Accurate Sunrise & Sunset Time in New York

New York, United States

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Sunrise and Sunset Times in New York

Today's sunrise and sunset times in New York, United States are calculated from the city's exact coordinates (40.71°, -74.01°) using the NOAA solar algorithm. The data accounts for atmospheric refraction and your timezone, with Daylight Saving Time applied automatically.

Sunrise and sunset times in New York change throughout the year — the variation is largest at higher latitudes and smallest near the equator. The calendar view above lets you check times for any past or future date, and the calculator shows civil, nautical, and astronomical twilight phases plus the morning and evening golden hours used by photographers.

In New York, the longest day (June solstice) lasts 15h 5m and the shortest (December solstice) lasts 9h 15m — a 5h 50m seasonal swing in daylight.

Year-Round Sunrise & Sunset Reference for New York

Approximate solar times for New York across the calendar year. Use the calculator above for precision on a specific date.

MonthTypical SunriseTypical SunsetDay Length
January07:1716:529h 35m
February06:4917:3010h 41m
March07:0719:0211h 55m
April06:1719:3513h 18m
May05:3820:0514h 27m
June05:2420:2815h 4m
July05:3720:2614h 49m
August06:0619:5413h 48m
September06:3619:0512h 29m
October07:0718:1611h 9m
November06:4216:389h 56m
December07:1216:299h 17m

Times shown are mid-month references. The day-by-day variation can be 1-3 minutes; use the live calculator above for the exact time on any given date.

For photography, the morning golden hour begins at sunrise and lasts ~60 minutes; the evening golden hour starts ~60 minutes before sunset. Plan east-facing shoots around sunrise and west-facing shoots around sunset.