:51 AM | Full Moon · 100% |
| 2 | 6:10 AM | 7:54 PM | 13h 44m | 8:19 PM | 6:20 AM | Waning Gibbous · 99% |
| 3 | 6:08 AM | 7:55 PM | 13h 46m | 9:20 PM | 6:57 AM | Waning Gibbous · 97% |
| 4 | 6:07 AM | 7:55 PM | 13h 48m | 10:18 PM | 7:38 AM | Waning Gibbous · 92% |
| 5 | 6:06 AM | 7:56 PM | 13h 50m | 11:13 PM | 8:26 AM | Waning Gibbous · 87% |
| 6 | 6:05 AM | 7:57 PM | 13h 52m | 12:02 AM | 9:21 AM | Waning Gibbous · 80% |
| 7 | 6:04 AM | 7:58 PM | 13h 54m | 12:46 AM | 10:21 AM | Waning Gibbous · 72% |
| 8 | 6:03 AM | 7:59 PM | 13h 56m | 1:23 AM | 11:23 AM | Waning Gibbous · 63% |
| 9 | 6:02 AM | 8:00 PM | 13h 57m | 1:55 AM | 12:27 PM | Last Quarter · 53% |
| 10 | 6:01 AM | 8:01 PM | 13h 59m | 2:24 AM | 1:32 PM | Last Quarter · 43% |
| 11 | 6:01 AM | 8:02 PM | 14h 01m | 2:50 AM | 2:36 PM | Waning Crescent · 32% |
| 12 | 6:00 AM | 8:03 PM | 14h 03m | 3:15 AM | 3:42 PM | Waning Crescent · 23% |
| 13 | 5:59 AM | 8:03 PM | 14h 05m | 3:41 AM | 4:50 PM | Waning Crescent · 14% |
| 14 | 5:58 AM | 8:04 PM | 14h 06m | 4:09 AM | 6:01 PM | Waning Crescent · 7% |
| 15 | 5:57 AM | 8:05 PM | 14h 08m | 4:41 AM | 7:14 PM | Waning Crescent · 3% |
| 16 | 5:56 AM | 8:06 PM | 14h 10m | 5:17 AM | — | New Moon · 0% |
| 17 | 5:56 AM | 8:07 PM | 14h 11m | 6:02 AM | 8:29 PM | New Moon · 1% |
| 18 | 5:55 AM | 8:08 PM | 14h 13m | 6:57 AM | 9:43 PM | Waxing Crescent · 4% |
| 19 | 5:54 AM | 8:08 PM | 14h 14m | 8:02 AM | 10:51 PM | Waxing Crescent · 10% |
| 20 | 5:53 AM | 8:09 PM | 14h 16m | 9:15 AM | 11:48 PM | Waxing Crescent · 18% |
| 21 | 5:53 AM | 8:10 PM | 14h 17m | 10:30 AM | 12:36 AM | Waxing Crescent · 28% |
| 22 | 5:52 AM | 8:11 PM | 14h 19m | 11:43 AM | 1:14 AM | Waxing Crescent · 39% |
| 23 | 5:52 AM | 8:12 PM | 14h 20m | 12:52 PM | 1:46 AM | First Quarter · 50% |
| 24 | 5:51 AM | 8:12 PM | 14h 21m | 1:58 PM | 2:13 AM | Waxing Gibbous · 61% |
| 25 | 5:50 AM | 8:13 PM | 14h 23m | 3:02 PM | 2:38 AM | Waxing Gibbous · 71% |
| 26 | 5:50 AM | 8:14 PM | 14h 24m | 4:05 PM | 3:02 AM | Waxing Gibbous · 80% |
| 27 | 5:49 AM | 8:15 PM | 14h 25m | 5:07 PM | 3:26 AM | Waxing Gibbous · 87% |
| 28 | 5:49 AM | 8:15 PM | 14h 27m | 6:09 PM | 3:52 AM | Waxing Gibbous · 93% |
| 29 | 5:48 AM | 8:16 PM | 14h 28m | 7:10 PM | 4:21 AM | Waxing Gibbous · 97% |
| 30 | 5:48 AM | 8:17 PM | 14h 29m | — | 4:55 AM | Full Moon · 99% |
| 31 | 5:48 AM | 8:18 PM | 14h 30m | 8:09 PM | 5:34 AM | Full Moon · 100% |
About these times
Sunrise and sunset mark the moments the upper limb of the sun crosses the horizon at sea level for Virginia Beach's coordinates. The actual perceived sunrise can vary slightly depending on local elevation, terrain, and atmospheric refraction.
Civil twilight is the period before sunrise and after sunset when the sun is between 0° and 6° below the horizon — there's still enough light for outdoor activities without artificial lighting. Nautical twilight runs to 12° below; the horizon is still visible at sea for navigation. Astronomical twilight runs to 18° below, after which the sky is fully dark for astronomical observation.