Sunset & Sunrise Today in Chesapeake, Virginia

On Thursday, October 15, 2026, the sun sets over Chesapeake at 6:28 PM, having risen at 7:12 AM. That works out to 11h 15m of daylight today. The sun reaches its high point above Chesapeake at 12:50 PM.

Chesapeake lies at latitude 36.82°, in the mid-latitudes, where daylight swings noticeably between the long days of summer and the short days of winter. Each day is currently getting about 2 minutes shorter and 16 seconds. As autumn progresses, sunrise and sunset in Chesapeake move a little each day rather than staying fixed.

For photographers, the evening golden hour in Chesapeake runs from about 5:54 PM to 6:44 PM — that warm, low, flattering light just before sunset. The blue hour follows, roughly 6:44 PM to 6:54 PM, as twilight deepens.

Tomorrow, sunset in Chesapeake is at 6:26 PM and sunrise at 7:13 AM — about 2m 15s less daylight than today. The table below shows how sunrise and sunset in Chesapeake drift across the whole year.

Autumn has arrived in Chesapeake, and the days are drawing in. Over the course of the year, sunset in Chesapeake ranges from as early as 4:48 PM (around November 30) to as late as 8:28 PM (around June 27). Its longest day lands on June 20 with 14h 40m of daylight, and its shortest on December 21 with just 9h 37m.