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Today, Sunday, October 25, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at EDT in Lakeside, Virginia, giving 10 hours, 52 minutes of daylight, 2 minutes 14 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Local time, America/New_York (UTC−4)
| Dawn | Dusk | |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical −18° | ||
| Nautical −12° | ||
| Civil −6° | ||
| Sunrise / sunset |
| Morning | Evening | |
|---|---|---|
| Blue hour | – | – |
| Golden hour | – | – |
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today Oct 25 | 10h 52m | −2m 14s | ||
| Mon Oct 26 | 10h 49m | −2m 13s | ||
| Tue Oct 27 | 10h 47m | −2m 12s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 10h 45m | −2m 11s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 10h 43m | −2m 10s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 41m | −2m 09s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 38m | −2m 09s |
Sunrise and sunset each day; steps in the lines are clock changes.
| March equinox | March 20, 2026 | |
|---|---|---|
| June solstice longest day | June 21, 2026 | |
| September equinox | September 22, 2026 | |
| December solstice shortest day | December 21, 2026 | |
| Clocks go forward | March 8, 2026 | EDT |
| Clocks go back | November 1, 2026 | EST |
100% illuminated · 14.2 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Hunter's Moon, Monday, October 26, 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against Lakeside.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Lakeside |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dumbarton | 0.8 mi WSW | same minute | ||
| Chamberlayne | 2.9 mi ENE | same minute | ||
| Laurel | 3.0 mi NW | same minute | ||
| Richmond | 3.8 mi SSE | same minute | ||
| East Highland Park | 4.3 mi ESE | same minute | ||
| Glen Allen | 4.3 mi NNW | same minute | ||
| Tuckahoe | 4.5 mi WSW | same minute | ||
| Mechanicsville | 5.7 mi E | same minute | ||
| Bon Air | 7.2 mi SW | same minute | ||
| Short Pump | 8.0 mi WNW | 36 seconds later |
Sunrise and sunset are the moments the top edge of the sun meets a flat, sea-level horizon, with standard atmospheric refraction (the sun's centre 0.833° below the horizon). Civil, nautical and astronomical twilight begin when the sun is 6°, 12° and 18° below. Golden hour is the sun between 6° above and 4° below.
Sunrise in Lakeside, Virginia today, Sunday, October 25, 2026, is at 7:28 AM EDT, and sunset is at 6:19 PM.
Lakeside gets 10 hours, 52 minutes of daylight today, 2 minutes 14 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Lakeside runs from 5:43 PM to 6:36 PM EDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Lakeside is June 21, 2026, with 14 hours, 46 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 9 hours, 34 minutes.
Lakeside uses the America/New_York time zone, currently EDT (UTC−4).
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