Newport News, Virginia Sunset Time Today
Newport News sunset and sunrise times, golden hour, blue hour, and how your daylight is changing
Newport News, VA · Sunset & sunrise today
Sunset 7:04 PM Sunrise 6:53 AM
12h 11m of daylight, −3m shorter than yesterday.
Tomorrow in Newport News · Tue, Sep 22
Sunrise tomorrow: 6:54 AM · Sunset tomorrow: 7:02 PM
Sunrise 1 minute later than today · sunset 2 minutes earlier than today
In Newport News, the sun rises at 6:54 AM tomorrow and sets at 7:02 PM.
Golden hour & blue hour today
Morning
Golden hour6:53 AM – 7:28 AM
Blue hour6:28 AM – 6:53 AM
Evening
Golden hour6:32 PM – 7:04 PM
Blue hour7:04 PM – 7:32 PM
Golden hour: the sun between the horizon and 6° up. Blue hour: civil twilight, down to 6° below the horizon.
Sunrise time in Newport News
The sun rises in Newport News at 6:53 AM today and at 6:54 AM tomorrow (1 minute later than today).
First light comes before the sun itself: civil twilight — the blue-hour glow already bright enough to see by — begins at 6:28 AM.
For photographers, the morning golden hour — the warm, low-angle light until the sun climbs 6° — runs from 6:53 AM to 7:28 AM.
Sunrise & sunset this week
| Day | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 6:53 AM | 7:04 PM | 12h 11m |
| Tue, Sep 22 | 6:54 AM | 7:02 PM | 12h 8m |
| Wed, Sep 23 | 6:54 AM | 7:01 PM | 12h 7m |
| Thu, Sep 24 | 6:55 AM | 6:59 PM | 12h 4m |
| Fri, Sep 25 | 6:56 AM | 6:58 PM | 12h 2m |
| Sat, Sep 26 | 6:57 AM | 6:56 PM | 11h 59m |
| Sun, Sep 27 | 6:58 AM | 6:55 PM | 11h 57m |
Newport News daylight month by month
The 1st of each month in 2026, in local time.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7:20 AM | 5:00 PM | 9h 40m |
| Feb | 7:10 AM | 5:31 PM | 10h 21m |
| Mar | 6:38 AM | 6:01 PM | 11h 22m |
| Apr | 6:53 AM | 7:29 PM | 12h 36m |
| May | 6:12 AM | 7:55 PM | 13h 43m |
| Jun | 5:49 AM | 8:21 PM | 14h 32m |
| Jul | 5:50 AM | 8:31 PM | 14h 40m |
| Aug | 6:12 AM | 8:15 PM | 14h 3m |
| Sep | 6:38 AM | 7:37 PM | 12h 59m |
| Oct | 7:02 AM | 6:51 PM | 11h 49m |
| Nov | 6:31 AM | 5:10 PM | 10h 39m |
| Dec | 7:02 AM | 4:50 PM | 9h 48m |
Newport News’s longest and shortest days
From 14h 43m of daylight on June 21, 2026 to 9h 36m on December 21, 2026.
| Solar landmark | Date (2026) | Daylight |
|---|---|---|
| Longest day | Jun 21 | 14h 43m |
| Spring equinox | Mar 20 | 12h 8m |
| Fall equinox | Sep 22 | 12h 10m |
| Shortest day | Dec 21 | 9h 36m |
How fast Newport News gains and loses daylight
Daily rate at mid-month; net change across the month.
| Month | Daily rate | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | gaining 1m 19s a day | +42m |
| Feb | gaining 2m 12s a day | +1h 1m |
| Mar | gaining 2m 23s a day | +1h 14m |
| Apr | gaining 2m 16s a day | +1h 7m |
| May | gaining 1m 40s a day | +49m |
| Jun | gaining 19s a day | +8m |
| Jul | losing 1m 10s a day | −37m |
| Aug | losing 2m 4s a day | −1h 4m |
| Sep | losing 2m 21s a day | −1h 10m |
| Oct | losing 2m 17s a day | −1h 10m |
| Nov | losing 1m 45s a day | −50m |
| Dec | losing 23s a day | −9m |
Newport News golden hour & blue hour by season
The same altitude-based windows as today’s card, at each solstice and equinox.
| Season | Evening gold | Evening blue | Morning gold | Morning blue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring equinox | 6:44–7:18 PM | 7:18–7:44 PM | 7:11–7:45 AM | 6:45–7:11 AM |
| Summer solstice | 7:51–8:30 PM | 8:30–9:01 PM | 5:47–6:26 AM | 5:16–5:47 AM |
| Fall equinox | 6:30–7:05 PM | 7:05–7:31 PM | 6:55–7:29 AM | 6:29–6:55 AM |
| Winter solstice | 4:13–4:53 PM | 4:53–5:22 PM | 7:17–7:57 AM | 6:48–7:17 AM |
Daylight saving time in Newport News
Clocks move an hour; the daylight doesn’t change.
| Clock change | Date (2026) | UTC offset |
|---|---|---|
| Spring forward | Sun, Mar 8 | UTC−4 |
| Fall back | Sun, Nov 1 | UTC−5 |
Why sunset time shifts in Newport News
Sunset drifts through the year with Earth’s ~23.4° axial tilt — see the full daylight explainer.
In Newport News, the longest day carries about 14h 43m of daylight and the shortest just 9h 36m — a swing of roughly 5h 6m between the June and December solstices. The farther a place sits from the equator, the wider that gap; the pace also isn’t steady, moving fastest near the equinoxes and barely at all near the solstices. Every figure here is computed from the sun’s position for Newport News’s exact coordinates, in local time.
Frequently asked
- When is the earliest and latest sunset in Newport News?
- Newport News's earliest sunset in 2026 is 4:50 PM around December 7, 14 days before the shortest day. The latest is 8:31 PM around June 28, 7 days after the longest day. Both are local clock times.
- How much daylight does Newport News get on the longest and shortest days?
- Newport News gets about 14h 43m of daylight on the longest day, June 21, 2026, and 9h 36m on the shortest, December 21, 2026: a swing of 5h 6m.
- When is golden hour in Newport News?
- Near the June solstice, Newport News's evening golden hour runs 7:51–8:30 PM and the morning one 5:47–6:26 AM. Near the December solstice they run 4:13–4:53 PM and 7:17–7:57 AM. Golden hour here is the time the sun spends between the horizon and 6° up.
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