Sunset & Sunrise Today in Middletown, New Jersey

Middletown, New Jersey sees the sun come up at 7:07 AM and go down at 6:16 PM on Thursday, October 15, 2026 — 11h 08m of daylight from sunrise to sunset. Local solar noon in Middletown falls at 12:42 PM.

Sitting at 40.39° latitude puts Middletown in 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 35 seconds. Through autumn, the sunset time in Middletown keeps shifting, which is why it pays to check the exact figure day by day.

If you're shooting at sunset, aim for Middletown's golden hour, about 5:40 PM to 6:33 PM. The blue hour follows, roughly 6:33 PM to 6:44 PM, as twilight deepens.

Tomorrow, sunset in Middletown is at 6:14 PM and sunrise at 7:08 AM — about 2m 34s less daylight than today. The table below shows how sunrise and sunset in Middletown drift across the whole year.

Autumn has arrived in Middletown, and the days are drawing in. Over the course of the year, sunset in Middletown ranges from as early as 4:29 PM (around December 3) to as late as 8:30 PM (around June 22). Its longest day lands on June 21 with 15h 03m of daylight, and its shortest on December 21 with just 9h 16m.