United States
Time now in Virginia Beach
Monday, 24 August 2026
Sunrise 06:27Sunset 07:45Time zone UTC −4
Time zone
America/New_York
UTC offset
UTC −4
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
437,994
Sunrise
06:27
Sunset
07:45
Day length
13h 18m
Coordinates
36.74, -76.01
Time difference from Virginia Beach
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Virginia Beach right now.
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About the time in Virginia Beach
Virginia Beach sits at latitude 36.74, in the mid-latitude band, so day length here swings noticeably between midwinter and midsummer — today's 13h 18m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Virginia Beach 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.
The zone identifier America/New_York is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but America/New_York keeps pointing at New York time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
Frequently asked questions about time in Virginia Beach
- When do the sun rise and set in Virginia Beach today?
- Sunrise is at 06:27 and sunset at 07:45, giving 13h 18m of daylight.
- What are normal business hours in Virginia Beach in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Virginia Beach runs from 13:00–21:00 UTC today.
- 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.
- What time is it in Virginia Beach right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Virginia Beach, updating every second from America/New_York (UTC −4).
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