Sunset & Sunrise Today in Hackensack, New Jersey

Hackensack, New Jersey sees the sun come up at 7:07 AM and go down at 6:15 PM on Thursday, October 15, 2026 — 11h 07m of daylight from sunrise to sunset. Solar noon, when the sun is highest over Hackensack, is at 12:42 PM.

Because Hackensack is at 40.89° (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 37 seconds. This is autumn in Hackensack, so the daily sun times are still on the move.

If you're shooting at sunset, aim for Hackensack's golden hour, about 5:39 PM to 6:32 PM. The blue hour follows, roughly 6:32 PM to 6:43 PM, as twilight deepens.

Tomorrow, sunset in Hackensack is at 6:13 PM and sunrise at 7:08 AM — about 2m 37s less daylight than today. The table below shows how sunrise and sunset in Hackensack drift across the whole year.

Autumn has arrived in Hackensack, and the days are drawing in. Over the course of the year, sunset in Hackensack ranges from as early as 4:27 PM (around December 5) to as late as 8:31 PM (around June 20). Its longest day lands on June 20 with 15h 06m of daylight, and its shortest on December 21 with just 9h 13m.