United States
Time now in Virginia
Saturday, 10 October 2026
Sunrise 07:13Sunset 06:40Time zone UTC −4
Time zone
America/New_York
UTC offset
UTC −4
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
8,811,195
Sunrise
07:13
Sunset
06:40
Day length
11h 27m
Coordinates
37.55, -77.45
Time difference from Virginia
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Virginia right now.
Virginia on the map
About the time in Virginia
Virginia runs on America/New_York, which puts the city UTC −4 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
Virginia is on daylight saving time at the moment, which is why the offset reads UTC −4 instead of its winter value. Clocks go back on 1 November 2026, and anything scheduled across that date shifts by an hour.
Around 8,811,195 people live in Virginia, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Frequently asked questions about time in Virginia
- Is the clock on this page accurate?
- It is synchronised with our server rather than your device, then formatted for America/New_York, so a drifting device clock does not affect what you see.
- Does Virginia change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 1 November 2026.
- When do the sun rise and set in Virginia today?
- Sunrise is at 07:13 and sunset at 06:40, giving 11h 27m of daylight.
- What time is it in Virginia right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Virginia, updating every second from America/New_York (UTC −4).
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