Current Local Time in Portsmouth, Virginia, USA

8:21:42 am EST

Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Country:	United States
State:	Virginia (VA)
Lat/Long:	36°50'N / 76°18'W
Elevation:	2 m
Currency:	United States Dollar (USD)
Languages:	English
Country Code:	+1

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Weather

25 °F

Passing clouds.
49 / 19 °F

Thu 22.		58 / 37 °F
Fri 23.		46 / 34 °F

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Time Zone

EST (Eastern Standard Time)
UTC/GMT -5 hours

DST starts

Mar 8, 2026
Forward 1 hour

DST ends

Nov 1, 2026
Back 1 hour

Difference

Same time as
Columbus

About EST — Eastern Standard Time

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Sunrise

7:14 am
↑ 114° Southeast

Sunset

5:18 pm
↑ 246° West

Day length

10 hours, 4 minutes
+1m 32s longer

Moon 7.6%

Rise – 8:57 am
Set – 8:21 pm

High Tide

High – 10:46 am
High – 11:08 pm

Low Tide

Low – 4:36 am
Low – 5:03 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 12:16 pm
Altitude: 33.4°

Astronomical
Twilight

5:44 am – 6:15 am
6:18 pm – 6:49 pm

Nautical
Twilight

6:15 am – 6:46 am
5:46 pm – 6:18 pm

Civil
Twilight

6:46 am – 7:14 am
5:18 pm – 5:46 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

New Moon
January 18, 2026
2:51 pm

Next
Moon Phase

First Quarter
January 25, 2026
11:47 pm

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Airports

Norfolk International Airport, ORF
About 7 mi NE of Portsmouth
Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport, PHF
About 23 mi NNW of Portsmouth

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Portsmouth

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8:2142am

Wednesday, January 21, 2026