Current Local Time in Richmond, Virginia, USA

6:36:04 am EST

Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Country:	United States
State:	Virginia (VA)
Lat/Long:	37°32'N / 77°26'W
Elevation:	40 m
Currency:	United States Dollar (USD)
Languages:	English
Country Code:	+1

°F

Weather

17 °F

Clear.
47 / 15 °F

Thu 22.		56 / 33 °F
Fri 23.		46 / 27 °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

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Sunrise

7:20 am
↑ 115° Southeast

Sunset

5:21 pm
↑ 245° West

Day length

10 hours, 1 minute
+1m 35s longer

Moon 7.2%

Rise – 9:03 am
Set – 8:25 pm

High Tide

High – 5:57 am
High – 6:00 pm

Low Tide

Low – 12:29 am
Low – 12:25 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 12:21 pm
Altitude: 32.7°

Astronomical
Twilight

5:49 am – 6:20 am
6:21 pm – 6:52 pm

Nautical
Twilight

6:20 am – 6:52 am
5:49 pm – 6:21 pm

Civil
Twilight

6:52 am – 7:20 am
5:21 pm – 5:49 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

Richmond International Airport, RIC
About 7 mi ESE of Richmond
Washington Dulles International Airport, IAD
About 97 mi N of Richmond

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Wednesday, January 21, 2026