Calculated sunrise, sunset, golden hour and blue hour times for Alexandria, VA. Select a date to view the calculated light times.
The month-by-month table below is in this city's own local time. The live times above follow your device's timezone. Mountains, ridgelines and buildings can shorten the usable window — scout your horizon.
Terrain, buildings and weather can affect visible light. Check the horizon and conditions at the selected location.
Golden hour in Alexandria is the hour before sunset — and sunset here runs from 4:46 PM in November to 8:37 PM in June. The table below gives the exact window for every month, in Alexandria's own time zone.
Use the live times above for today's exact window. As a rule, evening golden hour in Alexandria starts about 40 minutes before sunset and ends at sunset. In June that is 7:55 PM – 8:35 PM; in December it is 4:05 PM – 4:47 PM.
Sunset in Alexandria is earliest at 4:46 PM on November 30 and latest at 8:37 PM on June 23, a swing of about 4 hours across the year.
Golden hour lasts about 40 minutes in midsummer and 42 minutes in midwinter. The longest evening golden hour falls in December at about 42 minutes; the shortest is in March at about 35 minutes.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour (evening) | Length | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7:24 AM | 5:10 PM | 4:30 PM – 5:10 PM | 40 min | 9h 46m |
| February | 6:59 AM | 5:45 PM | 5:08 PM – 5:45 PM | 37 min | 10h 47m |
| March | 7:19 AM | 7:15 PM | 6:40 PM – 7:15 PM | 35 min | 11h 56m |
| April | 6:31 AM | 7:45 PM | 7:09 PM – 7:45 PM | 36 min | 13h 14m |
| May | 5:55 AM | 8:13 PM | 7:35 PM – 8:13 PM | 38 min | 14h 18m |
| June | 5:42 AM | 8:35 PM | 7:55 PM – 8:35 PM | 40 min | 14h 52m |
| July | 5:55 AM | 8:32 PM | 7:53 PM – 8:32 PM | 39 min | 14h 37m |
| August | 6:22 AM | 8:02 PM | 7:26 PM – 8:02 PM | 36 min | 13h 41m |
| September | 6:49 AM | 7:16 PM | 6:41 PM – 7:16 PM | 35 min | 12h 27m |
| October | 7:17 AM | 6:29 PM | 5:53 PM – 6:29 PM | 36 min | 11h 12m |
| November | 6:50 AM | 4:54 PM | 4:15 PM – 4:54 PM | 39 min | 10h 04m |
| December | 7:19 AM | 4:47 PM | 4:05 PM – 4:47 PM | 42 min | 9h 28m |
Golden hour is the period near sunrise and sunset when the sun is low. Blue hour occurs before sunrise and after sunset. Calculated times vary with location and date; weather, terrain and buildings can affect visible light.
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