Calculated sunrise, sunset, golden hour and blue hour times for Roanoke, 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 Roanoke is the hour before sunset — and sunset here runs from 5:01 PM in December to 8:44 PM in June. The table below gives the exact window for every month, in Roanoke's own time zone.
Use the live times above for today's exact window. As a rule, evening golden hour in Roanoke starts about 38 minutes before sunset and ends at sunset. In June that is 8:03 PM – 8:41 PM; in December it is 4:22 PM – 5:03 PM.
Sunset in Roanoke is earliest at 5:01 PM on December 5 and latest at 8:44 PM on June 24, a swing of about 4 hours across the year.
Golden hour lasts about 38 minutes in midsummer and 41 minutes in midwinter. The longest evening golden hour falls in December at about 41 minutes; the shortest is in April at about 34 minutes.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour (evening) | Length | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7:32 AM | 5:26 PM | 4:46 PM – 5:26 PM | 40 min | 9h 53m |
| February | 7:08 AM | 5:59 PM | 5:23 PM – 5:59 PM | 36 min | 10h 51m |
| March | 7:30 AM | 7:27 PM | 6:52 PM – 7:27 PM | 35 min | 11h 56m |
| April | 6:45 AM | 7:54 PM | 7:20 PM – 7:54 PM | 34 min | 13h 10m |
| May | 6:11 AM | 8:21 PM | 7:44 PM – 8:21 PM | 37 min | 14h 11m |
| June | 5:58 AM | 8:41 PM | 8:03 PM – 8:41 PM | 38 min | 14h 43m |
| July | 6:11 AM | 8:39 PM | 8:01 PM – 8:39 PM | 38 min | 14h 29m |
| August | 6:36 AM | 8:11 PM | 7:36 PM – 8:11 PM | 35 min | 13h 35m |
| September | 7:01 AM | 7:27 PM | 6:52 PM – 7:27 PM | 35 min | 12h 25m |
| October | 7:27 AM | 6:42 PM | 6:07 PM – 6:42 PM | 35 min | 11h 15m |
| November | 6:59 AM | 5:09 PM | 4:31 PM – 5:09 PM | 38 min | 10h 10m |
| December | 7:26 AM | 5:03 PM | 4:22 PM – 5:03 PM | 41 min | 9h 37m |
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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