Sun & moon over

Virginia Beach

Friday, May 15 · It's 7:26 PM in Virginia Beach (EDT · GMT-4)

Sunrise

5:57 AM

Day length

14h 08m

Sunset

8:05 PM

Waning Crescent

1% illuminated

Sunset is moments away.

Sun today
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Sunset
8:05 PM
Solar noon
1:01 PM
Day length
14h 08m

+1m 40s vs. yesterday

Civil

5:28 AM8:34 PM

Outdoor activities still possible without lights.

Nautical

4:53 AM9:09 PM

Horizon visible at sea; navigation by stars.

Astronomical

4:15 AM9:48 PM

Full astronomical darkness ends/begins.

Moon today

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.

DaySunriseSunsetLengthMoonriseMoonsetMoon
16:11 AM7:53 PM13h 42m5:51 AMFull Moon · 100%
26:10 AM7:54 PM13h 44m8:19 PM6:20 AMWaning Gibbous · 99%
36:08 AM7:55 PM13h 46m9:20 PM6:57 AMWaning Gibbous · 97%
46:07 AM7:55 PM13h 48m10:18 PM7:38 AMWaning Gibbous · 92%
56:06 AM7:56 PM13h 50m11:13 PM8:26 AMWaning Gibbous · 87%
66:05 AM7:57 PM13h 52m12:02 AM9:21 AMWaning Gibbous · 80%
76:04 AM7:58 PM13h 54m12:46 AM10:21 AMWaning Gibbous · 72%
86:03 AM7:59 PM13h 56m1:23 AM11:23 AMWaning Gibbous · 63%
96:02 AM8:00 PM13h 57m1:55 AM12:27 PMLast Quarter · 53%
106:01 AM8:01 PM13h 59m2:24 AM1:32 PMLast Quarter · 43%
116:01 AM8:02 PM14h 01m2:50 AM2:36 PMWaning Crescent · 32%
126:00 AM8:03 PM14h 03m3:15 AM3:42 PMWaning Crescent · 23%
135:59 AM8:03 PM14h 05m3:41 AM4:50 PMWaning Crescent · 14%
145:58 AM8:04 PM14h 06m4:09 AM6:01 PMWaning Crescent · 7%
155:57 AM8:05 PM14h 08m4:41 AM7:14 PMWaning Crescent · 3%
165:56 AM8:06 PM14h 10m5:17 AMNew Moon · 0%
175:56 AM8:07 PM14h 11m6:02 AM8:29 PMNew Moon · 1%
185:55 AM8:08 PM14h 13m6:57 AM9:43 PMWaxing Crescent · 4%
195:54 AM8:08 PM14h 14m8:02 AM10:51 PMWaxing Crescent · 10%
205:53 AM8:09 PM14h 16m9:15 AM11:48 PMWaxing Crescent · 18%
215:53 AM8:10 PM14h 17m10:30 AM12:36 AMWaxing Crescent · 28%
225:52 AM8:11 PM14h 19m11:43 AM1:14 AMWaxing Crescent · 39%
235:52 AM8:12 PM14h 20m12:52 PM1:46 AMFirst Quarter · 50%
245:51 AM8:12 PM14h 21m1:58 PM2:13 AMWaxing Gibbous · 61%
255:50 AM8:13 PM14h 23m3:02 PM2:38 AMWaxing Gibbous · 71%
265:50 AM8:14 PM14h 24m4:05 PM3:02 AMWaxing Gibbous · 80%
275:49 AM8:15 PM14h 25m5:07 PM3:26 AMWaxing Gibbous · 87%
285:49 AM8:15 PM14h 27m6:09 PM3:52 AMWaxing Gibbous · 93%
295:48 AM8:16 PM14h 28m7:10 PM4:21 AMWaxing Gibbous · 97%
305:48 AM8:17 PM14h 29m4:55 AMFull Moon · 99%
315:48 AM8:18 PM14h 30m8:09 PM5:34 AMFull 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.

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