Sunset & Sunrise Today in Union, New Jersey

Union, New Jersey sees the sun come up at 6:15 AM and go down at 7:42 PM on Sunday, August 23, 2026 — 13h 27m of daylight from sunrise to sunset. The sun reaches its high point above Union at 12:59 PM.

Sitting at 40.70° latitude puts Union 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 29 seconds. As summer progresses, sunrise and sunset in Union move a little each day rather than staying fixed.

For photographers, the evening golden hour in Union runs from about 7:07 PM to 8:01 PM — that warm, low, flattering light just before sunset. The blue hour follows, roughly 8:01 PM to 8:12 PM, as twilight deepens.

Tomorrow, sunset in Union is at 7:41 PM and sunrise at 6:16 AM — about 2m 30s less daylight than today. The table below shows how sunrise and sunset in Union drift across the whole year.

It's summer in Union right now, when daylight is at its most generous. Over the course of the year, sunset in Union ranges from as early as 4:29 PM (around December 2) to as late as 8:32 PM (around June 26). Its longest day lands on June 21 with 15h 05m of daylight, and its shortest on December 21 with just 9h 14m.