Birch River, West Virginia Sunset Time Today

Birch River sunset and sunrise times, golden hour, blue hour, and how your daylight is changing

Birch River, WV · Sunset & sunrise today

Sunset 7:21 PM Sunrise 7:09 AM

12h 12m of daylight, −3m shorter than yesterday.

Tomorrow in Birch River · Tue, Sep 22

Sunrise tomorrow: 7:10 AM · Sunset tomorrow: 7:19 PM

Sunrise 1 minute later than today · sunset 2 minutes earlier than today

In Birch River, the sun rises at 7:10 AM tomorrow and sets at 7:19 PM.

Golden hour & blue hour today

Morning

Golden hour7:09 AM7:45 AM

Blue hour6:44 AM7:09 AM

Evening

Golden hour6:48 PM7:21 PM

Blue hour7:21 PM7:50 PM

Golden hour: the sun between the horizon and 6° up. Blue hour: civil twilight, down to 6° below the horizon.

Sunrise time in Birch River

The sun rises in Birch River at 7:09 AM today and at 7:10 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 6:44 AM.

For photographers, the morning golden hour — the warm, low-angle light until the sun climbs 6° — runs from 7:09 AM to 7:45 AM.

Sunrise & sunset this week

DaySunriseSunsetDaylight
Today7:09 AM7:21 PM12h 12m
Tue, Sep 227:10 AM7:19 PM12h 9m
Wed, Sep 237:11 AM7:18 PM12h 7m
Thu, Sep 247:12 AM7:16 PM12h 4m
Fri, Sep 257:13 AM7:15 PM12h 2m
Sat, Sep 267:14 AM7:13 PM11h 59m
Sun, Sep 277:15 AM7:12 PM11h 57m

Birch River daylight month by month

The 1st of each month in 2026, in local time.

MonthSunriseSunsetDaylight
Jan7:41 AM5:13 PM9h 32m
Feb7:29 AM5:45 PM10h 16m
Mar6:56 AM6:16 PM11h 20m
Apr7:09 AM7:46 PM12h 38m
May6:27 AM8:15 PM13h 48m
Jun6:02 AM8:42 PM14h 40m
Jul6:03 AM8:52 PM14h 49m
Aug6:26 AM8:35 PM14h 9m
Sep6:53 AM7:55 PM13h 2m
Oct7:19 AM7:07 PM11h 48m
Nov6:50 AM5:25 PM10h 34m
Dec7:22 AM5:04 PM9h 41m

Birch River’s longest and shortest days

From 14h 51m of daylight on June 21, 2026 to 9h 28m on December 21, 2026.

Solar landmarkDate (2026)Daylight
Longest dayJun 2114h 51m
Spring equinoxMar 2012h 8m
Fall equinoxSep 2212h 10m
Shortest dayDec 219h 28m

How fast Birch River gains and loses daylight

Daily rate at mid-month; net change across the month.

MonthDaily rateNet change
Jangaining 1m 24s a day+44m
Febgaining 2m 19s a day+1h 4m
Margaining 2m 31s a day+1h 18m
Aprgaining 2m 23s a day+1h 10m
Maygaining 1m 46s a day+52m
Jungaining 21s a day+8m
Jullosing 1m 15s a day−39m
Auglosing 2m 11s a day−1h 7m
Seplosing 2m 28s a day−1h 14m
Octlosing 2m 25s a day−1h 14m
Novlosing 1m 51s a day−53m
Declosing 24s a day−9m

Birch River golden hour & blue hour by season

The same altitude-based windows as today’s card, at each solstice and equinox.

SeasonEvening goldEvening blueMorning goldMorning blue
Spring equinox7:00–7:35 PM7:35–8:02 PM7:27–8:02 AM7:01–7:27 AM
Summer solstice8:12–8:51 PM8:51–9:23 PM6:00–6:40 AM5:28–6:00 AM
Fall equinox6:47–7:22 PM7:22–7:48 PM7:11–7:46 AM6:45–7:11 AM
Winter solstice4:24–5:06 PM5:06–5:36 PM7:38–8:19 AM7:08–7:38 AM

Daylight saving time in Birch River

Clocks move an hour; the daylight doesn’t change.

Clock changeDate (2026)UTC offset
Spring forwardSun, Mar 8UTC−4
Fall backSun, Nov 1UTC−5

Why sunset time shifts in Birch River

Sunset drifts through the year with Earth’s ~23.4° axial tilt — see the full daylight explainer.

In Birch River, the longest day carries about 14h 51m of daylight and the shortest just 9h 28m — a swing of roughly 5h 23m 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 Birch River’s exact coordinates, in local time.

Frequently asked

When is the earliest and latest sunset in Birch River?
Birch River's earliest sunset in 2026 is 5:03 PM around December 7, 14 days before the shortest day. The latest is 8:52 PM around June 28, 7 days after the longest day. Both are local clock times.
How much daylight does Birch River get on the longest and shortest days?
Birch River gets about 14h 51m of daylight on the longest day, June 21, 2026, and 9h 28m on the shortest, December 21, 2026: a swing of 5h 23m.
When is golden hour in Birch River?
Near the June solstice, Birch River's evening golden hour runs 8:12–8:51 PM and the morning one 6:00–6:40 AM. Near the December solstice they run 4:24–5:06 PM and 7:38–8:19 AM. Golden hour here is the time the sun spends between the horizon and 6° up.

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