Sunset & Sunrise Today in Roanoke, Virginia

Roanoke, Virginia sees the sun come up at 7:27 AM and go down at 6:42 PM on Thursday, October 15, 2026 — 11h 14m of daylight from sunrise to sunset. The sun reaches its high point above Roanoke at 1:05 PM.

Because Roanoke is at 37.27° (the mid-latitudes), 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 19 seconds. This is autumn in Roanoke, so the daily sun times are still on the move.

Golden hour in Roanoke this evening is roughly 6:08 PM–6:59 PM, the best window for warm, soft photos. The blue hour follows, roughly 6:59 PM to 7:09 PM, as twilight deepens.

Tomorrow, sunset in Roanoke is at 6:41 PM and sunrise at 7:28 AM — about 2m 17s less daylight than today. The table below shows how sunrise and sunset in Roanoke drift across the whole year.

Autumn has arrived in Roanoke, and the days are drawing in. Over the course of the year, sunset in Roanoke ranges from as early as 5:01 PM (around December 2) to as late as 8:44 PM (around June 27). Its longest day lands on June 20 with 14h 43m of daylight, and its shortest on December 21 with just 9h 35m.