Sunset & Sunrise Today in Paterson, New Jersey

In Paterson, New Jersey, the sun rises at 7:08 AM and sets at 6:15 PM today, Thursday, October 15, 2026, for a total of 11h 07m of daylight. Local solar noon in Paterson falls at 12:42 PM.

Because Paterson is at 40.92° (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 38 seconds. This is autumn in Paterson, so the daily sun times are still on the move.

For photographers, the evening golden hour in Paterson runs from about 5:39 PM to 6:33 PM — that warm, low, flattering light just before sunset. The blue hour follows, roughly 6:33 PM to 6:43 PM, as twilight deepens.

Tomorrow, sunset in Paterson is at 6:14 PM and sunrise at 7:09 AM — about 2m 37s less daylight than today. The table below shows how sunrise and sunset in Paterson drift across the whole year.

Autumn has arrived in Paterson, and the days are drawing in. Over the course of the year, sunset in Paterson ranges from as early as 4:28 PM (around December 2) to as late as 8:32 PM (around June 22). Its longest day lands on June 21 with 15h 06m of daylight, and its shortest on December 21 with just 9h 13m.